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What are the limits of free speech? We may have arrived at them

Political operatives on the far right have long spoken about their ambition to shift the “Overton window”. The aim is to “mainstream” ideas long considered unthinkable, through gradual, step-by-step radicalisation and repetition – especially on hot-button issues such as immigration, sexuality, race and identity.

The Conversation

The 10 best movies on HBO Max to watch right now

From Barbie to 2001: A Space Odyssey, here are the best movies on Max for you to stream in August 2025

Total Film

'Ghost Ship of the Pacific,' which fought on both sides in WWII, discovered near San Francisco

The newfound wreck could help maritime archaeologists better understand how 20th-century warships were designed.

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Up against Hank Greenberg, baseball’s first Jewish superstar, antisemitism struck out

Hank Greenberg might be the best baseball player you’ve never heard of.

The Conversation

Almost 90 flights cancelled after WW2 bomb explodes on taxiway at Japanese airport

Blast from WW2 bomb at airport in southwestern Japan cancels more than 80 flights

Evening Standard

Unexploded WWII American Bomb Explodes At Japanese Airport, No Injuries

An unexploded WWII American bomb detonates at Miyazaki Airport, Japan, causing flight cancellations but no injuries. Historical site significance and ongoi...

Top News

Children learn to cooperate early, but world leaders at the UN struggle to get that done

Our children are told when they’re little: Play nicely

The Independent UK

Creature Commandos: release date, trailer, cast, plot, and more news and rumors on the DCU Chapter One show

Here's what we know about Creature Commandos, which will kick off James Gunn's rebooted DC Cinematic Universe.

TechRadar

US resumes hazardous waste shipments to Michigan landfill from Ohio

The federal government has resumed sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio while communities in suburban Detroit continue their legal fight against waste from New York

The Independent UK

Family of Black World War II combat medic will finally receive his medal for heroism

Family and supporters of a Black combat medic who treated 200 troops on D-Day under intense enemy fire are gathering to honor him

The Independent UK

This Invention Spelled The End For EVs' First Golden Age

The period around World War II was a lull in EV development. But it still had fascinating experiments that feel relevant today.

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The Independent UK

Hundreds of parachutists drop over Dutch heath to commemorate World War II operation

Hundreds of paratroopers have dropped out of near-cloudless skies over a heath in the central Netherlands to commemorate the 80th anniversary of one of World War II’s most daring — but ultimately unsuccessful — missions, Operation Market Garden

Salon

Are we whitewashing actual Nazis now?

Legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh was America's leading pro-Nazi voice — a fact that can't be laundered

The Independent UK

US stops hazardous waste shipments to Michigan from Ohio after court decision

The federal government has stopped sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio

Salon

Climate change could end America's power

America's global hegemony is in rapid, irreversible decline. But what happens after that?

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Stars and solstice rite stuff of major art exhibition

A major art commission opening in Sydney celebrates the relationship between the cosmos, nature and human beings through blending dance, music and aerial views.

International Business Times

Allies To Remember Failed WWII Parachute Operation

Veterans and royals gather this weekend to mark the 80th anniversary of one of World War II's greatest Allied debacles: an unprecedented but failed airborne operation to seize Dutch bridges and forge a path into Nazi Germany.

The Independent UK

UN chief urges divided nations to approve blueprint to address global challenges from climate to AI

The United Nations chief is urging the world’s divided nations to compromise and approve a blueprint to address global challenges from conflicts and climate change to artificial intelligence and reforming the U.N. and global financial institutions

The Independent UK

A tiny village has commemorated being the first Dutch place liberated from World War II occupation

Walking arm-in-arm with the Dutch queen, American World War II veteran Kenneth Thayer has returned to the tiny Dutch village that he and others in the 30th Infantry Division liberated from Nazi occupation exactly 80 years ago

The Independent UK

Dutch adopt US war graves to harbor memories of the country's liberation 80 years ago

People ‘adopting’ fallen soldiers buried at an American war cemetery in the Netherlands are helping to keep alive memories of their sacrifice as the country marks the 80th anniversary of the start of its liberation from World War II Nazi occupation

The National (Scotland)

Scottish council rejects plans to turn old WWII air base into holiday resort

PROPOSALS to develop a disused World War II air base into a holiday resort have been thrown out by a Scottish council ...

International Business Times

Hong Kong Diary Shows China's Little-known Naval D-Day Role

The night before June 6, 1944, fleets of warships moved in darkness towards the beaches of Normandy, France, for a massive strike, with Chinese naval officer Lam Ping-yu on one of the vessels.

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