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Everything We're Buying At Nordstrom's Half-Yearly Sale
This just in: Memorial Day sale events aren’t really Nordstrom’s thing. Instead, the luxury American department store marches to the beat of its own drum with a limited-time deal-a-palooza called the Half-Yearly Sale. Hey, we’re not complaining. Rather, we’re already stocking up on a few discounted finds that are up to 50% off.We're talking all kinds of top brands — Zella, Adidas, Skims, Open Edit, Khaite, Sam Edelman, and so on — going for way, way less in honor of Memorial pardon us, the...
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More than half the world cannot speak freely, report finds
Sharp rise in number of people facing a crisis in freedom of speech, while authors particularly alarmed by deterioration in India under Narendra ModiHalf the world’s population cannot freely speak their mind according to a new report on freedom of expression.In its annual report, the advocate group Article 19 found the number of people facing a “crisis” in freedom of speech and information was the highest this century after a sharp rise from 34% in 2022 to 53% in 2023. Continue reading
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Half a million Aussies not prepared for 3G shutdown
Half a million Australians may have phones that won’t connect to triple zero after the 3G network shuts down, a situation the federal government says is “deeply concerning”. The nation’s 3G network is in its final months of operation, with Telstra switching off on August 31, having recently extended its deadline. Optus will shut down […]