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The little-known story of how slavery infiltrated California and the American west
African Americans were used as slave labour in California and other western US territories during the 1850s. California State Library The history of American slavery generally conjures a set of familiar images: sprawling plantations white with cotton, gangs of enslaved African Americans stooped low over the fields, bullwhips cracking inContinue Reading
Why changes to abortion laws during the pandemic should remain
Telemedical consultations can make abortion more accessible, more comfortable, and less expensive for users. New Africa/ Shutterstock As a result of the pandemic, the governments in England, Scotland and Wales temporarily relaxed abortion rules in March 2020. This means that, in every part of the UK except for Northern Ireland,Continue Reading
The ‘Secret’ will be out, tonight!
Banshee attempts to retrieve recent losses in a compelling fourteen-runner Fillies’ Novice Stakes over seven furlongs of Kempton polytrack tonight when the obligatory ‘Wednesday-nighter’ will be of immense interest, crowd-wise! For reasons often mentioned this right-handed Kew course doesn’t cut it’ with professional racegoers, and it was the case beforeContinue Reading
Exmouth RNLI called to rescue missing 12 year old swimmer
Exmouth RNLI volunteer crew launched this afternoon to rescue a 12 year old missing whilst swimming off the coastline between Orcombe Point and Sandy Bay. At 4.46pm today Tuesday 10 August 2021 the crew of Exmouth RNLI Inshore Lifeboat D-805 George Bearman II were tasked by H.M. Coastguard to attendContinue Reading
Home schooling is hundreds of years old – here’s what its history teaches us about learning through play
The UK government’s COVID recovery plans for schools have been criticised for prioritising learning over wellbeing. Education specialists routinely extol the benefits sports, creative activities and the performing arts can bring to children. This is particularly relevant in light of the disruptions to schooling and childhood that COVID has wrought.Continue Reading
Extremophiles: resilient microorganisms that help us understand our past – and future
In late summer the snow banks on these mountains turn pink, known as "watermelon snow", thanks to blooming extremophiles. Bryant Olsen/Flickr In the infamous words of Jurassic Park consultant Dr Ian Malcolm, “life finds a way”. In the depths of the ocean, in volcanic springs, under four metres of ice:Continue Reading
Messi to PSG CONFIRMED as star says he’s impatient to start new chapter
LIONEL MESSI has finally been announced as a Paris Saint-Germain player. After an action-packed day that saw Messi arrive in the French capital in front of hundreds of supporters, the club has confirmed his signing. 14 Lionel Messi has finally been confirmed as a PSG player – and says heContinue Reading
What does a degree actually cost – for students and for universities?
Many students say they feel COVID has diminished the value of their university experience. Complaints filed with the Office of the Independent Adjudicator in 2020 detail examples of how the pandemic has disrupted students’ learning. A recent report from the Higher Education Policy Institute finds students often say they regardContinue Reading
How will COVID vaccines work on compromised immune systems? Here’s what we know
Yuganov Konstantin/Shutterstock In many cases, vulnerability to COVID-19 exists because a person’s immune system is unable to mount a good response against the coronavirus. Such people are said to be immunocompromised. It’s possible that these people won’t respond as well to COVID-19 vaccines either. At the moment, though, we’re stillContinue Reading
After Islamic State: how local shop owners in Mosul are rebuilding their historic markets
In the four years since Islamic State was defeated and Mosul liberated, local inhabitants have reckoned with the destruction wrought by the insurgents. The occupation of the city – Iraq’s second largest – lasted from 2014-2017 and saw 800,000 people displaced. Severe damage was also inflicted on the built environment,Continue Reading