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Pearl Of A Singer

Express.co.uk 

Pearl's A Singer star Elkie Brooks on her career highs and lows and her long farewell tour.

Give Away a Kidney? Are You Crazy? (with filmmaker Penny Lane)

Library of Economics and Liberty 

After filmmaker Penny Lane decided to donate a kidney to a stranger, it took three years and a complex, often infuriating, sometimes terrifying process to make it happen. Along the way, being a filmmaker, she eventually decided to chronicle her experience and explore the question: How can a choice that seems so obvious to the donor seem so strange to everyone else? Listen as she tells EconTalk’s Russ Roberts what she learned, what’s still a mystery, and what she hopes we’ll all take away from her story. Читать дальше...

Kwara gov approves bonus for civil servants amid tax controversy

The Punch 

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has approved a financial bonus that is equivalent to the monthly PAYE obligation for every civil servant in the state, including Local Government workers. The emergency support measure will last for at least three months, according to a statement by the Commissioner for Finance Dr Hauwa Nuru issued on Monday.

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Defence real estate sell-off put on ice

Sydney Morning Herald 

The Coalition and Greens leapt upon the delay to accuse the Albanese government of dithering when required to make tough decisions about the defence portfolio.

Open Architecture designs conical Sun Tower as "giant sundial"

Dezeen.com 

Chinese studio Open Architecture has completed the 50-metre-tall Sun Tower, which has a conical concrete form designed to follow the path of the sun, in Yantai, northeast China. Located in Yantai's Yeda Development Zone, the cultural and community venue comprises exhibition spaces, a semi-outdoor theatre, a library, a viewing deck, a cafe and a bar. According

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Report: Arsenal’s Plan to Replace Trossard with £90m Target

EPLIndex | Premier League stats & Blog 

Arsenal’s Ambitious Plans: Kudus Targeted Amid Saudi Interest in Trossard Arsenal’s quest for Premier League glory has seen Mikel Arteta exploring potential January transfers, with Mohammed Kudus emerging as a key target. The Mirror reports that Arsenal are weighing a substantial £90 million bid for the West Ham winger, reflecting their determination to maintain squad […]

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How Is It This Close?

The Atlantic  

The most remarkable thing about the 2024 presidential election is that roughly half the electorate still supports Donald Trump.

Game Days

Splice Today 

Although it’s wearisome hearing that “Ronald Reagan would spin in his grave seeing the modern Republican Party” and “JFK would be a moderate Republican in 2024,” that sort of fantasy political sloganeering will soon give way to Good King Wenceslaus and untangling the strings of Christmas lights from last year. (We gave up on that 10 years ago; when the tree’s discarded, so are the lights, replaced by a new bunch from Walmart.)

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