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Supermarkets present a new opportunity for hackersThe Explainer A cyberattack in France has some people concerned about future events
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What we learned from Covid Inquiry report on social careThe Explainer Social care was an ‘afterthought’ at start of pandemic, visiting restrictions did ‘immense’ harm, and Matt Hancock’s claim of ‘protective ring’ was unfounded
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What will happen to UK energy prices going forward?The Explainer Energy bills have increased this autumn and there is little respite for households in the coming months
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How the West Bank olive harvest became a flashpoint for violenceThe Explainer Picking this traditional crop has become connected to larger questions about territory and identity
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Talking Points
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Sally Rooney’s UK ‘book ban’
Talking Point Publisher halts sales of Irish author’s work after she pledged royalties to proscribed group Palestine Action
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Mental illness: why is it on the rise?Talking Point Dismissing ‘overdiagnosis’ of conditions can be unhelpful for those suffering real distress – but so can a ‘label for life’
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Who benefits from Trump’s Russia diesel deal?Talking Points Prices remain high, but Putin gets a cash infusion
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Under the Radar
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Chinese college graduates eschew urban life for farmingUNDER THE RADAR A viral job posting exemplifies a growing trend toward agrarian life
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The great offshore gamble: online casinos bet on a tiny African island
Under the Radar Anjouan, a speck in the Indian Ocean, seems to have traded vanilla for virtual roulette
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Now you see them, now you don’t: the new photosensitive tattoosUnder the radar PhotoTat ink is only visible under UV light
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Speed Reads
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Macklemore launching ‘Free Palestine’ concert tourSpeed Read It comes less than two weeks after the rapper was dropped by Ed Sheeran’s tour
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Trump administration runs taxpayer-funded ‘love me’ adSpeed Read Democratic lawmakers have demanded more details about the ad
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Trump hosts Xi for lavish visit with few public gainsSpeed Read The two leaders have “never gotten along better,” Trump claimed
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China reportedly holds F-35 parts diverted to Hong KongSpeed Read The parts were “inexplicably diverted” to the city, Bloomberg reported
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