Secularists must remember that religion is on the rise

Western rationalists have always assumed that atheism is the logical end point of prosperity. But I’m no longer so sure

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Red Wings Must Make Obvious Trade

The Detroit Red Wings need to make a trade to clear out their logjam.
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The 50 must-see TV shows for 2025

Sally Wainwright goes punk! Michaela Coel is back! And Robert De Niro smashes on to streaming like a man with something to prove! Here’s your complete guide to 2025’s unmissable TV . Thanks to ...
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Victims of New Orleans attack remembered

A ceremony was held to commemorate the 14 people who were killed in the New Year's attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Now, family members of the victims are speaking out about their loved ...
CBS News - 3d
Industrial policy must be practical not performative

New structures and pronouncements mean little unless business takes them seriously — there is no appetite for talking shops
Financial Times - 4d
7 rising Democratic leaders to watch

Democrats are scrambling for a new leader to head the party and organize resistance to President-elect Trump following Vice President Harris’s loss in November's election. Several top names have ...
The Hill - 4d
Remembering Johnnie Walker - radio's rock 'n' roll pirate

He was one of radio's 60s rebels. More than 50 years later, after many ups and downs he was still broadcasting as the BBC's 'Sounds of the 70s'.
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UK weather: flooding closes motorways and rail lines after heavy snow and ice causes travel chaos across country – live

Impact of severe weather felt across UK as road, rail and air travel continue to be disrupted by snow, ice and flooding. The Met Office has said that it was the UK’s coldest night of the winter so ...
The Guardian - 10m
Middle East crisis live: Israel and Hamas wrangle over potential ceasefire and hostage deal

Disagreements over deal continue as Palestinian officials say more than 100 people died over the weekend due to Israeli bombardments. ‘This is basically a civil war’: West Bank in fear after ...
The Guardian - 11m
Death toll from the German Christmas market attack rises to 6

Prosecutors say the death toll in the attack on a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg last month has risen to six as a woman succumbed to her injuries
ABC News - 11m
What to know about the siege outside South Korea's presidential compound

A standoff between rival government forces outside the presidential compound in South Korea is a startling development, even for observers used to the country’s famously rough and tumble politics
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Malaysia's jailed ex-leader Najib wins appeal to pursue bid to serve corruption sentence at home

Malaysia's imprisoned former Prime Minister Najib Razak has won an appeal to pursue his bid to serve his remaining corruption sentence under house arrest
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