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Next banks £170m in interest charges from shoppers | Business | The Guardian
Next, one of Britain’s biggest high street retailers, banked almost £170m in interest charges last year from shoppers using its online and catalogue credit service.
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ISTANBUL — Kurdish militias carried out a suicide attack on a Turkish military police station in eastern Turkey on Sunday, killing two soldiers and wounding 24 others, the local authorities said. In an overnight assault, members of the separatist Ku…
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Viagra ‘added to Chinese alcohol’ – BBC News
Distillers in China added Viagra to thousands of bottles of spirits and told customers it had “health-preserving qualities”, food safety officials say. More than 5,300 bottles of alcohol were seized by the investigators in the southern city of Liuzh…
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You’ve likely heard the numbers by now. Approximately 23% of Americans are religiously unaffiliated (atheist, agnostic and “nothing in particular”). This demographic is expected to double by 2050.
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What happens when a rainforest burns? | Grist
The wettest rainforest in the continental United States had gone up in flames and the smoke was so thick, so blanketing, that you could see it miles away.
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Writing used to be a solitary profession. How did it become so interminably social?
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Is Cuba becoming a haven for LGBT rights? – Al Jazeera English
Havana, Cuba – Walking down the Malecon, Havana’s broad coastal esplanade that runs past extravagant hotels built when Cuba was the playground of the United States’ upper class, one can occasionally see a same-sex couple holding hands or stealing a…
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Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Day of the Dancing Duck
As you might expect, there are two themes that dominate the pundits this morning: how did Donald Trump get past the barricades into our extremely serious political system, and how a home made “documentary” that contains snippets of conversations col…
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Egypt to open Suez canal expansion two years early | World news | The Guardian
Egypt is this week set to inaugurate a major expansion of the Suez canal finished in a third of the originally estimated time.
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Cilla Black dies aged 72 | Culture | The Guardian
The television personality Cilla Black has died at the age of 72 in Spain. Spanish police said on Sunday that British national Priscilla White – the Blind Date presenter’s real name – had died.
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Leading Burundi general killed in rocket attack on car – Al Jazeera English
A leading Burundian general and close aide to President Pierre Nkurunziza has been killed in a rocket attack on his car in the capital Bujumbura, officials and witnesses have said.
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A couple of months after Sam Hamilton was released from Fishkill correctional facility, a medium security prison in upstate New York where he spent 32 years on charges of felony and murder, he returned to the prison – this time as a civilian. Hamilt…
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Stolen childhood: A Palestinian story – Al Jazeera English
Ismail, Zakaria, Ahed, and Mohamed are four names that are seemingly random and have no particular significance for the average person in the world. However, these four names are well known and engraved into every Palestinian’s consciousness.
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Parties fear an August surprise | TheHill
Beware the ides of August. Congress’s summer recess is supposed to be a quiet time that gives lawmakers a chance to meet with constituents, raise money and maybe get a little rest.
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Burundi presidential aide Nshimirimana killed in attack – BBC News
Gen Adolphe Nshimirimana was a former army chief of staff and intelligence chief. The attackers targeted his car in the Kamenge district reportedly with machine guns and rocket launchers.
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Rafael Nadal will need to be at his best to see off Fabio Fognini of Italy, who has beaten him twice on clay this year. Photograph: Daniel Reinhardt/Daniel Reinhardt/dpa/Corbis
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ORLANDO, Fla. — The Universal theme park chain was the last thing Comcast was interested in when it bought NBCUniversal four years ago. Endless upkeep? Endless spending on new rides? Endless anxiety about public safety? Thanks, but no thanks. Some a…
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Here Is Your WIRED Star Wars Challenge for Day 91 | WIRED
For the seemingly interminable wait until Star Wars: The Force Awakens hits theaters, we’re helping pass time by giving you daily challenges related to everyone’s favorite universe. When you complete a task, send us a tweet @WIRED or tag us on Faceb…
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I’m Quitting Social Media to Learn What I Actually Like | WIRED
Three years ago, I began taking August off social media. I wasn’t alone. That was the year everyone started writing about digital detoxes, smartphone-free summer camps, and Facebook cleanses. One writer at the Verge took a year’s vacation from the I…
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Philadelphia police-related deaths plunge but is reform enough? | US news | The Guardian
Last Wednesday, Devon Guisherd shot a Philadelphia Swat officer in the chest before the officer returned fire and killed the 27-year-old. Guisherd had been wanted on murder charges tied to the death of 25-year-old Megan Doto, who was struck by a str…
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Builders battle California city ordinance making them pay for public art | US news | The Guardian
An alliance of firms in Oakland is suing the city over laws that came into effect in February forcing them to spend between 0.5% and 1% of any project’s budget on public art.
