Hadley Obodiac
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producer / director of film and television. cycling advocate .
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Hello, you. Slowly on-boarding. Give me a sec while I catch my breath.
about 1 year ago
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Toronto Tempo
1 day ago
One of the most respected executives and visionaries in global basketball, Masai Ujiri, has joined the Tempo ownership group as a Principal Owner đ€
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Toronto Tempo
1 day ago
A leader who changed the game for Canada now joins the team ready to change it again đ€ Welcome to the Tempo, Masai Ujiri! Weâre thrilled to have you as a Principal Owner. Presented by Sephora Canada
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A giant of humanity, especially his work with HIV / AIDS in Africa. RIP
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ebikes-international
7 days ago
PopWheels Launches Canadaâs First-ever Battery Swapping eBikes Hub in Dowtown Toronto
#ebikes
#cargobikes
#safecycling
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TechCrunch
2 months ago
PopWheels realized its battery swapping network could be used for more than food delivery workers who need to charge their e-bikes. Now, its planning for an "aggressive rollout" this summer.
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How PopWheels helped a food cart ditch generators for e-bike batteries | TechCrunch
PopWheels realized its battery swapping network could be used for more than food delivery workers who need to charge their e-bikes. Now, its planning for an "aggressive rollout" this summer.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/24/how-popwheels-helped-a-food-cart-ditch-generators-for-e-bike-batteries/
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Kevin McLaughlin
11 days ago
Excited to be a part of this great step for fire safety, urban mobility & energy transition. Popwheels is launching next week in Toronto, bringing UL certified batteries to safe, outdoor, monitored charging cabinets designed for the rigours of food delivery.
#topoli
#biketo
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Yonah Freemark
10 days ago
Currently on France TV, the new mayor of Paris GrĂ©goire celebrating his victory by biking around on a bike share. Heâs now taking an interview while riding.
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Streetsblog NYC
11 days ago
The 8 p.m. crash comes just a few days after Mayor Mamdani was criticized by the pro-car right for announcing that speed-limit reductions in school zones would be in effect all day, not just during school hours.
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Reckless Driver Kills Cyclist, Injures Four Others in Harlem Crash That Shows Need For Speed Caps - Streetsblog New York City
The 8 p.m. crash comes just a few days after Mayor Mamdani was criticized by the pro-car right for announcing that speed-limit reductions in school zones would be in effect all day, not just duringâŠ
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Sabocat
13 days ago
Thunder Bay photographer Jamie Ruggles was in the right place at the right time to get this shot of a coyote leaping over a channel on Lake Superior
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@normwilner.bsky.social
Hey, I just watched your brother Mike talk world baseball on CBC Newsworld! Terrific knowledge and enthusiasm.
19 days ago
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The Conversation U.S.
20 days ago
Bird populations are declining more rapidly, particularly in regions dominated by intensive farming. Itâs not just that there are fewer birds each year. In some places, each year brings larger losses than the one before, explains an ecologist.
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Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive
Farming areas that use lots of fertilizers and pesticides stood out for the swift and accelerating decline of their bird populations.
https://theconversation.com/bird-losses-are-accelerating-across-north-america-particularly-in-farming-regions-where-agriculture-is-most-intensive-276740
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Momentum Magazine
21 days ago
The Top 8 Reasons People are Choosing Cargo Bikes over Cars.
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Verso Books
22 days ago
For what would have been Mike Davis's 80th birthday today, we've put the Essential Mike Davis collection on sale through the weekend. "We must fight like the Red Army in the rubble of Stalingrad. Fight with hope, fight without hope, but fight absolutely."
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Mike Davis: Prophetic Marxist Historian and Activist
The legendary Marxist thinker and activist Mike Davis explored political power and social class for decades. His sharp analysis and glittering prose criss-crossed over urban studies, political economy...
https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/3942-complete-your-mike-davis-bookshelf
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George Hahn
23 days ago
It was 70Âș and sunny today. I needed this.
