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Kyushu island, Japan: shrines and shugendo on the Kunisaki peninsulaA walking holiday on the Japanese island takes in rice-covered valleys, forests of cedar and bamboo, and the spirit of shugendo – though fortunately not its testing rituals As Japanese lifestyle fads go, the ancient art of shugendo isn’t going to knock Marie Kondo off the bestseller lists. Its secret rituals, practised in the mountains of the Kunisaki peninsula, include treacherous climbs on rust
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Rachel De-lahay: ‘Being a brown woman is political in itself’The British playwright on changing ‘normal’, holding an audience and getting white people to give a damn Rachel De-lahay, 33, has made her name with award-winning plays on subjects as diverse as immigration, national identity , carnival and Birmingham seen from the top of a bus . She has contributed the play My White Best Friend to the Bush theatre’s Black Lives, Black Words – a series of commissi
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Lindsey Ferrentino: ‘I’m interested in telling big political stories’The US writer on her award-winning play Ugly Lies the Bone, growing up in a space shuttle town, and adjusting to life with a British cast and director Lindsey Ferrentino, 28, was born in Florida and has been writing since she was in high school . Her first professionally produced play, Ugly Lies the Bone , written when she was 25, tells of a badly burned female soldier undergoing pioneering virtu
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‘Good’ populism beat ‘bad’ in Dutch electionAuthoritarianism and nativism were the real winners in Netherlands poll If we are to believe the international media, last week the brave Dutch electorate defeated populism by denying the bid by the Party for Freedom (PVV) of “the Dutch Trump”, Geert Wilders, to become the biggest party in parliament. Whether this is just a Dutch phenomenon, or whether populism more widely has peaked, seems to be
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George Osborne: not fake news, just a fake editorThe former chancellor’s new job would be demanding indeed – if he were not clearly just going to be a figurehead You may perhaps have wondered why the Standard – ostensibly an “evening” paper – decided to print just one edition per weekday at 11am. Now all becomes clear. So its new “editor”, George Osborne, can turn up in the office at 5am and knock off at noon (before moseying on down to the Comm
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Even the biggest scoops slide into the pastThe Times’s revelations about Andrea Leadsom won an award last week. How long ago her leadership bid seems now The stickiest category of the lot at the Press Awards is always Scoop of the Year, demonstrating perennially that a week is a long time in daily journalism and 12 months is an eternity of forgetfulness. So the great prize for 2016 goes to Rachel Sylvester for her Times interview with Andr
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Katie Kitamura: ‘I still feel incapable of processing what’s happening’The author of A Separation on being a writer in Trump’s America, accepting her father’s death, and inverting stereotypes in contemporary fiction California-born Katie Kitamura is the author of three novels , the latest of which, A Separation, is the story of a woman searching for her estranged husband. Is it right to say your novel is about people who don’t understand one another both literally an
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NHS services face 'impossible' budget crisis, health trusts warnNHS Providers says operation waiting lists and delays at A&E departments will soar next year under predicted funding Frontline NHS services face “mission impossible” in meeting next year’s targets, health trusts have said. Longer waiting lists for operations and delays at accident and emergency departments in England loom under the present financial constraints, said NHS Providers, a trade associ
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The eco guide to mainstream organicsWe need to learn from the Danish supermarkets, where organic produce is front and centre, not niche Say you were to swap your weekly shop with a Dane, you’d notice something strange. In Danish supermarkets like SuperBrugsen , myriad organic products are proudly displayed at the front. Try tracking down anything more exciting than an organic carrot in a UK supermarket. With this in mind our Organi
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The selfie-takers dying just to prove how alive they areMore than 100 people have been killed taking selfies since 2014. What does this say about the power of a picture? Like those high-pitched alarms only teenagers can hear, the song of the selfie siren doesn’t work on everyone. But for those it does, those whose ears are tuned to their suicidal frequency and whose camera has never faced outwards, be warned. People are dying. In 2015, there were more
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The morning I spent in a broom cupboard with Mick JaggerIt’s 1963, the Grand Hotel in Sheffield, and a scruffy young singer walks in on a 21-year-old telephone switchboard operator When I think about it now, I suppose there are a lot of women who would pay good money to spend 10 minutes in a broom-cupboard with Mick Jagger . They probably wouldn’t have told him, like I did, that he looked in need of a bath. But I was younger back then. I was an impert
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How likely is your marriage to succeed, start by counting the guestsTry our quiz to find out the relationship between the size and cost of your wedding and its likely success Does the size and cost of your wedding predict the success of your marriage? Answer these two questions to find out. 1) How many people came to your wedding? (a) Just the two of us (b) 11-50 (c) 51-100 (d) 101-200 (e) 201 or more. Continue reading…
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My friend told me not to freeze my eggs and now I'm childlessBlaming your friend for a decision you took in the past will not solve your problem. Channel your anger into tackling your possibilities for conception The dilemma At the age of 35, I was single and childless, so I considered egg freezing. I found a clinic, sorted out transport and worked out costs. But before I went ahead I spoke to a close friend who strongly warned me against the idea. She sta
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How to parent without limitations| Trevor SilvesterFoisting unnecessary fears on to our children can severely limit their futures For 20 years I’ve sat in my therapy room and listened to people. I’ve heard hundreds of stories from childhood that have led to lives of pain and limitation. Some are what you’d expect – abuse, trauma and deprivation – but many are much more mundane. Can a bad first day at school really lead to a fear of failure? Can a
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How self-employment affects the brain | Daniel GlaserWhen you are in charge of what’s happening, movement is more graceful. But the gig economy does not allow such autonomy The current debate about the rights of the self-employed raises the question of how much control we have over our work. Is an Uber driver really their own boss if they are controlled by a corporation? And how much does it affect work performance? A great deal, from a neuroscient
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US diplomat ejected from New Zealand after police fail to get immunity waivedAttache in US embassy in Wellington is wanted for questioning over incident in which he suffered a broken nose A US diplomat has been forced to leave New Zealand over allegations he was involved in a serious criminal incident in which he had his nose broken and sustained a black eye. New Zealand police said they were called in the early hours of last Sunday in the community of Lower Hutt, just ou
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The pick of Portuguese wines | David WilliamsThere is a lot more to the wines of Portugal than the Douro. Here is a trio of easy drinking reds to help you appreciate the range on offer Extra Special Douro, Portugal 2014 (£5.48, Asda ) The Douro Valley, traditional home of port, has been transformed in the past couple of decades, becoming the source of many of Portugal’s finest unfortified red wines (not to mention some of its most intriguin
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'Greatest rock‘n’roll writer who ever lived': tributes pour in for Chuck BerrySome of the most famous names in music have paid their respects to the 90-year-old, who was seen as a pioneer of rock‘n’roll 50s legend found dead aged 90 Figures from all walks of life have paid tribute to rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Chuck Berry after the announcement that he had died at a home in Missouri. Berry’s hits were covered by the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, the Beach Boys and many more, and
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Surfer Owen Wright wins Snapper Rocks Tour opener in fairytale return from brain injuryWright beats Matt Wilkinson in final of Quiksilver Pro at Snapper Rocks Steph Gilmore wins women’s event as Champions Tour season gets underway The Quiksilver Pro marks the beginning of the pro surfing calendar, but on Sunday at Snapper Rocks emotions ran to heights you might expect from a season decider. There was barely a dry eye on the beach when Owen Wright, competing in his first elite tour
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Gennady Golovkin's knockout streak ended in close win over Daniel JacobsGolovkin wins narrowly on all three judges’ cards Kazakh extended distance for first time since 2008 Gennady Golovkin v Daniel Jacobs – as it happened Gennady Golovkin is still the world middleweight champion after Saturday’s unanimous-decision win over the brave Daniel Jacobs before a near-capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden, but the charismatic Kazakh knockout artist betrayed rare glimpses
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White House bomb threat: man arrested after claiming to have device in carRoads closed and security beefed up as police check vehicle at White House gates for explosives A man is reportedly in custody after he drove up to a White House check point claiming to have a bomb in his car. CNN said there was no confirmation of any device in the vehicle but that security at the White House had been upgraded. Continue reading…
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Australia v India: third Test, day four – live!Live updates from the fourth day of play in Ranchi Get in touch on email or via Twitter 7.55am GMT 176th over: India 474-6 (Pujara 182, Saha 78) Hazlewood, both hands on the ball, is managing to move it both ways. He’s managed to restrict Saha’s scoring for a decent period, but a short ball allows the wicketkeeper to uppercut him towards third man. He didn’t get all of it, but picks up two for hi
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Great to be a grom: young surfers have gone from punchbags to future world beaters | Jock SerongIn the old days, aspiring surfers faced dangerous and abusive rites of passage but now those with promise are cultivated rather than kicked One of the most profound shifts in surfing culture over the last generation has been in regard to the way young surfers are perceived. Progression, in any other sport, is made up of increments that have long been laid down: footballers, netballers and cricket
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BBC apologises for 'what is the right punishment for blasphemy?' tweetBroadcaster says it never intended to imply blasphemy should be punished and said the tweet was poorly worded BBC Asia has apologised after it posted the question “what is the right punishment for blasphemy?” on its Asian Network Twitter account . The tweet was intended to promote a debate about about blasphemy on social media in Pakistan with presenter Shazia Awan. Continue reading…
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Gennady Golovkin wins unanimous decision over Daniel Jacobs – as it happenedGolovkin taken distance for first time since 2008 in narrow points win Srisaket Sor Rungvisai stuns Román ‘Chocolatito’ González in co-main IBF title off table after Jacobs missed today’s same-day weigh-in Tweet Bryan at @BryanAGraham or email him 5.22am GMT That’s all for now. We’re off to the post-fight press conference. Thanks as always for following with us and check back later for a full fig
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Teenager attacked by crocodile after 'he was dared to jump' in Queensland riverLee de Paauw, 18, having surgery after sustaining injuries to arm and hand during swim in Johnstone River in state’s far north A teenager is undergoing surgery to his arm after being bitten by a crocodile in a far north Queensland river he reportedly entered on a dare. Lee de Paauw, 18, jumped from the wharf on the Innisfail esplanade into the Johnstone River just before 2.30am on Sunday and was
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North Korea's Kim Jong-un hails engine test as 'new birth' of rocket industryAfter overseeing the test, Kim ‘emphasised that the world will soon witness the great significance of the epoch-making victory we achieved today’ North Korea has conducted a test of a newly developed high-thrust engine at its Tongchang-ri rocket launch station, with Kim Jong-un claiming the successful test represented “a new birth” of the nation’s rocket industry. The engine will help the country
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Give Teens Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pills, Say ResearchersA new study from John Hopkins University supports making birth control pills available without a prescription. Read More
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Parody of Robert Kelly's BBC interview imagines how a woman would have copedComedy duo produce spoof in which a female interviewee feeds her child, cleans a toilet, cooks dinner and defuses a bomb A video has emerged parodying the BBC’s viral hit which featured a professor interrupted by his children during a live interview , re-imagining how the scene would have unfolded if a woman had been in the hot-seat. Last week the video of university professor Robert Kelly became
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John Major attacks 'ultra-Brexiteers' as undemocratic and un-BritishThe former prime minister accused hardline leave campaigners of ‘shouting down anyone with an opposing view’ Sir John Major has launched a fresh attack on “ultra-Brexiteers” within the Conservative party, accusing them of seeking to force a complete break with Europe. The former prime minister said that having won the referendum last year with “fake facts and bogus promise”, the “ultras” were now
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Romania and Italy unite to halt abuse of women migrantsGovernments act after the Observer exposed exploitation of workers in Sicily The Romanian government has agreed to collaborate with Italian authorities to stop the abuses in the Sicilian province of Ragusa, after an Observer investigation found that thousands of Romanian agricultural workers were being used as forced labour and sexually exploited by their Italian employers. A delegation of Romania
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Hi-tech tribeHow a remote community in Guyana is using cutting-edge software and equipment against deforestation.
