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Year: 2024

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Further US election analysis: Hispanics and young men swung big to Trump

November 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Adrian Beaumont, Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne Republican Donald Trump won the United States presidential election by 312 electoral votes to 226 for Democrat Kamala Harris. Trump carried the seven key states of Georgia ... <a title="Further US election analysis: Hispanics and young men swung big to Trump" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/further-us-election-analysis-hispanics-and-young-men-swung-big-to-trump-243142/" aria-label="Read more about Further US election analysis: Hispanics and young men swung big to Trump">Read more</a>

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Your friend has been diagnosed with cancer. Here are 6 things you can do to support them

November 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Stephanie Cowdery, Research Fellow, Carer Hub: A Centre of Excellence in Cancer Carer Research, Translation and Impact, Deakin University Across the world, one in five people are diagnosed with cancer during their lifetime. By age 85, almost one in two Australians will be diagnosed with cancer. When ... <a title="Your friend has been diagnosed with cancer. Here are 6 things you can do to support them" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/your-friend-has-been-diagnosed-with-cancer-here-are-6-things-you-can-do-to-support-them-239844/" aria-label="Read more about Your friend has been diagnosed with cancer. Here are 6 things you can do to support them">Read more</a>

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Chris Hedges: The politics of cultural despair – and the American nightmare

November 8, 2024

Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – ANALYSIS: By Chris Hedges In the end, the US election was about despair. Despair over futures that evaporated with deindustrialisation. Despair over the loss of 30 million jobs in mass layoffs. Despair over austerity programmes and the funneling of wealth upwards into the hands of rapacious ... <a title="Chris Hedges: The politics of cultural despair – and the American nightmare" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/chris-hedges-the-politics-of-cultural-despair-and-the-american-nightmare/" aria-label="Read more about Chris Hedges: The politics of cultural despair – and the American nightmare">Read more</a>

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What do people think about smartglasses? New research reveals a complicated picture

November 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Fareed Kaviani, Research fellow, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Monash University Smartglasses, a type of wearable device, have evolved rapidly since the pioneering yet ill-fated Google Glass received social backlash in 2013. Early adopters were nicknamed “Glassholes”, and the product never reached commercialisation. No one could understand why ... <a title="What do people think about smartglasses? New research reveals a complicated picture" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/what-do-people-think-about-smartglasses-new-research-reveals-a-complicated-picture-242762/" aria-label="Read more about What do people think about smartglasses? New research reveals a complicated picture">Read more</a>

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Governments are pushing teen social media bans – but behind the scenes is a messy fight over science

November 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, Epidemiologist, Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong Davide Angelini/Solsykke/Shutterstock As governments worldwide move to restrict teenagers’ access to smartphones and social media, a fierce scientific debate has erupted over whether these digital technologies actually harm young people’s mental health. The controversy, sparked by an influential ... <a title="Governments are pushing teen social media bans – but behind the scenes is a messy fight over science" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/governments-are-pushing-teen-social-media-bans-but-behind-the-scenes-is-a-messy-fight-over-science-241684/" aria-label="Read more about Governments are pushing teen social media bans – but behind the scenes is a messy fight over science">Read more</a>

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With its 10th coach in a decade, is Manchester United trapped in a ‘fixes that fail’ cycle?

November 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Scott McLean, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Human Factors and Sociotechnical Systems, University of the Sunshine Coast Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Rúben Amorim, their tenth permanent or interim head coach since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. Under Ferguson’s 27-year tenure, United dominated English ... <a title="With its 10th coach in a decade, is Manchester United trapped in a ‘fixes that fail’ cycle?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/with-its-10th-coach-in-a-decade-is-manchester-united-trapped-in-a-fixes-that-fail-cycle-242596/" aria-label="Read more about With its 10th coach in a decade, is Manchester United trapped in a ‘fixes that fail’ cycle?">Read more</a>

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Paul Buchanan: All in all, Trump’s election is a calamity in the making

November 8, 2024

COMMENTARY: By Paul G Buchanan Surveying the wreckage of the US elections, here are some observations that have emerged: Campaigns based on hope do not always defeat campaigns based on fear. Having dozens of retired high ranking military and diplomatic officials warn against the danger Donald Trump poses to democracy (including people who worked for ... <a title="Paul Buchanan: All in all, Trump’s election is a calamity in the making" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/paul-buchanan-all-in-all-trumps-election-is-a-calamity-in-the-making/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Buchanan: All in all, Trump’s election is a calamity in the making">Read more</a>

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Fasting, eating earlier in the day or eating fewer meals – what works best for weight loss?