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Forget Tweetstorms. The Era of the Retweetstorm Is Here | WIRED
Last year, we witnessed the birth of the tweetstorm. While the art of yelling on Twitter has been around since its origin, Marc Andreessen can largely be credited with coining the term for an unstoppable torrent of tweets, often angry or self-righte…
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The Queen’s People, portraits by Hugo Rittson Thomas – in pictures | UK news | The Guardian
The technique involves the use of mirrors to show each sitter from all four sides
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I was at a funeral recently. The woman who had died had reached her ninth decade and had been a wonderfully kind lady. In the eulogy her son remarked that she had seen her death coming; that it was the best kind of death and one that would not be av…
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Anti-torture reforms opposed within psychology group after damning report | US news | The Guardian
Opposition is building to intended anti-torture reforms within the largest professional organization of psychologists in the US, which faces a crossroads over what a recent report described as its past support for brutal military and CIA interrogati…
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Duma attack: ‘Israeli settlers are burning everything’ – Al Jazeera English
Duma, occupied West Bank – Pulling out his smartphone, Hassan Dawabsheh stares at pictures of his nephew Ali, the18-month-old Palestinian baby who was killed in an arson attack on his home on Friday.
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Egypt court further postpones verdict in al-Jazeera journalists’ retrial | World news | The Guardian
An Egyptian court has postponed for a second time its verdict in the retrial of three al-Jazeera journalists, rescheduling it for 29 August. The court had already put off its much anticipated verdict last Thursday because the judge was reportedly il…
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Athletics world rocked by ‘wild’ doping allegations – Al Jazeera English
The athletics world has been rocked on by “wild” doping allegations involving hundreds of suspect blood samples.
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UK interest rate rises – waiting for lift-off | Business | The Guardian
With prominent members of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee (MPC) – not least the governor – lining up in recent weeks to talk up the prospect of rate rises at some point in the coming months, this week’s meeting has already sparked an…
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Memphis police officer shot dead during traffic stop | US news | The Guardian
The officer was shot multiple times while conducting a traffic stop on Saturday night, the Memphis police chief, Toney Armstrong, told a news conference. The officer died in hospital. In a statement on Sunday morning, Memphis police identified the o…
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Not Waving But Drowning | Best Of MetaFilter
The hardest (oddest?) part? You learn that a fairly likely outcome of your attempt to rescue a conscious non-swimmer is that you will be attacked, and so you have to learn underwater combat tactics, so that you won’t be drowned the first time you tr…
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Australia Speaker resigns over ‘ridiculous’ expenses – Al Jazeera English
The speaker of Australia’s House of Representatives has resigned her post following weeks of accusations that she used taxpayer money to pay for extravagant and unnecessary travel.
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A top Burundian general and close aide to the president, Pierre Nkurunziza, has been killed in a rocket attack on his car in the capital Bujumbura, officials and witnesses said.
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The cast of the new Fantastic Four movie have admitted they’ve yet to see the finished film. The Marvel blockbuster, which opens in a few days, hasn’t been shown to critics.
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New York’s Empire State highlights endangered animals – BBC News
New York’s famed Empire State Building hosted new guests on Saturday night as images of endangered animals were flashed across its facade. The unique display, on one of the world’s most recognisable structures, was aimed at sparking conversations ab…
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The innovators: the personal rape alarm with a fast track to the police | Business | The Guardian
When a woman was raped in the apartment complex where Rebecca Pick lived, the Strathclyde University student felt scared – and angry. The victim had screamed for help but failed to attract the attention of passers-by.
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Ronda Rousey knocks out Bethe Correia in 34 seconds | Sport | The Guardian
Ronda Rousey wanted to knockout Bethe Correia. So she did. The UFC’s female bantamweight champion scored her 12th stoppage in as many fights early Sunday morning in Rio, plastering Cerreia with punches and knees for 34 seconds until referee John McC…
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England look for a new blend against embattled Australia at Trent Bridge | Sport | The Guardian
There is a smile on the face of every English cricket fan this weekend, but it is mingled with bewilderment rather an absolute confidence that the Ashes campaign is under control. We just cannot tell what is going to happen next.
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In some rare games, conventions fall away. Tactical schema are ripped up, the rationale about the importance of the team disappears, and the match becomes the struggle of one player against the rest.
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Japan’s atomic bomb survivors continue in fight against nuclear weapons | World news | The Guardian
It is not as if Sunao Tsuboi needs another reminder of his violent encounter, as a 20-year-old university student, with a “living hell on earth”. The facial scars he has carried for seven decades are proof enough.
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Proseccos with real sparkle | David Williams | Life and style | The Guardian
Salatin Prosecco Valdobbiadene Superiore Extra Dry, Italy NV (£9.99, Majestic) Most wine merchants have mixed feelings about prosecco.
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Arsenal players more focused on ‘selfies and six-packs’ – Al Jazeera English
Arsenal are not capable of winning the Premier League title this season because they have too many players interested in selfies and six packs rather than winning football matches, according to former Manchester United captain Roy Keane.