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Chile’s new ‘route of parks’ aims to save the wild beauty of PatagoniaThe country has just added 11m acres of land to the national parks The road to Parque Pumalín is festooned with dozens of whitewater waterfalls that slip down the steep cliffs into a thick forest overrun by ferns and plants with leaves as big as beach umbrellas. An active volcano threatens to wipe out the sparse human settlements that are scattered like frontier outposts, often holding population
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It’s just not fair: how oldies became the latter-day teenagers | Yvonne RobertsBaby boomers think they invented the adolescent. Now they are busy giving retirement a makeover Peace has finally come to the valley. More than 100 residents of the previously tranquil village of Ireshopeburn, County Durham, in the north Pennines area of outstanding natural beauty, complained about the blaring electronic rave music regularly played by clinician Sarina Saiger until 4am. Last week,
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Ed Sheeran? A busking Furby at Glastonbury is so not rock’n’roll | Barbara EllenHow worrying that Ed Sheeran’s headline slot at Glastonbury has been greeted with little more than a shrug So where’s the fury about Ed Sheeran headlining on the Sunday night at this year’s Glastonbury? Where’s the righteous uproar that someone imbued with all the authentic rock’n’roll brio of a busking Furby is going to be the last man standing, serenading the crowds at the self-styled most impor
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Nicola Sturgeon and Theresa May hurtle through the looking glass | Andrew RawnsleyPro-Brexit unionists and Scottish nationalists match each other with the illogicality of their arguments Whatever David Cameron does with the rest of his life, I recommend that he does not pursue a career as a futurologist. On the morning after the referendum on Scottish independence, the then prime minister stood outside Number 10 confidently proclaiming that Scotland’s position in the United Kin
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The Observer view on George Osborne as editor of the Evening StandardThe ex-chancellor is walking into a minefield of his own making Being “editor” of the Daily This, Evening That or Weekly Whatever is a most fuzzily flexible concept: one quite unlike George Osborne’s old deficit reduction targets. Of course, CP Scott (blissfully reincarnated as “CP Snow” on the Radio 4 Today programme on Saturday) managed to remain a Liberal MP and editor of the Manchester Guardi
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The biggest financial risk for women today? Embarking on a relationshipA new report underlines how financial inequality is built into divorce It was five years ago that Emma Cooper and her husband separated. Since then, her divorce has dominated her life. The 47-year-old has spent much time and energy fighting her ex in court – over custody of their three children and financial support – with legal bills topping £85,000. Her former partner, a banker, dropped his main
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Alabama murder mystery could be the new SerialS-Town is the latest real-life podcast by the This American Life team Privilege, boredom and murder set against the southern gothic backdrop of rural Alabama are the elements of the latest and hotly anticipated podcast series, S-Town . It is from the makers of Serial , which launched as a spinoff of This American Life and became the cultural phenomenon of 2014 when Sarah Koenig, a former Baltimore
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Gucci, Versace, D&G … now top brands target fashion for kidsThe designer childrenswear market is thriving even as parents count pennies To the serious fashionista, they are some of this summer’s most coveted items: a Carretto Con Rose silk embroidered dress by Dolce & Gabbana, a Gucci peacock feather jacquard coat and a pastel-hued Chloé silk crêpe boho dress with tassel trims are all top of the wishlist for those with an eye on trends. At £2,400, £1,340 a
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How Erdoğan’s ruthless drive for more power is shaking a divided EuropeThe Turkish president’s bid to widen his powers by campaigning during the Dutch elections has sparked an all-out crisis The ruthless drive by Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey’s pugnacious president, to expand his already considerable executive powers knows no bounds. Even cows are not safe. At the height of last week’s furious row with the Netherlands, Turkey’s red-meat producers’ association said it
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The demons that haunt Theresa May's dreams – cartoonChris Riddell on the mounting pressures facing the prime minister Continue reading…
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Schoolma’am May has offered a gift to Nicola Sturgeon | Kevin McKennaThe call for a second referendum has been triggered by the high-handed and disdainful attitude of the UK government The uninitiated, on first encountering an SNP conference, might think that they were already stepping on to independent turf and that only the flourish of a civil servant’s pen was required to make it official. After two or three days of being held in the embrace of such boundless op
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Hell is other people taking selfies on the seabed | Alex ClarkIt’s not the price that puts me off exploring the Titanic. Rather, it’s the knowledge that I won’t be alone Do you have £86,000? Great, give it to me, I’ll round up eight more hedge funders, flood my garden shed and play the music from The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau . If we coincide it with an important ceremony we may even get Prince William on board. What? You wanted to go to Newfoundlan
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I feel sorry for the people of Tatton – I hear their MP is just too busy to care | Jess PhillipsThe Labour MP has castigated George Osborne for his banking role – but now he’s landed yet another job I actually don’t know where to begin writing about George Osborne becoming the editor of the London Evening Standard . So bizarre is the latest from the once likely heir to No 10 that people will, for years to come, speak of where they were when they heard the news. It happened on Friday so, natu
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Empire 2.0 is dangerous nostalgia for something that never existed | David OlusogaHopes that post-Brexit Britain can boost Commonwealth trade is ill-founded. Those countries have moved on When Lord North, prime minister at the time of the American revolution, received the news that British forces had lost the war, and with it the American colonies, he was reported to have been physically struck by the magnitude of the news, as if hit by a musket ball. “Oh God, it’s all over,” h
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We must all stand up to the world’s richest nation and oppose its use of modern slaveryThe Qatari government has failed to keep its pledge to reform its migrant labour system Life for a migrant worker under Qatar’s kafala sponsorship system means living under your employer’s total control over every aspect of your existence – from opening a bank account to changing jobs, and even being allowed to leave the country. This corrupt system starts with recruitment under false pretences in
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Why Berlin won’t give Theresa May an easy ride over Brexit | Christian OdendahlGermany’s British exports are far less important to it than loyalty to the European project Those in Britain hoping for a soft European Union stance in forthcoming negotiations sooner or later mention the car manufacturer BMW, one of Germany’s prime exporters. Surely BMW would like to continue exporting its cars freely and will use its considerable political influence, together with that of the en
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Musicians must keep Britain in tune with EU after Brexit, says AshkenazyThe veteran Russian pianist and conductor defends our common European culture Vladimir Ashkenazy, one of the most revered figures in classical music, has called on musicians to strive to keep up British links with Europe in the face of Brexit. The great Russian conductor and pianist, who made his name as a soloist in the 1960s and 70s, spoke passionately to the Observer about his continued faith i
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Haunted by the mystery deaths in Nicaragua’s brutal sugarcane fieldsKidney disease has killed 20,000 agricultural workers, but no one knows why Two brothers stand in a dusty alley in the town of Chichigalpa in Nicaragua. They stare with suspicion at Australian photographer Josh Mcdonald, who has just captured their image – a picture that won a Wellcome Image award last week for its depiction of the impact of a medical condition that has been devastating the male p
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The ‘lost’ novels that Anthony Burgess hoped would make him richThe acclaimed writer, who gained only meagre rewards from A Clockwork Orange, planned a money-making trilogy Anthony Burgess, the author of A Clockwork Orange who was born 100 years ago this year, described himself as “a graphomane”. When not composing music, he was indefatigably at work on many genres: novels, short stories, children’s books, plays, film scripts, poems and countless book reviews,
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German PoW and hero goalie stars in tale of reconciliationFilm tells how Bert Trautmann, who played in Cup final with broken neck, overcame Nazi past As a piece of fiction, a film about a former Nazi paratrooper who becomes a hero of English football might struggle to convince audiences. But the true story of Manchester City goalkeeper Bert Trautmann has inspired a major movie that begins shooting this summer. One of the finest goalkeepers ever, admired
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Nicola Sturgeon: smooth operator, and very able to make mischief | Observer profileThe idealist remade herself as a leader with heart but is now locked in a ferocious struggle over a second referendum Within 48 hours of becoming prime minister in July last year, Theresa May flew to Edinburgh to meet Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon for the first time. Although differences between the two over Brexit and a second Scottish independence referendum were aired, they seemed t
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Five centuries on, Martin Luther should be feted as hero of liberty and free speechThe story of the German reformer who challenged the Catholic church has resonance today In the English version of the Reformation, Martin Luther’s role amounts to little more than noises off. First, he attracted the hostility of Henry VIII, aided and abetted by Thomas More, as they flung barbs at “this venomous serpent” challenging the Catholic church’s stranglehold over Europe. Then, just over a
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Don’t tell me you weren’t warned about Corbyn | Nick CohenJeremy Corbyn is going to bury the Labour party. If you don’t want that, do something As supporters of Jeremy Corbyn read the Observer , could the rest of you talk among yourselves why I speak to them directly? You should know there is a faint chance Theresa May will call an early election. She says she doesn’t want to, and it would be difficult to arrange. But May also said she didn’t want Britai
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BBC must now do for arts what it has done for science, says R4 culture bossJames Runcie plans to rebalance programmes in drive to put more ‘creative voices’ on air With mathematicians, physicists and doctors dominating much of the airtime on BBC Radio 4, science coverage has never had it so good. But is it time to restore some balance? The talk station’s latest signing, the Grantchester novelist James Runcie , thinks so: “The renaissance in science shows has been remarka
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France’s divided left looks set for defeat in first-round electionsThe movement’s failure to unite behind one candidate will be costly This weekend is billed as the “final round” in the battle of France’s bitterly, almost fatally, divided left. Two big weekend rallies pit Benoît Hamon versus Jean-Luc Mélenchon: the socialist left versus the hard left, a battle that seems set to ensure that neither will win the ultimate struggle to become the country’s next leader
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Fear stalks migrants huddled along Hungary’s borderMigrants waiting in Serbia face new barriers including an electrified fence Behind a high metal fence topped with loose curls of barbed wire, the newly positioned blue shipping containers lined neatly along Hungary’s southern border at Röszke provide a glimpse of the new plans of the prime minister, Viktor Orbán, to detain thousands of asylum seekers, including children. Construction on Hungary’s
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Banned and barred, Israel’s women stand up to religious hardlinersUltra-Orthodox influence has excluded women from speaking at funerals and public prayers, and taken them off the radio The jeering crowds of men, held back by a thin security cordon as they screamed at the small group of women heading to the most sacred site in Judaism, occasionally made contact, kicking, pushing or tripping one of the would-be worshippers. Sarah Moody, a 27-year-old preparing to
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As drought sweeps Kenya, herders invade farms and old wounds are reopenedThreatened by famine, pastoralists have turned to violence Sitting on the edge of Kenya’s highest mountain, its spectacular dun-coloured vistas stretching out into the endless distance, Laikipia is one of the most beautiful corners of east Africa. The region received a rush of publicity in 2010 when Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton at a log cabin there. Tens of thousands of tourists now f
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Kellyanne Conway's husband is Trump pick for justice department post – reportWall Street Journal says George Conway will head civil division White House and Department of Justice do not confirm choice Donald Trump has chosen the husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway to head the civil division of the Justice Department, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday. Related: 'That's not how it works': Trump's grasp of Nato questioned after Merkel tweets Continue
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Eddie Jones: ‘We were just not good enough – we still have a lot to do’• England’s 13-9 defeat to Ireland was Jones’s first loss as head coach • Jones pressing Twickenham to arrange game against New Zealand Eddie Jones believes at least 15 of his players should be named in the Lions squad for the summer tour to New Zealand and is pressing Twickenham to arrange a match against the All Blacks. The England coach is unconcerned that the end of his side’s 18-match winnin
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‘We’re cheated, first in India, then in Qatar’: how World Cup workers are deceivedIn India and Nepal, agents and middlemen charge up to £1,000 in illegal fees to recruit workers for World Cup 2022 A group of young men jump to attention as Vishnukanth Thapar nonchalantly sweeps past to open the front door of the Career Wings travel agency. Seconds after stepping into a shabby, ground-floor office he stops at a wooden shrine adorned with Hindu deities, bowing his head and joinin
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Guide to men's wallets: the wish list – in picturesWhether you want to make a statement with your cardholder or just a practical accessory to stash your cash, we’ve got the wallet for you. Just remember not to blow your budget or you’ll have nothing left to put in it Continue reading…
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Five ways to wear… a floral dress – in picturesSpring is upon us, so add a flowery dress to your everyday wardrobe. Preen Line’s floaty tiered-hem dress is super versatile and worth the pennies Photography: Daniel Benson Continue reading…
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Chuck Berry, pioneer rock'n'roll guitarist, dies at age of 90Police in St Louis confirm musician’s death after being found at a home on Saturday afternoon Appreciation: Rock’n’roller who wrote the soundtrack for teen rebellion Tributes pour in for ‘greatest rock‘n’roll writer who ever lived’ The legendary guitarist Chuck Berry, who merged blues and swing into the phenomenon of early rock’n’roll, died on Saturday aged 90, according to Missouri police. St Ch
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Cross-party alliance takes on Theresa May over grammar schoolsCritics say selection won’t help social mobility crisis, as former Tory education secretary Nicky Morgan adds voice Theresa May’s personal crusade to expand the number of grammar schools is in serious jeopardy today as senior Tory, Labour and Liberal Democrat MPs unite in an unprecedented cross-party campaign to kill off the prime minister’s flagship education reform . In a highly unusual move, t
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Red Bull’s Christian Horner says F1 is in need of competitive racingTeam principal believes new owners must act if Mercedes continue to dominate the sport but imposing artificial restrictions would not work Further sustained dominance by Mercedes would be unpalatable for Formula One, according to Christian Horner, and the Red Bull principal believes the sport’s new owners, Liberty Media, would surely have to act if the world champions prove yet again to be far ahe
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English nationalism is rising: but hard Brexit is not the way to assuage itThe new sense of England as a nation harks back to the nostalgic power of the unitary state. Freewheeling global trade is not part of that vision Last week saw the opening moves in a high-stakes game of poker between Nicola Sturgeon and Theresa May. It has left us peering into the future, trying to figure out how their row over the timing of a second Scottish independence referendum will play out.
