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Manchester United went 26 years without a league title. This new drought could be even longer (Gift Article)

One of England's greatest clubs feel further away than ever from ending their long wait for another Premier League trophy

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Medium culture
I returned to my Forest Teachers to begin where i left off.

True art always appears where we dont’t expect it , where nobody thinks of it or utters its name. Art detests being recognised and greeted…

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New York Times opinionsportsculture
Trump Rally Canceled Kansas Iowa
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The Atlantic culture
The Rise of the Sexy-Cozy Autumn Read

It’s spooky season. Time to read … romance?

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Medium culture
Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother — Mahershala Ali impresses in a moralistic revenge thriller

A devoutly religious Islamic hitman embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children after his wife dies.

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New York Times politicsworld
Israel’s Election Is Unlikely to Change Its Policies and Global Isolation (Gift Article)

The leading contenders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Gadi Eisenkot, aren’t substantially different in their approach to Israel’s security or in their opposition to a Palestinian state.

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New York Times sports
What we’ve learned so far this season in FPL: Premium letdowns, DEFCON magnets and the joy of Hull (Gift Article)

Abdul Rehman picks out the lessons that we can learn from the opening eight gameweeks of the 2026-27 season in Fantasy Premier League

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NRC cultureentertainment
Josh Homme, frontman van Queens of the Stone Age: ‘Ik genoot van confrontaties omdat ik niet wist wat ik met mijn gevoelens moest’

Josh Homme | zanger en gitarist: Na zware jaren heeft Queens of the Stone Age-frontman Josh Homme rust gevonden. En er is een nieuw album: Perfecth. Een gesprek over zijn band, acceptatie en hoe een v...

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New York Times politicsworld
An Arab Town in Israel Celebrates the Election but Wonders What Will Change (Gift Article)

Gains for Arab-led parties have electrified Taibe, in central Israel, even as voters elsewhere in Israel say they have no place in any future government.

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Bloomberg businessculture
Johannesburg Risks a ‘Total Collapse’ of Its Water Network

South Africa’s water shortages are acute in the country’s economic center, where there’s a gaping divide between those who can afford emergency fixes and those who can’t. It’s a big issue in next week...

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NRC politicsworldopinion
Deze drieënhalfuur durende film over over menselijke zorg geeft hoop. Regisseur Ryusuke Hamaguchi: ‘We voelden de levenskracht in het verzorgingshuis’

Ryusuke Hamaguchi | regisseur: Via de innige vriendschap tussen twee vrouwen, vertelt All of a Sudden een verhaal over menselijkheid in de gezondheidszorg. En hoe moeilijk het is de patiënt als mens t...

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New York Times culturesportsentertainment
Chanel Looks to Build Cultural Capital With Arts Magazine (Gift Article)

The fashion house hopes the new title, Arts & Culture, can extend Coco Chanel’s legacy of surrounding herself with “audacious creatives.”

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NRC cultureworldopinion
De regisseur, de steracteur, de stand-in en de film die nooit kwam

Laatste film Peter Greenaway: Een film van levende legende Peter Greenaway, waar het Nederlands Filmfonds aan meebetaalde, is grotendeels opgenomen maar nog altijd niet verschenen. De regisseur heeft ...

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The Times (UK) cultureentertainment
Sir Patrick Stewart obituary: classical actor famed for Star Trek

Mellifluous stage and screen actor who came to global prominence in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, dies aged 86

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The Times (UK) politics
Wes Streeting: ‘I’ve never experienced homophobia like it’

He was moved from health to defence after his aborted leadership bid. And there’s an awful lot in Wes Streeting’s in-tray — not least the threats from Russia and China and an armed forces budget crisi...

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NRC politicsworldopinion
Geen subsidie meer, een verbod of een aanval? In Saksen-Anhalt bereidt de organisatie die opkomt voor asielzoekers zich voor op een AfD-regering

AfD in Saksen-Anhalt: In de Duitse deelstaat Saksen-Anhalt, waar de uiterst rechtse AfD recent de verkiezingen won, maken linkse maatschappelijke organisaties zich zorgen. Ze vrezen meer dan stopzetti...

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The Times (UK) politics
Everything is riding on Andy Burnham’s big vision

John Healey offered few surprises but the prime minister sees this uneventful budget as part of his Ten Year Plan

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The Times (UK) technology
Carers must wait until 2030 for welfare cliff-edge to be fixed

The chancellor, John Healey, has said a flaw that penalises those who earn more than £204 a week cannot be fixed until a new IT system is in place

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NRC politicsworld
Opinie | Wij Europeanen hoeven heus niet onder de indruk te zijn van China

Geopolitiek: Europa maakt zich op voor een krachtmeting met China, een land dat zich naar buiten vol zelfvertrouwen presenteert. Maar volgens Steven Everts heeft Europa betere kaarten in handen dan he...

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New York Times politicsworld
What Israeli Election Results Reveal About the Electorate (Gift Article)

Some groups stood by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s party, but support fell off among others. Turnout was also a striking factor in the election.

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The Times (UK) businesspoliticsworld
John Healey plots off-the-books funding to boost defence

Ministers are examining PFI-style leasing deals and a multilateral lender to meet spending targets without cays tax rises

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Medium politicslegal
The Stranger With the Blue Balloon

Some truths choose their own witnesses.

