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From warning to reality: Canada’s escalating hate crisis demands action

Widespread, unrestrained hatred and polarization in the United States recently jolted Americans when conservative influencer Charlie Kirk was gunned down in broad daylight. As thousands of attentive students at Kirk’s Utah event watched in horror, thousands more have seen it unfold online — an experience none will easily forget.

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Harper Lee’s unpublished stories are not ‘thrilling’ – but offer insight into a literary legend

The Land of Sweet Forever consists of eight previously unpublished stories and another eight non-fiction pieces by American author Harper Lee, who died in 2016. The non-fiction essays first appeared in magazines such as McCall’s and Book of the Month Club Newsletter and they are all quite short.

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NZ’s government wants tourism to drive economic growth – but how will it deal with aviation emissions?

Following a brief dip during the COVID pandemic, aviation is back in a growth phase.

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Skims has put merkins back on the fashion map. Here’s a brief (and hairy) history of the pubic wig

Kim Kardashian’s clothing brand, Skims, has been no stranger to a controversial campaign. Over the past few years, Skims has repeatedly made headlines for releasing divisive products such as the nipple bra and hip-enhancing shorts.

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Why are young people more likely to cast informal votes? It’s not because they’re immature

In Australia, where turning up to vote is mandatory, deliberately spoiling your ballot is one of the only legal ways to protest or opt out.

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Is your manager grumpy in the mornings? Poor sleep can lead to abusive and unethical behaviour

You arrive at work, coffee in hand, ready to tackle the day. But your manager seems off, curt in meetings, impatient with questions, and unusually sharp in tone.

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Changes are coming for residential aged care. Here’s what to know

The way Australians pay for residential aged care, or nursing homes, is changing from November 1.

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Our research shows how screening students for psychopathic and narcissistic traits could help prevent cyberbullying

The federal government has just released an expert review to try and prevent bullying in schools. One of the greatest areas of concern is cyberbullying, which is alarmingly common among young people.

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Trump is pushing allies to buy US gas. It’s bad economics – and a catastrophe for the climate

The price of partnership with the United States has changed. Washington is now using assurances of defence and trade access to pressure allies in Europe and Asia to buy more of its fossil fuels under decades-long contracts.

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What the US$55 billion Electronic Arts takeover means for video game workers and the industry

Electronic Arts (EA) is one of the world’s largest gaming companies. It has agreed to be acquired for US$55 billion in the second largest buyout in the industry’s history.

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Will England’s new reading test for secondary pupils be useful?

All secondary-age school pupils in year eight (aged 12 and 13) in England will be required by the government to take a reading test. The declared purpose is to help drive up reading standards so that “everyone can thrive”. Is this additional test a good idea?

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Why we keep hunting ghosts – and what it says about us

In 1874, renowned chemist Sir William Crookes sat in a darkened room, eyes fixed on a curtain over an alcove. The curtain twitched, and out came a glowing ghost of a young woman, dressed in a white shroud. He was entranced.

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The Twits: new Netflix adaptation brings Roald Dahl’s magic to life

A film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book The Twits has been promised for more than two decades. The Netflix animation plays to the strengths of the beloved classic, while adapting it to present times. Dark humour, many pranks, twists and turns ensure an enjoyable visual feast.

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How Jane Austen’s landscapes mapped women’s lives

Jane Austen’s novels are often remembered for their wit, romance and sharp social critique. Yet they are also profoundly geographical works: cities, seaside resorts, country estates and naval towns structure the possibilities and limitations of her heroines’ lives.

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How spacefaring nations could avoid conflict on the Moon

In the 1960s, Frank Sinatra’s song Fly Me to the Moon became closely associated with the Apollo missions. The optimistic track was recorded in 1964, when US success against the Soviet Union in the Moon race was not assured.

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Trump’s heated White House meeting with Zelensky shows how well Putin is playing the US president

Within 24 hours last week Donald Trump performed yet another pivot in his approach to the Russian war against Ukraine. It’s become a familiar pattern of behaviour with the US president. First he expresses anger and frustration with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. Then he threatens severe consequences.

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From the cold war to today, why espionage cases are so difficult to prosecute

The collapse of the prosecutions of Christopher Cash and Christopher Berry is a reminder that bringing charges for espionage can be an extremely risky business, particularly in western democracies. Cash and Berry were accused of spying for China, but the CPS dropped the case before it could go to trial.…

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Stroke can happen to anyone – an expert explains how to spot the signs and act fast

Stroke can happen to anyone, at any age and at any time. The number of strokes among younger adults under 55 is rising worldwide, and every day in the UK around 240 people experience the traumatic and life-changing effects of a stroke.

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Budget 2025: what should Rachel Reeves do about tax? Join our live event

It is the economics version of music’s “difficult second album”. When the UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, steps up to deliver her follow-up budget on November 26, she faces some daunting choices.

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The great wildebeest migration, seen from space: satellites and AI are helping count Africa’s wildlife

The Great Wildebeest Migration is one of the most remarkable natural spectacles on Earth. Each year, immense herds of wildebeest, joined by zebras and gazelles, travel 800-1,000km between Tanzania and Kenya in search of fresh grazing after the rains.

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Nigeria needs 200,000km of durable new roads but it’s expensive: we tested plastic to make them stronger and cheaper

Nigeria doesn’t have enough roads, and it’s making life harder for people, especially in rural areas. The Nigerian government’s latest estimate is that the country needs another 200,000 kilometres of roads and this will cost a whopping N18 trillion (US$12.2 billion).

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Young mothers in Kenya face a higher risk of giving birth early: study explores why

Preterm babies are those born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. The global figure for babies born early was 13.4 million in 2020. But statistics on preterm babies in African countries are poor. Obasanjo Bolarinwa and Kobi Ajayi, who research and teach public health and global healthcare management…

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The Erie Canal: How a ‘big ditch’ transformed America’s economy, culture and even religion

Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities, his vessel, the Seneca Chief, embarked from Buffalo, the westernmost port of his brand-new Erie Canal.

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New study reveals how illegal wildlife trade intersects with organized crime in Canada

When most people hear terms like poaching, wildlife trafficking or illegal wildlife trade, they probably think of threatened species such as elephants, rhinos, tigers or sharks. Geographically, wildlife crime may feel like a problem confined to southern Africa or southeast and East Asia.

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With Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, Cree artist Kent Monkman confronts history

Cree artist Kent Monkman is a contemporary old master most celebrated for his reworking of figurative painting. Now in his 60th year, Monkman’s gut-wrenching recastings of images drawn from the western canon are produced by his atelier, a studio modelled on a longstanding tradition of the artist as chef d'atelier.

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