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BBC In Our Time- Feathered Dinosaurs (Archive Episode)
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- Zeno's Paradoxes (Archive Episode)
- Thomas Hardy's Poetry (Archive Episode)
- The Moon (Archive Episode)
- The Waltz (Archive Episode)
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- The Evolution of Lungs
The Guardian- Five key moments in the assault on the rights of women and girls in 2025
- South Africa in talks with Russia over men ‘tricked’ into fighting in Ukraine
- Libya looks to its past to build a new future as national museum reopens
- Ghanaian students at UK universities face deportation amid funding crisis
- Little Foot hominin fossil may be new species of human ancestor
- Pentagon won’t release full video of Caribbean strike that killed two people, Hegseth says
- US designates Colombia’s biggest drug cartel Gulf Clan as terrorist organization
- At least three authors withdraw from Hay festival in protest at Machado invite
- Mark Carney criticised for using British spellings in Canadian documents
- How a Brazilian meat tycoon accused of bribery and deforestation became a key player in regional diplomacy
Talking Points Memo- ‘Trump’s Totally My Bitch!’ and Other Wild Quotes From Susie Wiles
- Latest Jobs Report Suggests Tariffs Harming Blue Collar Work, Counter to White House Narrative
- Trump Chief of Staff Admits to Retribution Campaign
- Secretive Rapid Response Networks Are Operating in Communities ‘Terrorized’ By ICE Raids
- Trump’s Vile Remarks on Rob Reiner’s Death Prove a Bridge Too Far For Some GOPers
- Are the Broligarchs Ready to Be on the Downward Turn of the Wheel?
- Remembering Rob Reiner
- Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
- New York’s Young Republicans Beg for More, But Fret About a ‘MAGA Civil War’
- The Dog That Hasn’t Barked in the D.C. Pipe Bomber Case
The Intercept- Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front”
- AIPAC Head Hosts Fundraiser for House Candidate Who Swears AIPAC Isn’t Backing Her
- U.N. Human Rights Watchdogs Blast Columbia for Using Immigration Status to Suppress Students’ Pro-Palestine Speech
- Republicans Are Splitting Over Israel. Will Democrats Take Advantage?
- U.S. Military Willing to Attack “Designated Terrorist Organizations” Within America, General Says
- NY Times’ Bret Stephens Blames Palestine Freedom Movement for Bondi Beach Shooting
- Despite Declining Support for the Death Penalty, Executions Nearly Doubled in 2025, Report Says
- Meet the U.S. Donors Funding ELNET, the AIPAC of Europe
- Alabama Begs Supreme Court to Make It Easier to Execute People With Intellectual Disabilities
- The Brand-New Pentagon Press Corps Is Gaga for Hegseth
France24- Sarkozy faces possible indictment over witness tampering in Libya funding case
- Santa Claus prepares for global gift-giving trip in Lapland
- ‘Low-cost’ terror: Bondi Beach investigators examine IS group link, Philippines trip
- Reparations for Ukraine: new European body set up
- Defence of Europe's eastern flank an 'immediate' priority: eight EU leaders
- Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group
- The battle for Marseille: how to win back streets as drug trade soars?
- France's Dembélé named FIFA player of 2025, Spain's Bonmati scoops women's award
- French lawmakers adopt social security budget, suspend pension reform
- French lawmakers adopt 2026 social security budget, suspend Macron's flagship pension reform
Media Matters For America- Matt Walsh condemns Trump's comments on Rob Reiner's death as "ridiculous low-class, gross behavior. It's grotesque. It's stupid. It's wrong."
- Megyn Kelly on Rob Reiner's murder: "This level of drug addiction at this young an age may involve parents who were focused on the wrong thing, like careers"
- PBD Podcast panelist on Rob Reiner's murder: "I'm not blaming the parents, but at what point, like, did you allow this kid to get this bad?"
- Here’s who is justifying Trump’s deranged response to Rob Reiner’s murder
- Ben Shapiro condemns Trump's "vile and egregious" statement about Rob Reiner's death
- Steve Bannon, who reportedly communicated with Jeffrey Epstein extensively, nods along while his guest accuses a Democratic senator of second-hand ties to Epstein
- Tim Pool: "I think the reason we're getting involved in Venezuela largely is because Trump is like, the economy is not doing too well. Let's go get some oil, baby."
- Angelo Carusone discusses how the right-wing echo chamber can't give Republicans any cover for not having a healthcare plan: "People can add it up"
- On MS NOW, Angelo Carusone describes how right-wing media are laying the groundwork for attacks by the Trump administration on elections
- Megyn Kelly caller on Trump's comments about Rob Reiner: "He's very out of touch with America"
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