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Australia Speaker Bronwyn Bishop quits over expenses – BBC News
The speaker of the lower house of the Australian parliament, Bronwyn Bishop, has resigned over an expenses scandal. Ms Bishop, an ally of Prime Minister Tony Abbott, had used AU$5,000 (£2,300) in public funds to charter a helicopter to attend a poli…
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UAE arrests: 41 accused of trying to establish caliphate – BBC News
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates say 41 people will go on trial for trying to “seize power and establish a caliphate” in the Gulf nation. The state news agency said the group comprised foreigners and UAE nationals.
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Earlier in the week I caught up with Eileen Burbidge, co-founder and partner at London-based venture capital firm Passion Capital and one of the most prominent figures in the U.K. technology scene.
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Here are the week’s top stories. 1. Joseph R. Biden Jr., the vice president, is said to be thinking about a run for the White House. Support for Hillary Rodham Clinton, though formidable, has eroded somewhat in recent polls. And a backer of Mr.
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The day Kuwait would rather forget – Al Jazeera English
Kuwait City – Nasser al-Duwailah is still haunted by a mistake he made 25 years ago.
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INDIAN LAND, S.C. — Twenty-five years ago, Ni Meijuan earned $19 a month working the spinning machines at a vast textile factory in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. Now at the Keer Group’s cotton mill in South Carolina, which opened in April, Ms.
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Copwatch v. Cops: After Freddie Gray – Video – NYTimes.com
In a year of violent police encounters, a 25-year-old movement to document law enforcement has new urgency. This is the story of Copwatch as told by Michael Brown’s neighbor and Freddie Gray’s friend.
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Obama turns to climate change | TheHill
President Obama is looking to cement his legacy on climate change. His administration will finalize sweeping new regulations on power plants on Monday, which is sure to spark a fight with Republicans in Congress.
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Peru rescues group seized by Shining Path decades ago – Al Jazeera English
Peruvian security forces have rescued 54 adults and children, mostly members of the Ashaninka indigenous group, who had been held by the Shining Path armed group in a remote jungle region, government officials have said.
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BBC Sport – Angel Di Maria: Man Utd winger set for Paris St-Germain medical
Manchester United’s Angel Di Maria is set to have a medical in the next 24 hours before a proposed move to Paris St-Germain. United have declined to comment but the 27-year-old Argentina international will reportedly cost £46m.
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Al-Jazeera trial: Verdict delayed until 29 August – BBC News
An Egyptian court has again delayed a verdict in the retrial of three al-Jazeera journalists convicted of aiding the banned Muslim Brotherhood. Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy, Egyptian Baher Mohamed and Australian Peter Greste were sentenced to up …
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The week in radio: Night Shift; Radio 1’s Ibiza Prom | Television & radio | The Guardian
Sarah Montague’s alarm has gone off. “It’s just before half past three,” she says, groggily. “Which means I have to get up.
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Flight MH370: more debris found believed to be from missing plane | World news | The Guardian
The object, a metal sheet featuring Chinese symbols, was discovered by a passerby in Saint Denis, 15 miles (25km) from Saint-André, where the first piece of debris was found. Authorities immediately cordoned off the perimeter and the object was take…
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Picnic recipes for work lunches | Life and style | The Guardian
Park benches are suddenly as desirable a piece of real estate as Mayfair on the Monopoly board, with sun-starved workers reduced to fighting over patches of grass the size of a tissue.
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Meet comedian Amy Schumer, the sneaky feminist honesty bomb | Stage | The Guardian
There are two bottles of mineral water in Amy Schumer’s hotel suite and no glasses. She takes sparkling, I have the still, and I offer to find something to drink out of. “Naaah, let’s drink it out of the bottle,” Schumer, the 34-year-old American co…
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KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia said on Sunday that airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been identified as being from a Boeing 777, the same model as Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 which vanished early last year.
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How does it feel to be a ‘grey entrepreneur’? | Technology | The Guardian
Pulling into Old Street underground station in London I can with great accuracy predict who will head for the doors of the train. Not that clean-shaven man in the three-piece business suit; nor that Armani-ed woman who’s probably heading for a City …
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RBS, why the rush to sell it off? | Business | The Guardian
Sir Philip Hampton said the results released by Royal Bank of Scotland last week were like “groundhog day”. The bank’s outgoing chairman was referring to the fact that decent growth in operating profits was wiped out by a string of charges for past …
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Dozens detained during Finnish far-right demonstration – Al Jazeera English
Thirty people have been arrested in Finland after far-right demonstrators assaulted passerbys and scuffled with police. Police said the demonstration on Saturday by about 40 members of the Finnish Resistance Movement, in the town of Jyvaskyla, began…
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How to master your fear of failure
There’s an aspiring adventurer, entrepreneur or novelist in all of us. Yet when it comes to chasing after our goals and dreams we’re often too scared to take the leap. Fear holds us back. It destroys dreams. It kills productivity and, in all honesty…
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What does the future of work look like?
