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Sara Weissel

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calendar_today07-04-2022 18:29:35

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Michigan is poised to become the latest US state to attempt transition to 100 per cent clean electricity.

Its Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, is expected to sign a series of bills into law this week mandating a carbon-free future by 2040.

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(something is terribly wrong with our photo here. it looks as if an eerie putrescence has attached itself to us. my Issey Miyake outfit was given to me by dear writer-friend Amy Tan, so wardrobe credit to Amy.)

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Tortoise is looking for a Production Assistant to help run our publishing operation online and in the Tortoise audio app.

For the full job description and instructions on how to apply, click here: torto.se/3QXRy5a

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Two months ago, Rishi Sunak was sent a letter from the Net Zero Scrutiny Group urging him to delay the ban on petrol/diesel cars until 2035.

Sources say it was a 'tipping point' for the PM, with wording that 'closely matches' yesterday's U-turn...

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the year is 2033, the nwsl has just added its 25th expansion team, cathy engelbert is having 'very promising conversations' about the wnba's 13th franchise, which is an upgrade from the 'exciting' conversations she reported on two years ago.

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As wildfires across the western US increase, the rich have been using private firefighter services to protect their homes.

This is prompting debate over the balance of profit, individual rights and social responsibility in the arena of public safety

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I couldn’t help but wonder, where was the USWNT’s midfield? Why is Rose Lavelle on the bench? Why is Lynn Williams on the bench? Why is Lindsay Horan simply standing in the middle of the field while Sophia smith got rocked by 3 defenders?

I couldn’t help but wonder, where was the USWNT’s midfield? Why is Rose Lavelle on the bench? Why is Lynn Williams on the bench? Why is Lindsay Horan simply standing in the middle of the field while Sophia smith got rocked by 3 defenders?
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When the Taliban took back Afghanistan, a ban on heroin poppy cultivation was reinstated.

This means less heroin for Europe and more synthetic opioids – which are more addictive, deadlier and easier to make.

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A year ago I saw a news item warning that half the UK’s fish and chip shops might close. I chose an area of excellence for the dish, the East Neuk of Fife, and hung around to see how they coped. It was a lot. Please read if you have time. Shop local. Tx

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The Fifa Women’s World Cup has begun.

After the success of the Lionesses at the Euros, what effect could this tournament have on women’s football in the UK?

Listen to today's Sensemaker: torto.se/3pMIsxu

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The US government has called Xylazine an “emerging threat” and in May of this year the death of a 43-year-old man became the first in the UK to be linked to the drug.

What makes it so dangerous – and where did it come from?

Sara Weissel | Xavier Greenwood | Tomini Babs

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In the latest edition of the Weekend Sensemaker...

🍾 Drama inside the world's richest family, the Arnaults
⚽️ Who is... Dide? The pro footballer turned masked rapper
🚘 James Corden and Adele in the final Carpool Karaoke

And more.

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An environmental activist was shot and killed by the police in Atlanta, Georgia.

What does this tell us about policing in the United States?

Sara Weissel | | Matt Russell | Claudia Williams

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In the Weekend Sensemaker this week...

🚪 Leonardo DiCaprio testifies in court
🎥 It’s all gone wibbly for Studio Ghibli
🎞️ A review of 'Beef', now on Netflix
🎭 A Little Life @ Harold Pinter Theatre

And much more...
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Courting attention - making sense of what went down in Court 76 this week as Prince Harry, Elton John, David Furnish, Baroness Doreen Lawrence, Elizabeth Hurley, Sadie Frost and Sir Simon Hughes went to war with the British press members.tortoisemedia.com/2023/04/01/cou…

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Who and what is shaping culture this week? In our Weekend Sensemaker...

🎨Just another manic Mundi – the lost Leonardo saga takes another twist
🐩Tika the Iggy takes Paris
🍣Japan’s ‘sushi terrorism’
⛪Notre Dame cathedral rises from the ashes

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