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Football headers: growing evidence suggests this skill is damaging to brain health
Retired football players have a higher risk of developing dementia.
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Ruth Ellis: what her posthumous pardon tells us about Britain’s view of abuse then, and now
At the time, many people personally identified with Ellis and her experiences of abuse.
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Heatwaves: why British trees are shedding branches and dying
British trees struggle to survive as temperatures get higher, and many die.
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Why removing a distinct religious code for Native American military service members will make their needs invisible
The Pentagon recategorized Native religions as ‘other.’ A scholar of Native American and Indigenous Studies explains the implications of that change.
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Judges block Trump administration’s attempts to deny access to public service loan forgiveness to its perceived foes
The rulings are good news for borrowers who work for groups with missions at odds with the Trump administration’s agenda and those nonprofits themselves.
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Why Colorado replaced its AI discrimination law with a transparency requirement that the feds might challenge anyway
Colorado watered down its AI legislation but may still face litigation from the Department of Justice.
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Justice Jackson’s birthright citizenship opinion includes Black Americans in the story of the nation’s search for equality
Jackson’s concurrence traces the 14th Amendment to work done by people ‘beyond Congress’ and Black Americans who ‘helped galvanize the push for full equality.’
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The US murder rate fell to historic lows in 2025 – here’s why
Most people credit policing or the lack of it, but the real story tracks three trends that rose and fell together.
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NZ legalised homosexuality 40 years ago – but even today, justice issues remain
Same-sex marriages and an apology from the state followed the homosexual law reform, but gaps remain for some people trying to have historic convictions expunged.
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Personal goals motivated footballer Anthony Gordon to learn Spanish – a recipe for success
Finding a reason to learn that comes from within ourselves - intrinsic motivation - is key.
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How new technology ensures the Titanic story endures
Rather than simply recounting history, each new version reworks a shared cultural template for contemporary audiences.
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Angus Taylor warns a One Nation government would bring ‘an eternity of pain’
Angus Taylor has delivered his most comprehensive attack so far on One Nation in a speech to the Sydney Institute.