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This is not climate resilience, it is suffering: how Storm Éowyn tore a hole in our preparations for extreme weather

Just over a week on, tens of thousands of premises are still without power and water, meaning we have tough, urgent choi...

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Letter: Trump backing violent criminals from Jan. 6 riot

We finally know who’s really emptying prison to put violent criminals on the streets of America, says Tulsa resident H...

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Ireland and the EU need to forge a relationship with the Global South

Worldview: We need to forge a a rational, interest-based response to America First...

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AI invaded my classroom. I felt shocked and defeated

AI may prevent students from acquiring the basic tools of thinking and solving problems. What's a human teacher supposed...

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Letter: Burt Holmes had courage and ethics

Burt Holmes always obeyed the laws of common sense, says Tulsan Frederic Russell....

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Trump Announces New Tariffs On Goods From Canada, Mexico And China: Will Go Into Effect From Feb 1

President Donald Trump has confirmed that the U.S. will impose new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. Th...

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2027: APP Adopts Elephant As Official Logo

Action Peoples Party (APP) has adopted the “Big Elephant” as its logo, a move ratified during yesterday’s national...

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Oughtibridge Valley: New bridge over River Don to pretty Sheffield village 'will mitigate traffic issues'

A new bridge over the River Don to one of Sheffield’s prettiest villages will ease traffic and parking issues, it is c...

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The giant machine for plagiarism is now complaining that it has been plagiarised. Oh, the irony

DeepSeek may have been trained on OpenAI’s own software, it is claimed, but it sounds like fair use to me...

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The scale of the universe and our place in it

This realisation is not meant to diminish our significance, but rather to inspire awe and perspective....

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Peter Boylan: Portiuncula hospital reviews will need to examine three key factors

Without doctor-led management of Irish maternity services, tragic outcomes will recur...

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Opinion: Something must be done to tackle the epidemic of shoplifting

The government, police and courts in Suffolk need to take shoplifting much more seriously....

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Norwich City Council to spend £2m refurbishing industrial estate... in TELFORD

Norwich City Council is planning to spend £2m refurbing an industrial estate it owns in Telford, Shropshire....

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In response to Ron Frisk

The first thing that came to my mind when I finished reading Ron Frisk’s opinion piece, “The continuing assault on t...

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WITTWER: A closer look at the acronym of the moment — DEI

DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) seems to be the acronym of the month. The new administration in Washington has fe...

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School choice has benefits

I am Leslie England, a single mother from Cibolo, TX. My son and I have faced significant challenges — my battles with...

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Bangor schools don’t know if Trump’s orders will axe diversity committee

The lack of details in the executive orders has left some of the region’s largest organizations wondering whether and ...

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Letter: Cameras in public spaces helping bring down crime

License plate recognition technology can save lives, strengthen communities, and increase public safety from coast to co...

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1950: 'Missouri reports for duty'

Highlights of news reported in 2000, 1975, 1950 and 1925....