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Clive Davis (1932-2026), de beroemdste platenbaas ooit, lanceerde de carrières van Bruce Springsteen, Whitney Houston en Alicia Keys

Tijdens de pandemie had niemand aandacht voor de rechten van kinderen, noch voor mijn instituut, zegt de Kinderombudsvrouw

De rechten van kinderen, zoals het recht op ontwikkeling, gelijke behandeling, onderwijs en bescherming tegen mishandeling, zijn tijdens de coronapandemie geschonden.

‘Als Springsteen zich door hem liet inspireren, moest ik Steinbeck ook lezen’

Podcastmaker en kroegbaas Bas Louissen (38) herlas ‘Reizen met Charley’ van John Steinbeck. „Het ademt de romantiek van het onderweg zijn.”

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New York primaries show Zohran Mamdani has lost none of his political magic

The New York Knicks might have won in five, but the city’s mayor did it in three: a trio of candidates backed by Mamdani appear set to land seats in US Congress

A man or a movement? That was the question being asked when Zohran Mamdani gambled his political capital on Tuesday’s elections in New York.

The answer from voters was emphatic: they prefer Mamdani and his brand of democratic socialism to the Democratic party establishment and its lukewarm version of capitalism. America’s biggest city has swung even further to the left.

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Bahraini award to UK envoy shows ‘our diplomats are up for grabs’, says peer

Rights activists call UK ambassador ‘morally compromised’ for accepting honour from Bahraini king in apparent breach of Foreign Office rules

The British ambassador to Bahrain has been accused of breaching government rules over accepting an award by the Gulf state’s king, a move critics suggest signals diplomats and civil servants are “up for grabs”.

This week, the ambassador, Alastair Long, received the Order of Bahrain from King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, in recognition of his diplomatic tenure, which human rights activists and politicians say is in “direct breach” of the Foreign Office’s rules on accepting foreign awards.

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How We’ll Fight the Platform War Against Big AI ....

How We’ll Fight the Platform War Against Big AI. “Here are some of the proven tactics that have helped shift the balance of power in prior tech reckonings…”