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A Warning Sign for Big Tech

A Warning Sign for Big Tech Once upon a time, in the far-off ’90s and aughts, the internet was widely, if wishfully, touted for its potential to give anyone a voice. Online, we would join new communities, make a difference, go viral. The internet, it was thought, would strengthen a democratic public sphere against regimentation by corporations and suppression by governments. That historical moment ironically shadows the recent $17.1 billion settlement reached between state governments and Mar...

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Politics

Another Reform scandal: Is Farage finished?

Reform conference in Birmingham was supposed to revivify Nigel Farage and his party. After unrelenting scrutiny over his undeclared £5m gift from Christopher Harborne, a parliamentary standards investigation, and a Clacton by-election which descended into farce, Farage needed this moment to get back on the front foot, set the terms of the media coverage, and show the country what Reform would look like in power. But a Channel 4 News investigation has changed all that. Undercover filming captu...

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Culture

Katie Taylor’s Fairytale homecoming | The fight that put women’s boxing on the map - The Sports Agents

Not long ago, women’s boxing was a different sport. Banned in most countries and ridiculed in the rest, female fighters fought in the shadows. Until one night in 1996. That night Deirdre Gogarty, a painfully shy Irish woman and Christy Martin, a raging knockout artist from the coalfields of West Virginia spent 12 unforgettable minutes in each other's company and changed everything. Their fight put women’s boxing on the map and it was the fight that inspired boxing icon Katie Taylor to pursue ...

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Environment

How to Avoid the Next Famine

The article explores strategies to prevent future famines by addressing systemic issues in food distribution, climate change, and global cooperation to ensure food security for vulnerable populations.

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Politics

Will Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham still abolish NHS England?

Will Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham still abolish NHS England? will.driscoll Fri, 04/09/2026 - 14:44 Wes Streeting's Health Bill is on its way back to the Commons. 5 Comment Stuart Hoddinott Institute for Government Yes Yvette Cooper and Andy Burnham have some tricky decisions on NHS England coming down the track. Public services Public bodies Devolution NHS Health Machinery of government Public sector Department of Health and Social Care No The abolition of NHS England required legislation (...

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