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Most Britons say Brexit vote makes break-up of UK more likely – pollMore than half of adults agree that leaving the EU puts the union in jeopardy, with the figure even higher in Scotland A majority of Britons believe the Brexit vote increases the chances of the United Kingdom breaking apart, a new poll shows. A survey by Opinium for the Observer shows that 54% agree that the UK’s vote to leave the EU has made a break-up more likely. Among Scots, the figure is eve
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Jackass Who Risked Lives Flying a Balloon Chair Fined $26kDaniel Boria was not the first person to see Up and think it would be a great idea to fly around in his own balloon chair. But he’ll stand as an eternal example of how thoughtless this kind of stunt can be. A judge in the Canadian city of Calgary did not find Boria’s actions to be a laughing matter when he handed down his sentence on Friday. “There was nothing fantastic, fun or exhilarating about
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Study of football team produces largest known dataset for concussion diagnosticsFollowing a three-year study of a football program, researchers have created the largest dataset to date of extracellular small RNAs, which are potential biomarkers for diagnosing medical conditions, including concussions.
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Evolocumab significantly reduces risk of cardiovascular eventsEvolocumab, one of the new targeted PCSK9 inhibitor drugs that has been shown to dramatically lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or “bad” cholesterol, also significantly lowers the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with existing heart or vascular disease already on statin therapy, according to new research.
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From entanglement to invasions of alien species: the harm caused by marine litterMarine litter is a threat to the marine ecosystem, human health and economic activities. A new report sheds light on the many effects of litter in our oceans, and highlights the severity and scale of the issue. The report confirms that plastic items have the highest direct and indirect damaging impact.
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There's No Way A Little Ice Will Stop Tony Beets | Gold Rush#GoldRush With his dredge and washplant frozen solid, Tony leads his team in firing up the equipment and saving it from the ice. Full Episodes Streaming FREE on Discovery GO: https://www.discoverygo.com/gold-rush/ Subscribe to Discovery: http://bit.ly/SubscribeDiscovery Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Discovery Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gold_Rush https://twitter.com/
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New study finds antithrombotic therapy has no benefit for low-risk atrial fibrillation patientsFindings from a large, community-based study show that antithrombotic therapy doesn't decrease low-risk atrial fibrillation patients' risk of suffering a stroke within five years.
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Routine blood tests can help measure a patient's future risk for chronic disease, new study findsA new study finds that combining information from routine blood tests and age of primary care patients can create a score that measures future risk of chronic disease.
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New study finds people who have high levels of two markers at high risk of adverse heart eventsNew research suggests that GlycA, a newly identified blood marker, and C-reactive protein both independently predict major adverse cardiac events, including heart failure and death. Patients who have high levels of both biomarkers are at especially high risk.
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Transcatheter aortic valve replacement as effective as surgery in intermediate patientsMedtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today unveiled first-ever clinical data from the Surgical Replacement and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (SURTAVI) Trial.
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Watch How Tom Cruise Pulled Off Zero-G Plane Stunt for The MummyA nausea-inducing behind-the-scenes featurette shows how Tom Cruise, Annabelle Wallis, and the crew defied gravity to bring a key scene from The Mummy to life. No Book of the Dead required. When the first trailer for Universal’s The Mummy reboot came out, one of the most impressive moments was the scene where Cruise, Wallis, and a bunch of soldiers were being tossed around a crashing plane like a
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Andy Murray is shock absentee from Miami Open with injured right elbow• World No1 said: ‘Apologies to my fans; it’s one of my favourite tournaments’ • Murray said his focus is now on getting ready for the clay season Andy Murray’s reign as world No1 shifted from uncertain to worrying on Saturday when injury forced him out of the Miami Open, which he has won twice before and which starts on Monday. Nor is there any assurance that the 29-year-old Scot, whose form has
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Romelu Lukaku’s ambition is the same as Ronald Koeman’s | Daniel TaylorEverton manager has readily changed clubs to further his own career and this response to Lukaku’s desire to move shows an all too common double standard They were nine games into the Eredivisie season when Valencia came calling for Ronald Koeman in October 2007. PSV Eindhoven, the team he had led to the Dutch title, had won seven and drawn two and were enjoying the view from the top of the table.
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Dakota Access pipeline: appeals court refuses tribes' request to stop oil flowTwo tribes sought emergency order to stop oil flow while suit plays out DC court ruling means controversial pipeline could start work Monday An appeals court on Saturday refused a request from two Native American tribes for an “emergency” order that would prevent oil from flowing through Dakota Access pipeline. Related: Native Americans take Dakota Access pipeline protest to Washington Continue r
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Investigators find three headless corpses in mass grave of 15 at Venezuela prisonGrave at Guarico prison could hold as many as 100 bodies, group says Authorities give no explanation for deaths in lawless prison system Fifteen corpses, three of them headless, have been found in a mass grave at a Venezuelan prison and more may be discovered, investigators said on Saturday. Related: The architecture of fear: how Caracas has adapted to constant threat of violence Continue reading
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Scientists Finally Figure out Why the Water Bear Is Nearly IndestructibleFreeze it, boil it, or expose it to radiation. The water bear shrugs it off. Now we know why. Read More
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Sturgeon’s warning to May: obstruct second referendum at your perilSNP leader launches fiery attack on PM as she throws down the gauntlet on independence vote Nicola Sturgeon has launched a ferocious attack on Theresa May, accusing her of “condescension and inflexibility” and insisting there would definitely be a second referendum on independence however hard the prime minister tried to block it. In a sign of the test of wills to come, Scotland’s first minister s
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Real Madrid stretch lead over Barcelona thanks to Benzema and CasemiroReal Madrid moved five points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Athletic Bilbao. Karim Benzema put the visitors in front after being set up by Cristiano Ronaldo on 24 minutes but Bilbao, who had previously lost only once at home all season, equalised through Aritz Aduriz just after the hour. Continue reading…
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Wales coach Rob Howley accuses France of ‘undermining game’s integrity’• Rob Howley angry over replacement of Uini Atonio for alleged head injury • Wales’s George North left with bite marks on arm after Six Nations match The fallout from the extraordinary climax to France’s victory over Wales – secured 20 minutes after the 80 were up – looks set to run. Rob Howley, Wales’s coach, has accused the French of undermining the integrity of the game. He cited, as well, a di
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England finishers hit endgame against Ireland’s unyielding Johnny Sexton | Andy BullPower, pace and skill desert Eddie Jones’s team in the Six Nations finale as Ireland rediscover the intensity that halted the All Blacks’ winning streak late last year The ceremony was bittersweet, the trophy heavy, England’s smiles thin and unconvincing. They won the title with a defeat, their first in a year, five months and 16 days. Their last loss was to Australia at Twickenham in October 2015
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A Species Eats up to 800 Million Tons of Prey per Year, More Than Humans or WhalesA Swiss scientist identifies the top predator in the world in a new study. Read More
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Paris airport attacker had long criminal recordZied Ben Belgacem, 39, is believed to have been radicalised in prison and was on French terrorism watchlist The Paris airport attacker who tried to take a soldier hostage before being shot dead had a long criminal record, French anti-terror officials have said. Zied Ben Belgacem shot and wounded a police officer in northern Paris before travelling across the city to Orly airport , where he was ki
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Pixar's Demo Reel From the '80s Is a Trip to the Digital Dark AgesGIF: Pixar Pixar may be known for its eye-popping animation and airtight storytelling these days, but in 1988 it was a struggling high-end computer manufacturer with a demo video aimed at boring government bureaucrats. The Pixar Image Computer was cutting edge tech in the late ‘80s and it cost $135,000 a pop. Users also had to buy a $35,000 workstation from Sun Microsystems or Silicon Graphics to
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Secret tape reveals Momentum plot to seize control of LabourExclusive: Grassroots group hopes to harness power of UK’s largest union, Unite, and secure succession after Jeremy Corbyn A hard-left plot by supporters of Jeremy Corbyn to seize permanent control of the Labour party and consolidate their power by formally joining forces with the super-union Unite can be revealed by the Observer . The plans, described on Saturday by Labour’s deputy leader Tom Wa
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Patel to defend aid budget as famine crisis spreadsThe minister, who suggested in 2013 that the Department for International Development be scrapped, said the world was looking to Britain for leadership Priti Patel, the international development secretary, will make her most robust defence of Britain’s aid spending on Monday when she announces an “intensifying” of efforts to tackle poverty and disease abroad. In a speech that will be cautiously w
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African-Americans may receive different advice on statin therapyStudy investigates whether modern statin guidelines accurately identify African American patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.
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Guidelines differ on recommendations of statin treatment for African-AmericansApproximately 1 in 4 African-American individuals recommended for statin therapy under guidelines from the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association are no longer recommended for statin therapy under guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force, according to a study published online by JAMA Cardiology. The study is being released to coincide with its presentation at the Am
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Combining risk score tools improves stroke prediction for atrial fibrillation patientsCombining two independent, scientifically-proven risk measurements allows physicians to better predict an atrial fibrillation patient's risk of stroke or death. The tools also help determine the need for blood thinners in treatment, according to new research.
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New study finds potential breakthrough in determining who's at risk for heart attacksResearchers are revisiting their views on the relative dangers soft and hard atherosclerotic plaque deposits pose to heart health. Findings of a new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute may be a 'game-changer' for determining who's at risk of a heart attack, they say.
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Benik Afobe lifts Bournemouth clear as Swansea remain in dangerBournemouth recorded back-to-back league wins for the first time since last March to hoist themselves nine points clear of the relegation zone and dent Swansea’s survival hopes. Eddie Howe felt he was ageing after his team’s difficult start to the year but this relentless display will have left him full of vigour. The pressure was on for both teams, with wins for Leicester and Crystal Palace befo
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Pulling the String on Yo-Yo Weight GainMice that lost weight and then gained back more than they lost maintained an obesity-type microbiome that affected biochemicals involved in either burning or adding fat–suggesting… — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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England pursuit of grand slam and record foiled by defiant Ireland• Ireland 13-9 England • Iain Henderson try the difference in Dublin’s Six Nations finale England’s ambition is to match New Zealand and here they managed it, losing to Ireland as they chased a record 19th consecutive Test victory for a tier one nation as the All Blacks did five months before. The champions also forfeited the opportunity to become the first team to achieve back-to-back grand slams
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Chelsea Clinton joins board of online travel site Expedia, documents sayDaughter of Hillary Clinton could earn $250,000-$300,000 a year Expedia filing comes day after news of children’s book, She Persisted Chelsea Clinton is joining the board of directors of online travel booking site Expedia, according to documents filed with federal authorities this week. Related: Hillary Clinton 'ready to come out of the woods' and rejoin public life Continue reading…
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Drosophila effectively models human genes responsible for genetic kidney diseasesThe majority of genes associated with nephrotic syndrome (NS) in humans also play pivotal roles in Drosophila renal function, a conservation of function across species that validates transgenic flies as ideal pre-clinical models to improve understanding of human disease, a research team reports.
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First global guidance for HPV vaccination for cervical cancer preventionA clinical practice guideline on human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination has been released for the prevention of cervical cancer.
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Tesla Is Killing Off Its Cheapest Model S Options Less Than A Year After Introducing ThemPhoto credit: Spencer Platt/ Getty Images Sorry, fellow penny pinchers: Less than a year after reintroducing a cheaper 60 kWh battery into its Model S lineup, Tesla will kill off that option in order to “simplify the ordering process.” It sounds like Tesla’s doing that because most people just buy the more expensive version or upgrade to it later. For those who have never really shopped for a Tes
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New blood thinner better at preventing recurrent blood clots than aspirinThe blood thinner rivaroxaban is as safe as aspirin, and more effective at preventing recurrence of life-threatening blood clots in the legs and lungs, according to a new study.
