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How Police Harassed and Infiltrated Civil Rights Groups
It may be a pedantic distinction, but Davis tends to exclusively reach for the term “police violence” even when he is talking about, say,…
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The High-Born Rebel Who Took Up the Cause of the Commoner
Much like her childhood identification with communism, her writing began as something of a joke. She was utterly devoted to the Party’s…
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Klaas Verplancke’s “White House of Gold”
For the cover of the December 8, 2025, issue, the cartoonist Klaas Verplancke wanted to capture how, as he put it, “shiny gold pales in…
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Immigration Crackdown, Looming War: Desperate Acts of a Desperate Man
But that’s just the economics. There’s also morality to think about it, and the moral question is, is it up to the United States of…
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The Best Albums of 2025
Looking back at the songs I played the most in 2025, I can sense my own hunger for music that felt wounded, carnal, unfamiliar, tactile,…
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Tim Robinson Finds Humanity—and Tests It—in “The Chair Company”
In this outline, “The Chair Company” could be a sketch premise: “guy loses it after embarrassing himself at a big meeting.” This was the…
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“An Enemy of the People” Becomes a Spanish Opera
Perhaps Rigola should have been more willful in his handling of the text, since his libretto unfolds more like a selection of highlights…
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UK lenders approve more mortgages than expected in October, consumer lending cools
British lenders approved more mortgages than expected in October, despite concerns about finance minister Rachel Reeves’ budget, and…
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‘Parasocial’ named Cambridge’s 2025 word of the year
“Parasocial” is the Cambridge Dictionary’s Word of the Year. That feeling that you and Harry Styles would instantly become friends if you…
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Singapore shares rise marginally as investors turn cautious ahead of Fed decision
Decliners beat gainers 279 to 271 across the broader market, as 1.3 billion securities worth S$1.4 billion are transacted Singapore stocks…
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China’s slow-motion stock rally starts to win investor trust
Blue-chip index CSI300 has matched the S&P 500 with a roughly 16% year-to-date gain [SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI] Fund managers are picking Chinese…
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‘Gomorrah — The Origins’ Trailer: ’70s-Set Prequel Series Shows the Rise of Mobster Pietro Savastano (EXCLUSIVE)
Sky has released a trailer for “Gomorrah – The Series. The Origins,” the hotly anticipated prequel show to gritty Neapolitan mob series…
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Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500
Flora Druryand BBC Indonesian The death toll in the floods which struck Indonesia last week has now climbed to more than 500, with rescue…
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India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app
Smartphone companies have 90 days to ensure the app is pre-installed on new mobile phones India’s telecoms ministry has privately asked…
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Standard Chartered raises China 2026 GDP growth forecast to 4.6%
Standard Chartered revised its forecast for China’s 2026 gross domestic product growth to 4.6 per cent from 4.3 per cent, citing the…
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Thai central bank proposes new foreign-exchange rules to ease pressure on baht
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) plans to roll out additional measures to ease appreciation pressure on the baht and tighten oversight of…
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The key to high-performing teams isn’t more talent or perfect leaders
Below, Jon Levy shares five key insights from his new book, Team Intelligence: How Brilliant Leaders Unlock Collective Genius. Levy is a…
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Virgin Media fined £24m for leaving customers 'at risk of harm'
Archie MitchellBusiness reporter Virgin Media has been fined £23.8m for leaving thousands of customers without access to lifesaving…
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Airbus says most of its recalled 6,000 A320 jets now modified
It is the first time Airbus has had to deal with global safety attention on such a scale since that crisis Airbus fleets were returning…
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Sources: Fendi Appoints Francesca Leoni Global Chief Communication Officer
FENDI NEWS: Francesca Leoni is joining Fendi as global chief communication officer, WWD has learned. She was previously chief brand…
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Malaysia’s Perodua unveils US$19,000 EV, battery not included
Malaysian automaker Perodua launched its first electric car on Monday (Dec 1), and will sell the vehicle separately from the battery to…
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BBC Scotland HQ evacuated after fire breaks out
Flames could be seen through windows on the top floor as staff were evacuated from the building BBC Scotland headquarters in Glasgow has…
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Indonesia’s Film Sector Poised for Regional Breakout, JAFF Market–Cinepoint Report Finds
Indonesia’s screen industry is entering what a new JAFF Market–Cinepoint study calls a “decisive new phase,” with local films driving…
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You can learn to be a better listener. Here’s how
Few Zoom calls have made me quite as self-conscious as my chat with Robert Biswas-Diener. An executive coach and psychologist, he recently…