As robotics, automation and AI steadily improve, I’ve been thinking a lot about what will keep the human workforce busy in the years to come. How much longer will we need to park ourselves at our desks for hours on end, in order to pay our bills?
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Trial of Al Jazeera staff adjourned for tenth time – Al Jazeera English
The retrial of three Al Jazeera journalists has been adjourned for a tenth time in Egypt. The Cairo court said on Sunday that a verdict in the case would now be delivered on August 29.
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Battle over Texas confederate monuments heats up – Al Jazeera English
Denton, Texas, United States – When local civil rights activist Willie Hudspeth decided to call for the removal of a large confederate memorial in this northern Texas city in 1999, he was the sole campaigner.
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All bets are off: why bookmakers aren’t playing fair | Society | The Guardian
As G Force burst through to win the prestigious Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock, I began celebrating my biggest priced winner of the flat season, having backed him at odds of 25-1.
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Brazilians in the Premier League: five hits and five misses | Football | The Guardian
Gilberto made himself a mainstay of Arsenal’s midfield after joining from Atlético Mineiro for £4.5m following an impressive World Cup in 2002.
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Six things hipsters have ruined | Culture | The Guardian
The Great British Bake Off is back this week and among a new batch of soggy-bottomed hopefuls is 35-year-old Stu Henshall from Surrey, who’s been dubbed the “most hipster Bake Off contestant ever”. He has tats, wears hats, brews his own beer and is …
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Latin American Migrant Workers In Spain | Al Jazeera America
CHANAS, France — Along the banks of the Rhône river, just off of France’s “highway of the sun” that runs past legendary expanses of grape and lavender fields, a parade of battered vans pulls up to a gated campground obscured by pine trees.
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Amoul’s Hideaway: restaurant review | Jay Rayner | Life and style | The Guardian
Amoul’s Hideaway is very obviously a restaurant. There are tables and chairs and a list of dishes for diners to choose from.
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Georgia Government Tries Playing Nice With Russia | Al Jazeera America
GUGUTIANTKARI, Georgia — It was just after 9 a.m. when Tina Bedinashvili’s house was set ablaze. Atop a blackened mantel in what was once her living room, a charred clock is stopped on that time.
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WASHINGTON — In the strongest action ever taken in the United States to combat climate change, President Obama will unveil on Monday a set of en
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Driving through South Dakota, it’s impossible to avoid Wall Drug. The billboards start before you even enter the state, and they’re arrayed, hundreds of them, alongside I-90, for more than 400 miles.
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Sah-ry, eh? We’re in the midst of the Canadian Vowel Shift – Macleans.ca
Out with “oot.” No more “aboot.” Canada is talking with a New Speak. In a linguistic pivot called the Canadian Vowel Shift, we are pronouncing “God” more like “gawd,” “bagel” like “bahgel,” “pillow” like “pellow,” and “sorry” less like “sore-y.
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Five films and nearly 20 years into the Mission: Impossible movie franchise, it’s still hard not to feel nostalgic for the original 60-70s TV series, the most rigorously formulaic thriller show ever.
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Myanmar floods worst in decades – BBC News
Tens of thousands of homes have been destroyed. The country’s president has visited people living in temporary shelters and the army is leading relief efforts.
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Anti-doping agency ‘alarmed’ by claims of suspect testing by 800 athletes | Sport | The Guardian
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) said it was “very alarmed” by claims that a third of Olympic and world championships medals, including 55 golds, for endurance events were won by athletes who recorded suspicious doping tests.
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Calais migrants pepper-sprayed – BBC News
French police have used pepper spray overnight to force back a group of migrants who had cut through fencing at the Channel Tunnel terminal in Calais. Footage showed a crowd of people near fencing shouting: “Open the border” before they were pepper-…
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Mexican photojournalist Ruben Espinosa among five found dead in capital | World news | The Guardian
A photographer for an investigative magazine who fled his home state after being harassed has been found dead in Mexico City along with other people.
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Twenty five years later, the Middle East looks the same – Al Jazeera English
It is 2am local time, August 2, 1990. Iraqi General Futayih al-Rawi and four Republican Guard divisions under his command have surged across the Iraq-Kuwait border. Iraqi Special Forces assault Kuwait City with a helicopter and sea-borne attack.