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SXSW 2017: Grandaddy returns from 11-year hiatus with old favoritesFrontman Jason Lytle proved the band still has some life left, while punk duo PWR BTTM – who caused a stir for calling out SXSW – delivered a highly entertaining show The Australian punk act from Sydney have been all over Austin this week and drew a large mid-afternoon crowd made up of fans and unsuspecting St Patrick’s Day revelers. Melodic and angsty lead singer Hannah Joy’s voice flits between
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What Do You Know … About Busy Directors?Katie Martin / The Atlantic In this week’s Atlantic coverage, our writers explored the cult classics of the future , Monopoly’s forgotten meaning , the legacy of Carol Field , a volcano’s impending explosion , the history behind a far-right candidate’s rise , and more. Can you remember the key facts? Find the answers to this week’s questions in the articles linked above—or go ahead and test your
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Any Live-Action Mulan Without 'I'll Make a Man Out of You' Is Simply a TragedyImage: Disney Mulan director Niki Caro has broken my heart. Don’t get me wrong, she’s an amazing director, and I’m thrilled Disney is hiring more women like her to head their films. But she’s now saying the live-action Mulan most likely won’t have singing, which means no “I’ll Make a Man Out of You.” No, Mulan , NO. In an interview with Moviefone , Caro confirmed that, as of now, there won’t be a
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The climate change battle dividing Trump’s AmericaClimate change denial and energy conspiracy are high on the president’s agenda, but US scientists are fighting back Ever since Donald Trump became US president, certain sectors of American society have felt particularly embattled. His statements on Mexicans and Muslims are notorious, but there is another community, less heard about, that has also been sent reeling: scientists. If politics has neve
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France stun Wales by snatching win amid 100th-minute madness• France 20-18 Wales • Six Nations game lasts almost 100 minutes after astonishing last play Extraordinary scenes. This was the sort of game to enrage the French but notice of their revival has been served by the manner in which they found a way to win , while chaos and insanity reigned. A full 20 minutes after the 80 minutes was up, they finally barged their way to victory with a try by Camille C
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Stretch Your Wi-Fi To the Limit With This $22 Range ExtenderTP-Link AC750 Range Extender , $22 Wi-Fi range extenders can’t work miracles, but if there’s one spot in your house with spotty coverage, they can be a much cheaper solution than buying a new router. So for $22, why not give this one a try? That’s within a couple bucks of an all-time low. More Deals
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PCSK9 inhibitior bococizumab produces varying resultsResearchers report that bococizumab had short-term benefits on lowering cholesterol levels and significantly reduced the risk of cardiovascular events by 21 percent compared to placebo among those who had baseline LDL cholesterol levels of greater than 100 mg/dL. However, the cholesterol lowering effect tended to diminish over time in some patients and bococizumab did not reduce cardiovascular eve
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Share of women researchers grows with their research as impactful as men'sThe share of women among researchers has increased between four and 11 percentage points between the periods 1996-2000 and 2011-2015 among 12 geographies. Across these geographies, women's scholarly articles are cited or downloaded at similar rates to men's while women tend to publish fewer articles than men on average, report researchers.
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The Soay Island Sea Monster of 1959The tale of a strange sea monster that can… maybe… be resolved… — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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These Viscious Army Ants Have Our Survivalists Trapped | Naked and Afraid#NakedAndAfraid | Sundays at 10/9c Thousands of tiny army ants with painful fish hook jaws block Tim and Shannon's path from every direction. Is there any way through? Full Episodes Streaming FREE on Discovery GO: https://www.discoverygo.com/naked-and-afraid Subscribe to Discovery: http://bit.ly/SubscribeDiscovery Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NakedandAfraid https://www.facebook.c
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Osteoporosis drug found safe in long-term trialA new study provides reassuring information about the short-term and long-term safety of denosumab, a monoclonal antibody that is used to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis.
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Nano-polycrystalline film leads to stronger magnetism compared to single-crystal filmsNanoscale pillar-shaped distribution of iron in strontium titanate can change its magnetic and magnetooptical response drastically, say researchers. Surprisingly, the polycrystalline film on the silicon substrate showed stronger magnetism than a single crystalline film.
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The 21st Century's Most Important Idea… & Older Natural Algorithmic ForcesEvolution exists and exerts itself in a different way than gravity does… because natural selection is an "algorithmic force." Read More
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London anti-racism march draws tens of thousands of protestersSpeakers at rally berate populism behind the rise of the far-right in Europe, Britain’s vote to leave the EU, and Donald Trump As many as 30,000 people have joined a march against racism in London during which campaigners voiced their opposition to the wave of populism they say elected Donald Trump, saw Britain vote to leave the EU and fuelled the rise of far-right politics around Europe. The for
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North Korean Nukes and the Grand International-Relations Experiment in Asia“We are about to run an experiment,” the international-relations scholar Robert Jervis recently observed of the Trump presidency. Scholars of international politics, he wrote, “bemoan the fact that our sub-field cannot draw on the experimental method.” But with an American president whose stated views on international relations differ so dramatically from those of his recent predecessors, even wh
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For female mosquitoes, two sets of odor sensors are better than oneThe malaria mosquito has a second complete set of odor receptors that are specially tuned to human scents, a team of biologists has found.
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Exergaming can reduce sedentary time, increase social wellbeingDigital gaming has generally been perceived to increase individuals’ sedentary time. According to a new dissertation, gaming can also act as a medium to promote health. Exergaming is a form of digital gaming that combines games with physical activity: the game requires physical activity from the player in order to play the game, and the outcome of the game is partly determined by that physical act
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Sturgeon in plea to anti-independence voters over referendum planSNP leader says Scotland should support her challenge to Theresa May to agree to a vote in as little as 18 months’ time Nicola Sturgeon has appealed to anti-independence voters to back her demands for a referendum, claiming it would be unjust and anti-democratic to reject one. Addressing the majority of Scottish voters who opposed a referendum before Brexit directly, the first minister said the c
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Troy Deeney’s own goal against Watford gives Crystal Palace rare home winA penny for Gareth Southgate’s thoughts. In the week that the England manager picked his first squad since being confirmed as Sam Allardyce’s permanent replacement, Wilfried Zaha turned in yet another virtuoso performance as Southgate’s former club put distance between themselves and the bottom three with a third straight victory. Related: Bournemouth v Swansea City: Premier League – live! Contin
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Leicester’s Kasper Schmeichel plays heroic role in 3-2 victory at West HamIf the mark of a special player is to make the extraordinary look routine, then Kasper Schmeichel is building a compelling case to be seen as the equal of any of his goalkeeping colleagues. The greatest goalkeepers win matches and the man whose penalty save against Sevilla ensured that Leicester City are the last English team left in the Champions League came to their rescue again by frustrating
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Scotland send Vern Cotter off on a high note with easy win over Italy• Scotland 29-0 Italy • Coach Cotter finishes with record of 19 wins from 36 matches in charge An emotional Vern Cotter signed off from Scotland, not quite with the style showcased earlier in the tournament but with the substance of three Six Nations victories in a campaign for the first time since 2006. The departing Kiwi even shed a tear and, considering the progress made over the past three yea
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Scientists Say This Society Has the Healthiest Hearts on EarthGIF: Wikipedia Researchers have identified the Tsimane people as having the healthiest hearts in the world. As expected, diet and exercise are believed to be responsible for the populations incredible heart health well into old age. What’s perhaps most surprising about their diet is how heavy it is in carbs. A new study published in The Lancet details the research conducted July 2014 and Septembe
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Your underwhelming St Patrick's Day photosFrom drizzle in Manchester to awful bar signs in New York City, our readers were kind enough to send us photos of their thoroughly average St Patrick’s Day celebrations Continue reading…
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Bournemouth 2-0 Swansea City: Premier League – live!An Alfie Mawson own goal and Benik Afobe’s second-half strike gave Bournemouth a deserved win that moved them up to 11th in the table 7.20pm GMT Peep peep! That’s an excellent and deserved win for Bournemouth. The game was pretty even until Alfie Mawson’s unfortunate own goal, but after that they were largely in control and deserve the cushion given them by Benik Afobe’s goal. They are nine point
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Chelsea believe Premier League title is coming after Gary Cahill sinks StokeGary Cahill’s 87th-minute winner had Antonio Conte swinging in delight on the roof of Chelsea’s bench and the captain mobbed by team-mates in front of a delirious travelling contingent. This was particularly sweet for Cahill as his push on Jonathan Walters allowed the same player to equalise Willian’s opener as the break encroached. Continue reading…
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Romelu Lukaku maintains Everton hot streak with brace in 4-0 defeat of HullIt may not escape the attention of a man of Romelu Lukaku’s ambition that the previous player to score 20 league goals in a season for Everton promptly earned a move to Barcelona. It scarcely hindered Gary Lineker’s cause that he was the 1986 World Cup’s most prolific player, but Lukaku is on course for a Golden Boot of his own. An added-time double meant that, with 21, he surged clear in the Pre
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Robb Stark Is a Space Priest in Amazon's Promising Pilot OasisAll Images: Amazon It’s pilot season, and Amazon is again asking viewers to suggest which of their shows should move forward this year. One of them is Oasis , a scifi drama about a chaplain who helps bring religion to a dying space colony. Also, God might be there. Or aliens. Or both. It’s kind of hard to tell at this point. Oasis stars Game of Thrones ’ Richard Madden as Peter, a priest with a p
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'That's not how it works': Trump's grasp of Nato questioned after Merkel tweetsPresident’s claim that Germany owes the US ‘vast sums of money’ shows a lack of understanding, says ex-Nato representative On the heels of a visibly awkward visit from the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Donald Trump said on Saturday that Germany owed “vast sums of money” to Nato and the US, even though the alliance does not stipulate payments to America. Related: Angela Merkel and Trump can't
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Nashville lies at the heart of a divided country: ‘Trump got bubbas to the polls’As the president staged a rally attended largely by out-of-towners, Democratic-leaning denizens of Tennessee’s ‘Brooklyn’ pondered an urban-rural rift Men in stetsons, check shirts and jeans swing their partners around to the thrum of drums, fiddle, keyboard and steel guitar of Mike Oldham & The Tone Rangers. The walls at Robert’s Western World in Nashville, Tennessee, are coated with beer logos
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Is it me you're sewing for? Lionel Richie street embroidery – in picturesWhen she was living in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Molly Evans Fox created #LionelStitchie , a street embroidery project that combined her talent as a textile artist and her love of photography. The project features Lionel Richie hits embroidered on to discarded furniture in a fitting cheese-coloured yarn. “I have a thing for old furniture,” Evans Fox says. “I think the textiles in our homes somehow re
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Abnormal development of the brain in an intractable disease, thanatophoric dysplasiaThanatophoric dysplasia (TD) is an intractable disease with abnormalities of bones and the brain. Because of experimental difficulties, its pathophysiology is largely unknown. In this study, by combining ferrets, whose brain is rather similar to that of humans, and unique technique developed by the present researchers, neuronal translocation along radial glial fibers to the cerebral cortex during
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Ireland v England: Six Nations – live!Live updates from the 5pm GMT kick-off in Dublin Read tributes to Dan Lucas from our Scotland v Italy MBM Email michael.butler@theguardian.com or tweet @michaelbutler18 7.11pm GMT Related: England pursuit of grand slam and record foiled by defiant Ireland 7.08pm GMT England win the title, but can’t seal the Grand Slam . “We learnt a lot of lessons out here today,” says Dylan Hartley. England’s fi
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What is it with Trump and handshakes? This is getting awkward | Moustafa BayoumiFrom the Abe Assault to the Trudeau Standoff and the May Grab we now have: the Merkel Moment It sounds ridiculous, but it really is beginning to look like you can read Donald Trump’s foreign policy by the bizarre ways that he shakes the hands of foreign leaders. First there was the Abe Assault, nineteen seconds of Trump trying show the Japanese prime minister who’s the boss. (Cue Abe’s eye roll.)
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Arsène Wenger says ‘you will soon know’ of decision on his Arsenal future• Fans chartered plane over The Hawthorns trailing ‘Wenger Out’ banner • Arsenal’s defeat by West Brom is fourth in last five Premier League games Arsène Wenger now claims he has made a decision on his future but that he has yet to communicate his intentions to anyone else at Arsenal. “You will soon know,” he said teasingly, after a 3-1 defeat to West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns saw his team
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'Do no harm' vs 'legitimate use of force'Bioethicists study whether health professionals in the Canadian Armed Forces can abide by two ethics codes, civilian and military.
