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The Ali G backlash: beyond a joke?In The Spotlight Activists want Sacha Baron Cohen film banned from cinemas for laughing at Black people
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Lindsay Clancy: the trial dividing AmericaIn the Spotlight The killing of three children by their mother has gripped the country, shining a spotlight on postnatal healthcare and the US justice system
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Operation Blue Skies: how AI is cleaning up contrailsIn the Spotlight Landmark government-led trial hopes to slash the aviation sector’s impact on global warming
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The return of the Sussexes: a ‘metaphorical hand grenade’In the Spotlight The pair’s surprise move could be an opportunity to start afresh, though very few of the issues that caused their departure ‘seem to be any better than when they left’
By The Week UK Published
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Shrinking rivers force tough decisions in the US and EuropeIn the Spotlight From the Colorado River to the Danube, drought and heat take a toll
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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The enduring legacy of Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’In the Spotlight Country music icon’s most popular song marked a shift in attitudes in the genre and continues to influence next generation of global stars
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Andy Burnham and the politics of hopeIn The Spotlight New PM’s ‘abstract’ optimism has to sit ‘comfortably’ alongside a tighter focus on cost-of-living
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Why so many wildfires are started deliberatelyIn The Spotlight The vast majority of wildfires are started by human action but arson ‘is not always random destruction’
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Anthropic: the largest IPO ever?In the Spotlight AI start-up is expected to float at a valuation of $2 trillion or more, putting SpaceX’s IPO in the shade
By The Week UK Published
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: gearing up for a White House run?In the Spotlight Idol of the Democratic left has distanced herself from the excesses of ‘woke’ culture in moves seen as possible preparation for a 2028 run
By The Week UK Published
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The perfect Out of Office emailIn the Spotlight An automated response says something about you and getting it wrong can have ‘more serious consequences than you might think’
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Melania Trump: the curious case of the disappearing first ladyIn the Spotlight Rumours flying over why she hasn’t been seen in public for a month
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Cami Clark: the Anthropic CEO’s wife and ‘first lady’ of AIIn the Spotlight Clark also had attempted business dealings with Jeffrey Epstein
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Break point: why tennis needs to changeIn the Spotlight Major names are missing tournaments due to injury and the ‘gruelling’ schedule, but heatwaves, governing bodies and match-fixing are also concerns
By Will Barker, The Week UK Published
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Putin’s Russia: a land that has ‘run out of workers’In the Spotlight Russia is undergoing its worst labour crisis in decades, placing the country on the verge of economic collapse
By The Week UK Published
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