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Censorship or evolution? 'Sensitivity readers' divide publishing world

It's a profession which is increasingly under the spotlight as the culture wars rumble on: "sensitivity readers" -- editors who identify insensitivities or stereotypes in manuscripts -- are becoming a lightning rod for the publishing industry.. Mostly they are freelance editors, often paid by the word or number of pages -- and with strict confidentiality clauses, of course -- by authors or publishers concerned about the accuracy of their manuscripts.

Sat, Mar 18, 2023 4 mins read

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In US, 'tip fatigue' raises questions about sacrosanct habit

To tip, or not to tip?. As a result, "trying to figure out like, when to tip, when not to tip, what is the appropriate tip, is it like always 20 percent now?

Fri, Mar 17, 2023 3 mins read

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YouTube restores Trump's channel

YouTube is reinstating former US president Donald Trump's account, the video-sharing platform said on Friday, more than two years after he was banned over the US Capitol insurrection.. YouTube is the latest of several social media platforms that have restored Trump's accounts after they were frozen in the wake of the insurrection.

Fri, Mar 17, 2023 2 mins read

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Cambodia celebrates return of 'priceless' stolen Angkor jewellery

Cambodian leader Hun Sen unveiled a collection of stolen Angkor crown jewellery on Friday which was recently returned to the kingdom after decades in Britain, pleading for other long-lost treasures to be handed back.. Two 10th-century sculptures recently returned by the United States were also displayed on Friday.

Fri, Mar 17, 2023 1 mins read

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Grey area: chilling past of world's biggest brain collection

Countless shelves line the walls of a basement at Denmark's University of Odense, holding what is thought to be the world's largest collection of brains.. - Unlocking hidden secrets - The collection, long housed in Aarhus in western Denmark, was moved to Odense in 2018.

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 3 mins read

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Italy's 'Fourth Mafia', little-known but extremely violent

It took a loaded pistol pointed at Lazzaro D'Auria's head for the Italian landowner to finally say yes to the country's newest and most violent mafia.. The newest danger posed by the mafia is infiltrating public institutions.

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 5 mins read

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Sanofi, joining other drug makers, slashes US insulin price

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi announced on Thursday it would cut the US price of its most prescribed insulin by 78 percent, falling in line with two other major drug makers.. Sanofi said it would cut the list price of Lantus, its most widely prescribed insulin in the United States, by 78 percent from January 1, 2024.

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 1 mins read

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Pornhub parent bought by Canadian private equity firm

Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners announced Thursday its purchase of beleaguered MindGeek which operates Pornhub, the world's biggest pornography site.. Founded in 2004, MindGeek operates a large portfolio of adult entertainment sites, including Pornhub, YouPorn, Redtube and Men.com. 

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 1 mins read

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US maternal mortality rate rose sharply in 2021: report

The US maternal mortality rate surged in 2021, the second year of the Covid-19 pandemic, with Black women more than twice as likely to die than white women, according to a report released on Thursday.. The NCHS report did not provide any reasons for the surge in US maternal deaths in 2021 or the disparity between Black women and white women.

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 1 mins read

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Rome's Pantheon to charge for tourist entry

One of Rome's oldest and best loved monuments, the Pantheon, will soon start charging for entrance, officials said Thursday -- drawing a mixed reaction from tourists.. Among the tourists visiting the Pantheon on Thursday, reaction to the news was mixed.

Thu, Mar 16, 2023 1 mins read