White The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR

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Russia Orders More Evacuations in Kursk Region Amid Ongoing Ukrainian Incursion Authorities in southwestern Russia’s Kursk region on Monday ordered the mandatory evacuation of two more districts along the border with Ukraine, as Kyiv’s forces remain in control of a large swath of Russian territory despite Moscow’s counteroffensive efforts. “The regional crisis center has decided to mandate the evacuation of towns in the Rylsky and Khomutovsky districts, located within a 15-kilometer [9-mile] zone near the Ukrainian border,” Kursk region Governor Alexei Smirnov said. Those districts encompass dozens of villages and towns with a combined population of less than 40,000 people. According to Radio Svoboda, the Russian-language service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, the town of Rylsk, with 15,000 residents, is not currently subject to the evacuation orders. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR

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White Good morning! Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR

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White Good morning! Life is what we make it. Always has been, always will be. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR

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Police release striking Samsung workers detained for planning protest march The Samsung protests have cast a shadow on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's plan of courting foreign investors to "Make in India" and tripling electronics production to $500 billion in six year Indian police late on Monday released most of the 104 striking workers at a Samsung Electronics plant who were detained for planning a protest march without permission, with the dispute disrupting output at the factory for the past week. The detention marked an escalation of a strike by workers at the Samsung home appliance plant near Chennai in the state of Tamil Nadu. Workers who want higher wages have since Sept. 9 stopped work at the plant that contributes roughly a third of Samsung's annual India revenue of $12 billion. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR

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White Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR

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