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Top Stories from Around the World

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 JF Kennedy  Assassination Records released
Finally the records of John and Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King

Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental documents about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy...
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Pete Hegseth confirmed as US defence secretary
VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote to confirm Hegseth


Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump's nominee for US defence secretary, was confirmed by the Senate late on Friday night, after facing misconduct allegations that nearly derailed his confirmation.




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Night without power after 93mph winds
Thousands of outages caused by Storm Éowyn in UK

Severe gales closed 50 schools and caused major disruption across Wales.

The weekend is set to bring more potentially dangerous weather conditions, with warnings for rain, wind and ice in place.


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Revealing new things about the birth of China.

National Geographic - Anna Thorpe

Crammed with exquisite objects, a 2,200-year-old tomb is revealing fresh insights into a period of upheaval and cultural flourishing that forged modern China.

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Black Holes: A Mystery of our Cosmos

CrashCourse - John and Katie

In this episode, John and Katie take a break from talking through the universe's timeline to focus on a mystery of our cosmos: black holes.


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Top Stories from our favourite publications to stimulate your curious mind,

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Putting the Worst Green Ideas in the Dustbin of History

Persuasion - Quico Toro

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Trump drips with contempt for environmentalism and those who espouse it.

His executive order titled “Unleashing American Energy” seems built entirely around the maxim that whatever progressive climate activists support must be bad. Environmentalists were suitably appalled, which figures: appalling them seemed to be the whole point.

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How Joan of Arc turned the tide...

National Geographic - By Julien Théry

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Divine voices guided a young girl to lead the French against the English. Burned as a heretic in 1431, the Maid of Orléans was both shaped and destroyed by the religious fervor and politics.

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-32°F in Finland’s Surreal Forest

National Geographic - Simon Ingram

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“Imagine the most pure and white snow you've ever seen, a dead silent forest, and these ice sculptures spread across the hillside.” This is what greeted Norwegian photographer Stian Klo when he and a friend journeyed to the Kuusamo region of Finland in search of inspiration.

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James King Blog offers valuable resources for students of Arts and Humanities. Particularly those interested in Environments, Literature, Performing Arts, Visual Art, Philosophy, Travel, and Human Rights. 

The articles provide insights into complex interactions between humans and their environments, and the ethical and moral dimensions of environmental issues. The Blog is relevant to students of all ages and those who are just fascinated by the Arts and Humanities.

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What is the best selling non fiction book of all time? 

The best-selling non-fiction book of all time is the Bible. As everyone knows, it is a collection of sacred texts revered by Christians, Jews, and many others. The Bible has been translated into more than 2,800 languages and more than 5 billion copies have been printed.

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Who are the best non fiction authors of all time?

In this article, we look at some of the best non-fiction authors of all time. Our choices are Stephen Ambrose, Malcolm Gladwell, Brené Brown, Michael Lewis, and Howard Zinn. For various reasons, they are some of the most authoritative and influential writers ever to be published.
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5 of the Best Biographical Authors in History

This article looks at 5 of the most authoritative and skilled biographical authors in history. All of them have made a significant impact in the field of biographical writing. The writers we have chosen are Walter Isaacson, Robert Caro, Edmund Morris, David McCullough, and A. J. P. Taylor.


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Mick Jagger

By Philip Norman

Author Phillip Norman, whose previous bestseller, John Lennon: The Life, was praised as a “haunting, mammoth, terrific piece of work” (New York Times Book Review) and whose classic Shout! is widely considered to be the definitive biography of the Beatles, now turns his attention to the iconic front man of the Rolling Stones, “the greatest rock ’n’ roll band in the world.”

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Issue #0163 January 2025 

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