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The new nuclear terror
Our Cold War nightmares have returned as a global arms race
The nuclear age
The responsibility of scientists
How good is Colson Whitehead?
He’s got the film adaptations, two Pulitzers and support from the Obamas – but he’s not yet mastered his craft
Culture
American classicist Daniel Mendelsohn calls The Odyssey a blueprint for all comedy
The Bard College professor and New York Review of Books editor brings levity and moral gravity to his new Penguin Classics translation of Homer.
Books
Harold Bloom, agony uncle
Culture
Christopher Nolan's Odyssey brings Hollywood spectacle to Homer's epic
The director's new adaptation sparks casting debate while the original poem remains untouched.
Art & Design
Agnes Martin’s paintings can save you
Culture
George Cottrell's U.S. money-laundering case and ties to Nigel Farage
The British operative pleaded guilty to U.S. wire fraud charges before resurfacing in London with Nigel Farage.
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Consumer
Deal to fund water, wastewater infrastructure for housing signed by Alberta and Ottawa
The agreement, announced by the prime minister and premier in Red Deer, allows Alberta municipalities to access more than $510 million in federal funding over eight years.
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Florida executes 2 prisoners in a day, including an 80-year-old man
This week's lethal injections were the first nearly back-to-back executions since Arkansas put two men to death three hours apart in 2017.
Health
Health Canada granted injunction over unauthorized peptide retailer sales
The agency states that Canlab Research had been 'selling unauthorized peptide drugs on various websites and promoting them with many unproven health claims.'
U-s-news
Man arrested after deadly boating accident leaves woman decapitated, police say
'This man was a ticking time-bomb and that bomb went off this past Saturday on the Fox River,' Deputy Chief Brian Miller said during the hearing.
Canada
Ottawa seeks to ‘eliminate’ streamers’ Cancon base contributions: court doc
The disclosure was made in a letter to the Federal Court of Appeal this month as part of ongoing litigation over the Online Streaming Act.
Politics
Mississauga approves 1-year moratorium on AI data centres
Mississauga city council voted to approve a one-year moratorium on AI data centres, representing a departure from a pattern beginning to form in Ontario.
Canada
Carney won’t say if Canadian energy sector will be a trade bargaining chip
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Civil War-era artifact in U.S. home turns out to be live ammunition: police
Trending
eBay to pay more than $50M to couple sent cockroaches in cyberstalking case
U-s-news
New York is trying to lure Canadian tourists back. Will it work?
Health
Rookie Salter to start for Lions against Bombers
Entertainment
Willie Nelson urges people to ‘fight against data centres invading our land’
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Culture
Loyalist exodus shaped Canada after American Revolution
Europe’s age of fire
Andy Burnham’s shtick won’t work on Donald Trump
The betrayal of the South African dream
World
Putin's offensive stalls as Ukrainian drones hit Russian fuel, testing NATO resolve
Andy Burnham must not bow to Trump
Zelensky hands Putin an unexpected gift
Under siege on the Gaza flotilla
Culture
Rolling Stones' latest album feels familiar to North American fans
The global crises Andy Burnham cannot escape
British Politics
The Prime Minister against the mainstream media
Manchester heist
The Green plan to steal the Manchester mayoralty
Business
The next SEO battle is not rankings. It is AI citations
Left Hook
Stop calling Keir Starmer a good man
British Politics
Yet another first day at No 10
Clacton by-election
No laughing matter
World
The Russian design bureau at the centre of Europe's shadow-fleet investigation
Westminster
Why did Andy Burnham pick John Healey?
The Burnham Project
The Productive State: A framework for Manchesterism
The Weekend Essay
Lawless in Gaza
The Sketch
Who will be Manchester’s next King – or Queen – in the North?
British Politics
Inside the Green Party’s defence divide
Books
Ignoring sex differences harms us all
Books
Fecund, eclectic, and freaky-deke
Silver Spoon
Your guide to cocktail party diplomacy
TV