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The Explainer
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'Like a sound from hell': Serbia and sonic weapons
The Explainer Half a million people sign petition alleging Serbian police used an illegal 'sound cannon' to disrupt anti-government protests
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Charities and the royals: a mixed history
The Explainer As Prince Harry quits the charity he founded, what's the value of royal patronage?
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South Korean commission exposes history of fraud and abuse in overseas adoptions
The Explainer The largest exporter of international adoptees allowed fraud to flourish, as the government pushed the adoption agenda
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The Lower Thames Crossing conundrum
The Explainer 'Symbol of Britain's sclerotic planning system' finally gets green light after years of delays – but at what cost for locals and the Treasury?
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Talking Points
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Snow White: Disney's 'earnest effort to meet an impossible brief'
Talking Point Live-action remake of Disney classic is not the disaster it could have been – but where's the personality?
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Hollywood's new affection for the British smile
Talking Point Natural teeth are bucking the trend of the classic Hollywood smile
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How Trump's 'Liberation Day' might affect the economy
Talking Points Tariffs will rise, but consumer confidence is down
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Under the Radar
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Dozens of deep-sea creatures discovered after iceberg broke off Antarctica
Under the radar The cold never bothered them anyway
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The battle over Jamaican rum
Under The Radar The spirit that defines the Caribbean is at the middle of a legal fight
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We could be living in a black hole
Under the radar And our universe may not be the only one
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Speed Reads
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Israel detains director after West Bank settler clash
speed read The director of Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land' was arrested and beaten
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Judge: Nazis treated better than Trump deportees
speed read U.S. District Judge James Boasberg reaffirmed his order barring President Donald Trump from deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members
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US officials share war plans with journalist in group chat
Speed Read Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg was accidentally added to a Signal conversation about striking Yemen
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Pope returns to Vatican after long hospital stay
Speed Read Pope Francis entered the hospital on Feb. 14 and battled double pneumonia
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Pros and cons There's been a 'clear trend' away from the death penalty in recent decades, but the US 'remains an outlier'
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