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Southampton MP Alan Whitehead: 'The Brexit vote was too close to say I defied my constituents'

IN ONE of the most historic weeks in British history MPs voted in favour of triggering article 50 - Britain’s formal notification of our intention to leave the EU.




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String of pony deaths raise issue of fencing in the New Forest

They have been allowed to wander free for centuries and as such have attracted thousands upon thousands of visitors.




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Food Fight: Is Westquay's food and drink extension killing Southampton's independent venues?

IT’S one of the biggest food and leisure developments in Europe, touted as new focal point for Southampton’s social scene but could it eat up all the opposition around it?




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Do message services like WhatsApp offer a 'secret place' for terrorists?

Two men remain in custody over the Westminster attack as encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp faced criticism for potentially allowing terrorists to communicate undetected.




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Daily Echo Christmas tree guide: Fake or real trees?

CHRISTMAS is typically a time for cheer and celebration, but with the festive season approaching, many of us are starting to think about buying a tree.




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Build-A-Bear Pay Your Age is back...but there's new rules this time

CUDDLY toy store Build-A-Bear has announced their Pay Your Age event is back for 2019 but this time there's new rules.




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Can pets catch and pass on coronavirus?

With cases of coronavirus continuing to spread across the globe, many pet owners are concerned for the wellbeing of their companions.




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Winchester's hidden oasis

Rachel Masker visits an oasis just a stone's throw from Winchester's busy city centre




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Hampshire council considers new dog walking rules - will you be affected?

A Hampshire council is considering a rule change to lower the amount of dogs one person can walk in a public space.












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Sunday Jam 01

This first one is just expanding on a recent song sketch, really just a pattern made from various short sounds from my MeeBlip Anode synth. Processed on the buses with Decapitator and in parallel with ValhallaVintageVerb and 2 instances of Tantra.






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Sunday Jam 03

Beatzille is one of those synths that inspires songs with every patch. That was the case with this Sunday Jam, I played a note and…









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Flexible 3D printed ears for binaural audio capture

Sam (Corridor Digital) has been experimenting with 3D printing scans of his ears for binaural sound capture. He's using a pair of Sennheiser wireless lav mics inside the fake ear's canals. For a quick proof of concept experiment, this worked extremely well.





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Soundbrenner Pulse Review

The Soundbrenner Pulse is a wearable vibrating metronome that syncs to your smartphone, or DAW. Jon tests the Pulse device, Metronome app for iOS and the DAWs Tools app for MacOS.








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Illumination In Isolation: How Omid Safi Forms Spiritual Community During COVID-19

Omid Safi, professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies at Duke, knew that the months of April and May would be difficult for the Muslim community this year. Like Easter and Passover, the holy month of Ramadan will be celebrated much differently due to COVID-19’s ongoing social distancing restrictions.




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A Broken Elder-Care System Crumbles Further Amid COVID-19

Nursing homes are the source of more than 40% of North Carolina’s reported COVID-19 deaths so far. These facilities house some of our most vulnerable community members, many of whom need personal care — things like help going to the bathroom or brushing teeth. As of Tuesday, the data from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services shows that 48 nursing homes and 20 residential care facilities (which include adult and family care homes) have outbreaks .




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Writing As Rescue, Reading As Escape: Writers On Creativity In Quarantine

“Writers write.” “Publish or perish.” Even without a global pandemic, writers face constant pressure to produce new material. But for the first-time novelist, publishing a book when bookstores are closed for browsing, signings and readers is particularly tough.




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NC Lawmakers Meet For A Historic Pandemic Session

North Carolina lawmakers gaveled in Tuesday for a legislative session unlike any other — their first since the coronavirus pandemic hit the state.




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The News Between Four Walls: Student Journalists Cover the Home Front

When in-person classes were cancelled for the semester at Wake Forest University, Professor Justin Catanoso knew he would have to break some of his own rules.




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Big Stories. Small Budgets. Here’s What Journalists Are Dealing With During The Pandemic

As death tolls rise, new testing information surfaces and doctors race to find a vaccine for COVID-19, breaking news is not in short supply.




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Sex Ed Is Already Sparse For NC Students — And COVID-19 Is Making It Worse

Can you do condom demonstration over Zoom? What about teaching comprehensive sexual education? In the midst of a pandemic, the answer is unclear. On this segment of Embodied, host Anita Rao talks with Elizabeth Finley about gaps in sex ed brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.




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Is ‘The Food Supply Chain Breaking?’ Facing The Risks Of Industrial Meat Processing

The nation’s meat supply was declared ‘critical infrastructure’ by the White House Tuesday. The order detailed that ‘the closure of a single large beef processing facility can result in the loss of over 10 million individual servings of beef in a single day.’




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The Political Junkie: What Does #MeToo Mean For Democrats In 2020?

Former Vice President Joe Biden denies a sexual assault allegation by former Senate aide Tara Reade. The presumptive Democratic nominee spoke publicly about the allegation this morning for the first time.




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Sharing The Wonders Of Nature With The World: Meet Eleanor Spicer Rice

Eleanor Spicer Rice spent her childhood fascinated by ants, flies, maggots, bones and other natural curiosities. Her family encouraged that inquisitiveness — her father would take her on walks in the swamps near their Goldsboro home, and her parents never told her the bugs that enchanted her were gross.




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Coastal Counties Battle Health And Economic Concerns As Reopen Date Nears

North Carolina’s coastal counties draw millions of visitors each year with their scenic shorelines and festive events. Tourism is the primary economic driver in beach communities like Corolla, in Currituck County, but the coronavirus will prevent hotels, restaurants, vacation rentals and events from operating at full capacity this summer.




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How The Stimulus Package Leaves Out U.S. Citizens With Undocumented Spouses

Stimulus checks are rolling into bank accounts across the country, but many have experienced confusion about when, and if, their portion of the $2 trillion economic relief package is coming.




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Remembering Kenneth Edmonds, Publisher Of Durham’s Black Newspaper

The Carolina Times faces an uncertain future after its publisher Kenneth Edmonds died Saturday, May 2. His tenure at the historic black newspaper started when he was just 4 or 5 years old.




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Movies On The Radio Cures Your Wanderlust With Films That Travel The World

As the weeks of social distancing and stay-at-home orders drag on, some people are desperate for a break from where they have been for the past couple months. Films can offer an escape and transport the viewer to faraway lands or lush landscapes.




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Meet NC’s Mayors — James Reid Of Andrews

He personally put up the barricades to keep visitors out in order to protect his mountain hometown from the coronavirus. But James Reid remembers when the problem was folks no longer stopping through Andrews.




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Hail The Conquering, If Confined, Graduate

When this year’s seniors started their final year of high school, they could not have imagined that their spring would involve canceled proms, drive-thru cap and gown pickups and postponed graduation ceremonies.




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Murdered And Missing Indigenous Women: Advocates Say NC Law Enforcement Ignores The Problem

Gov. Roy Cooper declared Tuesday, May 5 a “Day of Awareness for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women.” The advocacy group Shatter the Silence reports that 31 native women have gone missing or been murdered in eastern North Carolina since 1998. The state tracked at least 90 cases of murdered or missing indigenous women in North Carolina since 1994. But advocates say the real numbers are likely much higher.