. Public parks have been a cherished part of British life since the 19th century; for the Victorians they represented a “commitment to cultivate public good within the public realm”. …
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. Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Two US credit rating agencies have become embroiled in …
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Trump floats bringing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public. Here’s what it could mean to homebuyers and investors.
. President Trump said this week he may take Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac public, winding down 17 years of federal control over two central parts of the U.S. housing …
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Science
A Public Health Researcher and Her Engineer Husband Found How Diseases Can Spread through Air Decades before the COVID Pandemic
. Air-Borne: The Hidden History of the Life We Breathe, by Carl Zimmer, charts the history of the field of aerobiology: the science of airborne microorganisms. In this episode, we …
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. People participate in a candlelight vigil in front of the main offices of the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta on March 28, days before thousands of CDC employees …
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. In a landmark public health achievement, Papua New Guinea (PNG) has been validated by the World Health Organization (WHO) for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem. Trachoma, a …
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Environment
‘Beauty Bias’ for Wildlife Among the Public and Researchers Could Jeopardize Conservation
. When it comes to wildlife and plant conservation, “pretty privilege” is pervasive. Data shows that people put the bulk of their donation dollars toward supporting the animal kingdom’s most …
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This land is their land: Trump is selling out the US’s beloved wilderness | Public lands
by moizby moiz. In 1913, on a remote, windswept stretch of buffalo-grass prairie in western North Dakota, Roald Peterson was born – the ninth of 11 children to hardy Norwegian homesteaders. The …