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Listen -- Young men and Latino voters helped drive the Democrats' blue wave. Why did they abandon Trump?

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With control of Congress, here's how Democrats could stop Trump's war in Iran -- Markus Wagner, University of Wollongong

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What the US midterms result means for the Ukraine war -- Michael Cox, London School of Economics and Political Science

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I study polling failures – this time, pollsters were mostly right, if not precise -- W Joseph Campbell, American University School of Communication

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Black Michiganders helped push Abdul El-Sayed to victory – but the numbers show he was less popular with this key voting bloc -- Christine Slaughter, Boston University

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Midterms are bad for incumbents – and even worse when energy prices are high -- Michael A. Mische, University of Southern California

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Blue wave: The Democrats' historic midterm election gains could also offer Canada a path to peace -- Jason Opal, The Ohio State University

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Donald Trump's Republicans suffer landslide defeat – what this means for the world -- Andrew Gawthorpe, Leiden University

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The Binance hack exploited familiar weaknesses – all organisations should learn from it - Bogdan Księżopolski, Kozminski University

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Human speech follows the same patterns as birdsong — new research -- Logan S. James, McGill University; The University of Texas at Austin; Jon Sakata, McGill University, and Kendra Oudyk, University of British Columbia

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We used ancient DNA to track the origins and spread of the Germanic and Celtic languages – new research -- Guus Kroonen, Leiden University; University of Copenhagen; Eske Willerslev, University of Copenhagen; University of Cambridge, and Hugh McColl, University of Copenhagen

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Delayed international support has hampered efforts to contain and treat Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo -- Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, Fayetteville State University

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How the Sphinx is helping answer a riddle about extinct crocodiles -- Philip Mannion, UCL

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Why Québec separatism is unlikely despite the Parti Québecois election win -- Gavin Furrey, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

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Who mapped Africa? Debunking the myth that Europeans alone plotted the continent -- Thomas J Bassett, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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A fractious campaign heralds a cliffhanger election: what to watch as NZ votes -- Grant Duncan, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau

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Booker prize 2026: a diverse list to inspire all sorts of readers – six experts review the nominees -- Tory Young, Anglia Ruskin University; Alison Donnell, University of Bristol; Jenni Ramone, Nottingham Trent University; Leigh Wilson, University of Westminster; Stevie Marsden, Edinburgh Napier University, and Tim Jarvis, Anglia Ruskin University

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The US$6.3 billion Binance hack is the biggest heist ever – it should be a wake up call for cryptocurrency users -- Iwa Salami, University of East London

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Can democracy be taught? Brazil is about to find out -- Gabriel Marmentini, European University Institute

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When a bull falls for a donkey: what an unlikely relationship reveals about animal sexuality -- Jo Setchell, Durham University

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70 years ago the Suez crisis exposed British relative decline. Today, the Iran conflict could be doing the same for the US -- Eoin McLaughlin, University College Cork

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How North Korea became a world leader in state-sponsored hacking -- Jinkyung Baek, King's College London

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Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or – a victory for sportsmanship over celebrity -- Josh Bland, University of Cambridge

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Indonesia's El Niño-driven peat fires are choking the region – and releasing centuries of stored carbon -- Gareth Roberts, University of Southampton and Martin Wooster, King's College London

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Is sexual objectification hard-wired? Our study used electrical brain stimulation to find out -- Ciro Civile, University of Exeter

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Born in Aussie or NZ, playing for the Pacific: the startling demographics of the Rugby League World Cup - Jesse Whitehead, University of Waikato and Polly Atatoa Carr, University of Waikato

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The upside of untidiness: why a little mess can be good for your home

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Hokusai's Great Wave is one of 46 prints of Mount Fuji – seeing them together changes everything

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How K-dramas use Africa as a backdrop to boost South Korea's image

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300 glaciers have disappeared from the American West since the mid-20th century – the survivors have a few things in common

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Africa's rhinos often get the spotlight – but Indonesia's two rhino species are far closer to extinction

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Rising CO₂ is making African savanna grasses grow more – what this means for grazing, fire and carbon storage

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Cities across the world are sinking because of groundwater depletion. But the process can be reversed

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Why old dogs might be able to teach Alzheimer's researchers new tricks - Julie Moreno, Colorado State University

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One in eight cancers are likely caused by an infection worldwide – new study

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Bangladesh has lost 900 children to measles – a warning to other countries where vaccine rates have slipped

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The International Olympic Committee wants mental health screening in elite sports. Here's why

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Traces of dinosaur blood found in world-first discovery -- Kliti Grice, Curtin University

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Anthropic's record US$2 trillion stock market listing highlights the growing risks for all of us

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What animal bones in Malawi teach us about the social lives of people long ago -- Alex Bertacchi, University of Kiel and Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University

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From elite spies to 'gig-economy' operatives: the changing face of Russian sabotage

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How 'egalitarian' Sweden became more comfortable with wealth

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The idea of the 'company man' was forged decades ago. Its problems still haunt leaders today

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These 3 charts show female-dominated jobs are actually the most exposed to AI

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Why you should live your life like an accountant – and how you probably already do - Jack Campbell, Dublin City University

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How porn became so extreme – and how it's shaping the sex lives of young people

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Could a former IDF chief break Benjamin Netanyahu's grip on power in Israel?

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Government hacks, rogue agents and no transparency: can we ever fully trust AI?

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Australia's 'barking mad' bet on nuclear submarines – the AUKUS deal five years on

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All 5 fundamental units of life's genetic code were just discovered in an asteroid sample -- Kliti Grice, Curtin University

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'What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived': remembering actor Patrick Stewart -- Chris Comerford, University of Wollongong

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