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Darker, gayer, different according to some. Scummy Irish according to others. Not a Murphy. Yes a Heathen (and a vicious bastard).

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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 10h
The two unions representing key Leinster House staff have not granted requested derogations to the Oireachtas Service for next week's strike action. The move means the Oireachtas may not be able to operate as usual next Wednesday. www.thejournal.ie/dail-strike-...
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Taoiseach says 'no need' for picket at Leinster House as Oireachtas staff prepare to strike
A number of political parties have said they will not be passing the picket at the Dáil next week as public workers prepare to strike.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 10h
As civil servants prepare for strike action next week, public service military representatives have said their inability to take industrial action has caused Defence Forces personnel to leave the forces. jrnl.ie/7188313t
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Ban on Defence Forces going on strike 'hampers campaigns for better pay and conditions'
Euromil, the European wide body that represents military personnel, held its General Assembly in Naas today.
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The Journal @thejournal.ie · 9h
Income from the €160 TV licence fee continues to decline, with €5.7 million less collected to date this year compared to the same period last year. jrnl.ie/7188657
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Number of TV licences sold in nine-month period dropped by 35k in a year
Social Democrats TD Aidan Farrelly said the figures show the system has “collapsed”.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 13h
EU countries struck a deal on Friday to give the EU’s financial markets watchdog more powers, aiming to make cross-border investment easier and help businesses raise more money across the bloc. ➡️ l.euronews.com/3B5n
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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 16h
Sehr gutes, klares Interview von Moritz Schularick bei Maischberger youtu.be/8xIzsRU28Hg?...
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Moritz Schularick zur Wirtschaftslage: „Wir haben überhaupt kein Einnahmeproblem“ | maischberger
YouTube video by tagesschau
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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 08/10/2026
"A huge problem in today’s news media political coverage is their imperative of so called “balanced” coverage, while simultaneously not having truth as the true end goal of journalism." Read more from Matthew Dowd: bit.ly/4jLAWw3
A watercolor painting of the Mackinac Bridge at sunset. The sky is filled with vibrant orange, pink, and blue hues. The sun is near the horizon, and its reflection shimmers on the water. A tree silhouette is visible on the right.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 12h
LIVE: Brazil’s Lula rallies supporters ahead of Brazil runoff www.youtube.com/live/OjKvHD4...
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LIVE: Brazil’s Lula rallies supporters ahead of Brazil runoff
YouTube video by Reuters
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 14h
BREAKING: Isaias strengthens into a Category 3 hurricane as it moves toward the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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Isaias strengthens into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane on track toward the US Gulf Coast
Isaias has strengthened into a powerful, Category 3 hurricane as it surges toward the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 12h
The El Nino that's upending weather across South America and Asia has intensified to the strongest on record, Japan's national forecaster said Friday.
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Weather-roiling El Nino hits record strength, Japan weather agency says
Sea temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean were 4C above normal as of September, the highest in records going back to 1949, the JMA said.
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 20h
HKFP Lens: Top-down views of Hong Kong, as captured by photographer Derry Ainsworth In full: hongkongfp.com/2025/10/18/h... Photo: Derry Ainsworth.
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 19h
Thai court dismisses detention challenge by Chinese journalist sought by Beijing In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/09/t... Photo: Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP.
