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Gloucester/London/Chamonix
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Is dark chocolate actually good for you? Possibly...maybe...(don't shoot the messenger) www.youtube.com/shorts/MdatU...
Or read my deceased column (goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend) www.newscientist.com/article/2481...
Or read my deceased column (goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend) www.newscientist.com/article/2481...
Is dark chocolate a health food?
YouTube video by New Scientist
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Is dark chocolate actually good for you? Possibly...maybe...(don't shoot the messenger) www.youtube.com/shorts/MdatU...
Or read my deceased column (goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend) www.newscientist.com/article/2481...
Or read my deceased column (goodbye my lover, goodbye my friend) www.newscientist.com/article/2481...
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Italian police have arrested a Slovak fugitive after he showed up in Milan to support his national hockey team at the Winter Olympics.
A fugitive on the run for years is arrested when he turns up at the Olympics to watch hockey
Italian police have arrested a Slovak fugitive after he showed up in Milan to support his national hockey team at the Winter Olympics.
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Italian police have arrested a Slovak fugitive after he showed up in Milan to support his national hockey team at the Winter Olympics.
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Americans arriving in Milan for the Olympics 😂😅🤣
February 10, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Americans arriving in Milan for the Olympics 😂😅🤣
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Keir Starmer to call on UK and Europe to step up commitments to Nato
Keir Starmer to call on UK and Europe to step up commitments to Nato
British PM to tell Munich Security Conference that Europe together is ‘sleeping giant’ and will say UK won’t turn away from its allies
Keir Starmer will say the UK and Europe need to step up their commitments to Nato and avoid the risk of overdependence on the US for defence, as he sets out one of the main planks of his foreign policy vision on Saturday.
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the prime minister will warn against the idea of the UK turning inwards on security, instead calling for a focus on what he will call the “sleeping giant” of shared European defence capabilities. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:51 PM
Keir Starmer to call on UK and Europe to step up commitments to Nato
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You can’t be cool until you’ve crashed out so hard the lights in the building flicker
February 13, 2026 at 11:18 PM
You can’t be cool until you’ve crashed out so hard the lights in the building flicker
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Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help
Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help
Seamus Culleton describes conditions as ‘torture’ as he pleads with taoiseach to raise his case with Donald Trump
An Irish man who has been held by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement for five months despite having a valid work permit and no criminal record says he fears for his life and has appealed for help from Ireland’s government.
Seamus Culleton said conditions at his detention centre in Texas were akin to “torture” and that the atmosphere was volatile. “I’m not in fear of the other inmates. I’m afraid of the staff. They’re capable of anything.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Irish man held in ICE detention says he fears for his life and asks Ireland for help
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I’m at an event in Westminster where a certain Andy Burnham has said it it “time to call to an end this era where politics got too close to wealth, too seduced by the notion that deregulated markets would provide the solution, when in fact they have been the problem.”
February 10, 2026 at 12:35 PM
I’m at an event in Westminster where a certain Andy Burnham has said it it “time to call to an end this era where politics got too close to wealth, too seduced by the notion that deregulated markets would provide the solution, when in fact they have been the problem.”
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Our kind of super bowl. 🍜
February 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Our kind of super bowl. 🍜
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The kindness of strangers: my teenage son was on a date at a fancy restaurant when a fellow diner helped pay the bill
The kindness of strangers: my teenage son was on a date at a fancy restaurant when a fellow diner helped pay the bill
She made a special night even more special for these two young people – and gave me something special too
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The kindness of strangers: my teenage son was on a date at a fancy restaurant when a fellow diner helped pay the bill
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Fulton County argues FBI seizure of 2020 ballots shows ‘callous disregard’ for constitutional rights
Fulton County argues FBI seizure of 2020 ballots shows ‘callous disregard’ for constitutional rights
A Trump-appointed judge set a Tuesday deadline to disclose justification for the raid.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Fulton County argues FBI seizure of 2020 ballots shows ‘callous disregard’ for constitutional rights
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Is this the end for Starmer? – The Latest
Is this the end for Starmer? – The Latest
Keir Starmer’s days as prime minister are numbered, Labour MPs have warned, after a week of fury over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador despite his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Can he survive? Lucy Hough talks to political correspondent Alexandra Topping
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Is this the end for Starmer? – The Latest
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The Guardian newspaper in the UK.
February 8, 2026 at 5:19 PM
The Guardian newspaper in the UK.
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The Guardian is the best mainstream newspaper in the UK
February 8, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The Guardian is the best mainstream newspaper in the UK
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Ive never ever bought my wife anything, not even a card, for valentines day. Been married for 30yrs this year. Ive told her I dont need a special day to tell her I love her, I tell her every day 🤣
January 9, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Ive never ever bought my wife anything, not even a card, for valentines day. Been married for 30yrs this year. Ive told her I dont need a special day to tell her I love her, I tell her every day 🤣
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The day before valentines day is Friday the 13th.
February 5, 2026 at 4:20 AM
The day before valentines day is Friday the 13th.
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There is not, and will never be, a police brutality victim that Republicans won't find a way to besmirch and delegitimize. Even if they have to bend over backward until their spines snap.
It appears that this video is legitimate, as the BBC has confirmed that they reviewed and analyzed it for the The News Movement and verified that it is Alex Pretti.
And it doesn't change anything whatsoever about what happened to him, nor justify it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRWR...
And it doesn't change anything whatsoever about what happened to him, nor justify it.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRWR...
Man who appears to be Alex Pretti filmed interacting with federal agents
YouTube video by The News Movement
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2026 at 11:28 PM
There is not, and will never be, a police brutality victim that Republicans won't find a way to besmirch and delegitimize. Even if they have to bend over backward until their spines snap.
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Again, speaking generally: There's what a reporter knows, and what the lawyers will let you publish. Those are two different things. Is there more, much more, that will stay in the reporter's head forever, but that didn't get past legal review? That's a great question and I'll let you think on it.
February 3, 2026 at 6:51 AM
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One of the most meaningful ways to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is to do something on behalf of others.
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
One of the most meaningful ways to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is to do something on behalf of others.
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Love this reminder from President Obama: “We can argue about how to best achieve these goals. But we can't be complacent about the goals themselves. For if we don't create opportunity for all people, the disaffection and division that has stalled our progress will only sharpen in years to come.” 💙
February 6, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Love this reminder from President Obama: “We can argue about how to best achieve these goals. But we can't be complacent about the goals themselves. For if we don't create opportunity for all people, the disaffection and division that has stalled our progress will only sharpen in years to come.” 💙
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A new paper in Science suggests that primates (a bonobo male) can engage in "secondary representation" or "pretense", similar to children drinking pretend tea at a tea party.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/06/c...
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/06/c...
February 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
A new paper in Science suggests that primates (a bonobo male) can engage in "secondary representation" or "pretense", similar to children drinking pretend tea at a tea party.
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/06/c...
whyevolutionistrue.com/2026/02/06/c...
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Wishing you all a lovely evening :) 😂
a cartoon of charlie brown and snoopy standing in front of a tv
ALT: a cartoon of charlie brown and snoopy standing in front of a tv
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Wishing you all a lovely evening :) 😂