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The Explainer
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What the Autumn Budget could mean for your financesThe Explainer John Healey will deliver his first budget as chancellor in October. Here is what might be coming
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Lockerbie bombing and the long wait for justiceThe Explainer Trial of ‘third conspirator’ in UK’s worst ever terrorist attack is postponed after new evidence emerges in 38-year-old case
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CIA director’s secret flight to MoscowThe Explainer High-level in-person meetings between Russian and US officials incredibly rare
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Is North Korea’s economic miracle sustainable?The Explainer Kim Jong Un says ‘everything has fundamentally changed’, but analysts caution that growth is just a war-fuelled ‘Russian sugar high’
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Talking Points
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Queuing on Snowdon: making a mountain out of a molehill?Talking Point Social media posts have stoked the debate around waiting in line on one of the UK’s highest points
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North Sea oil and gas: Burnham’s dilemmaTalking Point Can the PM thread the needle as an energy pragmatist able to balance climate sensitivities with economic realities?
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The Mecca accord: an Islamic Nato for the Middle East?Talking Point Landmark tripartite accord between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey marks a regional shift away from the US security umbrella
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Under the Radar
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‘Object with no comparison’: first black hole star discoveredUnder the radar The brightness of a star, with the energy of a black hole
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No. 10 Full Confidence: could you last longer than the PM?Under the Radar The viral new scenario-based game tests users’ metal as the head of government
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Antarctica’s melting ice is leaking mercuryUnder the radar Climate change is putting the pedal to the metal
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Speed Reads
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FDA approves landmark pancreatic cancer drugSpeed Read A clinical trial saw patients on the drug live a median of 13.2 months
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Nepal-Tibet flash floods kill over 350, more than 1,000 missingSpeed Read The death toll is expected to rise as rescue workers continue going through the ruins
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Meta to pay $18B, make teen safety changes in states dealSpeed Read The company urged other social media brands to follow its lead
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Darline Graham wins South Carolina GOP runoffSpeed Read Graham defeated hard-right challenger Rep. Ralph Norman
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