THE GOOD NEWS: Artists can earn more money without having to sacrifice their vision to the art market’s trends. Bettina Hubby knows how to throw a party. The Los Angeles-based artist has the unerring ability to find opportunities to celebrate, even when the occasion calls for more somber posturing. For instance, when she …
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Capita sign outside offices in Bournemouth. The company has seen its shares plunge to a 15-year low after a warning over profits, January 31, 2018. Andrew Matthews/ Press Association. All rights reserved.What a week. On Tuesday (30 Jan) the UK parliament’s independent financial watchdog described in a withering report how the Ministry of Defence was …
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Trump – Womens March on 21 January,2017. Wikicommons/ Mark Dixon. Some rights reserved.Typically, security research is called upon to give advice on how to sort things out when there is something wrong. 9/11 was the watershed and since then the security industry’s R&D-Ghostbusters have been busy determining who the ghosts are and what gadgets and …
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Since becoming the Trump administrations’ Education secretary, Betsy DeVos has been dead-set on repealing Obama-era protections for America’s most vulnerable students. Shortly after taking office, she revoked guidelines that protect transgender students’ bathroom access. Then, in September, her office announced that it was reviewing federal guidelines for handling sexual assault on college campuses, with aims to improve …
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THE GOOD NEWS: Norway’s decision to pay both its teams equally is unheard of in the sports world. A 2016 study by the World Economic Forum found that progress is still “too slow” on the worldwide effort to reduce the gender pay gap. One profession where the gap seems insurmountable is the world of sports. …
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U.S. President Donald Trump (R) meets with Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the Oval Office at the White House, March 14, 2017 in Washington, DC. Pool/ABACA/ABACA/PA Images. All rights reserved.With ISIL reeling in the decisive battle to recapture Mosul – ISIL’s biggest urban …
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There are 392 “climate mayors” in America today, all dedicated to upholding the Paris treaty’s goals for reducing our carbon footprint. They represent nearly 70 million Americans, and their cities are making strides toward ambitious goals to reduce greenhouse emissions. South Miami mayor and wildlife biologist Philip Stoddard is one of the most outspoken and …
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Click:cnc routing machines Boys sit on the rubble of a two-floor building destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes on the northern outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, 23 August 2017. Picture by Hani Al-Ansi/DPA/PA Images. All rights reserved.A U.N. official warned days ago that, “Yemen could be the worst humanitarian crisis in 50 years.” As 2018 begins, these words …
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Maybe you scored a seat right behind the backstop, hoping for nothing more than a pleasant evening at the ballpark. And maybe that outing with friends is interrupted by a foul ball hurtling your direction at 105 mph. Maybe the ball strikes a young girl who has to be taken to the hospital, while the …
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Nimr, one of the movie’s protagonists, fled to Lebanon to escape forced military conscription. GroundTruth Productions/Fair Use. All rights reserved to the author. [This article is the outcome of a partnership between SyriaUntold and openDemocracy]. Having lost their home, they themselves are now lost in Lebanon, living a tale of spiraling loss that devours everything in its …
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