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Jeremy Corbyn’s Gang of One reawakens the media of the 80s | Politics | The Guardian
It’s been a long, long trek from aspiration to hope. Count the TV debates, the endless string of Newsnight interviews, the animated discussion programmes. Clip out the newspaper lead stories, the columns, the shock polls. Follow the odds as Jezza su…
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George Osborne should come clean over who wins or loses in his budget | UK news | The Guardian
When thousands of poor American families saw the homes they had loved and saved for seized by the banks in the depths of the sub-prime mortgage crisis, it was scant comfort that they had only been able to afford to clamber on to the property ladder …
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TIL George de Hevesy dissolved the Nobel Prizes of James Franck (1925) and Max von Laue (1925) in acid to prevent the Nazis from confiscating them in 1940. After the war, he precipitated the gold and The Nobel Society recast the medals with the orig…
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Celebrity lifestyles for sale | Life and style | The Guardian
If you crave the advice of a woman just like you, except with bigger hair, newer jokes and far, far more money, then this is your time. Revel. Revel in the ever-multiplying number of celebrities who are now not just actors, not just writers, directo…
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A Photojournalist Fled Veracruz Under Threat, But Murder Found Him in Mexico City | VICE News
A Mexican photojournalist who had fled the most dangerous state in the country for news reporters under threats was found bound and shot to death on Friday night in an apartment in Mexico City along with four others.
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China to expand medical insurance in bid to reform healthcare | World news | The Guardian
China will expand medical insurance to cover all critical illnesses for its population of nearly 1.4 billion by the end of the year, the government has announced. The decision is the latest step in a plan to remedy a healthcare system that has spark…
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TIFU by leaving my Reddit account logged in at the library. Kinda. : tifu
STIFU by leaving my Reddit account logged in at the library. Kinda. (self.tifu) Owner of this account, be greatful I didn’t post anything embarrasing. 🙂 I logged out for you, do it yourself next time.
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MH370 search: ‘Second plane part found’ on Reunion – BBC News
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.
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The Third Man review – a near-perfect work | Film | The Guardian
From the moment the first audiences saw the opening image of Anton Karas’s zither filling the screen with the nerve-jangling Harry Lime Theme (before, indeed, they had heard the word “zither”), they knew that with the second collaboration between di…
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PsBattle: Obama and science guys : photoshopbattles
Nobody tell them… Huddle in for a closeup!
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A few words with the web’s con artists | Culture | The Guardian
Alexandra KHi, sorry to bother you but I made a trip early this week to London, UK and had my bag stolen with my passport and credit cards in it. The embassy is letting me fly without my passport, I just have to pay for a ticket and settle hotel bil…
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Myanmar floods: UN says death toll ‘to rise’ – BBC News
The death toll from floods in Myanmar is expected to rise over the coming days, the United Nations has warned. Four western regions have been declared disaster zones after heavy floods, caused by monsoon rains, left at least 27 people dead.
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Hiroshima’s fate, 70 years ago this week, must not be forgotten | World news | The Guardian
In numbers of people killed, the second world war is uncontested in its claim to be the most murderous six years in human history. About 60 million perished in a global conflagration of total warfare.
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US march for equal racial rights strikes out from Selma – Al Jazeera English
Civil rights campaigners in the US have begun a 40-day march to highlight racial inequality. The activists set out on Sunday from Selma, Alabama – the scene of a violent crackdown on voting rights demonstrators 50 years ago.
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Bronwyn Bishop resigns as Speaker, Tony Abbott announces | Australia news | The Guardian
Bronwyn Bishop tendered her resignation as Speaker of the House to governor general Peter Cosgrove, following weeks of expenses scandals that had threatened to derail the government. The prime minister, Tony Abbott, made the announcement on Sunday a…
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How can I stop someone snoring? | Life and style | The Guardian
I’ve been told I snore. Apparently it’s a quiet, nasal, snuffly sound, although I’m in denial, because I’ve never heard it. But those long-suffering partners who have to endure the snorers are the tortured witnesses who testify against us.
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ANKARA, Turkey — Kurdish rebels on Sunday rammed an explosives-laden agricultural vehicle at a military police station in eastern Turkey, killing two soldiers and wounding 24 others, authorities said, amid a sharp escalation of vio
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RIO DE JANEIRO — Ronda Rousey defended her bantamweight title by knocking out Bethe Correia only 34 seconds into the first round at UFC 190 on Saturday night.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A police officer was fatally shot during a traffic stop in Memphis Saturday night and a manhunt is underway for the suspect, Tennessee police officials said. Memphis Police Director Toney Armstrong said during a news conference that…
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Congee is a common breakfast dish eaten in many Asian countries. A savoury porridge made from rice boiled until it breaks down almost completely, it’s a simple, nourishing meal that also works wonders on the hungover or infirm.
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Why Are Dogs So Insanely Happy to See Us When We Get Home?
Unlike a certain companion animal that will go unnamed, dogs lose their minds when reunited with their owners. But it’s not immediately obvious why our canine companions should grant us such an over-the-top greeting—especially considering the power …
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Suicide attack ‘hits Turkish troops’ – BBC News
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Holiday guide to Sardinia’s best beaches, plus restaurants and hotels | Travel | The Guardian
Italy offers so much to holidaymakers: food and wine, art and architecture, high peaks and bosomy Tuscan hills, but relatively few Brits come here for sun and sand.
