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Why Post Office victims are still fighting for full compensation
Glacial and bureaucratic compensation schemes draw out process for those caught up in IT scandalWorld - Financial Times - November 14 -
Why the CofE and other big institutions still fail to protect children from abuse
More are willing to speak up about abuse but some organisations remain slow to reactTop stories - BBC News - November 16 -
Why do workers still yearn for a traditional pension over a 401(k)?
A closer look at the Boeing negotiationsBusiness - MarketWatch - 5 days ago -
Why Formula 1’s Glitzy Las Vegas Race Is Suddenly So Important
Max Verstappen criticized the race for being “99 percent show” last year. Now, it could be the backdrop for one of his signature moments.Sports - The New York Times - November 7 -
A lowrider artist's journey "out of the darkness"
Rob Vanderslice, famous for his paint jobs in the world of lowriders, showed correspondent Bill Whitaker a 1996 Cadillac Fleetwood that illustrates his life story.Top stories - CBS News - 3 days ago -
Teri Garr Found the Soul in Memorable Ditsy Blondes
In “Tootsie,” “After Hours” and other films, she played truly unhinged characters while also layering in sadness or drama.Top stories - The New York Times - October 29 -
Sara Sharif was innocent soul, murder accused said
Jurors at the Old Bailey are shown a series of messages between Sara's stepmother and her sisters.Top stories - BBC News - October 31 -
‘We’re humanizing Manson’: docuseries adds depth to a notorious criminal
The makers of Making Manson have found a wealth of new audio footage that adds texture to an infamous figure without absolving him of his terrible crimes. When it comes to Charles Manson, the image ...World - The Guardian - November 19 -
Revealed: Home Office ‘completely lost grip’ at notorious Manston asylum centre
Court documents contain admissions by officials that they were unable to control the situation at the Kent facility where 18,000 asylum seekers were illegally detained. Racial abuse, physical ...World - The Guardian - 4 days ago -
Netflix series tells story of Brazil’s notorious police massacre of street children
In 1993 police killed eight young people sleeping outside a church in what became known as the Candelária massacre. For some inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro, the most significant cross of the city’s ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Fewer employees say they are thriving: Gallup
Fewer employees say they're thriving, according to Gallup's most recent Life Evaluation Index. Fifty percent of employees say they are thriving, while 45 percent say they are struggling. An ...Politics - The Hill - November 18 -
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is accused of sexual abuse. Why are his music streams rising?
Combs is the latest problematic artist to see his work break more ground on platforms such as Spotify and YouTube. In the past few years, powerful men within the music industry – the singer R ...World - The Guardian - 2 days ago -
Why did so many die in Spain? Because Europe still hasn't accepted the realities of extreme weather | Friederike Otto
Severe flooding is, unfortunately, inevitable. What isn’t inevitable is how ready we are, from early warning systems to emergency services. Friederike Otto is a climatologist and co-founder of ...World - The Guardian - November 4 -
The bull market is ‘still an infant’: Why Evercore sees the S&P 500 at 6,600 by mid-2025
The stock-market rally still has room to run, as Donald Trump’s stunning comeback for the White House and a potential Republican sweep in Congress may propel the S&P 500 to 6,600 by mid-2025, ...Business - MarketWatch - November 7 -
Nvidia’s stock is up 200% this year. Why analysts say it still screams ‘buy.’
One analyst made Nvidia’s stock his new top large-cap chip pick, while another likened Nvidia’s position to Apple’s in the early days of the iPhone.Business - MarketWatch - November 11 -
‘Henry VIII is a serial killer and abuser’: why is Britain still so obsessed with the Tudors?
England has long adopted the version of events informed by the Victorians’ biases and neuroses. But what is behind the flood of 21st-century retellings, including the new TV series The Mirror and ...World - The Guardian - November 12