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Celestial events to watch in 2024
The Explainer Meteor showers, eclipses and more are coming to the skies
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Why Argentina and Spain had a falling out
The Explainer The two countries are in a rift largely concerning Argentinian President Javier Milei
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What are IPP sentences?
The Explainer Thousands of prisoners remain incarcerated with no fixed date of release
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Long Covid and chronic pain: is it all in the mind?
The Explainer 'Retraining the brain' could offer a solution for some long Covid sufferers
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Talking Points
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Has Bridgerton lost the plot?
Talking Point Return of the hit Regency series has divided both fans and critics
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Baby Reindeer's 'Martha' on Piers Morgan: a hunt for the truth
Talking Point Fiona Harvey's interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored leads to more 'vitriol'
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Is Marjorie Taylor Greene finished?
Talking Points Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson failed, but it still left many of her fellow Republicans furious
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Under the Radar
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The complicated Americanization of European soccer
Under The Radar An increasing number of teams are finding themselves under American ownership. What does that mean for the continent's most popular sport?
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What are rogue waves and what causes them?
Under The Radar Once dismissed as mythology, the 'giant colossi' are now taken very seriously
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Florida and other states move to block Chinese citizens from buying US homes
Under the Radar The block comes courtesy of a law that is currently being challenged in Florida's court system
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Speed Reads
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Cannabis tops alcohol in daily US consumption
Speed Read For the first time in U.S. history, daily cannabis users have outpaced daily drinkers
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Justice Alito's Jan. 6 flag problem grows
Speed Read The justice’s beach house displayed a flag popular with Capitol rioters, calling his impartiality into question
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Elvis Presley's heir halts 'fraudulent' Graceland sale
Speed Read Actress Riley Keough has sued to stop a scheme to defraud her family out of her grandfather's famous estate
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Trump won't testify as trial enters final phase
Speed Read Despite his public insistence on testifying, Trump's defense team called two witnesses, "neither of them the former president"
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