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An Avatar of Legendary Novelist Agatha Christie Teaches a Course at BBC
An Avatar of Legendary Novelist Agatha Christie Teaches a Course at BBC Agatha Christie’s avatar has been created for an online course on BBC Maestro, priced at $105, to teach her own craft and share her writing expertise. The avatar was created with permission from Christie’s family, who manage her estate, but some academics argue […]
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Trump’s white genocide claims about South Africa have deep roots in American history
Trump’s white genocide claims about South Africa have deep roots in American history President Donald Trump has claimed that there is a “genocide of white people” taking place in South Africa, where Black South Africans are allegedly targeting white farmers due to their race. The claim has deep roots in American history, dating back to […]
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Trump wants to cut funding to sanctuary cities and towns – but they don’t actually violate federal law
Trump wants to cut funding to sanctuary cities and towns – but they don’t actually violate federal law President Trump’s administration wants to cut federal funding to cities and towns that have sanctuary policies, but these policies do not actually violate federal law. The Trump administration claims that sanctuary policies “willfully violate Federal law,” but […]
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Rethinking repression − why memory researchers reject the idea of recovered memories of trauma
Rethinking repression − why memory researchers reject the idea of recovered memories of trauma Memories and photos both can misrepresent the past. Westend61 via Getty Images In 1990, George Franklin was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison based on the testimony of his 28-year-old daughter Eileen. She described seeing him rape her […]
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