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Kudos in Wheatley offering platform for coronavirus research

AN OXFORDSHIRE business is offering a platform for scientists to share their research on coronavirus.




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Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Netflix: 2020 films to watch at home while cinemas are shut

While the lockdown continues across the UK - streaming giants Amazon Prime, Disney+ and Netflix have added a number of new movies which were originally due to premiere in cinemas.




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Oxford MP Layla Moran urges Government to do more to help students in crisis

AN Oxford MP has called on the government to do more to help students who fall on hard times.




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Police 'increasingly concerned' for missing man last seen at Blenheim Palace

Thames Valley Police is appealing for help in locating a missing man from Oxfordshire.




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Police appeal for help in search for man missing from Banbury

Thames Valley Police is appealing for help in locating a missing man from Banbury.




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Kent State: 50 Years After the Shootings

Thomas M. Grace

The radical notion that repression breeds resistance was borne out at Kent State in the years after the killings.

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I Believe Tara Reade. And You Should, Too.

Kate Manne

We already knew that Biden is the type. Had we as voters and had the Democratic Party taken this seriously, we wouldn’t be in this mess now.

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Why Are Republicans Stampeding to Reopen?

Sasha Abramsky

They’re following the lead of Trump, who encourages gun-toting protesters, blames immigrants and China, and demonizes the media.

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Mary Gaitskill’s Art of Loneliness

Maggie Doherty

Through her portraits of solitude, Gaitskill forces us to recognize those moments of subtle connection.

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The Long Shadow of Cultural Anthropology

Jennifer Wilson

Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, and their circle sought to show the fallacy of biological and physical difference, but they also created new forms of categorization that reinforced their underlying biases.

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Letters From the May 18/25, 2020, Issue

Our Readers

Neither snow nor rain nor Covid-19… On holding your nose… Progress v. progressive values… Essential tributes… No more neoliberalism…

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Conversations With ‘The Nation’: Zephyr Teachout

The Nation

Join the anti-corruption leader in discussion with Nation editorial director/publisher Katrina vanden Heuvel for our weekly virtual series.

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‘Normalcy—Never Again!’

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

The past is nowhere to return to. As the pandemic changes the world, may we come together to demand that it change for the better.

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How to Caricature a Cartoon Presidency

Jeet Heer

Matt Bors goes deeper than the day’s news by depicting the attitudes that underlie politics.

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‘Mass Unemployment Is a Policy Choice’

John Nichols

As unemployment reaches Depression-era levels, Pramila Jayapal has a plan that responds with a New Deal–level of urgency.

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No winning ticket for Friday night's $10 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on May 12 will be approximately $15 million.




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No easy fix for long-term care home problems highlighted by COVID-19

OTTAWA - For years, those living and working in nursing and retirement homes across the country have struggled as overburdened caregivers tried to maintain a basic level of care and dignity for aging and ailing Canadians. It happened behind closed doors, said Carole Estabrooks, a professor in




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Saskatchewan Indigenous community 'frustrated and angry' as it battles outbreak

LA LOCHE, Sask. - Amanda Black feels lucky that her symptoms have remained mild since she tested positive last week for COVID-19. She and her six-year-old son, Malachi, have runny noses and can't taste their food. "We seem to be OK so far," Black said in an online video from her home in La




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TENET – In cinemas 17th July 2020

Directed By:Christopher Nolan Starring:John David Washington, Robert Pattinson, Elizabeth Debicki, Dimple Kapadia, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Clémence Poésy, with Michael Caine and Kenneth Branagh. TENET will be released nationwide on 17th July 2020 by Warner Bros. Pictures

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Gangs of London – New 9 part series from Sky Atlantic

Sky have revealed details of its new visceral, action-packed thriller, Gangs of London, which takes audiences on an immersive journey into the hidden heart of the capital. Starring a multi-talented ensemble cast featuring Sope Dirisu, Joe Cole, Colm Meaney, Lucian Msamati and Michelle Farley. This nine-part Sky original drama which is co- production with Cinemax, […]

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DB Realty, Unitech stocks rose

The stocks of DB Realty and Unitech rose after top executives of these companies were granted bail in the 2G scam case.




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Half of the ‘euphoric’ wealth gained in tax cut rally fizzled out in 7 days

Data showed the domestic equity market gave up half the gains that it had amassed.




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YES Bank in talks with Microsoft for stake sale; stock climbs 9%

A Reuters report quoting Mint suggested that Yes Bank is in talks with Microsoft and two other tech firms for a possible stake sale.




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Ridiculous rituals can’t help you win in market, but the basics can

Return to your basics at every chance you get and re-learn them many times over.




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Chor companies never change, I burnt fingers trying to bet on #ChangingIndia: Porinju

He said these cos will perish in the ongoing ‘Historic Detoxification Drive’ of India Inc.




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There is a leadership vacuum in Infosys, time to get Nandan Nilekani back: Mohandas Pai

"There is a leadership vacuum in the company, because they made the wrong choice of CEO three years ago and that is playing out right now."




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Our commitment for press freedom, and autonomy of public broadcast is absolute: Prakash Javadekar

"Now there is a stage three and stage four of digitisation, we will take a call on this only after taking all things into account."




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We may see rapid growth over the next few years: Raamdeo Agrawal

Directives from the Centre have to be executed at the state level. So, there are many things that are not in Modi’s hands, says Raamdeo Agrawal.




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Confidence level of industry improving: KV Kamath, ICICI Bank

"It is the collective wisdom of the marketplace that there is action and we will move with speed. That improves the confidence level of industry."




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Narendra Modi has his eyes set on boosting business: Joao Cravinho, EU Ambassador

Ambassador Joao Cravinho, head of the EU delegation, led Ambassadors of various European countries to a quiet lunch with Modi at the capital last year.




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Every decision of government needn’t be a big reform: Anand Mahindra

"The fact that we are the world’s largest democracy and we are all aware that power and a role in global affairs for a nation comes from economic strength."




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Worried Amitabh Bachchan fans pray to Lord Shiva for his recovery

Hundreds of worried fans of ailing Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan today performed a yagna here to pray for his speedy recovery.




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IMD to use dynamic models for forecasts

Statistical models used by IMD will still be used for monsoon forecast, but the ministry of earth sciences is putting more emphasis on dynamic models.




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Indian gift makes its way to State Department exhibition

An elephant figurine gifted by the then HM LK Advani to US Secretary of State Colin Powell in 2002, has made its way to the State Department hall.




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Right technology

Apropos of ‘The climate conundrum’ (ET, Oct 9), Mukul Sanwal rightly suggests that developing countries should lead in setting the agenda for global technological cooperation.