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The Explainer
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The changing world of the British teenagerThe Explainer Not so long ago they were treated simply as mini-adults but today’s teens are governed by complex regulations
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What the triple lock means for state pensionsThe Explainer Prime Minister Andy Burnham has committed to keeping the triple lock – at least for now
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Why Cuba is under siege
The Explainer Cubans have endured decades of mismanagement from their own communist government, along with economic warfare from the US
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How closely should you be tracking your spending?The Explainer Tracking your spending is effectively an exercise in attention
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Talking Points
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Middle East re-escalation: worrying implications for investors – and Andy BurnhamTalking Point Rising oil prices are spooking investors on both sides of the Atlantic
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The Platner affair: ‘vibes’, sexting and a Nazi tattooTalking Point Graham Platner is a ‘cautionary tale’ for Democrats, and highlights the party’s problems with the selection of their candidates
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Ann Widdecombe: a political murder?Talking Point Police are still investigating the motive for the murder of former Reform UK politician and TV personality
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Under the Radar
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Gray whales are dying in the PacificUnder the radar Reduced food is the likely cause
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Why AI behaves differently in different languagesUnder The Radar Study finds Claude in Arabic uses more ‘polite phrasing’ and showed ‘greater warmth’ than other language models
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The ‘gruff’ outsider threatening Benjamin NetanyahuUnder The Radar Gadi Eisenkot is the latest challenger hoping to unseat the Israeli veteran
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Speed Reads
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US arrests Tate brothers on UK rape charges
Speed Read British prosecutors said they had filed 38 new charges against the pair
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Spain beats Argentina to win 2nd World CupSpeed Read Ferran Torres scored the winning goal in the 106th minute of the otherwise scoreless game
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Iran war escalates as US reports more troop deathsSpeed Read The U.S. has been striking Iran for nine straight nights
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Taco Bell supplier potential source of parasitic infectionSpeed Read Over 1,600 cases of the infection have been identified nationwide
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