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Virtually trying on clothes using AI can help cut fast-fashion waste, study reveals
Virtually trying on clothes could persuade more people to experiment with renting clothes.
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Pisa results: what they tell us about reading standards in Welsh schools – and what they don’t
Pisa should be seen as a warning light, rather than a diagnosis of what is wrong with Welsh education.
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Place-name politics: Why renaming Ottawa’s Trump Avenue requires more than just outrage
Renaming Ottawa’s Trump Avenue is part of a long history of cities engaging in “toponymic diplomacy.”
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‘Fountain’ might make you laugh or scowl but asks important questions – a Philly art historian explains why Marcel Duchamp’s iconic 1917 sculpture still provokes
A version of ‘Fountain’ is part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s permanent collection and will appear in the Duchamp retrospective, which opens Oct. 10, 2026.
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Pennsylvania is suing TikTok over ‘addictive’ features – a policy expert explains why it’s messier than that sounds
TikTok’s lawsuit fits a pattern – from cigarettes to opioids – of courts stepping in where lawmakers won’t.
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A journalist coined ‘the Bible Belt’ 100 years ago – it’s been oversimplifying the South ever since
‘The Bible Belt’ has been used for a century to describe religion and politics in the South. But it captured just some of life in the region then – and doesn’t capture what’s going on today.
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American women in communities with ample broadband access lose less time waiting for services, reducing time poverty
Making broadband affordable and training people how to best use it are also key to saving time.
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What Patriot Platform tells us about how the far right in the UK is changing its tactics
It’s becoming more mobile, networked and potentially vigilante – and draws on Christian symbolism.
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UK plan to sanction Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements is a historic shift in tone and policy
The government’s move is a direct cricitism of the Netanyahu government.
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Labour would prioritise recognition of Palestine, sanctions on Israel
By Russell Palmer of RNZ Labour is calling the government’s stance on Israel an “embarrassment” to the country, and says it is failing to meet its responsibilities under the Genocide Convention. Britain, France and Canada are set to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, with British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband saying
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Skepticism around green ride-hailing: How to gain riders’ trust
Without clear standards, it will be difficult for users to distinguish between serious environmental commitments and superficial green promotion.
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The weight-loss drug divide: private prescribing is lowest where need is greatest
GLP-1 drugs can produce major weight loss, but their wider impact will depend on affordable treatment and appropriate support.