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Grayling hopes Brexit brings new apprenticeships in trainStill haunted by the Bombardier debacle in Derby, the Department for Transport seems eager to build rail skills at home The Bombardier train factory teetered on the brink of closure in 2011, when it lost a key contract for British carriages to Germany. The Derby site survived, but the debate over protecting high-value domestic jobs from foreign competition rumbles on, especially with Brexit on the
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Aberdeen wrestles with hard choices as independence looms againHit hard by falling oil prices and job losses, the Scottish ‘energy capital of Europe’ is facing a complex decision at a time of uncertainty Europe’s busiest heliport, which ferries offshore oil workers between north-east Scotland and North Sea rigs, is normally one of the most active parts of Aberdeen. But the oil industry’s two-year slump and thousands of job losses mean some residents say the f
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Rising prices set to push inflation over 2% Bank of England targetFigures next week will show the pummelled pound’s effect on prices, but don’t expect an interest rate hike just yet Rising food and fuel costs are expected to have pushed inflation to its highest level in more than three years when official figures are released on Tuesday, underscoring the impact of the Brexit-battered pound on prices in the shops. Economists predict that the data will show inflat
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'Steve being Steve': Iowa voters on King's 'somebody else's babies' remarkRural constituents largely accept the Republican as a politician who says ‘what he believes’, despite recent storm over allegedly racist remarks Outside his rural congressional district stretching over 39 Iowa counties, conservative U.S. Rep. Steve King’s stream of inflammatory comments generate outrage and condemnation. Back home, they rate little more than a shrug. Related: 'Paris in Georgia':
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Nottingham Forest strike late against Derby as new managers share spoilsThis particularly venomous local argument could easily have been re-named ‘El Chaotico’ such has been the mayhem at opposite ends of the A52. It was perhaps fitting, after the embarrassing statistics which had dominated the build-up to the renewal of hostilities, that neither club could claim victory and the Brian Clough trophy. It is doubtful the great man would have wanted to be associated with
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Austrian woman punched in face by stranger outside London tube stationPolice appeal for witnesses after man in mid-20s attacks 60-year-old tourist outside Warwick Avenue station Police have appealed for witnesses to come forward after a tourist in London was repeatedly punched in the face by a man who followed her from a tube station. The 60-year-old, who was visiting from Austria, agreed to an image showing her injuries being released by the Metropolitan police as
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Russian Bank Says Hackers Are Trying to Make It Look Like Its Servers Are Contacting TrumpPhoto: Getty The saga of Russian cyber-ties to Trump just gets more complicated. Reports of contact between an Alfa Bank server and one belonging to the Trump organization have been circulating for months. Now, the bank says that US-based hackers have been attempting to make it appear that its servers are communicating with Trump since mid-February. First reported back in October by the New York
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'Alternative facts': A Psychiatrist's Guide to Distorted RealityAlternate realities don't just exist in politics – and not all falsehoods are lies. Distortions of the truth can range from a normal part of human nature to pathological.
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'Girls relied on me for sanitary towels': teachers on child poverty in schoolsAfter news of low-income families struggling to afford sanitary protection, we asked teachers about other indicators of child poverty they encountered Girls from low-income families across England are struggling to afford sanitary protection, the Guardian has been told. In many cases teachers themselves are stepping in to help, buying supplies for students. We asked teachers whether there were ot
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Forskelsbehandling skal gøre klimatilpasning billigereFrem for at give alle borgere samme minimumssikring mod skybrud udvælger man i Aarhus de projekter, hvor man får mest for pengene.
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Donald Trump's disregard for words – and truth – is finally catching up with him | Lawrence DouglasHis surreal wiretapping allegations against Obama and the GCHQ – as well as his comments on ‘banning Muslims’ – cost him politically this week The bizarre allegations did not come courtesy of Vladimir Putin. Their source was not a mayhem-spreading autocrat eager to drive a wedge between firm democratic allies. No, they came directly from the White House itself. On Thursday, in a surreal news brie
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A Separation by Katie Kitamura review – a smart study of upper-class alienationFrom the glamour of Glyndebourne to murder in Greece – a woman’s intriguing quest to find the husband who divorced her Katie Kitamura’s first novel, The Longshot , was set in the closed, masculine universe of martial arts, while her second, Gone to the Fores t , was a fable of destruction set in an allegorical, unnamed country. This third novel also takes place in an attenuated world stiff with c
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George Osborne is laughing at us as he takes his Evening Standard job | Aditya ChakraborttyDavid Cameron’s cabinet was full of bunglers, chancers and the shameless, banging on about ‘social mobility’ while ensuring the opposite In which tinpot country would a former finance minister and senior politician of the governing party be handed the editorship of the capital’s newspaper? In what cut-price Ruritania would that story be broken on the state broadcaster by the former right-hand man
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Trump's NASA Budget Would Cancel These 4 Earth Science MissionsOn the chopping block are the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem satellite; the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 experiment; the Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory Pathfinder mission; and the Deep Space Climate Observatory.
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Tully Monster Still a MysteryA new study underscores the enigmatic nature of a particularly puzzling fossil creature — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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With a 10-day supply of opioids, 1 in 5 become long-term usersEnlarge (credit: Getty | smartstock ) The longer a person uses opioids, the greater the risk of forming a deadly addiction . But just how long does it take to switch from being a short-term user—say, while you’re dealing with pain after a surgery—to a long-term, potentially problematic user? A few weeks? A month? According to a new study, that transition could take just a matter of days. Read 9 r
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Why I love… Drew BarrymoreHer whole vibe is ‘aggressively gentle hippy’ with an edge In that frantic final stretch between finishing my degree and waiting for the sweet release of summer, I chose to combat my stress by watching a childhood classic, 1982’s ET . My howls of anguish brought concerned housemates to my room, where I pointed at the screen and gasped, “It’s Gertie. She’s just so cute!” The film’s youngest charac
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Today's News: March 18, 2017—Security officers at the Paris Orly Airport shot and killed a man who had tried to take a soldier’s gun, and the incident is now being investigated as a possible act of terrorism. More here —Chuck Berry, one of the most influential rock and roll musicians, died. He was 90. More here —We’re tracking the news stories of the day below. All updates are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5). Read On »
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West Bromwich’s Dawson soars as 3-1 win piles pressure on Arsenal’s WengerArsène Wenger endured another black day in the Black Country, his side comfortably beaten by a West Bromwich Albion team who, in losing their last two matches, appeared to have switched off on reaching 40 points. There was no such luck for the visitors, who remain outside the top four after losing for a fourth time in five league games and will not gain their annual pass into the Champions League
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Bush Theatre boss Madani Younis: ‘I want to provoke culture’As London’s Bush theatre prepares for a grand reopening, its artistic director Madani Younis explains why his vision for it is nationally important – and what people really mean when they talk about ‘diversity’ Most interviewees keep up a best-behaviour version of their public self while the Dictaphone is on, leaving me to work out what they’re really like from the clues they unwittingly drop. De
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Saturday's Best Deals: Custom Timbuk2 Bags, Wi-Fi Range Extender, LifeStraw, and MoreCustom Timbuk2 bags , TP-Link range extenders , and a hand vacuum for pet owners lead off Saturday’s best deals. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Top Tech Deals TP-Link AC750 Range Extender , $22 Wi-Fi range extenders can’t work miracles, but if there’s one spot in your house with spotty coverage, they can be a much cheaper solution than buying a new router. So
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'BBC Dad' Interview Gets Inevitable Star Wars ParodyDammit, all Darth Vader wants to do is sit down with Emperor Palpatine for a nice chat about squashing the Rebellion, but those darn droids won’t leave Papa Anakin alone. YouTuber Jack of All Genius recently released a Star Wars parody of the now-infamous BBC interview with Professor Robert Kelly and his not-exactly-invited kids. Although it would’ve made more sense to have babies Luke and Leia i
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Arianna Huffington: ‘The work culture in Silicon Valley needs to change’The media entrepreneur, 66, on turning an idea into a global news company, sexism in Silicon Valley and being in love My mother made us feel like we could do anything. My sister and I lived with her in a one-bedroom apartment in Greece after my parents separated. When I saw a picture of Cambridge University in a magazine and said I wanted to go, she never said: “Well, you have no money and you do
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Record numbers of EU nurses quit NHSStaffing crisis worsens as workers fear being unwelcome after Brexit The number of EU nationals registering as nurses in England has dropped by 92% since the Brexit referendum in June, and a record number are quitting the NHS, it can be revealed. Related: Nursing degree applications slump after NHS bursaries abolished Continue reading…
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Gallery: The costumes and sights of PAX East 2017Amid the surprisingly cold weather and lingering ice surrounding Boston's PAX East last weekend, one could see how the tenor of the show has changed over the years. At PAX East 2012, games from independent developers were relegated to a single Indie Megabooth , dwarfed by the big-name competition surrounding it. While that booth returned for 2017, the rest of the PAX show floor now seems like an
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9 Signs of Borderline Personality DisorderIt’s the most dramatized of the personality disorders, but one of the least understood. This week, Savvy Psychologist Dr. Ellen Hendriksen clears the air with nine signs of borderline… — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Stoke 1-2 Chelsea, West Ham 2-3 Leicester City and more: clockwatch – as it happenedAnother good day for runaway Premier League leaders Chelsea, as reigning champs Leicester finally win on the road this season. 5.04pm GMT And now the Championship: Birmingham 0-0 Newcastle; Blackburn 2-2 Preston; Burton 3-5 Brentford; Cardiff 3-1 Ipswich; Fulham 1-3 Wolves; Norwich 2-0 Barnsley; Nottm Forest 2-2 Derby; QPR 5-1 Rotherham; Wigan 0-2 Aston Villa. The Scottish Premiership: Aberdeen 2
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France 20-18 Wales: Six Nations – as it happenedFrance prevailed after one of the most dramatic, chaotic conclusions to a game in Six Nations history, with nearly 20 minutes of extra time played before the hosts scored a converted try to snatch victory Match report: France 20-18 Wales 5.16pm GMT That brings this MBM to a close. After all the late drama, I will leave the final word to a reader I know Dan greatly enjoyed talking rugby with. Here
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Modern Toss – cartoonIt’s World Poetry Day on 21 March! Continue reading…
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Tell us about working in the restaurant industryStolen tips, bullying, drug use at work – chefs and maître d’s have lifted the lid on life in top restaurants. Now we’d like to hear from you If you work in the restaurant industry you may be no stranger to stories of stolen tips, long hours , drug use, intimidation, violence and sexual harassment in kitchens and even front of house. You may have spent years in your “dream job” experiencing these
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England are ready to take giant step into history books, says Dylan HartleyThe team are in confident mood as they chase the grand slam and a record 19th successive Test victory when they meet Ireland in Dublin If England could choose the perfect day to be in Ireland pursuing a grand slam this would not be it. St Patrick’s weekend is in full exuberant swing and there are enough American tourists in Dublin to invite comparisons with Chicago, where Ireland ended New Zealan
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Derek Walcott obituaryNobel prize-winning poet who explored the cultural complexities of Caribbean life In a career spanning poetry, theatre, journalism, painting and teaching, Derek Walcott harnessed “the complexity of his own situation” – the phrase used by the Swedish Academy when he was awarded the Nobel prize in literature in 1992. Walcott, who has died aged 87, powerfully explored the cultural and linguistic comp
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What books do you have to read to be ‘well-read’?The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific concepts What might be the minimum requirements for someone to be considered “well-read”? David Handley, Gargrave, North Yorkshire Continue reading…
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UK police confirm criminal investigation into Iraq human rights lawyerNational Crime Agency says it is pursuing a number of lines of inquiry into Phil Shiner, who was struck off last month A criminal investigation into a disgraced lawyer who brought false claims against Iraq war veterans has a number of “lines of inquiry”, the National Crime Agency (NCA) has said. A file on Phil Shiner, who was struck off last month for dishonestly pursuing torture and murder claim
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More Brawn, less braking and dramatic corners: what’s new for F1 in 2017?Better looking, faster cars, more physical demands on drivers, grid starts in the rain and new technical roles for old faces promise an intriguing new season This season’s cars boast a new design and the quest for a more aggressive appearance has been successful, especially on track. Pointier noses, lower rear wings and fat, more durable Pirelli rubber have combined to finally make the 2017 F1 car
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Wear and Tear by Tracy Tynan review – trapped in a parental horror filmKenneth Tynan and Elaine Dundy’s daughter delivers an astonishing family tell-all of narcissism and neglect Here is one peep behind the curtain I wish I’d never taken. Tracy Tynan, daughter of Kenneth Tynan and the writer Elaine Dundy , describes an upbringing of privilege and privation that deals a death blow to the character of both parents. If the Joan Crawford takedown Mommie Dearest is the t
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Why pro-inclusive policies may sabotage their own goals: Research published in European Education examines how policies that are meant to help encourage inclusion of communities can in fact achieve the opposite.submitted by /u/thedabarry [link] [comments]
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Incorporated Built an Incredible World. Then Syfy Nuked ItOther shows could've learned a thing or two from 'Incorporated' if Syfy had stuck with it. The post Incorporated Built an Incredible World. Then Syfy Nuked It appeared first on WIRED .
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High-risk pulmonary embolism patients often go without most effective treatmentsIn a new study presented today at the American College of Cardiology 66th Annual Scientific Session, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that the utilization rates of these potentially life-saving medications are low, particularly in the sub-group of PE patients who are critically ill.