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Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hongkongfp.com · 17h
Gov't loses appeal against acquittal of former lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting over 2019 protest charge In full: hongkongfp.com/2026/10/09/g... Photo: LegCo Screenshot.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 08/10/2026
This octopus grew a ninth arm—which soon developed a mind of its own. Learn more on #WorldOctopusDay: scim.ag/4ywwoyi
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GI Hoe @shane1mcc.bsky.social · 12h
Would be funny if it wasn’t so irresponsible
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 12h
A batch of previously undisclosed documents also reveals Exxon promoted climate-solution claims, such as its work on biofuels and carbon capture and storage, that its own scientists said were unlikely to reach commercial scale: arstechnica.visitlink.me/tPZG9V
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Internal files add to evidence of an ExxonMobil climate deception campaign
Court filings reveal new details about Exxon's decades of internal climate deliberations.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 15h
IKEA's Danish stores could become shelters as Europe boosts preparedness reut.rs/4jOGCW9
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IKEA's Danish stores could become shelters as Europe boosts preparedness
In the bedding department of Denmark's largest IKEA store, security chief Torben Mortensen ​walks past rows of display beds and describes a use for them far removed from retail: emergency shelter.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 14h
Super El Niño identified in September, China's climate centre says reut.rs/4yFfMo2
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Super El Niño identified in September, China's climate centre says
A super El Niño event officially formed last month, after rapid warming of the Pacific Ocean ​from May to September met the criteria for ‌the extreme climate event, China's National Climate Centre said.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 13h
Protesters clash with police in Brussels as unions and students march reut.rs/4e5eGK3
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Protesters clash with police in Brussels as unions and students march
A small group of protesters clashed with police in Brussels on Friday as union members, joined by hundreds of students, marched as part of a ​national strike against planned government budget cuts.
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Zach Bigalke (he/him/his) @zbigalke.bsky.social · 13h
Life expectancy has increased by nearly 20% since 1950. How much longer do people really want to live?! (If your answer is 194 years, seek help.)
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The Economist @economist.com · 17h
Living organisms favour one mirror image molecule over the other. This year’s winners of the Nobel prize in chemistry have helped discover the reason why
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A Nobel for illuminating life’s asymmetry
And achieving a feat of chemical synthesis not seen for 4bn years
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Euronews @euronews.com · 17h
Six injured as heavy rains batter Chile's capital, sweeping away cars and flooding homes. Authorities have placed 10 other Chilean districts on high alert as risks of potential mudslides and rain-related emergencies threaten to batter the region.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 16h
El Niño’s European weather impacts tend to be indirect and less severe than in the tropics. But experts warn it could weaken the polar vortex.
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El Niño could weaken the polar vortex. What does that mean for Europe?
El Niño’s European weather impacts tend to be indirect and less severe than in the tropics. But experts warn it could weaken the polar vortex.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 15h
EU may need to cut winter gas demand by 7% as storage hits record low ➡️ l.euronews.com/frKJ
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 23h
Dozens of protesters lined up in front of the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo after a U.S. Marine was accused of killing a woman in Okinawa Prefecture, with many holding signs decrying crimes by U.S. service members.
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Dozens protest in Tokyo after U.S. Marine accused of murder in Okinawa
The case is the latest in a string of incidents going back years that have fueled unease over the large U.S. troop presence in Okinawa Prefecture.
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 22h
Japan's household spending fell for a ninth month even as wages continued to climb, showing consumers remain cautious as persistent inflation squeezes purchasing power.
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Japan’s household spending falls again despite wage gains
Consumers remain cautious as persistent inflation squeezes purchasing power.
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 15h
More intense rain is overwhelming flood defenses and reaching places outside predicted risk zones, leaving residents to confront unexpected dangers.
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Extreme rain is testing Japan’s flood defenses
More intense rain is overwhelming flood defenses and reaching places outside predicted risk zones, leaving residents to confront unexpected dangers.
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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 14h
The Chinese Commerce Ministry said today it had reached an “understanding” with the EU on the export of hybrid electric vehicles.
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China says it reaches ‘understanding’ with EU on hybrid cars
Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič has been seeking a pledge from Beijing to curb booming exports of Chinese plug-in hybrid electric vehicles to Europe.
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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 14h
USA Today Co has become the latest news publisher to sue OpenAI for the unauthorised use of hundreds of thousands of articles across its 19 publications, seeking $250m in damages pressgazette.co.uk/platforms/ne...
