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How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation
The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here’s what other countries can learn from its success.
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Short selling Adani: how an obscure US firm profited from triggering the Indian giant's price plunge
Activist short selling is certainly controversial. But it’s not necessarily illegal nor unethical.
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Europe is trying to ditch planes for trains. Here’s how that’s going
Banning ultra short-haul flights, creating air-rail links, and upping taxes on domestic and short flights – European countries are leading the way towards a public transport system that favors train travel over flying, but not without problems.
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The History of The Boycott
How one Englishman’s name has ended up in every dictionary since 1888.
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Black bear breaks into vehicle, guzzles 69 cans of pop | CBC News
A woman on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast awoke to a sticky situation last Thursday when she found a bear with a sweet tooth had broken into her car and crushed dozens of cans of soda she had left there overnight.
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I tried Delta's new free inflight Wi-Fi. Here's how fast it was
Delta's new free inflight internet service is better and more stable than earlier services and free to all SkyMiles members.
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In China, the Police Came for the Consultants. Now the C.E.O.s Are Alarmed.
Foreign businesses, a top Chinese official said in March, “are not foreigners, but family.” Then came a crackdown on firms with foreign ties.
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The rise of North Korea’s most dangerous woman
Tipped to be the future leader, Kim Jong-un’s sister Yo-jong reportedly ordered the executions of officials for ‘getting on her nerves’
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Why are Canadians' cellphone bills higher than other countries?
The oft-quoted industry explanations for high wireless prices — costly operating margins and a sparse Canadian population, for example — are insufficient to explain lower prices found in other countries and even between some provinces. Experts say Canada needs to do something about competition before things get worse.
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The Poison Squad | Full Film | American Experience | PBS
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Letters from Inside Hong Kong
By Eunsong Kim
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Denver's first Native American affordable housing project aims to make amends for U.S. policy
The 187-unit apartment building with a symbolic circular design will include an Indian Health Services clinic and cultural programming.
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5 Side Gigs You Can Work During Your Vacation
Working in a side gig during your vacation gives travelers an opportunity to further reduce trip costs. However, it’s important to find a side gig you can feasibly work regardless of destination, and which matches your skill sets.
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Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula - Save A Spider Day - March 14th, 2023| Creature Feature!
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From the bed sheets to the TV remote, a microbiologist reveals the shocking truth about dirt and germs in hotel rooms
The filthy secrets of hotel rooms and why you might want to pack disinfectant on your next trip.
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You’ve Probably Never Heard Of It, But India’s Other Big IT Project Might Be A World Beating One
UPI is a way of allowing all the different payment systems and companies that make up India’s financial sector to interoperate seamlessly. In practice, this means that Indians can send money to more or less anyone, or any company, in India, with a few clicks on a UPI mobile phone app without worrying about the details.
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Can Xi Jinping control AI without crushing it?
Artificial intelligence will test the Chinese Communist Party’s ability to shape innovation to suit its purposes
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The US Far Right Helped Stoke the Attack on Brazil’s Congress
Right-wing networks from Brazil and the US fueled calls for violence. Experts accuse tech platforms of looking the other way.
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Why Egypt became one of the biggest chokepoints for Internet cables
When underwater cables congregate in one place, things get tricky.
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Off the itinerary: Cruises are no longer welcome in these cities
Destinations that are struggling with overtourism are reconsidering the future of these giant ships.