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Hamnet: a ‘slick weepie’ released in time for Oscar glory?
Talking Point Heartbreaking adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s bestselling novel has a ‘strangely smooth’ surface
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Why is Trump threatening defense firms?
Talking Points CEO pay and stock buybacks will be restricted
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Can Trump make single-family homes affordable by banning big investors?
Talking Points Wall Street takes the blame
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Podcasts at the Golden Globes: a serious business
Talking Point Amy Poehler won the inaugural award – but there were some glaring omissions
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Maduro’s capture: two hours that shook the world
Talking Point Evoking memories of the US assault on Panama in 1989, the manoeuvre is being described as the fastest regime change in history
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Trump’s power grab: the start of a new world order?
Talking Point Following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the US president has shown that arguably power, not ‘international law’, is the ultimate guarantor of security
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Mixed nuts: RFK Jr.’s new nutrition guidelines receive uneven reviews
Talking Points The guidelines emphasize red meat and full-fat dairy
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Avatar: Fire and Ash – third instalment feels like ‘a relic of an earlier era’
Talking Point Latest sequel in James Cameron’s passion project is even ‘more humourless’ than the last
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The billionaires’ wealth tax: a catastrophe for California?
Talking Point Peter Thiel and Larry Page preparing to change state residency
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Should parents stop tracking their kids?
Talking Point Experts warn the line between care and control is getting murkier – and could have consequences
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Trump considers giving Ukraine a security guarantee
Talking Points Zelenskyy says it is a requirement for peace. Will Putin go along?
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Why 2025 was a pivotal year for AI
Talking Point The ‘hype’ and ‘hopes’ around artificial intelligence are ‘like nothing the world has seen before’
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Campus security is in the public eye again after the Brown shooting
Talking Points Questions surround a federal law called the Clery Act
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Why, really, is Trump going after Venezuela?
Talking Points It might be oil, rare minerals or Putin
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Ashes to ashes, ducks to ducks: the end of Bazball?
Talking Point Swashbuckling philosophy of England men’s cricket team ‘that once carried all along with it has become divisive and polarising’
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