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Man accused of murder says he checked lottery after finding ex's bodyMichael Lane said he went to local newsagent to check ticket because he was in denial about finding Shana Grice’s body A man accused of murder has told a court he went to check a lottery ticket after finding his former girlfriend dead with her throat slashed. Michael Lane, 27, said he panicked and that it did not cross his mind to dial 999 after finding 19-year-old Shana Grice’s body slumped agai
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Geoffrey Boycott and Les Cusworth remind us games change without our noticing | Tim LewisTest cricket and rugby are very different sports now compared to the 1970s and 1980s but golf has struggled to evolve and as a result finds itself in a deep hole If you stare at an image too closely all you see are weird pixels. So it is with sport. When you fixate on, say, the saga of Romelu Lukaku’s new contract , it’s easy to lose sight of a bigger picture: not least do we really now live in a
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Torrey Canyon disaster – the UK's worst-ever oil spill 50 years onThe UK’s biggest ever oil spill in 1967 taught invaluable lessons about the response to disasters, toughened up shipping safety and stirred green activism “I saw this huge ship sailing and I thought he’s in rather close, I hope he knows what he’s doing,” recalled Gladys Perkins of the day 50 years ago, when Britain experienced its worst ever environmental disaster. Related: From the archive: the
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China rejects Trump criticisms over North KoreaChinese foreign minister speaks out after US president said Beijing had done little to deter Kim Jong-un’s nuclear ambitions China has rebuffed Donald Trump’s latest Twitter attack after the US president accused Beijing of doing little to help force North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, to abandon his nuclear ambitions. Speaking in Beijing alongside the US secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, the Chin
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Lyft agrees to pay $27 million to settle driver classification lawsuit(credit: Kãrlis Dambrãns ) About 200,000 former and current Lyft drivers in California and their lawyers are to divvy up a combined $27 million under the settlement of a class action. The lawsuit involved the drivers' classification as hired contractors and not employees. Attorneys are to get about $3.6 million of the pot. However, even under the deal that was approved Thursday by a San Francisco
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Titan's Lakes May Fizz with NitrogenBubbles of nitrogen gas may explain strange shape-shifting “magic islands” in the hydrocarbon seas of Saturn's largest moon — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Triumph of the City: Engines of InnovationMost of humanity now lives in a metropolis. That simple fact helps to fuel our continued success as a species — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Unilever is safe, but we need better defences against short-term capitalismA £115bn bid from US predator Kraft Heinz was successfully fended off. But the prime minister must see that things could have gone very differently The best defence against a bid is a high share price. So congratulations to Unilever, whose shares have improved by 20% since the day before Kraft Heinz turned up offering to buy the maker of Hellmann’s mayonnaise and Magnum ice-creams . In the event,
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Give Your Existing Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms a Brain For Just $30Leeo Smart Alert Smoke/CO Remote Alarm , $30 Smoke and CO alarms can keep you safe while you’re at home, but they’re totally useless if something goes haywire while you’re away. Leeo fixes that by alerting you on your phone whenever they go off, and you can get yours for just $30 today, or about $20 less than usual . To be clear, Leeo isn’t a smoke or CO alarm on its own; it’s basically an intern
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New York graffiti tour turns the illicit underground into accessible artMeet the street artist who gives tours around the city as part of a group that’s found success showing the legal side of what some consider urban blight It’s a blistery March afternoon and I am standing in a huddle of around 40 St John’s University freshmen outside of a high end coffee shop on the Lower East Side. We are all waiting for Leaf, our graffiti guide for the day from Graff Tours, a com
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The fall and rise of physical book sales worldwide – in dataThe effect of ebooks on sales of paper books has not been as drastic as expected – it seems that other, more unpredictable factors have a greater influence on how and what we read Nielsen, which tracks book sales in several countries, released 2016 figures to coincide with this week’s London Book Fair. They show a mixed bag: physical sales are up in the UK, US and Ireland but down in Italy, Spain
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PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab not associated with decline in memory or cognitive functionNew research led by the TIMI Study Group at Brigham and Women's Hospital in collaboration with Brown University and the University of Geneva reassuringly finds no association between the use of the PCSK9 inhibitor evolocumab and a decline in memory or cognitive function.
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New blood thinner better at preventing recurrent blood clots than aspirinAn international research team with prominent Canadian leadership has found that the blood thinner rivaroxaban is as safe as aspirin, and more effective at preventing recurrence of life-threatening blood clots in the legs and lungs, according to a study being published in the New England Journal of Medicine and presented at the American College of Cardiology's 66th Annual Scientific Session.
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Waris Ahluwalia: ‘You don’t get a fee for being on a moodboard’Dandy, It boy, Sikh, muse: in a column for our spring fashion supplement, the actor and designer writes about reclaiming his own image Fashion is often used to be part of a tribe. To fit in, to belong. But I am happy with my place in the world. I’m not bothered if I turn up in a T-shirt and jeans and everyone else is in suits. I can only imagine how confusing I am to people who love to have a fra
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David Wagner’s survivalist mentality steels Huddersfield for the big timeThe quick-witted German’s rigorous fitness regime and astute signings have a once great club overwhelming richer rivals in the race for the Premier League It is a quirk of history that the season in which one of English football’s greatest managers, Brian Clough, won his first major trophy also heralded the start of the long and graceless fall of a club that had been home to two of the game’s othe
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The Tiny Trump Budget Cut That Could Blind America to the Next ZikaThe science community is still reeling from the huge cuts proposed by President Trump’s budget blueprint . If it passes would slash $5.8 billion from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), $2.5 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), $900 million from the Office of Science at the Department of Energy, and $250 million from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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The Atlantic’s Week in CultureDon’t Miss Why Female Cannibals Frighten and Fascinate — Kate Robertson analyzes the danger and appeal of insatiable women in Raw , Santa Clarita Diet , and The Lure. Disney Film Beauty and the Beast : A Tale as Old as Time, Told Worse — David Sims bemoans the live-action remake of the 1991 Disney masterpiece. The Future Cult Classics at South by Southwest — David Sims investigates some of the mo
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Scott Aukerman – The Buttons You Push – Think Again Podcast #90Spontaneous talk on surprise topics. Comedy writer and producer Scott Aukerman on Michael Bolton, transgression in comedy, and cultural turmoil in the USA. Read More
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West Bromwich Albion 3-1 Arsenal: Premier League – as it happenedCraig Dawson scored two identical goals from corners to give West Brom an outstanding victory over Arsenal 2.27pm GMT PS Join the inventor of and world leader in liveblogging, Scott Murray, for today’s 3pm fixtures. Bye! Related: Stoke v Chelsea, West Ham v Leicester City and more: clockwatch – live! 2.25pm GMT Peep peep! West Brom fully deserve this fine victory. They did a number on Arsenal, wi
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Pujara century defies Cummins and Australia on third day in RanchiIndia 360-6 at stumps on day three of the third Test, trailing by 91 runs Che Pujara posts monumental century after Pat Cummins’ four wickets Pat Cummins struck three times on a tense third day of the third Test against India to give Australia hope of a victory that would ensure the visitors retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The four-Test series is level after two dramatic matches and the contes
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Scotland 29-0 Italy: Six Nations – as it happenedFinn Russell led Scotland to a bonus-point victory in Vern Cotter’s final game in charge, while we paid our respects to Dan Lucas, our talented writer who passed away last week 2.30pm GMT I’m now heading over to France v Wales , which kicks off in 20 minutes. We will continue to remember Dan Lucas, who would have so enjoyed that hard-fought, whole-hearted game. I will leave the final word here wi
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'Paris in Georgia': political salons spring up across US in push against TrumpTaking inspiration from history, groups gather in Seattle, Minneapolis, San Francisco and beyond to plan opposition and create an outlet for their concerns In the suburbs of Minneapolis–St Paul, friends gather around a backyard campfire to discuss how to turn their Donald Trump anger into action. In San Francisco, California, an all-female crew eats Middle Eastern food and reads the constitution.
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Peer Into the Post-Apocalyptic Future of Antimicrobial ResistanceThe overuse of antibiotics is brewing disaster for humanity. The post Peer Into the Post-Apocalyptic Future of Antimicrobial Resistance appeared first on WIRED .
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Germany’s Flawed Plan to Fight Hate Speech by Fining Tech Giants MillionsOne German politician is tired of letting platforms make excuses. But governments forcing tech companies to police hate speech will create new problems. The post Germany’s Flawed Plan to Fight Hate Speech by Fining Tech Giants Millions appeared first on WIRED .
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George Osborne accused of breaching rules with Evening Standard jobShadow minister calls for investigation into whether Osborne has broken regulations on former ministerial appointments The Cabinet Office is facing calls to investigate George Osborne’s decision to take a job as editor of the Evening Standard without the approval of the watchdog on former ministerial appointments. Andrew Gwynne, a shadow Cabinet Office minister, said he wanted to raise concerns a
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Alys Fowler: need some gardening inspiration? Here's where I find mineIf you want to get good at design, you need to visit lots of gardens; you should make it your pastime for a year or so When asked where my inspiration comes from, it’s the laid-back, slightly scruffy style I love. I can appreciate a beautifully sculptured space, but many of us need gardens that don’t show up their flaws the minute someone stops tending to them endlessly. Although I love glossy ma
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I can see for miles and miles: the artists swapping city for countryFrom a former Martello tower to a plaster workshop, three designers have left the city behind to create their dream homes Industrial designer Jackson first came across his future home nearly 20 years ago, while out walking with friends. One of three Martello towers on a stretch of Suffolk coast near the villages of Bawdsey and Alderton, it had been derelict for 150 years. Both Jackson’s brother a
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Mercedes GLC 250 d 4Matic AMG car review – ‘The cabin is like a spacecraft’It wasn’t unusual to emerge from the vehicle to find a small crowd waiting, hoping for Lewis Hamilton’s autograph When I was a kid, someone told me you should never give a cat an egg, because afterwards egg was all it wanted, and other food all fell into the same grey, “not-egg” category. It’s not exactly that, to drive a Mercedes, but you never come away unscathed: there’s always a new dimension
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Gillian Beer: ‘I’m a historical remnant from the great days of free education’The critic on her new Lewis Carroll book and going from poor village girl to professor There are some successful literary careers that rest on mountains of books and others that don’t. Gillian Beer’s is one that doesn’t. It’s not that she hasn’t published, during more than half a century in academia; just that much of her writing has been essays, which have been collected into scholarly anthologi
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Transportministeriet advaret om milliardrisiko ved nye signaler siden 2011Flere gange i løbet af de seneste seks år er Transportministeriet blevet advaret om risikoen ved at udrulle et endnu ikke færdig­udviklet signalsystem på den danske jernbane. Ministeriet har ikke oplyst forligskredsen bag signaludskiftningen om advarslerne.
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The hippy is back: not so cool if you remember it the first time roundFrom womb workshops to naked retreats, the Instagram generation are embracing hippy 2.0. But is it the real deal? • Were you raised by hippies? Tell us about your experiences It’s a sunny afternoon and I’m sitting cross-legged with my eyes closed, introducing myself to my womb. “Hello, womb,” I say, inwardly, and wait for a reply. Seven other women are in a circle with me, doing the same as a Spo
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On the brink of Brexit, voters reflect: ‘I feel more strongly now. Let's get out’Article 50 is about to be triggered. How do people feel in Smethwick, a Midlands town that voted to leave? I moved to Bearwood in Smethwick in the hot summer of 1976 . We were moving up, leaving behind the sixth floor of a block on the sprawling Lee Bank council estate for a house and garden in a “safer” area with large parks and better schools, a few miles from Birmingham. I grew up there in the
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Heads up tackling program decreases concussion rates, say researchersConsistently using a tackling education program appears to help lessen youth football concussion severity and occurrence, say researchers presenting their work today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day in San Diego, Calif.
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Study shows surgery reverses pseudoparalysis in patients with rotator cuff tearsResearch presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Diego shows arthroscopic superior capsule reconstruction (SCR), a surgical approach to treat irreparable rotator cuff tears, may eliminate pseudoparalysis and significantly improve shoulder function.
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Levels of biomarkers after ACL surgery may signal severity of osteoarthritis later in lifeA majority of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients develop a condition known as posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) within 15 years of surgery, which can be debilitating and limit activity. Researchers presenting their work at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Diego are highlighting how a set of biomarkers on the day of surgery
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Surgery may not offer additional benefit to patients with tennis elbow, study showsSurgical approaches to treating tennis elbow may not offer additional benefit to patients, as discussed in research presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Diego. The study, a randomized, double-blinded clinical trial, explored patient responses to a common surgery aimed at repairing a damaged elbow, compared to a placebo procedure.
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Correlation between second ACL reconstruction and physical therapy utilization notedAge, gender and frequency of physical therapy utilization after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery may be correlated with second ACL reconstruction rates, according to researchers presenting their work at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's Specialty Day today.
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Shoulder injuries in professional baseball players: A continuing puzzleProfessional baseball players struggle to return to a high level of play after biceps tenodesis (BP) surgery, according to research presented today at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Specialty Day in San Diego. The study examined how players with SLAP tears responded to biceps tenodesis.
