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Turkish Electoral system requires at least a simple majority for the presidency stage (50% + 1 vote) and seems like none of the candidates will be able to reach it (assuming the trend stays the same). This will result with an unclear 2 weeks when the elections (only for the presidency part, not the parliment) will have to repeat between the two most voted candidates (Erdogan and his opponent).
Morris Tanenbaum (American, physical chemist / transistor researcher) [1], not to be confused with Andrew Tanenbaum (American-Dutch, CS professor who was responsible for MINIX) [2]. Both had great significance in what we call "computers" today, in their respective fields.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morris_Tanenbaum

[2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_S._Tanenbaum

Ask HN: Opening an FDIC insured savings account in US as a non-resident?

Seems like companies (or rather neo-banks/Fintechs) like Mercury provide an amazing yield while also being FDIC insured at the same time. This is not generally accessible for people who are residing in 3rd world countries. Is there any alternative banks in the US that natively support non-residents to open an account (remotely or in-person but without a proof of address) and provide FDIC...

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