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Who's suing AI and who's signing latest: USA Today Co sues OpenAI
News AI deals revealed: Which publishers are suing and which are signing deal with the tech giants over generative AI.
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GI Hoe @shane1mcc.bsky.social · 14h
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Reuters @reuters.com · 15h
Merz 'outraged' that German former Chancellor Schroeder attended Putin's birthday reut.rs/4zjnOCV
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Merz 'outraged' that German former Chancellor Schroeder attended Putin's birthday
Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz is "deeply outraged" by former Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's visit to Vladimir Putin's home to celebrate the Russian ​president's birthday this week, a German government spokesperson said on Friday.
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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 15h
Isaias is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it nears the US Gulf Coast
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Isaias is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it nears the US Gulf Coast
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 15h
Students are still protesting across France for more resources and better conditions in schools after weeks of class boycotts, blockades and demonstrations.
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Amanda Levendowski Tepski @tepski.tech · 08/10/2026
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OpenAI “rogue” agent activities found on Wikimedia projects – Wikimedia Foundation
Wikimedia Foundation found “rogue” OpenAI agents on its wikis, raising concerns about risks to its free knowledge projects and the open web.
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Diamond Life @diamondlifeca.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Batshit Lunacy
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Axios @axios.com · 15h
SCOOP: Top executives at Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI companies are privately gaming out scenarios for a public and political revolt after a catastrophic AI event.
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Scoop: AI companies plot "day after" scenarios for public revolt
Inside the AI industry's worst-case-scenario prep.
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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 23h
10/08/2026 11P CT Isaias will be a dangerous hurricane w/ significant storm surge, damaging winds, & flooding rains when it reaches the northern Gulf Coast Fri-Sat. The wind field predicted to grow due interaction w/ another wx system & some of these impacts will extend well away from the center.
Current Information & Forecast Positions:Center Location: $25.4^\circ\text{N}, 88.4^\circ\text{W}$   Max Sustained Winds: 105 mph   Movement: NE at 14 mph   10 PM Thu: Major Hurricane ('M')   7 PM Fri: Hurricane ('H')   7 AM Sat: Tropical Storm ('S')   7 PM Sat / 7 AM Sun / 7 PM Sun: Tropical Depression ('D')   Watches & Warnings Legend:Hurricane Warning (Red): Coastal SE Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida Panhandle.   Tropical Storm Warning (Blue): Coastal SE Louisiana and Florida Panhandle.   Tropical Storm Watch (Yellow): Inland Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.   Map Description:
Map showing the 5-day forecast cone for Hurricane Isaias curving northeast from the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall along the central Gulf Coast, and moving inland across the Southeast and Ohio Valley.  Forecast Surge Levels:5-7 ft (Orange): Coastal Alabama and Florida Panhandle through Indian Pass.   4-6 ft (Yellow): Mobile Bay, Ocean Springs, and Indian Pass to Steinhatchee River.   3-5 ft (Yellow): SE Louisiana to Ocean Springs, and Steinhatchee River to Suwannee River.   2-4 ft (Yellow): Suwannee River to Yankeetown.   1-3 ft (Blue): Lake Pontchartrain, Yankeetown to Egmont Key.   1-2 ft (Blue): Morgan City to Mouth of the Mississippi River.   Map Description:
Coastal forecast map depicting peak storm surge inundation levels above ground level along the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to western Florida.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 23h
Tropical Storm Simon strengthens into a hurricane in the Pacific, the National Hurricane Center in Miami says.
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Pacific storm strengthens into a hurricane far off the coast of Mexico
The National Hurricane Center says Tropical Storm Simon has strengthened into a hurricane in the Pacific.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 16h
The El Niño that’s upending weather across South America and Asia has intensified to the strongest on record
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Weather-Roiling El Niño Hits Record Strength, Japan Bureau Says
The El Niño that’s upending weather across South America and Asia has intensified to the strongest on record, according to Japan’s national forecaster, threatening widespread economic disruptions that could linger long after the climate pattern dissipates.