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My First Bike Ride of 2026
A desperately needed respite from an exceptionally bitchy winter.
https://open.substack.com/pub/georgehahnnyc/p/my-first-bike-ride-of-2026?r=8b97j&utm_medium=ios
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Nature
24 days ago
To mark International Womenâs Day, Nature asked winners of its awards programmes to nominate a colleague who brings out the best in them.
go.nature.com/46EZq32
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âNo one quite like herâ: meet the female colleagues who inspire these award-winning women in science
To mark International Womenâs Day, Nature asked winners of its awards programmes to nominate a colleague who brings out the best in them.
https://go.nature.com/46EZq32
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In Praise of Toni Morrisonâs Difficulty
newrepublic.com/article/2010...
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In Praise of Toni Morrisonâs Difficulty
Namwali Serpellâs new book embraces the uneasy, unexpected, and defiant elements of her life and work.
https://newrepublic.com/article/201049/praise-toni-morrison-difficulty-namwali-serpell
25 days ago
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My timeline is presently filled with Thomas Pynchon quotes. I am cool with that.
27 days ago
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Cinephilia & Beyond
27 days ago
âThe real fascism doesnât wear black shirts; it sells progress. Consumer society achieved what fascism couldnât: erase cultures, uniformize lives, and destroy Italy without anyone noticing. Fascism wasnât defeated; it was replaced.â
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The Guardian
28 days ago
âThe camera is my weapon of choiceâ: Gordon Parksâ era-defining shots of segregation â and those who defied it
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âThe camera is my weapon of choiceâ: Gordon Parksâ era-defining shots of segregation â and those who defied it
The visionary photographer captured the ugliness of racism in America, as well as the strength and dignity of those who opposed it â from cleaners in the corridors of power to Martin Luther King Jr proclaiming his dream
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/mar/04/camera-weapon-gordon-parks-shots-segregation-martin-luther-king?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1772602336
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Excited to see Popwheels e-bike battery swapping cabinets coming to Toronto! A win-win for delivery riders (keeping them fully charged to keep riding and make more $$$) AND, great for all city residents, building safer e-bike upkeep!
#cycletoronto
#topoli
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29 days ago
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Fietser
30 days ago
If we design cities to enable people of all ages to move freely, efficiently, and safely from A to B, the car dependency culture as we know it would crumble.
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Momentum Magazine
30 days ago
The Coolest Cycling Neighborhoods in North America Right Now.
momentummag.com/the-coolest-...
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I just spent two hours melting the ice around my friend's Prius tires (stuck in the ice from parking at my place for two weeks). One fallen tree branch, under the last spinning tire, did the trick. Off he went to Chicago! Wow, this winter has been something! Bring on the sun!
#Toronto
#needacoffee
about 1 month ago
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Jesse Hawken
about 1 month ago
The best Canadian movie of the 21st century so far is only 6 minutes long, happy birthday Guy Maddin
youtu.be/r4JmeXXRmZg?...
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GUY MADDIN - The Heart of the World
YouTube video by Sabrina Graham
https://youtu.be/r4JmeXXRmZg?si=CGJWFe6L9vBm7fz5
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PBS News
about 1 month ago
The rising temperatures in Ilulissat, Greenland, are causing the permafrost to melt, buildings to sink and pipes to crack but they also have consequences that ripple across the rest of the world.
https://to.pbs.org/4kFSlox
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What climate change means for Greenlandâs traditional Inuit lifestyle and the world
Dog sled culture in northern Greenland is at risk as climate change is causing the ice and snow to melt.
https://to.pbs.org/4kFSlox
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đłïžâđ Ms. Marya E. Gates đŠ©
about 1 month ago
"The 45-second film, made around 1897, was the first appearance on film of what might be called a robot" HELL. YES.