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The Times (UK) opinionworldbusiness
Europe needs the political will to finance a collective defence

Rearming a continent caught between the collapse of the American empire and the rise of the Russian one is going to take more than money

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New York Times culture
Escarole Soup With Rice Recipe • 5★ (Gift Recipe)
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Bloomberg legalpoliticsworld
Polymarket Trading Halted After Reports of Stolen Funds

Polymarket stopped trading on its international exchange on Thursday after it said that a third-party software provider was compromised.

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New York Times culture
Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Recipe • 5★ • 30 min (Gift Recipe)

If you are the proud owner of a few overripe bananas, these chocolate-studded muffins are one of the best bang-for-your-buck treats you’ll find. They come together in one bowl in about half an hour, a...

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New York Times sports
Cameron Boozer becomes second-youngest NBA player with triple-double (Gift Article)

The youngest player in the league had 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 assists against the Trail Blazers.

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New York Times opinion
As a Child Evangelist, He Roused the Faithful. Later He Exposed the Con. (Gift Article)

An ordained minister at 4, Marjoe Gortner went on to star in a documentary that revealed the flimflammery of his former profession: “You go into it like a business.”

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New York Times politics
Opinion | ‘We’ve Seen This Movie’: Four Writers on What’s Next for Israel (Gift Article)

A round table discussion decoding the election results.

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Bloomberg technologyculture
The Woman Breathing Life Into Next Generation Home-Help Robots

Dreame’s Huo is working on artificial intelligence algorithms and humanoid machines to handle cleaning, washing and other chores.

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New York Times sports
Boldy steals Wild a point, but Islanders' Schaefer delivers another OT win: Takeaways

Minnesota looked a bit rusty in a 4-3 loss that ended when Schaefer became the first teenager in NHL history to score his third OT goal.

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Defector culture
The Tragedy Of “Stomp Clap Hey” | Defector

In 1971, the great rock critic Lester Bangs tried to imagine a time when the music of the recent past would seem alien. Projecting himself into the old age he would never reach, he pictured his future...

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New York Times cultureentertainment
Lewd, Leering and Reveling in Opera’s Queerness (Gift Article)

Heartbeat’s Drag Opera Extravaganza, a yearly event around Halloween, is an off-color pastiche of opera and pop culture. This year: “Queeney Todd.”

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The Atlantic opinionpolitics
The Babies Left Behind in America

The United States is deporting parents without their children, creating a whole new family-separation crisis.

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New York Times politicsworld
Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Who Helped End One-Party Rule in Mexico, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)

Mr. Cárdenas, the only son of a Mexican president, never won the office but became a leading figure in the country’s democratic transformation.

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New York Times sports
Lucien Smith’s Last Paintings Reclaim His Dazzling First Act (Gift Article)

The artist, who died at 37, had largely retreated from the art world after skyrocketing early success. A final body of work is an exorcism of sorts.

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The Atlantic politicssports
Protecting a Hero Too Long

The pressure to shield men who hurt women

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New York Times legalpolitics
Republicans Ramp Up Investigation Into Democratic Plan to Pack Alaska’s Ballot (Gift Article)

The Justice Department issued subpoenas, a House oversight committee sought interviews and the state opened its own inquiry into a Democratic plan to recruit a spoiler into a Senate race.

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Medium culturepolitics
The Unlikely Source of Two of the Year’s Most Blistering Protest Songs

Now that’s what I call cutting like a knife

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New York Times politics
In Reversal, Former Primary Rival Will Campaign With El-Sayed (Gift Article)

Representative Haley Stevens of Michigan, who was defeated by Dr. Abdul El-Sayed in August’s Democratic Senate primary, said she would appear with the candidate this weekend.

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New York Times legalpoliticsbusiness
Georgia Republican Donor Gets 15 Years in $76 Million Ponzi Scheme (Gift Article)

Federal prosecutors said Edwin Brant Frost IV lured investors with promises of high returns, but used new money to pay earlier investors and fund personal expenses.

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New York Times cultureopinion
19 New Books to Read in November: Bob Woodward, LeVar Burton, Annie Proulx and More (Gift Article)

Fiction by Annie Proulx and Solvej Balle; memoirs by Joe Biden, Dustin Hoffman and LeVar Burton; a long-buried Don DeLillo hockey romance; and more.

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New York Times businesspoliticsworld
How an Ambitious Energy Giant Wielded Political Power in Florida
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The Atlantic culturepolitics
Why Americans Stopped Throwing Dinner Parties

The share of adults who say they regularly have friends over has declined dramatically since 1975.

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The Times (UK) politicsworld
FlyDubai pilot who stopped plane hijacking reveals his scars

Captain Smit Machchhar was honoured for his bravery when preventing a 9/11-style attack on Israel — his first public appearance since leaving hospital

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New York Times politics
Bostonians Compete to Be Their Airport’s New Voice (Gift Article)

By Christmas, the winning voice will echo through Boston Logan International in recorded greetings and announcements that millions of travelers will hear.

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Medium technologyculturescience
The Dystopian Horror of AI Data Centers

Where have all the natural resources gone?

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New York Times technologybusiness
Yaroslav Askarov has taken a notable step in net. The Sharks need it to stick
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New York Times sports
Ducks must re-learn how to win after squandering 3-goal lead against Canucks (Gift Article)

After a three-goal lead with less than eight minutes left became an overtime loss, the Ducks are left to do some early soul searching.

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New York Times culture
The Secret Muse of the Downtown Scene? Turtles (Gift Article)

The experimental musicians Meredith Monk and La Monte Young are turtle enthusiasts and are inspired by them. So are many of their collaborators.

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