Who Believes in Angels? by Elton John and Brandi Carlile shows the power of true collaboration

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Having collaborated with the likes of (deep breath) John Lennon, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Little Richard, Luciano Pavarotti, Eminem and Leonard Cohen, its fair to say that Elton John likes to work with...

‘Cross-border commuters’: the women who risk the dangerous crossing between Venezuela and Colombia each day

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Many people cross the border between Venezuela and Colombia each day but they are not migrants. These people live on the Venezuelan side because they cannot afford rent or utilities in Colombia. The vast majority are...

Social Security’s trust fund could run out of money sooner than expected due to changes in taxes and benefits

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Social Security is one of the federal governments biggest programs. Roughly 67 million Americans, most of whom are 65 or older, received Social Security benefits in 2023. An estimated 183 million workers paid the Social...

401(k) plans and stock market volatility: What you need to know

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With stock market charts resembling the contours of a roller-coaster ride in recent days, many Americans could be forgiven for eyeing their 401(k)s with a little concern. Retirement savings are crucial to the financial...

Cambodia’s haunted present: 50 years after Khmer Rouge’s rise, murderous legacy looms large

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On April 17, 1975, tanks rolled into the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, to cheering crowds who believed that the countrys long civil war might finally be over. But what followed was one of the worst genocides of the 20th...

Are Britons really poorer than they were 20 years ago, or does it just feel that way?

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Millions of UK households are facing whats been dubbed awful April after rising council tax, water bills and broadband costs coincided with the new tax year. It could all start to hurt quite quickly. And it has led many...

We need to stop pretending AI is intelligent – here’s how

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We are constantly fed a version of AI that looks, sounds and acts suspiciously like us. It speaks in polished sentences, mimics emotions, expresses curiosity, claims to feel compassion, even dabbles in what it calls...