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Lost 19th century film by MéliÚs discovered at the Library | Timeless
Library conservators recently made a startling discovery in a batch of decaying film reels -- a long-lost 1897 film by early cinema icon George MéliÚs. The French magician-turned-filmmaker's
https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2026/02/lost-19th-century-film-by-melies-discovered-at-the-library/
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Open Culture
about 1 month ago
How a Korean Potter Found a âBeautiful Lifeâ Through His Art: A Short, Life-Affirming Documentary
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How a Korean Potter Found a âBeautiful Lifeâ Through His Art: A Short, Life-Affirming Documentary
I like to think I appreciate all aspects of the culture of South Korea, where I live, but different attractions bring different foreigners here. Some come for the food, some come for the music (pop, t...
https://www.openculture.com/2017/11/how-a-korean-potter-found-a-beautiful-life-through-his-art-a-short-life-affirming-documentary.html
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Canadian History Ehx
about 1 month ago
Piercy Haynes was a boxing champion, Second World War veteran, and a celebrated pianist. But he is best remembered for his Haynes Chicken Shack, which he operated with his wife. That tiny venue saw many legendary Black musicians perform. This is his story. đ§” 1/8
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NPR
about 1 month ago
Who says serious athletes are always serious? Akwasi Frimpong, who's competed for Ghana, is a world-class wisecracker as he reflects on being a Black African athlete in the white world of winter sports.
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'Dude, good luck': the Olympic wit and wisdom of a pioneering African skeleton racer
Who says serious athletes are always serious? Akwasi Frimpong, who's competed for Ghana, is a world-class wisecracker as he reflects on being a Black African athlete in the white world of winter sports.
https://n.pr/3MDlR1u
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Steffani Cameron đšđŠ
about 1 month ago
NBC Commentators, know what the Canadian CBC commentators are NOT talking about during the Gold Medal women's hockey game between Canada and the USA? Men. They're not talking about men. Not the men's league. Not the men's game. Not male players. They're talking about the women on the ice. Period.
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Funny how everyone seems to be in a âdo not disturbâ; no zoom; no call, work / life setting, now.
#GoCanadaGo
#womenshockey
about 1 month ago
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#Thundersnow
#Toronto
about 1 month ago
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Chicago Tribune
about 1 month ago
Hosted by the Chicago Architecture Center (the non-profit that runs boat and walking tours of the city), the traveling fest comes to Chicago after earlier stops in New York, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto and Mumbai.
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Architecture and Design Film Festival opens with climate change as the subtext
âNow more than ever, weâre thinking about climate change because thereâs no way to look away from it. â
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PBS News
about 1 month ago
Robert Duvall enjoyed a long and storied career, carving out a lane as both an unorthodox leading man and a supporting player in some of the greatest films in movie history.
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Remembering Robert Duvall and his storied career
One of Hollywoodâs most memorable legends, Robert Duvall, has died. The Academy Award winner enjoyed a long and storied career, carving out a lane as both an unorthodox leading man and a supporting pl...
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Scott Tobias
about 1 month ago
The impact of Frederick Wiseman on nonfiction filmmaking was seismic beyond measure and beyond compare. Like how do you even begin to consider his influence on documentary technique or his decades of insight into how institutions (and artistic spaces) operate? What a treasure. R.I.P.
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PBS News
about 1 month ago
Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago.
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Wreck of steamer lost in 1872 discovered in Lake Michigan
a group that works to discover shipwrecks around the world, announced Friday that a team led by shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn found the Lac La Belle about 20 miles offshore between Racine and Kenosha, W...
