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The high-stakes battle over US voting rights

Democrats push expansive federal reforms while Republicans plan sweeping changes in US states.
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SpaceX ship lands safely... then explodes

It is the first time Elon Musk's space exploration company has pulled off this difficult landing.
Science & Environment
Celebrating the world's largest female afro

Simone Williams sees her hair, which measures nearly 1.5m in circumference, as a symbol of pride.
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England look for early wickets against India

Follow live text updates from day two of the final Test between India and England in Ahmedabad.
Cricket
Liverpool 'cannot rely on the past'

Andy Robertson says Liverpool cannot "rely on the past" after Chelsea inflict a fifth successive home defeat on the champions for the first time.
Football
Hardest conditions I've faced - Stokes

All-rounder Ben Stokes says these are the "hardest" batting conditions he has ever faced after England struggled again on day one of the final Test against India.
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The farmers who harvest walls

Building farms in the heart of cities used to be utopian fantasy - not anymore
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The Frankenstein's monsters of today

What the man-made AI creatures of current fiction can tell us about being human
Culture
A nation without access to its own sea

"Our oceans are part of our heritage and belong to all South Africans"
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Why underperforming workers 'fail up'

The reason some people climb the career ladder despite mediocrity or mistakes
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The world's largest geothermal plant

'This energy is coming from the Earth – and it's essentially limitless'
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'Secret' medieval tunnel system found by accident

A team of electrical technicians made the discovery while moving an electrical pole
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Amazon till-less grocery store opens in London

The shop will stock hundreds of new own-brand items including UK-sourced milk and desserts
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What happens when a virus mutates?

New Covid-19 variants keep appearing – and their mutations are very different to the comic book kind.

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