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Nothing prepares you for being the daughter of ageing parents | Comment is free | The Guardian
Old people’s wards are hell for old people. Geriatric wards are bedlam, bonkers, bananas. A toothless woman screaming when left alone, a cry that reaches the high hospital ceiling. A woman effing and blinding – the polite curtain will not protect he…
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UK apologises and grants visa to China artist Ai Weiwei – Al Jazeera English
The UK has granted a six-month business visa to dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei after initially rejecting his application over an alleged criminal conviction.
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Ronda Rousey knocks out Bethe Correia in 34 seconds!!! : sports
Ronda Rousey knocks out Bethe Correia in 34 seconds!!! (latimes.com) Has a nice ring to it.
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Burma flood toll will increase as monsoon rains lash region, warns UN | World news | The Guardian
The toll from flash floods and landslides in Burma after days of torrential rain is likely to spike, the UN has warned, as monsoonal downpours brought misery to thousands across the region.
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Reporter expelled from public university ‘Black Lives’ event for not being of ‘African descent’ (thecollegefix.com)submitted just now by cavehobbitloading…
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Soldiers killed in suicide blast in eastern Turkey – Al Jazeera English
At least two soldiers have been killed and 24 others wounded in a suicide blast allegedly by Kurdish fighters in eastern Turkey, officials say.
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The End of “The Daily Show” – The New Yorker
Political life in America never ceases to astonish. Take last week’s pronouncements from the Republican Presidential field. Please.
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The dilemma My childhood was a study in grief. When I was a baby I was in an accident that left me cosmetically disfigured. Then my father, an abusive alcoholic, left us. I began to be bullied – frequent physical assault, verbal and mental abuse – b…
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Learning to love our bodies | Eva Wiseman | Life and style | The Guardian
I’m trying to remember how I felt about my body when I was eight. Only I can’t really remember having a body back then. I can remember being a chimpanzee.
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Is wild red grouse more ethical than chicken? | Lucy Siegle | Environment | The Guardian
Why did the red grouse cross the road? I’m still working on the punch line. Battery-reared red grouse will never be on the menu as they can’t be raised in captivity, just home-grown birds from British uplands. It sounds gloriously ethical.
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Egypt court set to deliver verdict on Al Jazeera staff – Al Jazeera English
An Egyptian court is set to announce the verdict in the long-running retrial of three Al Jazeera journalists.
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Halt and Catch Fire season finale commits Mutiny maybe · What’s On Tonight · The A.V. Club
Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Sunday, August 2nd. All times are Eastern. Halt and Catch Fire (AMC, 10 p.m.): A second and more impressive season comes to an end with possible upheaval at the startup.
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Tell us about your pop-culture weekend: July 31 – August 2 · AVQ&A · The A.V. Club
We’ve expanded the definition of AVQ&A—our weekly thought-starter—by asking you (and us) a simple question each week: What pop culture did you consume this weekend, and what did you think of it? If you have suggestions for AVQ&A questions, big or sm…
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They’ve been looking for him for 10 minutes. : funny
They’ve been looking for him for 10 minutes. (imgur.com) It’s the Grand Rapids PD….he could’ve answered the door and they’d still be looking.
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Obama to hit US power plants with tougher than expected emissions cuts | US news | The Guardian
President Barack Obama is planning to impose tougher than expected cuts on greenhouse gas emissions from US power plants, White House officials have said. The president called it most significant step the US has ever taken to fight global warming.
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Canada prime minister Stephen Harper set to call October election | World news | The Guardian
Canada’s prime minister, Stephen Harper, is poised to call a parliamentary election for October 19, kicking off a marathon 11-week campaign likely to focus on a stubbornly sluggish economy and his decade in power.
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MEXICO CITY — A photographer for the Mexican investigative magazine Proceso, who had fled his home state after being harassed, was among five people found slain early Saturday in an apartment in Mexico City, according to the magazine.
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NEW YORK — Unions representing Verizon workers in nine states say their members will work without a contract as more negotiations are scheduled with the wireless carrier.
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“Three Moves Ahead” · Power · TV Review · The A.V. Club
Sometimes Power feels delightfully dense, but other times it feels unpleasantly chaotic, like the writers are trying to juggle an unmanageable number of balls.
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As a firearm owner, that guy is a fucking douchebag. Gun owner as well, fuck that dude.
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APOD: 2015 August 1 – Stripping ESO 137-001
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
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HOUSTON — Ken Paxton, the Republican attorney general of Texas and a former state legislator, has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of securities fraud and of failing to register with the state securities board, officials said.
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I thought this was known? If they didn’t then why would they need to go through hormone therapy?
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And the Woman Clothed with the Sun… · Hannibal · TV Review · The A.V. Club
Hannibal may be behind glass, separated from Will, but they’re still a family, whether Will wants them to be or not. That’s the narrative that Hannibal pushes throughout their initial meetings about the murders committed by Francis Dolarhyde.
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Face the Nation: Former Arkansas Gov.