November 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hayley O’Neill, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine, Bond University chalermphon_tiam/Shutterstock Globally, one in eight people are living with obesity. This is an issue because excess fat increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease and certain cancers. Modifying your diet is important for ... <a title="Fasting, eating earlier in the day or eating fewer meals – what works best for weight loss?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/fasting-eating-earlier-in-the-day-or-eating-fewer-meals-what-works-best-for-weight-loss-242028/" aria-label="Read more about Fasting, eating earlier in the day or eating fewer meals – what works best for weight loss?">Read more</a>

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How our regions can help make Australia’s growing cities more sustainable

November 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Newton, Emeritus Professor in Sustainable Urbanism, Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology FiledIMAGE/Shutterstock The way we organise our cities and regions creates problems everywhere. We’re facing difficult and polluting drives to work, a lack of affordable housing, and urban designs that lead to car ... <a title="How our regions can help make Australia’s growing cities more sustainable" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/how-our-regions-can-help-make-australias-growing-cities-more-sustainable-240330/" aria-label="Read more about How our regions can help make Australia’s growing cities more sustainable">Read more</a>

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The Indo-Pacific is an idea more than a region – and it’s pushing politics in a ‘pessimistic and paranoid’ direction

November 8, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicholas Ross Smith, Senior Research Fellow, National Centre for Research on Europe, University of Canterbury Getty Images Over the past decade, the idea of an important geopolitical space called the “Indo-Pacific” has become integral to the grand strategising of countries inside and outside this vast geographical area. ... <a title="The Indo-Pacific is an idea more than a region – and it’s pushing politics in a ‘pessimistic and paranoid’ direction" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/08/the-indo-pacific-is-an-idea-more-than-a-region-and-its-pushing-politics-in-a-pessimistic-and-paranoid-direction-243130/" aria-label="Read more about The Indo-Pacific is an idea more than a region – and it’s pushing politics in a ‘pessimistic and paranoid’ direction">Read more</a>

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Grattan on Friday: Donald Trump’s win will make 2025 even more challenging for Anthony Albanese

November 7, 2024

Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra Early Wednesday evening, Queensland Nationals senator Matt Canavan raced down the Parliament House stairs to collect a bag of McDonald’s from an Uber. To celebrate Trump’s victory, he called out as he ran. If any Labor people were eating McDonald’s, ... <a title="Grattan on Friday: Donald Trump’s win will make 2025 even more challenging for Anthony Albanese" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/07/grattan-on-friday-donald-trumps-win-will-make-2025-even-more-challenging-for-anthony-albanese-243141/" aria-label="Read more about Grattan on Friday: Donald Trump’s win will make 2025 even more challenging for Anthony Albanese">Read more</a>

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New survey finds an alarming tolerance for attacks on the press in the US – particularly among white, Republican men

November 7, 2024

ANALYSIS: By Julie Posetti, City St George’s, University of London and Waqas Ejaz, University of Oxford Press freedom is a pillar of American democracy. But political attacks on US-based journalists and news organisations pose an unprecedented threat to their safety and the integrity of information. Less than 48 hours before election day, Donald Trump, now ... <a title="New survey finds an alarming tolerance for attacks on the press in the US – particularly among white, Republican men" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2024/11/07/new-survey-finds-an-alarming-tolerance-for-attacks-on-the-press-in-the-us-particularly-among-white-republican-men/" aria-label="Read more about New survey finds an alarming tolerance for attacks on the press in the US – particularly among white, Republican men">Read more</a>