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Pep Guardiola’s zonal theory will take time for Manchester City to learn | Jonathan WilsonThe Barcelona and Bayern Munich players were already familiar with Guardiola’s complex juego de posición theory – at City he was virtually starting from scratch The fashion these days is to knife a manager at the first sign of trouble. Nobody is allowed to build, nobody is allowed to learn from a mistake. Move to a new country, take over a new team, try to adapt to a new environment and if you’re
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The Viceroy’s House version of India’s partition brings fake history to screen | Ian JackThis Downton-in-Delhi tale takes breathtaking liberties with real-life horrors – and misreads the roles of Churchill and Mountbatten Imagine a film about the Holocaust where a character pulls open a drawer, pulls out a document and reveals that 6 million deaths aren’t the fault of Hitler but of … Mussolini. Related: Fatima Bhutto on Indian partition film Viceroy’s House: ‘I watched this servile pa
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Caitlin Moran: ‘Were I not a writer, I’d have the peachy, zingy buttocks of Gigi Hadid’The author on writing for cash, painful posture and having writer’s block just the once As with all writers, I read a great deal about the craft of writing. Not because I want to learn from other writers – it’s just because it’s the most virtuous and inarguable way of procrastinating. “I CAN’T POSSIBLY WRITE A HUMOROUS CHAPTER ABOUT MASTURBATION UNTIL I’VE READ ALL OF STEPHEN KING’S ON WRITING, O
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Marvel’s Iron Fist: cultural appropriation that belongs in the pastDaredevil and Luke Cage stood out for their real-world takes on superheroics but this new series is an awkward rehash of the ‘mighty whitey’ trope Marvel’s Netflix superhero shows have always stood out for their eccentricities. Daredevil lays its chips on a crimefighter who kicks ass despite being blind. Jessica Jones is a depressed private eye who uses her powers to defend herself against male a
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City-dwellers are prone to depression – are high-rises to blame?Residents of high-rise blocks tend to suffer from more stress, mental health difficulties and neurosis Prof Colin Ellard was walking past the rows of new-build towers that dominate the west of central Toronto when he had a sudden realisation. “I was struck by how dark, sombre and sad these new urban canyons made me feel,” he says. Ellard, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Waterloo i
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‘I want my late husband’s children’: the fight for posthumous conceptionThree widows have been brought together through their battle for the right to have their partners’ children. But should it be a decision for the courts? Beneath the gloomy gothic archways of the Royal Courts of Justice’s court 33, Samantha Jefferies is fighting the government for the right to have her husband’s baby. Barristers for both sides have made their case and Judge Sir James Munby, presid
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Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for fresh curry leavesFragrant and fabulous: once you’ve cooked with fresh curry leaves, you’ll never look back Whenever I see a big bunch of fresh curry leaves, I buy them. If they’re not on your supermarket shelves (they’re sometimes there, but often not), you’ll find them in most Indian or south-east Asian grocers. They freeze well, so don’t worry about buying too many, not least because most recipes involving fres
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Martin Sheen: ‘Which living person do I most despise? Yellow Hair'The actor on Donald Trump, Apocalypse Now and saying sorry to his son Born Ramón Estevez in Ohio, Martin Sheen , 76, began his career on the stage, earning a Tony nomination for his role in The Subject Was Roses in 1965. He went on to star in numerous films, including Apocalypse Now . In 1999, he took the role of President Bartlet in the TV series The West Wing , going on to win a Golden Globe. H
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I am a legal aid lawyer for people facing eviction – they are the real Daniel BlakesFrom the care leaver paying £650 a month to live in a shed to the tenant with one light bulb, I never get used to the stories – and they are increasingly desperate I’ve been a legal aid lawyer for 28 years and I’ve just had my first shed case. The tenant, a 22-year-old care leaver, had a video on his phone of the place he lived in. The small screen showed the outside of a shed he shared with the
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Vintage US nuclear test films declassified and publicizedFrom the deserts of southern New Mexico and Nevada to islands in the Pacific Ocean, the U.S. government conducted dozens of nuclear weapons tests from the 1940s until the early 1960s.
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Half of Washington's cherry blossoms dead after cold snapThis week's bitter cold snap killed about half of Washington's beloved cherry blossoms, and the survivors are now expected to peak at the end of next week, the National Parks Service said Friday.
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British troops land in Estonia for Nato mission to deter Russia800 British troops due to be stationed in the Baltic state as part of one of biggest deployments to eastern Europe in decades British troops have arrived in Estonia as part of a major Nato mission in the Baltic states to deter Russian aggression. Around 120 soldiers from the 5th Battalion The Rifles landed at the Amari airbase on Friday, 25 miles south-west of the capital, Tallinn. Continue readi
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What I’m really thinking: the adult bed-wetterNo one will ever want to share a bed with me. No one will love me I always wait until everyone has left our student house to tiptoe to the shower. You probably wonder why I wake up so early or late. Or why I do the laundry so often, and never invite anyone into my room. It is because I live in shame. I have wet my bed every single night for the past 23 years. I use adult diapers, but sometimes ev
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Festival bygger bro mellem forskere og filmfolkFor første gang er der et særligt program for videnskab på dokumentarfilmfestivalen CPH:DOX. Der er bl.a. fokus på udfordringer ved at formidle forskning.
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'Brothers bling': lawsuit puts Nick and Christian Candy in spotlightBillionaires have denied allegations of threats and extortion that emerged in case brought by former friend Mark Holyoake There is a saying in the property world: “You only deal with Candy & Candy once”. Those were the words of a witness at a £132m high court trial for damages which has turned the private and financial affairs of billionaire property moguls Nick and Christian Candy into a success
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‘The manager was selling coke to staff’: the truth about top restaurantsStolen tips, long hours, diminishing pay: the restaurant business has found itself in hot water lately. That’s just the half of it, reveal chefs, waiters and maître d’s Do you work in the industry? Share your stories anonymously Things that are glorified in the hospitality industry: sleep-deprivation, tempers, drugs, projectiles in kitchens (especially sharp ones), hedonism, asceticism, camarader
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Identity is the issue of our age: so why can’t we talk more honestly about trans women?As Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie said, acknowledging differences and being supportive are not mutually exclusive Should you be struggling with a gift idea for that special person in your life, here’s a suggestion: how about a home DNA kit? These are all the rage in America, I recently read in the New York Times , with 3m sold by ancestry.com alone in the past five years. At last, Americans can find ou
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Beauty: your hair regime doesn’t have to be hard workWhere hair’s concerned, my look (if you can even call it that) is very easy to achieve After more than two decades in the industry, I’m confident in my knowledge of skincare, makeup and fragrance, but haircare comes less naturally. I approach styling with insatiable curiosity and unfailingly grill the many hair experts I work with, eager to share whichever advice I find useful. Perhaps aware of m
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The Best of the Physics arXiv (week ending March 18, 2017)This week’s most thought-provoking papers from the Physics arXiv.
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Storm Stella, Ramses II and Mosul – the 20 photographs of the weekStorm Stella unleashes its fury on the north-eastern United States, archaeologists unearth two 19th-dynasty royal statues and the ongoing offensive in Mosul – the news of the week captured by the world’s best photojournalists Continue reading…
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Did George Orwell shoot an elephant? His 1936 'confession' – and what it might meanGeorge Orwell wrote a shocking account of a colonial policeman who kills an elephant and is filled with self-loathing. But was this fiction – or a confession? An Orwell expert introduces the original story British imperialism being a largely commercial concern, when Burma became a part of the empire in 1886 the exploitation of its forests accelerated. Since motorised transport was useless in such
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Modern tribes: the glamperI spoke to them about the owls: nothing they can do, apparently, even though it’s not cheap Easter plans? We’re camping again, just desperate to breathe some fresh air, get away from everything. Well, I say camping, they supply the tents, well, not exactly a tent, if you can picture a large yurt. We did that once, no shower or loo, can you believe, the kids were horrified, though they adore the c
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Netflix and Tesla overrated? Yes, in this mad, mad worldUK’s top fund management groups list them as among the most overpriced shares on Wall Street I love Netflix – I watch it more now than any broadcast TV channel. I love Tesla cars, though I doubt I’ll ever be able to afford one. But according to one of the UK’s top fund management groups, both are among the most overpriced shares on Wall Street, a stock market that under President Trump is – to use
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My workout: ‘Running on roads when you could be fell running is a wasted opportunity’John Aggleton, 61, has suffered fewer injuries since he started fell running I love running, but I loathe running on roads: it’s boring, repetitive, jarring and just hurts. I don’t understand why anyone would do it. I’ve been a bird-watcher all my life, and I’m passionate about being out in the open, looking around, listening: running on roads with your earphones in, when you could be going up an
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Three simple bread recipes to bake at home | Jordan BourkeThree easy breads to make at home – a small multigrain, a spelt pitta and a gluten-free sandwich slicer – from chef Jordan Bourke’s new book Healthy Baking Flour, water, salt and yeast; four simple ingredients that combine to make real bread . It has sustained civilisations around the world for millennia, and yet it took just over 50 years to transform from the humble, home-cooked loaf of yore to
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Why Foreign Leaders Read Trump's 1990 Playboy InterviewTo understand the thinking of American presidents, historians, contemporaries, and political rivals, have often sought out the texts that most influenced them. George Washington, for example, was known to love Cato: A Tragedy , Joseph Addison’s civics-heavy play about the man who tried and failed to block Caesar’s path to tyranny. He loved the play so much that he forced demoralized troops at Val
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Paris shooting: terror investigation launched after suspect shot deadMan identified by security official as Ziyed Ben Belgacem was killed hours after he shot and injured a policeman north of Paris French anti-terror officials have launched an investigation after a man known to the security services shot at a police officer in northern Paris before travelling across the city to Orly airport, where he was killed following an altercation with another officer. The att
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Put us on the map, please: China's smaller cities go wild for starchitectureFrom mountain-shaped apartment blocks to the centre of braised chicken reinventing itself as ‘Solar Valley’, China’s second (and third) tier cities are hiring big-name architects to get them noticed From egg-shaped concert halls to skyscrapers reminiscent of big pairs of pants, China’s top cities are famously full of curious monuments to architectural ambition . But as land prices in the main met
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Gordon Brown pushes 'patriotic' third option for Scotland after BrexitFormer prime minister proposes repatriating powers to Holyrood from Brussels rather than Westminster Gordon Brown has called for Holyrood to be given sweeping new powers after Brexit as a “third way” to independence. The former prime minister said the UK should become a federal state, with the Scottish parliament taking control over fisheries, farming, welfare and far more taxation after EU power
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New bombshell for self-employed: pay 400% more NICs… or lose state pensionDespite the chancellor’s NICs U-turn, those who earn below £6,000 still face a five-fold increase – unless the government acts before next year Jane Clark, a self-employed maths tutor who earns around £2,500 a year, faces a 400% increase in her national insurance contributions (NICs) if she wants to retain her right to a state pension. That equates to an extra £588 a year, which is a good chunk of
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SSE the latest ‘big six’ firm to put its prices upElectricity bills will rise by 14.9% from the end of April Customers of SSE are set to see their electricity bills rise by 14.9% from 28 April, as the company became the latest of the “big six” energy suppliers to increase prices. The firm, formerly known as Scottish & Southern Energy, said its typical dual fuel (gas and electricity) customer will see their annual bill rise by 6.9%, or £73 a year
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Are these cashback deals a carrot… or a costly stick?With rates at an all-time low, lenders are offering other incentives to woo borrowers. But be warned: do the sums With rates on many new mortgages at record lows, lots of lenders are offering cashback to make them stand out from the crowd. And some are dishing out quite large sums. The highest amount currently on offer is £2,500, courtesy of a Barclays deal. Two years ago it was £1,000. But will
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The lie of the land: does environmentalism have a future in the age of Trump?Will Trump’s presidency spell disaster for the climate, or can the green movement seize back the debate? Last June, I voted to leave the European Union. I wasn’t an anti-EU fanatic but I was, despite my advancing years, still something of a green idealist. I had always believed that small was beautiful, that people should govern themselves and that power should be reclaimed and localised whenever
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Clive James: ‘Idris Elba is the most kingly British star since Richard Burton’To collect an actor’s performances is still one of the best reasons for continuing the long search into infinity As a Denzel Washington fan, I try to see every movie he has made. When I was still flying, I would watch a Denzel movie two or three times on the trot, just to study the way he timed a sardonic smile – even today, I time a sardonic smile at my granddaughter’s dog. But those of us who w
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Get Out star Daniel Kaluuya: ‘This is 12 Years a Slave: The Horror Movie’The actor on Samuel L Jackson’s criticisms, playing ‘normal dudes’ and why he didn’t watch any creepy films in order to prep for his breakout role Related: Get Out review – white liberal racism is terrifying bogeyman in sharp horror Jordan Peele’s comedy-horror hybrid Get Out has struck a raw nerve with US moviegoers. Made on a slim budget of $4.5m, the film took in $33.3m on its opening weekend
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Smeltet Nordpol er ikke kun dårligt nyt: Kan give Danmark international magtEn del lande vil sandsynligvis gerne have et godt forhold til Danmark, hvis den historisk vigtige Nordvestpassage bliver isfri, mener historiker.
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The Most Important Vote in the U.S. SenateMost the time, Elizabeth MacDonough’s job is as unglamorous and uncontroversial as any in Congress—tedious even. Since 2012, she has served as parliamentarian of the Senate, which means her role, as outlined on the Senate’s web site, is “to provide expert advice and assistance on questions relating to the meaning and application of that chamber's legislative rules, precedents, and practices.” Day
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Buzz Aldrin launches VR plan to get humans to MarsThe second man to set foot on the Moon, launches a virtual reality movie detailing his plan to get humans to Mars.