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WASHINGTON — In the strongest action ever taken in the United States to combat climate change, President Obama will unveil on Monday a set of en
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Turn your Smartphone into a 3D Hologram : videos
Looks like fun, I’d drop $5 to play with one. you only see 4 images. So for 90 degrees of rotation there is no change in the image.
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otherNew Dr.Dre album called ‘Compton A Soundtrack’ to be released August 7th. First album in 16 years. (itunes.apple.com) Still feels surreal.
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Dan Buettner and I were off to a good start. He approved of coffee.
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Wright-Phillips brothers combine to give New York Red Bulls victory | Football | The Guardian
Bradley Wright-Phillips scored the go-ahead goal off an assist from his brother Shaun as the New York Red Bulls beat the Philadelphia Union 3-1 on Saturday night for their third straight win and fifth in six games. Sebastien Le Toux tied it for the …
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Nearly 6 Year Transformation (27 M, 5’6″, 350 to 160) : Fitness
So I’ve been a lurker on Reddit for a while now, and this is a Subreddit that I love to frequent, especially when I come across Transformation threads. For a while now I’ve been considering doing the same, but I had been terrified of doing so.
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A pomeranian husky mix: a pomsky : aww
A Pomeranian is 10-20lbs. A Husky is 60-90lbs. There is no way a ‘pomsky’ is going to be 10lbs based on that alone.
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Royal Mail sees red over spate of post box thefts | UK news | The Guardian
A spate of thefts targeting post boxes that have been a feature of Britain’s street corners since the 19th century have forced the postal service to fight back – with an arsenal of hi-tech tools.
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Open thread: Clinton, Cruz, craziness and shop class
What’s coming up on Sunday Kos …
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Poll launched to find UK’s favourite insect – BBC News
An online poll has been launched to find the UK’s favourite insect. The Royal Society of Biology wants to emphasise the “vital” environmental role played by the more than 20,000 species found in the UK.
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The Next Great Startup Will Be A ‘Unicornio’ | TechCrunch
“The minute a major Silicon Valley VC sets up a branch in Mexico, you will be out of business,” a Mexican founder told me over dinner at last year’s Mexico VC Day in San Francisco. I did not respond, because I actually think our risk of going out of…
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UK and France say ending migrant crisis is top priority – Al Jazeera English
Ending the crisis that has seen thousands of attempts by migrants to reach England from Calais in recent weeks is a “top priority”, the interior ministers of France and Britain have written in a joint statement.
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Glenn Schroeder and Janet Wong had spent months searching in vain for a modernist house around Princeton, N.J., in 2007, and were nearly ready to give up. Why not just buy one of the colonial homes that were everywhere, they asked themselves. How ba…
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Downton Abbey Cast Reveals Last Season Details | Vanity Fair
With two weeks of filming remaining on Downton Abbey, cast members Michelle Dockery, Laura Carmichael, Hugh Bonneville, Joanne Froggatt, Elizabeth McGovern, and Penelope Wilton traveled to Los Angeles to tease the drama’s final season to the Televis…
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Downton Abbey might beat Community to #sixseasonsandamovie · Newswire · The A.V. Club
The end of an era is approaching as Downton Abbey, the biggest hit in PBS history, prepares to launch into its sixth and final season. But it may not be the end of the upstairs-downstairs melodrama as creator Julian Fellowes is considering a proper …
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Gris Grimly illustrates Ray Bradbury – Boing Boing
Author/illustrator Gris Grimly has a launch event and art show for his own illustrated edition of Ray Bradbury’s Halloween Tree this Sunday at Creature Features in Burbank.
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We’ll never know his name… : funny
We’ll never know his name… (i.imgur.com)
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Barnaby Joyce says Trans Pacific Partnership agreement not dead yet | Business | The Guardian
The agriculture minister, Barnaby Joyce, has not given up on Australia signing the Trans-Pacific Partnership, potentially the world’s biggest regional trade agreement. Week-long negotiations over the TPP ended in Hawaii on Saturday without an agreem…
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Cops of reddit: if you are giving someone a ticket, what things would you actually want to hear/see; that would = greatest chance of you being merciful? (self.AskReddit)
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Witness The Moon, Venus, Jupiter And Earth From The ISS
Astronaut Scott Kelly has been providing us some spectacular images during his time in orbit, but this shot might be one of the coolest ones thus far: Venus, Earth, Jupiter and the Moon, all in the frame. Day 114. #Moon #Venus #Jupiter…#Earth Good…
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Evans Head beach on the NSW north coast has been opened days after a man was mauled by a great white shark. The beach was reopened on Sunday morning after it was deemed safe, a spokeswoman for NSW Surf Life Saving said.
