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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
about 1 year ago
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Trump threatens NATO allies over Strait of Hormuz help
NPR Staff
With the Iran war entering a third week and the price of oil reaching nearly $105 a barrel on Monday, President Trump again urged NATO countries and China to help the U.S. secure the vital Strait of ...[Continue Reading]
NPR
1 day ago
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Can Europe Stand Up to Trump on Iran?
Benjamin Hart
Three weeks into the Iran War, President Trump faces a growing, self-inflicted economic mess. In response to an aggressive American and Israeli bombing campaign, Iran has largely closed the Strait of ...[Continue Reading]
New York Magazine
1 day ago
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The Life You Want, Reviewed
Katy Waldman
Phillips is a figure for our therapy-soaked era, even if, for him, therapy feeds into and enables life, whereas we often seem to view life as feeding into and enabling therapy. Hes spent decades tran ...[Continue Reading]
The New Yorker
1 day ago
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Dem in Maine House Primary Funneled PAC Money to Republicans
Noah Hurowitz
A Democratic candidate for a key House race in Maine oversaw a political action committee that donated thousands of dollars to Republican candidates across the country, Federal Election Commission re ...[Continue Reading]
The Intercept
1 day ago
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Jim Crow Redux: The SAVE America Act Is a Poll Tax, Plain and Simple
Norman J. Ornstein
That is bad enough. But the current version of the bill is far worse. It requires all states to turn over all voter rolls, containing sensitive information, to the Department of Homeland Securitysome ...[Continue Reading]
The New Republic
1 day ago