Monday, 29 July 2024

The Connections Companion No. 413, July 28, 2024


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Couple Who Attempted to Cross Atlantic Found Dead in Lifeboat


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Author Edna O'Brien dies at age of 93

The Irish president described the writer as a ‘fearless teller of truths’.

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Sunday, 28 July 2024

Something in the water? Why we love shark films

From the Steven Spielberg classic Jaws, to predators stalking the Seine in Under Paris, there is no shortage of shark films.

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I Was a Kamala Harris Skeptic. Here’s How I Got Coconut-Pilled.


By Lydia Polgreen from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/ZImljGV

Flashback: Your Weekly History Quiz, July 27, 2024


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Laura Whitmore alleges 'inappropriate behaviour' on Strictly

The television presenter says she wants to set the record straight.

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