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When is the best time to buy plane tickets?
Money & Business

When is the best time to buy plane tickets?

...works. For each flight or route (if we are talking about multi-segment itineraries), the airline has a set of available price levels – from the most expensive fully refundable fare to the cheapest deeply discounted non-refundable price. The industry jargon for these prices is “buckets.” Then, seats can be interpreted as balls that are allocated among these buckets....
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Did Donald Trump ride a tide of anti-feminism to the White House?
Society, Politics & Law

Did Donald Trump ride a tide of anti-feminism to the White House?

...work of a disparate group of American anti-feminist thinkers. They came to prominence in the early 1940s, gained strength in the 1950s, and were provoked to vocal ire by the rise of second-wave feminism in the early 1960s. It is here that we find the origins of four key features of Trump’s campaign. ‘Crooked Hillary’ Trump’s moniker, “Crooked Hillary”, was a...
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Has Donald Trump improved the US economy in fifty days?
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Has Donald Trump improved the US economy in fifty days?

...work their way through the system? In a recent tweet, Donald Trump emphasised the increasing strength of the US economy, based on different indicators. Since November 8th, Election Day, the Stock Market has posted $3.2 trillion in GAINS and consumer confidence is at a 15 year high. Jobs! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2017 Here, Trump is referring to the...
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Is a landslide dangerous for Theresa May?
Society, Politics & Law

Is a landslide dangerous for Theresa May?

...works through cutting deals with other governments, so important decisions are often taken without a parliamentary vote. The upshot is that, in foreign affairs, governments receive few benefits from obtaining additional seats above the majority threshold, since they don’t need to pass legislation to take action. Governments with a large majority find themselves,...
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Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?
Nature & Environment

Will Brexit spell the end of fishing quotas?

...work against the stated objectives of the UK government. From fishing quotas to days-at-sea? The proposal from Fishing for Leave and several fishing associations to end quota management in favour of limits on days-at-sea is significant for what is not said, as much as what is said. Management through days-at-sea is an attempt to solve the problem of ‘choke species’ in...
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How does earthquake science help us track North Korea's nuclear tests?
Science, Maths & Technology

How does earthquake science help us track North Korea's nuclear tests?

...work out with greater accuracy where the waves originally come from. In 1996, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) was opened for signatures, aiming to ban all nuclear explosions. To enforce this treaty, the Vienna-based CTBT Organisation is establishing an International Monitoring System with over 50 seismic monitoring stations to detect nuclear tests anywhere on...
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Sea level rise in Tuvalu, South Pacific
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in Tuvalu, South Pacific

...worked hard to highlight the need for action on climate change. [People in the sea in Tuvalu, holding up a banner] An awareness event about climate change The ASIS (Alliance for Small Island States) has been arguing that there should be urgent international action to mitigate climate change. Mitigation of climate change could be achieved by the reduction of greenhouse gas...
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What danger do asteroids pose to life on earth?
Science, Maths & Technology

What danger do asteroids pose to life on earth?

...work, shocked to see the dark February morning lit by something originally thought to be a missile. The rock exploded in the atmosphere, with many meteorite fragments scattered across the region. The largest piece, of about 600kg, was recovered several months later in an ice-covered lake. Although many people were hurt when the object powered its way through the...
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