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Weatherwatch: rain of 'biblical proportions' may not be hyperbole
Many headline writers and meteorologists are justifiably turning to Genesis to describe an unprecedented deluge
Read more » | Desktop version »400 years since slavery: a timeline of American history
In 1619, a ship with 20 captives landed at Point Comfort in Virginia, ushering in the era of American slavery
Read more » | Desktop version »Do idyllic southern plantations really tell the story of slavery?
In these memorials to southern splendor, much of the history being told is devoid of the atrocities of slavery
Read more » | Desktop version »Weatherwatch: Typhoon Lekima batters western Pacific
China suffers deadly landslides while storm dumps almost a metre of rain on Taiwan
Read more » | Desktop version »The 12,000-calorie burger: why one pub is offering a meat feast – and cash towards your gravestone
The County Durham pub selling this stack of flesh thinks it might actually kill someone. But that hasn’t put off some enthusiastic eaters
Read more » | Desktop version »How we think about the term 'enslaved' matters
400 years ago, the first Africans who came to America were not ‘enslaved’, they were indentured – and this makes a crucial difference when we think about the meanings of our past
Read more » | Desktop version »Point Comfort: where slavery in America began 400 years ago
In 1619, a ship with 20 captives landed at Virginia, ushering in the era of slavery in what would become the United States
Read more » | Desktop version »Deepfake danger: what a viral clip of Bill Hader morphing into Tom Cruise tells us
Are deepfakes a threat to democracy? The creator of a series of viral clips says he is raising awareness of their subversive potential
Read more » | Desktop version »Weatherwatch: how flood water can be captured to help ride out storms
Study shows managed aquifer recharge technique is aiding Texas to tackle extreme weather
Read more » | Desktop version »Is a British university degree really worth it any more?
We run the rule over UK higher education, as school leavers prepare for their A-level results
Read more » | Desktop version »From ball pits to water slides: the designer who changed children’s playgrounds for ever
The long read: Eric McMillan revolutionised playground design in the 1970s. Why has the spirit of experimental play that he championed been lost? By Nicholas Hune-Brown
Read more » | Desktop version »Commonwealth Bank profits slump as compliance bill surges by $1bn
For second year running compensation cost has eaten into earnings at bank, which is still under investigation
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