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Why did Kemi Badenoch attack maternity pay? Ask the Tory members … | Zoe Williams

Peter Sanders30 September 2024

Kemi Badenoch polished her brand as the say-the-unsayable candidate for Conservative leader thus: “Statutory maternity pay is a function of tax; tax comes from people who are working. We’re taking...

Sport

How New York Liberty’s length could be WNBA semifinals key: ‘It looks like an NBA roster’

Robert Melton30 September 2024

NEW YORK — The final basket of Breanna Stewart’s 34-point clinic on Sunday to open the WNBA semifinals was never going to be blocked. Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson...

Science

New imaging technique paves the way for simplified, low-cost agricultural quality assessment

Jessica McCarthy30 September 2024

Md Toukir Ahmed, doctoral student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, takes a photo of a sweet potato with a hyperspectral camera. Credit: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences...

Sport

Sam Tomkins: Catalans Dragons star reveals ‘I could play again’ in 2025 Super League season | Rugby League News

Marjory Copeland30 September 2024

Sam Tomkins has hinted at the prospect of extending his playing career into the 2025 Betfred Super League season following his return midway through this year.The former England captain initially...

New challenges put the Bretton Woods institutions at a crossroads

Peter Sanders30 September 2024

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Geopolitics myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.The writer is a former senior UN and World Bank official and a...

Health

Why Canada’s health-care system needs more Indigenous professionals

Christopher Harper30 September 2024

The Current18:54Indigenous life expectancy is dropping. How do we fix it?When Dr. Danièle Behn Smith first saw the data on Indigenous life expectancy, her mind went to her own family.The...

Basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo dies at 58 from brain cancer

Robert Melton30 September 2024

Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain...

Science

Why Are So Many Women Buried in This 5600-Year-Old Necropolis?

Jessica McCarthy30 September 2024

Megalithic necropolis of Panoria (Spain). Credit: University Of Granada Multidisciplinary research reveals gender bias in the megalithic necropolis of Panoria, with burials of women occurring at twice the rate of...

Money

Farewell to the car CD player, source of weirdly deep musical fandoms | Music

Peter Sanders30 September 2024

Every time I get in my car and plug my phone in, an interstitial from Rosalía’s 2022 album Motomami starts playing. “A de alfa, altura, alien,” she recites on Abcdefg....

Sport

Patrick Cantlay is the big winner of Presidents Cup week

Robert Melton30 September 2024

MONTREAL — Deep into the dark of Saturday night, with scoreboard lights illuminating the 18th green, the two-time major winner stared at him with disbelief. Xander Schauffele has seen it...

Month: September 2024

Why did Kemi Badenoch attack maternity pay? Ask the Tory members … | Zoe Williams

How New York Liberty’s length could be WNBA semifinals key: ‘It looks like an NBA roster’

New imaging technique paves the way for simplified, low-cost agricultural quality assessment

Sam Tomkins: Catalans Dragons star reveals ‘I could play again’ in 2025 Super League season | Rugby League News

New challenges put the Bretton Woods institutions at a crossroads

Why Canada’s health-care system needs more Indigenous professionals

Basketball legend Dikembe Mutombo dies at 58 from brain cancer

Why Are So Many Women Buried in This 5600-Year-Old Necropolis?

Farewell to the car CD player, source of weirdly deep musical fandoms | Music

Patrick Cantlay is the big winner of Presidents Cup week

Text and facial expressions drive success in charitable crowdfunding

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice in race to be fit for Chelsea game and misses Champions League tie with Inter Milan | Football News

ADM calls off investor webcast after new confusion over its accounts’ reliability

Bomb threats linked to Russia briefly close polling stations in Georgia

What can marketers learn from the Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese basketball rivalry? Focus on intersectionality

James Anderson: England’s record Test wicket taker registers for the IPL 2025 mega auction | Cricket News

Text and facial expressions drive success in charitable crowdfunding

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice in race to be fit for Chelsea game and misses Champions League tie with Inter Milan | Football News

ADM calls off investor webcast after new confusion over its accounts’ reliability

Bomb threats linked to Russia briefly close polling stations in Georgia

What can marketers learn from the Caitlin Clark vs. Angel Reese basketball rivalry? Focus on intersectionality

James Anderson: England’s record Test wicket taker registers for the IPL 2025 mega auction | Cricket News

British farming needs a clearer future

An urgent update on UK wine

UN refugee chief says reducing refugee targets is ‘wise’ if it prevents backlash

New AI Model Predicts High-Impact Weather Shifts

First tests of oral anthrax vaccine are successful in white-tailed deer

Steve Borthwick wants ‘right environment’ amid Danny Care claims about Eddie Jones’ ‘toxic’ England regime | Rugby Union News