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Could my neighbours black bamboo make my home uninsurable?
Patrick Shine
I live in a housing estate and about three years ago a wall-sharing neighbour planted five black bamboo trees on his side, as well as two other trees next to walls adjoining other neighbours. In the ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
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In 1977, an Ohio State radio telescope called Big Ear recorded a 72-second burst of radio noise from deep space so much stronger than the background static that an astronomer circled it on the printout and wrote Wow! in red pen, and nobody has ever dete
Ainura Kalau
For one night in August 1977, it is genuinely possible that a radio telescope in rural Ohio picked up a signal from another civilization. That sentence is not an exaggeration for effect. Nearly fift ...[Continue Reading]
Space Daily
1 day ago
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Viewpoint: Global Reinsurance Pricing to Remain Under Pressure Through 2027
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S&P Global Ratings maintains a stable view of the global reinsurance sector. Reinsurers entered the 2026 hurricane season from a position of strength, supported by record-high capital adequacy an ...[Continue Reading]
Insurance Journal
1 day ago
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New Jersey Takes Fight Over Kalshis Prediction Market to US Supreme Court
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New Jersey authorities on Wednesday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve whether states have the power to police sports betting that occurs on prediction markets operated by Kalshi and competing p ...[Continue Reading]
Insurance Journal
1 day ago
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Three crucial questions facing Farage at Reform conference
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"There aren't going to be any singalongs at conference this year," says a Reform aide. "Or any COVID deniers." At last year's event, regional mayor Andrea Jenkyns sang a self-penned rock song on sta ...[Continue Reading]
BBC News
1 day ago
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Diarmaid Ferriter: One significant block to unity hasnt changed: apathy and ignorance south of the Border
Diarmaid Ferriter
According to the historian DG Boyce, the British Labour Party a century ago had no Irish past to live down or to live up to. Despite the new British prime minister Andy Burnhams references to his gre ...[Continue Reading]
The Irish Times
1 day ago