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Blackout risks are rising – why neighboring power grids can’t just send extra electricity where it’s needed
Western states are figuring out how to make electricity-sharing work, but it isn’t easy. Texas learned that the hard way.
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Chilling effects of Trump’s war on free speech extend far beyond campus walls – and that’s the point
A persistent government strategy to sow fear through punitive measures has corroded freedom and democracy.
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Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6 weeks after giving birth
The late postpartum period has the highest risk for maternal deaths, yet the standard of postpartum care in the US ends at approximately six weeks after birth.
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Privacy isn’t dead – it’s just that tech companies have made it inconvenient
Is sharing your data worth what you’re getting out of it? That may be the wrong question to ask when you are thinking about whether to share.
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Australia’s Combat Antisemitism Movement keeps slaying social cohesion
As the Bondi Royal Commission continues, one major campaigner against antisemitism demonstrates its vehement opposition to social cohesion. Wendy Bacon reports for Michael West Media. ANALYSIS: By Wendy Bacon Sheina Gutnick, whose father Reuben Morrison was killed in the Bondi Massacre, was the first witness at the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. She
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The bogs of war: landscapes play a huge part in conflict – and restoring them can strengthen security
Europe is rethinking security: as geopolitical tensions rise, Russia looms and climate risks intensify, can restoring nature help defend both nations and the planet?
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Who were the American mothers to France’s orphaned children during the First World War?
During and after WWI, thousands of American women acted as mothers for displaced French children. A war studies research fellow weighs in with considerations for teaching this vital, often overlooked part of transatlantic wartime history.
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What ‘biodegradable’ packaging really means – and 3 key questions to ask about it
Not everything marked ‘biodegradable’ should go in your home compost bin.
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Central Africa’s wild meat dilemma: why outright bans threaten food security for millions
The meat of wild animals, or wild meat, is a big part of the diets of millions of people in central Africa.
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Kidnapped Kiwi Gaza flotilla detainee condemns brutal Israeli treatment
Asia Pacific Report One of the three New Zealanders on the Global Sumud Flotilla who were among the hundreds kidnapped by the Israeli military illegally on international waters this month and abducted to Israel has described his brutal treatment after returning home. Speaking in a TV3 news report last night, Hāhona Ormsby (Ngāti Maniapoto), 56,
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The TV industry still struggles with class inequality – access alone won’t fix it
The key issue is no longer simply who gets into television, but who can afford to stay and build a long-term career.
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How a remarkable trial on bedrest during the Korean war helped lead to evidence-based medicine
How a bedbound patient and a 73-page study changed the way doctors make decisions.