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Ultra-trail running: why women excel yet remain under-represented
Why are women still under-represented in trail and mountain running even though they excel over very long distances?
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De Gaulle: Résistance and the subjective history of anti-Nazi struggle during Second World War
REVIEW: By Alex Salmon “Whatever happens, the flame of French resistance must not and shall not die,” proclaimed Charles De Gaulle in a speech broadcast on BBC radio in London, 18 June 1940, as France surrendered to Nazi Germany. De Gaulle, a French army officer, had refused to capitulate to the Nazis and Marshall Petain’s
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Fijian chief warns coup immunity debate must address inequality and social issues
By Iliesa Tora of RNZ Pacific The traditional paramount chief of Lau province in Fiji says immunity clauses sheltering past coup leaders cannot be a stand-alone discussion. Ratu Tevita Mara said Fijians should also confront the economic disparity, and the drug and HIV crisis in iTaukei communities, as the public consultation phase of the Constitution
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Eight ways to spot toxic hasbara trolls and being a keyboard warrior
COMMENTARY: By Saige England The state of fascist Zionism continues its systematic extermination and social media is full of its supporters. Thank you to this list from my friend Mike Huett on how to spot and combat hasbara trolls. (Hasbara is the communications arm of Mossad, the Zionist state’s secret service and it has long
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Free Palestine Party slams ‘shameful’ NZ stance at UN, calls for independent foreign policy
Asia Pacific Report The Free Palestine Party has condemned the New Zealand government for its “shameful” failure to walk out of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the UN last month — as more than 70 protesting countries did — claiming it made New Zealand complicit in genocide. “The only thing necessary for the
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Young voters fear mass shootings like the one in Oregon, but that fear divides them on gun control
An Oregon school shooting comes weeks before midterms when young voters could break turnout records, but research shows shared fear doesn’t mean shared views on guns.
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Can social media bans protect young people’s mental health? Early research suggests that bans aren’t the answer
Kids have found ways around most of the safeguards meant to keep them off social media platforms.
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Americans want electric cars – they just can’t find them
Sales reveal how many cars people actually bought, but not how many they actually wanted. Prices, on the other hand, show how demand is changing.
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Rabbits were a medieval royal luxury in England – until the Black Death made them commonplace
Once the preserve of the aristocracy, rabbits became commonplace by the end of the Middle Ages as the world was turned upside down after the arrival of plague.
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Why the 26 secretary of state races this November matter more than they did before Trump’s drive to assert federal authority over elections
Secretaries of state are at the center of growing conflict over how election authority should be divided between states and the federal government. There are 26 elections for the job this November.
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Belonging and belief: Why evangelical churches draw many migrants in the US
Many migrants find community in evangelical churches in the U.S. – part of wider shifts in the country’s religious landscape.
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Could the UK actually split? Experts explain the legal route for pro-independence leaders
The UK’s legal framework means the independence question can keep being asked – and continue to be kicked down the road.