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 16h
ICYMI: A ‘gender critical’ councillor failed to declare the company she set up to sue her trade union, QueerAF can reveal. Subscribe to support LGBTQIA+ journalism.
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Scottish Labour councillor failed to declare role in ‘gender critical’ group, breaching Council rules amid trade union legal action
A ‘gender critical’ Scottish Labour executive committee member and councillor failed to declare on her register of interests the company she set up to sue her trade union, in an apparent breach of the Scottish Councillors’ Code of Conduct
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Reuters @reuters.com · 16h
Taiwan president to say boosting its defences is not 'provocation' reut.rs/4jdAsPc
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Taiwan president to say boosting its defences is not 'provocation'
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will ​say in his national day speech that boosting defences and spending more on the ‌military is not a "provocation" but a reflection of the Taiwanese people's hope to maintain peace and freedom, an official said.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 19h
If Flávio Bolsonaro becomes Brazil's president, he may dismantle nature and climate protections and allow illegal miners, loggers, and land grabbers to invade Indigenous territories.
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Flávio Bolsonaro’s advance in Brazil’s election is grim news for the climate.
Like Donald Trump, he favors maximizing profits for extractive industries, environment be damned.
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Euronews @euronews.com · 18h
This year’s competition attracted more than 10,000 entries from 112 countries - a record for the awards. #Art ➡️ l.euronews.com/bN24
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 20h
Over 2 million students across Malaysia were forced to stay home on Friday as toxic haze from wildfires in Indonesia blanketed the region and the two nations’ leaders discussed efforts to tackle the crisis.
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F1 Says Singapore Race Will Go Ahead Despite Indonesia Haze
Singapore’s Formula 1 race will go ahead this weekend despite haze from Indonesian wildfires that has choked the city for weeks, pushing it to the top of the global rankings for air pollution.
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 08/10/2026
Japan was named the world's most attractive country for the fourth year in a row, according to a survey from the U.S edition of the magazine Conde Nast Traveler, extending its winning streak as inbound tourism thrives.
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Japan ranked best country in the world for fourth straight year
The Japan National Tourism Organization said Japan’s strong showing reflected the appeal of its tourism resources and its distinctive qualities.
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 08/10/2026
A Russian national believed to be a key member of the notorious Qilin international hacker group was arrested by German authorities after being extradited from Japan.
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Germany arrests member of Qilin hacker group who was extradited from Japan
According to Japanese police, German authorities had obtained an arrest warrant for the 28-year-old Russian citizen on suspicion of extortion.
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The Japan Times @japantimes.co.jp · 08/10/2026
Here's a deeper look into the fresh regulations the U.S. military in Okinawa has implemented after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of murdering a woman in the prefecture, and its responses to past incidents. 👉 ebx.sh/rHRVyO
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 08/10/2026
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The Alberta referendum: a pointless, futile stunt, just like the last one
The will of the people of one province is not an obligation on everyone else
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 09/10/2026
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Politics Insider: Ottawa in talks with First Nations on private investment in airports
And, Cold Lake First Nations push for judicial review of Pacific Link pipeline designation
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 08/10/2026
More than half of Canadians are avoiding buying American goods, poll finds
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More than half of Canadians are avoiding buying American goods, poll finds
Canadian shoppers are pressuring grocery stores to respond, with nearly nine in 10 wanting clear labels on domestic products
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The Narwhal @thenarwhal.ca · 09/10/2026
After losing his mother, an orphaned polar bear now has a new home at Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg. Zoo living isn't perfect, but with orphaned cubs having a small chance of survival on their own, it's one of few options, though experts say true rehabilitation should be a goal.
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A polar bear cub lost his mom. He’ll spend the rest of his life in a zoo
Some say moving orphan bears to zoos can help raise awareness of broader issues. Others say we could do better
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