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Shooters for hire: What’s fuelling the Canadian increase in outsourced violence?
Shooters are becoming freelance contractors. Their target’s ideology is entirely irrelevant to them and their involvement is purely transactional.
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The National Climate Assessment is broken – appointing Matthew Wielicki to lead it won’t help
What communities and businesses really need is information they can act on, with examples of what’s worked elsewhere and why – and what fails.
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Czech nonprofits applied lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic to the Ukrainian refugee crisis – but had little say in key decisions
Researchers found that while authorities have depended on nonprofits to deal with the refugee crisis, many nonprofit leaders had little say in planning and coordination.
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New genetic approaches raise hopes for restoring the American chestnut to its former glory
By identifying the genes and molecules crucial to resistance in American chestnuts and other species, researchers hope to use genomic techniques to breed trees that can flourish in the face of blight.
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Rescuing satellites is harder than it looks – a growing space junk problem will make doing so more important
A new mission to save NASA’s Swift observatory shows why catching a satellite that was never designed for rescue is one of the hardest jobs in spaceflight.
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Why are some animals considered ‘pests’? It comes down to culture and convenience
Calling an animal a ‘pest’ can sometimes cause more harm to people than the animal itself.
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Why Americans seeking affordable doctor visits and medicines abroad may misjudge healthcare quality
Traveling to Mexico for routine healthcare can be convenient and affordable – but the cues patients rely on to judge quality of care may differ in important ways.
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Albanese will announce extension of “Paid Prac” at Labor national conference
Anthony Albanese will announce on Thursday the extension of the Prac Payment system in a speech given to Labor’s national conference
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Why 78 degrees isn’t the right thermostat setting for everyone during a heat wave
There is no single thermostat setting that is right for every person or every home. And there are other easy, low-cost steps that can help keep everyone comfortable when hot weather sets in.
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Soft plastic recycling laws have been delayed – an expert explains why
Our whole system is built to reward recyclability. But what actually matters is how much we’re manufacturing in the first place.
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How young people make their politics heard in Manchester
When Burnham was elected as Mayor, he committed to the creation of the Greater Manchester Youth Combined Authority.
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Why Odysseus couldn’t just say: ‘I’m home’
When Odysseus finally reaches Ithaca he doesn’t walk through the door and say who he is. Here’s why.