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A new city in America that sets a global standard for urban living, expands human potential, and becomes a blueprint for future generations and participatory democracy."

Sept.15 (DP.net).– Telosa is a name derived from the Greek word ‘telos’ which means ‘higher purpose’. Telosa is not only an experiment in urbanization but also a profound social experiment. Initially, the land will be donated to a community endowment, which will use the money made through increasing land values to enhance public services and make sure every single citizen has equal access to healthcare, housing, education, and transportation. Eventually, its creator imagines a city with an economic system allowing all citizens to have a stake in the land; as the city does better, the residents do better. Thus they call their project "Equitism", a twist on capitalism centered around community ownership.

In other words, the experiment consists in creating a new city in America that sets a global standard for urban living, expands human potential, and becomes a blueprint for future generations.

They also conceive it as a participatory democracy experiment where the urban community "freely exchanges ideas and information to build accountability, competency, authenticity, and trust." To achieve this, transparent participatory democracy will be led by a council and city manager model with strong community engagement and involvement. The City Charter will be mission and vision-oriented to put people first.

The tested missiles flew 1,500 km

Seoul, Sept. 13 (Reuters).– North Korea carried out successful long-range cruise missile tests over the weekend, its state media, KCNA,* said on Monday, amid a protracted standoff with the United States over desnuclearisation.

The missiles flew 1,500 km (930 miles) before hitting their targets and falling into the country's territorial waters during the tests held on Saturday and Sunday, KCNA said.

Sept.12 (Gilad Atzmon).– On July 9, we learned that Pfizer planned to ask U.S. and European regulators to authorize an urgent booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine,

“based on evidence of greater risk of infection six months after inoculation and the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant.”

On the same day we also learned that the FDA and CDC weren’t very enthusiastic about the idea. In a joint statement both institutions announced that “Americans who have been fully vaccinated do not need a booster COVID-19 shot at this time.”

In an atmosphere of conviviality and brotherhood, several members of the Moroccan Jewish community celebrated, Monday evening in Casablanca, with their fellow Muslims, Rosh Hashanah which marks the beginning of the Jewish new year.

Casablanca, Sept. 7.– A ceremony was organized at the synagogue Neve Shalom, at the initiative of the association Marocains Pluriels, marked by the participation of several young Moroccan Muslims, who offered on this occasion kosher cakes to their Jewish brothers and sisters "as a sign of good wishes for the New Year".