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Lia Thomas banned from competing against women as swimming cracks down on transgender athletes -- The Telegraph
World swimming have agreed seismic changes to the eligibility of transgender women in female sport by ruling that any athlete who has undergone puberty as a male can no longer compete in elite women’s sport
Outline: (what is this?)
swimming, banned, transgender
Tone: (what is this?)
+ positive
Discussion: (what is this?)
± Lia,
++ Lia Thomas,
Jazz Jennings,
NCAA
Russian tennis player avoids Wimbledon ban with change of nationality -- The Times
NEW: A Russian tennis player has circumvented Wimbledon’s ban on all competitors from her country by changing her nationality to Georgian
Outline:
russian, tennis, player
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
- Russia,
-- Putin,
± Ukraine,
-- Americans
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Dame Kelly Holmes shares relief at coming out as gay -- BBC News (UK)
Outline:
dame, kelly, holmes
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
++ Kelly,
± UK,
++ Athens,
++ BBC
Double Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes announces she is gay -- ITV News
Dame Kelly Holmes has announced that she is gay, saying she “needed to do this now”
Outline:
gay, dame, kelly
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
Kelly,
Sherlock,
Ukraine,
Holmes
Kelly Holmes on coming out as gay: ‘Sometimes I cry with relief’ -- The Guardian
Outline:
kelly, holmes
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
Holmes,
Johnson,
UK,
Daffyd
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New photo of Prince William to mark Father's Day -- BBC News (UK)
Outline:
photo, prince, william
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
William,
Diana,
Harry,
BBC
Finsbury Park terror attack: 'Dad was happy 24/7' -- BBC News (UK)
Outline:
finsbury, park, terror
Tone:
-- v. negative
Discussion:
-- iraq,
BBC,
Finsbury Park,
Tony Blair
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Carrie Johnson and the curious case of the vanishing Times story -- The Guardian
Outline:
spokesperson, carrie, johnson
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
The Guardian,
Simon Walters,
Carrie
Call Bethel:‘I said, “He's a paedophile.” The Jehovah's Witnesses elders mumbled, “Yes, we know”’ -- The Telegraph
The Jehovah’s Witness scandal: exposing the shocking stories of abuse. A new Telegraph podcast investigates the inside story of child sexual abuse in this close religious community
Outline:
jehovah, witness, abuse
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
-- Michelle,
-- Australia,
Stewart,
Canada
Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyers spin her childhood as a tale of neglect and abuse -- The Guardian
Outline:
parents, separating, maxwell
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
Trump,
Biden
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Rail strikes: Not for government to intervene - Shapps -- BBC News (UK)
Rail strikes will punish innocent people, transport secretary warns
Outline:
rail, strikes, government
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
-- Tories,
- Tory,
-- UK,
United States
How much are rail workers paid? -- BBC News (UK)
Outline:
salary, train, drivers
Tone:
± mixed
Discussion:
++ BBC,
++ London,
-- NHS,
± Johnson
Teachers, doctors and binmen now plan on joining strike action with train workers -- Metro
Teachers and NHS staff are threatening to strike over pay later this year amid fears of another ‘Winter of Discontent’. Let's take a look at what that might mean
Outline:
workers, teachers, nhs
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
-- NHS,
Kevin Courtney,
Germany,
Mrs Peters
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French elections: Macron loses majority as French vote fragments -- BBC News (UK)
France's Macron set to lose majority - projection
Outline:
french, elections, macron
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
++ Ukraine,
++ France,
- Putin,
Russia
Emmanuel Macron a chastened and greatly weakened leader -- BBC News (UK)
Outline:
emmanuel, macron, chastened
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
± Putin,
++ BBC,
++ France,
++ Boris
French parliamentary elections: Emmanuel Macron loses absolute majority -- The Telegraph
Breaking: French President Emmanuel Macron is set to lose his absolute parliamentary majority, in a devastating blow that will see him face a difficult second term in office
Outline:
macron, french, president
Tone:
++ v. positive
Discussion:
Gary Lineker,
Putin,
US
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Spectacular pink and orange sunset lights up sky -- BBC News (UK)
Outline:
pink, orange, sunset
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
United States,
Ukraine,
Johnson,
Jumpinjackass
Amber Heard found to have the most beautiful face in the world, according to science -- The Independent
Outline:
faces, phi, ratio
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
± Amber,
- Depp,
Zendaya,
Brown
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UK offers military training for Ukrainian forces -- BBC News (UK)
Outline:
training, ukrainian, forces
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
- Ukraine,
-- Russia,
- Putin,
++ Boris
New UK Army chief issues rallying cry for troops over Russia -- BBC News (UK)
Outline:
uk, army, chief
Tone:
- negative
Discussion:
+ Ukraine,
- Russia,
++ Scotland,
-- Europe
Britain’s moral superiority over Europe is becoming increasingly clear -- The Telegraph
"We have not just talked the talk, we have walked the walk, unwaveringly supporting Ukraine and cutting all ties with Russia" | Writes Zoe Strimpel
Outline:
unwaveringly, supporting, ukraine
Tone:
+ positive
Discussion:
- UK,
± Johnson,
++ Zelensky,
-- Russia
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