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A viral video shows claims performance by a blind ice skater called Babo. In fact, this is of Russian ice skater Ivan Bukin supposedly from the World Figure Skating Championships
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Damon Linker at Notes From the Middleground: Journalists have a name for an article written and published without the necessary curatorial oversight. It’s called a notebook dump. The reporter does
Jacob Mchangama in Persuasion: 2024 is a pivotal year for the future of global democracy, as some two billion—about half the adult population of the globe—will have the chance to
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by Dr. Masud Isa from Australia: Once all villagers decided to pray for rain. On the day of prayer, all the people gathered, but only one boy came with an
Waqas Ahmed at The Express Tribune: Former (Pakistani) senator Farhatullah Babar (chief of PPP’s human rights cell) issued a statement on Thursday, referring to the admission by the interior ministry
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Irshad Salim from Karachi: Back in December, a poetic expression of emotive thoughts on Israel’s Gaza invasion enabled me to curate this clip (below) –selecting what’s available on the Internet
Mass layoffs are tearing through US media. To preserve a functioning media ecosystem, we need three things: immediate aid to struggling journalists, public subsidies to smaller news outlets, and eventually
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Diary of a CEO: Why social media preys on negativity; and 10 negative effects of social media on society 10 negative effects of social media on society Soniya Roy, consultant
Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff on Democracy at Work: In this week’s episode of EU, Prof.Wolff delivers updates on the mass closing of Greyhound bus stations around the U.S.,
Teen employment reached a 14-year high last year, as new opportunities and higher wages draw high schoolers to the workforce By Abha Bhattarai and Lauren Kaori Gurley: More of today’s Gen Z high-schoolers
As old texting rules fall away, new ones bubble up to replace them… By Tatum Hunter: Lizzie Post once sent a text message checking in on a friend with a