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Athletics faces new doping crisis after ‘biggest leak’ of test results | Sport | The Guardian
Athletics is facing another doping crisis after what is claimed to be the biggest ever leak of blood-test data revealed a third of medals, including 55 golds, in endurance events at Olympics and world championships between 2001 and 2012 were won by …
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Gillmor Gang: Apple Road | TechCrunch
The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Keith Teare, Kevin Marks, and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Saturday, August 1, 2015. The Gang talks cars, the politics of streaming, back catalogues, discovery, demotions, the new News, and social payola.
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Calais migrant crisis: UK and France urge EU action – BBC News
The UK and France have urged other EU nations to help address the root causes of the Calais migrants crisis. In the Sunday Telegraph, Home Secretary Theresa May and her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve said the situation was a “global migration …
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Sydney Seau will speak after all — sort of. Bowing to intense pressure from fans and the news media, David Baker, the president of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, said that Sydney, the daughter of Junior Seau, one of the N.F.
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WASHINGTON — The State Department inspector general has determined that Huma Abedin, the close confidant of Hillary Rodham Clinton, must return more than $9,000 for alleged overpayments made to her during her time working for the department when Mrs.
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Peruvian security forces have rescued 54 adults and children, mostly members of the Ashaninka indigenous group, being held captive by Shining Path rebels in a remote jungle region, an official said on Saturday.
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Why Jeremy Corbyn seems like the real deal | Sonia Sodha | Comment is free | The Guardian
We are perhaps getting used to political phenomena that defy expectations and demand we re-examine the world afresh: the SNP’s rapid rise that seemed to so many to come out of nowhere; the surprise election result that so few predicted.
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This week, in Dublin, about 500 Amnesty International delegates from more than 80 countries will vote on a proposal on prostitution that would recommend decriminalising both the selling and buying of sex, as well as pimping and brothel-keeping.
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We were wrong, all of us. Tories, Labourites and those of us who monitor the political climate, we all thought that the major weather event of the first half of this parliament was going to be the split on the right.
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Even before the dust could settle on President Barack Obama’s candid criticism of African presidents who manipulate their constitutions so that they can stay longer in power, Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni – once the west’s model of a truly dem…
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I looked at Salah Mohammed Ali and wondered how he would be remembered if he died trying to reach the shores of England tonight. It was not a fanciful speculation. Since 1 June, 10 refugees have died on the roads around Calais, at the port or inside…
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Ten-year-old Toby Hulse looked up from his football to consider the question. “The best thing about camping in the rain? I get to play on the iPad in the tent.” Under the eye of his parents, he thought some more.
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Police Scotland is a lamentable shambles | Kevin McKenna | Comment is free | The Guardian
Much still has to be done before Nicola Sturgeon realises her dream of making Scotland the most enlightened and socially just country on the planet.
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With Pippa Middleton yet to complete her commentary on Wittgenstein’s Tractatus, Hodder & Stoughton settled upon Boris Johnson as the only living author qualified to complete a new Shakespeare biography in time for the 400th anniversary of the playw…
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As a vegetarian animal lover, I would like to see something positive in the uproar over the killing of Cecil the lion, shot with a crossbow bolt by an American dentist for hunting thrills in Zimbabwe’s Hwange national park.
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Musicians launch campaign to save the bassoon as shortage threatens orchestra | Music | The Guardian
It is widely understood that lions, pandas and polar bears are all in serious jeopardy … The fact that bassoons now share this endangered status may come as more of a surprise, but this summer the reed instrument has become a strong candidate for in…
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Creative young Brits are quitting London for affordable Berlin | World news | The Guardian
The building that houses Agora, tucked away in a small side-street in residential Neukölln, in an old lock-making factory, is easy to ignore. Outside a handful of people in their late twenties and early thirties are milling about, smoking, working o…
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Amy Winehouse charity gives school talks about addiction and empathy | Music | The Guardian
Dominic Ruffy tells pupils about his first day at school: “I remember standing in the playground and a group of kids were talking about their summer holidays. I was thinking, ‘Oh my God, I’m so boring.
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Beefed-up back four will retain title for Chelsea, says José Mourinho | Football | The Guardian
As one of only two managers, along with Sir Alex Ferguson, to win back-to-back championships in the Premier League era, José Mourinho knows what it takes to defend a title.
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Tom Daley qualifies for Olympics after reaching 10m platform final in Kazan | Sport | The Guardian
Tom Daley expressed his “massive relief” at qualifying for the 2016 Olympics by easing into the 10-metre platform final at the World Aquatics Championships in Kazan.
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Labour needs a prime minister, not a debate. It needs Andy Burnham | Comment is free | The Guardian
In the leadership election, we are not choosing the chair of a discussion group who can preside over two years or more of fascinating debate while the Tories play hell with cuts in local services and public investment, extend injustice and flatlinin…
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Jeremy Corbyn pledges role for Blairites if he wins leadership contest | Politics | The Guardian
Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to prevent a disastrous Labour split by promising to invite “great talents” from all wings of the party – including Blairites – into his shadow cabinet if he becomes leader.
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