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How researchers linked 'Putin's chef' to Facebook pages meddling in African politics
Facebook shuts down three networks that it claims have been meddling in African politics on a scale that rivals the 2016 disinformation campaigns in the United States. Researchers say the same architect is to blame: Vladimir Putin's former chef, Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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Monster buff Leonardo da Vinci would have loved Halloween
Leonardo da Vinci would have loved Halloween. The renaissance artist and engineer was also a monster buff. Writer and historian Ross King unveils da Vinci’s sketches and stories of monsters, beasts, giants and dragons, and explains how the artist’s views on fantasy were in contrast to an increasingly rational age.
Ideas ||
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The man behind the mask — Matt Geiler, a.k.a. Dancing Pumpkin Man — tells his story
Nebraska comedian Matt Geiler explains how he became the Halloween phenomenon in a black leotard known as "Dancing Pumpkin Man."
As It Happens ||
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Try this memory exercise — and find out what it reveals about creativity and the brain
Neuroscientist Henning Beck, author of Scatterbrain: How the Mind's Mistakes Make Humans Creative, Innovative and Successful, explains why the shortcomings in our brains are actually what makes us creative.
The Current ||
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Hamilton: 15 fascinating facts about the biggest musical of all time
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Jennifer Van Evra
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Strangers stitch together unfinished quilt — and history of the woman who left it behind
As It Happens ||
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13 creepy Canadian books to read on Halloween
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Meet the man supporting his fellow Haisla people as overdose crisis continues
Now Or Never |
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Pig skin, dead wasps and bee vomit: what's really in that candy?
Cost of Living ||
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No more 'benign' images of climate crisis, says photography head for the Guardian
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Podcast: 'Flying coffins': Boeing CEO faces grilling over 737 Max
Front Burner |
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Spooky podcasts to get you in the Halloween spirit
Podcast Playlist |
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Ever tried a Pink Pearl? It's just one variety in this orchard growing apples of the future
The Current ||
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Man who lost 6 family members in Grenfell Tower fire says report doesn't go far enough
As It Happens ||
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ISIS leader killed in U.S. raid should have faced war crimes tribunal: Yazidi activist
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The patient researcher: a scientist's cancer diagnosis changes her life's work
Quirks & Quarks ||
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Elena Ferrante's next novel, The Lying Life of Adults, to be published in Canada in June 2020
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Jane van Koeverden
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Gender reveal parties trend is full of confetti cannons, cake and controversy
The Current ||
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Tourists flock to stairs from Joker movie
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Jennifer Van Evra
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Why this former Rikers Island inmate fought for years to close the infamous jail
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Turkish MP defends military operation in Syria, says civilians have not been targeted
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This man sent the first online message 50 years ago. He's since seen the web's dark side emerge
The Current ||
Beer belly: A rare yeast infection makes the gut into a microbrewery
Quirks & Quarks ||
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Police missed leads by concluding that deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman were a murder-suicide: author
The Current |
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Creepy doll found in basement freezer leads to new museum in Ontario
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