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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.
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Peters’ ‘hot air’ over Israeli settlement trade ban rules out of step with world
Asia Pacific Report A pro-Palestine national advocacy and protest group has accused New Zealand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs as being “derelict in its duties” if it is unable to identify and ban products from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) made this statement today following announcements by
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The Anthropocene was rejected as a geological epoch – but the idea is still changing how we see the world
New research argues no other concept reflects our planet-wide transformation in its proper context of deep time.
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Blanche d’Alpuget leaves a lasting imprint on Australian literature – and politics
Blanche d'Alpuget had a long and successful career as a writers, but it was her stunning biography of Bob Hawke that brought her fame – and influence.
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Andrew Hastie denounces Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce as ‘lying cowards’
The attack comes after One Nation published a cartoon that makes referenced to Hastie as a “traitor”.