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Like magic: Multiply your trees, shrubs by using cuttings

How magical: Stick a piece of wood in the ground and next year it becomes a plant. Not every woody plant will magically take root and start to grow from hardwood cuttings. Expect close to a 100% “take” with plants such as grape, currant, gooseberry, …

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Why graduates of elite universities dominate the Time 100 – and what it means for the rest of us

When Time magazine released its annual Time 100 list of the most influential people around the world in September, The Cornell Daily Sun – an independent newspaper run by students at Cornell University – wasted no time in trumpeting the fact that three…

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How tech firms have tried to stop disinformation and voter intimidation – and come up short

Neither disinformation nor voter intimidation is anything new. But tools developed by leading tech companies including Twitter, Facebook and Google now allow these tactics to scale up dramatically.As a scholar of cybersecurity and election security, I …

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Western nations decry Belarus crackdown at UN rights review

Western nations decried arbitrary arrests and other forms of repression in Belarus during a review of its record at the U.N.’s top human rights body on Monday, with the U.S. ambassador calling on authorities there to halt a “brutal crackdown.” The com…

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T-cell study adds to debate over duration of COVID-19 immunity

A small but key UK study has found that “cellular immunity” to the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 virus is present after six months in people who had mild or asymptomatic COVID-19 – suggesting they might have some level of protection for at least that time. “Whi…

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe avoids jail after court hearing in Iran where she faced new charges

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe avoids jail after court hearing in Iran where she faced new chargesNazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has not been sent back to prison in Iran, as her family had feared last week, following a court hearing on Monday where she faced fresh charges of “spreading propaganda”. Tulip Siddiq, the British-Iranian dual citizen’s MP, wrote on Twitter: “Spoke to Nazanin’s husband Richard just now. She was taken to court, but trial was adjourned before she could put forward a defence.” She added: “No date for next hearing, but also no prison & she is back home with her parents.” Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been detained in Iran on dubious spying charges since 2016, had been warned to pack a bag for prison when she was ordered to return to the court on Monday. According to Iranian media reports, the additional charge faced by Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe is “spreading propaganda,” an accusation that the British Government says is unwarranted. Ms Siddiq added that the UK Government did not attend the court hearing. “The mental torture continues. My constituent’s safety is my top priority – these mind games must be stopped,” she said. Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe is now back under house arrest at her parents’ home in Tehran, with no date for the next court hearing, according to the Labour MP for Hampstead and Kilburn.

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Johnny Depp loses libel case against tabloid's "wife-beater" story

Johnny Depp loses libel case against tabloid's "wife-beater" storyU.K. High Court judge says ex-wife Amber Heard’s accusations that Depp was violent were “proved to the civil standard” in court, but Depp’s lawyers plan to appeal.

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Analysis: Sustainable investing advocates hope for friendlier U.S. rules if Biden wins

Progressive groups and investors hope Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden can win on Tuesday and quickly end Trump administration rules that stifle their ability to pick stocks using environmental, social or governance factors, setting up a renew…

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Explainer: U.S. election lingo, from naked ballots to a red mirage

Every U.S. presidential election has its own lingo, like the “hanging chads” on voting cards in Florida that led to a landmark court battle in 2000. Below is some of the jargon used in the days leading up to the Nov. 3 election pitting President Donal…

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Czech volunteers heed call to aid hospitals strained by COVID-19

Medical students, retired nurses, volunteers and Prague’s mayor have heeded a call to help Czech hospitals battle one of Europe’s highest coronavirus infection rates that is straining the healthcare system. With beds around 70% occupied, hospitals in …

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Johnny Depp loses libel case against The Sun over 'wife beater' article

Johnny Depp loses libel case against The Sun over 'wife beater' articleJohnny Depp has lost his libel case against a British tabloid that described him as a “wife beater.”The U.K.’s High Court on Monday ruled in favor of News Group Newspapers, the publisher of The Sun, after Depp sued over an article about allegations of domestic abuse leveled against him by his ex-wife Amber Heard, CNN reports. Judge Andrew Nicol concluded the defendants showed that what they published was “substantially true,” The New York Times reports.Depp sued the publisher, as well as executive editor Dan Wootton, over a 2018 article in The Sun calling him a “wife beater” and saying that there was “overwhelming evidence” in support of Heard’s abuse allegations, the Times notes. Depp has denied Heard’s allegations.Heard testified during the trial that she was afraid Depp “was going to kill me, either intentionally or just by losing control and going too far.” She also said that Depp assaulted her and “explicitly threatened to kill me many times.” Depp in a witness statement said that Heard’s “sick claims are totally untrue,” and he testified that Heard hit him.The Sun celebrated the judge’s decision on Monday as a “stunning victory for press freedom,” also saying that “domestic abuse victims must never be silenced” and adding, “we thank the judge for his careful consideration and thank Amber Heard for her courage in giving evidence to the court,” per The Associated Press.In addition to the libel lawsuit against The Sun, Depp has also filed a defamation lawsuit against Heard herself, and Heard’s lawyer on Monday told the Times that “we are committed to obtaining justice for Amber Heard in the U.S. Court and defending Ms. Heard’s right to free speech.”More stories from theweek.com COVID-19 keeps proving everyone wrong Is this the year the New South turns blue? Democrats’ first priority

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