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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
10 months ago
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Does antimatter 'fall up'?
Paul Sutter
In 1971, astronaut David Scott stood on the lunar surface, holding a hammer and a feather , and in the vacuum of the moon , he let them go. They struck the gray dust at the exact same time. It was ...[Continue Reading]
Space.com
1 day ago
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Minneapolis Mayor Frey says he will 'of course' comply with DOJ probe
Quinn Scanlan
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey defended himself and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday, insisting they've "done nothing wrong" amid what sources say is a new federal investigation targeting the two Demo ...[Continue Reading]
ABC News
1 day ago
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Jagan Chapagain: Is the global humanitarian system breaking down?
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Talk to Al Jazeera International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies chief on US aid cuts, attacks on aid workers and whether neutrality can survive modern wars. Read moreAs wars int ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
1 day ago
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The threat against Greenland shows that we need to stop appeasing Trump
Trine Pertou Mach
For more than a year, US President Donald Trump has openly threatened to take the worlds largest island, Greenland, which is currently a semi-autonomous entity within the Kingdom of Denmark. The thre ...[Continue Reading]
Al Jazeera English
1 day ago
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America Has Lost the Plot on Milk
Yasmin Tayag
Milk is mundane in most contexts, but you cant help noticing when it is smeared across the upper lips of Americas government officials. An image of Donald Trump sporting a milk mustache and gloweri ...[Continue Reading]
The Atlantic
1 day ago