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Secret Teacher: My school sees pupils as a funding formula – we're failing themWe help students to cheat and ignore threatening behaviour, because keeping them in class brings in more money A student in my class attempted to assault me recently, and would have succeeded if others hadn’t restrained them and thrown them out into the hall. We locked the classroom door and the student stood outside, screaming threats. I made a formal complaint to my manager, as did those who ha
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Study finds new markers associated with recurrence of AFib in previously treated patientsA new study suggests that certain molecules are associated with the recurrence of erratic heartbeats in some patients after ablation therapy.
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Government under fire for 'cash for cabs' school transport planChancellor’s plan to provide transport to selective schools for children on free school meals could cost up to £5,000 per pupil New grammar school pupils could be ferried up to 15 miles by taxi to their schools, at a cost of up to £5,000 per pupil every year, despite cuts to last year’s general school transport budget for disabled and disadvantaged pupils. The government has said it would invest
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How a £1 million inheritance slipped from our family’s graspChallenging a will is never easy, whether the money has been left to an animal charity or a private school. A court ruling this week has made it even more of an uphill struggle When Sybil Jenazian died last year it was no surprise that her estate was worth a tidy sum. Her Armenian father had made a fortune in the Lancashire cotton trade and left most of it to Sybil. But soon after her death her fa
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More than 2,500 former soldiers jailed last yearExperts voice concerns over impact of Afghanistan and Iraq campaigns on mental health issues in UK armed forces More than 2,500 former members of the armed forces entered the prison system last year, with experts warning a disproportionate number were being jailed for serious violence and sexual offences. According to the Ministry of Justice, veterans represent between 4% and 5% of the UK prison
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'We feel very close to her': can 'fake feminist' Marine Le Pen win the female vote?Women are crucial for the far-right leader’s bid to become France’s first female president, but can she avoid scaring them off? In a room normally used for an evening bridge club, Christiane, 60, was clutching a plate of cured pork sausage with a mini French flag stuck in it at a pre-dinner drink for Front National supporters. Dressed in colourful knitwear and a chunky wooden necklace, she used t
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Fighting ‘unfairness’ is no justification for this school funding disgrace | Deborah OrrThe Conservatives’ ill-considered plans for changing the school funding formula gloss over the fact that all schools face a funding crisis When the full glory of “ the London effect ” became majestically obvious, back in 2013, people fell over themselves to explain how it had been achieved. London schools, which in the 80s and 90s had declined to a point where it seemed impossible for them to dec
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It's blooming spring! 22 great UK walksShake off the winter blues and enjoy longer, warmer days on one of these great country walks – all with pub stops – chosen by top British nature writers Length: 5 miles Time: 2 hours Start/finish: Nettlecombe (OS Explorer 117) Grade: Moderate Refuel: The Marquis of Lorne Picnic spot: Eggardon Hill ramparts Continue reading…
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On our first date, Monica the vulture pokes her beak hard into Helen’s historyIf dating profiles are like Philip Pullman’s dæmons, I am coming to realise that mine is still only half-formed I gaze across the dining table into my date’s dark, beady eyes, trying to ignore the vulture perched on her shoulder as it picks over my wife’s life and, more horribly, her death. “How long did she battle against the big C before she died?” asks Monica, who is certainly attractive, but
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Taking photographs of Holocaust survivors helped me find my own identityHarry Borden’s father didn’t much care about being Jewish, so it was left to Harry’s grandmother to make him feel his heritage was special. And when his marriage ended, it proved invaluable My dad, Charlie Borden, was born in New York in 1929, the only son of Jewish immigrants who had moved to the US as children. His father was from Ukraine and his mother from Romania. Having escaped the pogroms
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A letter to … The man who insulted my brother, who has cerebral palsyThe letter you always wanted to write ‘Do you think he’s had enough?” you scoffed at your friend as my brother, a single pint down, made his long and laborious journey to the toilet. “Fucking Gollum!” Judging by the speed at which you became silent when my friend asked you to repeat yourself, you knew that the awkward staggering limp and the jarring, slurred speech had nothing to do with alcohol
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Don't stick your head in the sand – how to prepare for old ageAs we live longer, the numbers of people needing care is also soaring. So what help can those trying to access a creaking, cash-starved system expect? When I was 16, I spent two months in Italy with my maternal grandparents – then both 88. My grandmother had fallen over some months previously and was bedridden, but my grandfather was still active, physically and mentally; we would regularly play
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Seven ways to teach your kids about moneyFrom saving up pocket money when they are young to the heady day they receive a student loan, it is important that they have a grasp of finance 1. Show them the money. It is never too early to teach your children about finances, especially as money can seem almost invisible to them at times. Internet banking, online shopping and card payments often mean some children hardly ever see notes and coi
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Roman Polanski cannot dictate terms of return to US over rape, say prosecutorsFugitive director is told before hearing on Monday there will be no deals until he comes back to face court over admission in 1977 to sex with 13-year-old Fugitive director Roman Polanski could face a tough US court battle next week as he seeks to resolve his four-decade rape case without spending more time in jail. Los Angeles prosecutors said in a court filing before a hearing on Monday that th
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Laurie Frankel: We adopted by choice not necessityWhen Laurie Frankel and her husband decided to have a child, they also decided to adopt – out of choice for, as far as they know, she is perfectly capable of having a child. It’s a decision she wishes more people would make My grandmother liked to gamble. We would go to Atlantic City sometimes and sit together at the blackjack tables while she smoked and patiently explained strategy to me. It was
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‘My mum always told me I was white, like her. Now I know the truth’As a child in a white Anglo-Irish family, Georgina Lawton’s curiosity about her dark skin colour was constantly brushed aside. Only when her father died did the truth surface You might not think it to look at me, but my upbringing was a very Anglo-Irish affair. I grew up on the outskirts of London with my blue-eyed younger brother, British father and Irish mother. Many happy weeks of the school h
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Tim Dowling: will we move house? Will the dog move chairs?My brain is busy constructing a parallel universe where everything is exactly the same, except it’s in Acton My wife and I are driving back to London from her sister’s house, talking about moving. “Fine, whatever,” I say. “Let’s do it.” Continue reading…
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Blind date: ‘I mistook a waiter for my date’Pádraic, 26, trainee architect, meets Josh, 23, charity campaigns officer What were you hoping for? An ageing billionaire with no next of kin. Continue reading…
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A good-looking bird: the bush stone-curlew that loves its own reflectionBird appears on campus in Queensland where it was spotted standing in front of a glass door admiring itself A bird that was photographed staring at its own reflection has risen to fame in Australia after university students made it its own Facebook page . The bush stone-curlew appeared on campus at Queensland University of Technology in Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, on Tuesday, where it was spotted sta
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'This is your night': Conlan's dream debut wipes out nightmares of the pastIrishman’s third-round knockout of Tim Ibarra, amid all the trappings of a major bout, means he can now make headlines for the right reasons With a dream of a professional debut on Friday night in New York, Michael Conlan all but erased the nightmarish end that befell his decorated amateur career at the Rio Olympics eight months ago . The Belfast fighter broke his maiden with a third-round TKO of
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Angela Merkel looks bemused by Donald Trump's wiretapping jokeFrom bafflement to a cold stare, the German chancellor’s reactions during her visit to Washington have been dissected on social media Angela Merkel has reacted with surprise and bemusement to an attempted joke by Donald Trump that suggested one thing they had in common was that they had both been wiretapped by the Obama administration. The US president’s indelicate quip was made during a media co
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Pujara century keeps India in the hunt in Ranchi – as it happenedIndia 360-6 at stumps on day three of the third Test against Australia Che Pujara and Pat Cummins the stars on an absorbing day in Ranchi 11.48am GMT One more thing: here is the report from that gripping day of cricket in Ranchi. Related: Pujara century defies Cummins and Australia on third day in Ranchi 11.25am GMT 31 overs in the final session of the day, the hosts taking 57 runs and Australia
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Sicilian bishop bans mafia godfathers from baptismsMichele Pennisi accuses criminals of using the term godfather to ‘give its bosses an air of religious respectability’ A bishop in Sicily has banned known mafia criminals from acting as godfathers at baptisms in churches in his diocese. Michele Pennisi, bishop of Monreale, near Palermo, said Friday he had issued a decree to that effect in a bid to challenge any notion that the bosses of organised
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Poverty Shaves Years Off LifeA meta-analysis found that being of low-socioeconomic status was associated with almost as many years of lost life as was a sedentary lifestyle. — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
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Katharine Viner and Lenore Taylor: Does the truth matter? – Behind The Lines PodcastThe ABC’s Mark Colvin joins Guardian’s editor-in-chief Katharine Viner and Guardian Australia’s editor Lenore Taylor to discuss the changing face of journalism. They examine Donald Trump’s presidency and the difficulty the media has in holding him to account, as well as the rise of social media networks that provide mass audiences to media organisations while taking increasingly large amounts of
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Trump anti-China tweet gives Rex Tillerson a fresh wall to climbSecretary of state arrives in Beijing, but president’s hectoring messages hamper mission to prepare leaders’ summit Donald Trump took his latest online swipe at China’s leaders as his secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, flew into Beijing to finalise plans for a high-stakes summit designed to soothe tensions after months of bad blood and uncertainty. Trump is expected to host Xi Jinping at his Mar-
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Hillary Clinton 'ready to come out of the woods' and rejoin public lifeThe former presidential candidate says she still has a hard time watching the news, but urged a divided country to find common ground Hillary Clinton says she’s “ready to come out of the woods” and help Americans find common ground. Clinton’s gradual return to the public spotlight following her presidential election loss continued with a St Patrick’s Day speech in her late father’s Pennsylvania h
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Support people with asthma to manage their illness, researchers sayEvery person with asthma should have access to a personal action plan to help them control their condition, researchers say. Helping people with asthma take control of their own illness reduces symptoms, improves quality of life, reduces emergency use of health services and even prevents deaths, research has shown.
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New drug cuts 'bad' cholesterol by 60% on average, reducing heart attack riskTrial of 27,000 patients found that those taking drug evolocumab saw their levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol fall A new drug can prevent heart attacks and strokes by cutting bad cholesterol levels, scientists have found. An international trial of 27,000 patients found that those who took the drug evolocumab saw their bad cholesterol levels fall by about 60% on average. Continue readin
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A Simple Theory for Uber’s Waymo Mess: Plain Old SloppinessWaymo's lawsuit alleging an Uber employee stole its self-driving car tech could be the case of a startup acquisition gone very, very awry. The post A Simple Theory for Uber's Waymo Mess: Plain Old Sloppiness appeared first on WIRED .
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Teach schoolchildren how to spot fake news, says OECDThinktank’s education lead raises concerns over social media ‘echo chamber’ and says ability to discern fact from fiction is vital Children should be taught in schools how to spot fake news , the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s education lead has said. Andreas Schleicher said the ability to distinguish fact from fiction was essential in the modern age and teachers were we
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Rural deprivation and ill-health in England 'in danger of being overlooked'Popular idea of an affluent idyll is far from the truth, report warns, with official statistics failing to capture significant inequalities across communities Rural communities are in danger of being overlooked when it comes to poverty, deprivation and ill-health, warns a new report from Public Health England. In England 9.8m people – or 19% of the population – live in rural settings ranging from
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Hard-To-Kill Tardigrades Owe Survival to Unique DNA Proteins | VideoDescr: Microscopic tardigrades are well-known for their ability to withstand extreme conditions and recover from drying out — even after a decade or more. And scientists recently unlocked one of their survival secrets.
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The Guardian view of George Osborne’s new job: something’s got to give | EditorialThe former chancellor is a celebrity catch for daily journalism. He will find it is a full-time job The border between journalism and politics has always been porous. High-profile journalist-politicians have ranged from Marat and Wilkes to Mussolini, and Trotsky to Kossuth. More recently, Alastair Campbell has led a long line of journalists into prominent positions in ministerial press offices. So
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Your Favorite Hoodie Is the Flint & Tinder 10-Year – BarelyFlint & Tinder 10-Year Hoodie Your two favorite hoodies share an $89 price tag, and look basically identical, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that this was our closest vote in history. It was back and forth until the very end, but Flint & Tinder’s 10-Year Hoodie edged out the American Giant Classic Full Zip by a mere four votes. Flint and Tinder 10-year hoodie. Well made in the USA, handy interior
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Study finds link between sugar signaling, regulation of oil production in plantsEven plants have to live on an energy budget. While they’re known for converting solar energy into chemical energy in the form of sugars, plants have sophisticated biochemical mechanisms for regulating how they spend that energy. Making oils costs a lot. By exploring the details of this delicate energy balance, a group of scientists has identified a previously unknown link between a protein that m