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Deep sea mining is the next geopolitical frontline – and the Pacific is in the crosshairs

In the Pacific, most attention today is on nodules in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), a vast area between Hawaii and ...
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For 80 years, the president’s party has almost always lost House seats in midterm elections, a pattern that makes the 2026 congressional outlook clear

In 1998, Clinton was in the sixth year of his presidency and had good numbers for economic growth, declining interest rates ...
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How George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four predicted the global power shifts happening now

There’s nothing new about calling George Orwell’s most influential novel prescient. But the focus has usually been on his ...
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Indiana have completed a remarkable turnaround to win college football's national championship for the first time

The Hoosiers have beaten Miami 27-21 in the championship game in Florida - sealing an unbeaten season in the process. It comes after Indiana began this season as the losingest major programme in the ...
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A State of Emergency remains on the cards for other parts of Northland - after being declared for a week in Whangarei district - already pelted with heavy rain

Heavy downpours are expected until early Thursday - for northern and eastern parts of the North Island. Northland Civil Defence Comms Advisor Zach Woods says Whangarei's the hardest hit so far. He ...
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Jennie Garth loves embracing retro fashion and beauty trends and she's convinced looks from the 1990s are "the best"

The 53-year-old actress shot to fame in 1990s teen TV show Beverly Hills, 90210 and she enjoys looking back on hair, make-up and clothes from the decade as well as looks from the 1970s and 1980s. She ...
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Kylie Kelce joked she is "bringing the team down" in the style stakes in her marriage to Jason Kelce

Speaking on her Not Gonna Lie podcast, she said: "I am the one bringing the team down. "It's me, it's not my husband. "My husband, he's the one who's got the swag." Kylie - who has kids Wyatt, six, ...
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Bonnie Blue has had to postpone her latest sex stunt because it is her time of the month

Bonnie had planned to mark the one-year anniversary of her sex world record, the moment that made her a global sensation, when she slept with 1057 men in one day. Addressing the change head-on, she ...
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Bethenny Frankel has blamed hotel towels after she contracted a bacterial infection on her face

The Real Housewives of New York City star has vowed to "never ever" use hotel towels or sheets again after she was struck down with skin inflammation while on holiday St. Barths. She said on TikTok: ...
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Brooklyn Beckham has cut ties with his famous parents. What can we learn from it?

Brooklyn Beckham has shared a lengthy Instagram story detailing why he has cut contact with his parents, global celebrity power couple Victoria and David Beckham.
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Reward for newcomer Kristian Clarke after a strong start to his international cricket career in the Black Caps one-day series win over India

The Northern Districts seam bowling all-rounder has been added to the squad for the first three matches of the five-game T20 series starting overnight tomorrow. Coach Rob Walter says they wanted extra ...
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Bella Hadid has set her sights on Hollywood because it's her "dream" to become an actress

The 29-year-old model makes a her small screen debut in Ryan Murphy's new TV series The Beauty - playing a model on a murderous rampage - and Bella has now confessed she's hoping to land more acting ...