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The Guardian
about 1 month ago
âShe dared to be difficultâ: How Toni Morrison shaped the way we think
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âShe dared to be difficultâ: How Toni Morrison shaped the way we think
The Beloved authorâs refusal to conform made her a hero to many â and the only black female writer to have won a Nobel prize in literature
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/15/she-dared-to-be-difficult-how-toni-morrison-shaped-the-way-we-think?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1771157258
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Reuters
about 2 months ago
South African latecomer Smith hopes to inspire others to take up his sport
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South African latecomer Smith hopes to inspire others to take up his sport
Three years ago, Matt Smith had never strapped on a pair of cross-country skis. On Friday, the South African lined up alongside the worldâs best at the Winter Olympics, driven by a belief that it is never too late to do something you love and a desire to put the sport on the map back home.
https://reut.rs/4csEkbx
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West End Phoenix
about 2 months ago
Legends like Isaac Hayes, Bob Marley, BB King and more came to the Harriet Tubman Centre at St. Clair and Oakwood in the â70s â a thriving hub for Black Torontonians. Its founder, Ken Jeffers, recalls its impact and finds in its undoing a familiar story.
www.westendphoenix.com/stories/form...
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A FORMER BLACK ARTS CENTRE OFFERS LESSONS FOR THE PRESENT â West End Phoenix
Legends like Isaac Hayes, Bob Marley, BB King and more came to the Harriet Tubman Centre at St. Clair and Oakwood in the â70s â a thriving hub for Black Torontonians. Its founder, Ken Jeffers, recalls...
https://www.westendphoenix.com/stories/former-black-arts-centre-offers-lessons-for-present
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Robert Zaichkowski
about 2 months ago
Thanks
@alyshah.bsky.social
for calling out the Weston Golf & Country Club's resistance to the Mid-Humber Gap. One golf course has no right to veto 1000s of residents & trail users who want this trail which is also a key part of the Loop Trail.
#BikeTO
#WalkTO
#TOpoli
www.thestar.com/news/gta/it-...
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Itâs taken years for the city to close a tiny gap in this 65-km public trail. The trouble? A 110-year-old private golf course lies in the way
Toronto has finally decided to expropriate part of the Weston Golf and Country Club, a private course that has been open since 1915.
https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/it-s-taken-years-for-the-city-to-close-a-tiny-gap-in-this-65/article_f013caa4-de08-4125-9d86-515e7128d24a.html
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Well, I have to say, it was a very easy, swift journey, and, the station announcements were in English and French;
#eglintoncrosstown
#lrt
#Toronto
Avenue Road to Bayview Avenue (Leaside) in about 5 minutes.
about 2 months ago
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The Conversation U.S.
about 2 months ago
On the ice: a fearsome NHL enforcer and Olympic silver medalist. Off the ice: a quiet man forced to hide his
#Indigenous
identity. As
#WinterOlympics
start this weekend, hockey pioneer Clarence âTaffyâ Abel deserves to be remembered đ
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Clarence âTaffyâ Abel: A pioneering US Olympic hockey star who hid his Indigenous identity to play in the NHL
Despite being a foundational figure in American hockey, Taffy Abel â who hid his Ojibwe heritage so he could pass as white â has been largely erased from national memory.
https://buff.ly/JAaNNMZ
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Tom Flood
about 2 months ago
City of Toronto Excited To Offer Mountain Biking Lanes To Cyclists This Winter.
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Stacie Smith (She/Her) đšđŠ đ đ§ âŸïž
about 2 months ago
Glyphosate: What Indigenous communities have suspected for years about the dangers of the herbicide
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Glyphosate: What Indigenous communities have suspected for years about the dangers of the herbicide
The recent retraction of peer-reviewed research claiming glyphosate is safe confirms what Indigenous communities have said for years.
https://theconversation.com/glyphosate-what-indigenous-communities-have-suspected-for-years-about-the-dangers-of-the-herbicide-274389
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MidCenturyCinema
about 2 months ago
BOTD Ida Lupino!! D incl Outrage, Hitchhiker MCCT5 (A): High Sierra, Road House, Dangerous G, Big Knife, City Sleeps More
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"Mother of All of Us": Ida Lupino and the Label of Proto-Feminism
The actress and pioneering Hollywood director is being celebratedâand more broadly recognizedâduring her centenary.
https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/mother-of-all-of-us-ida-lupino-and-the-label-of-proto-feminism
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PBS News
about 2 months ago
Antarctica does not give up its secrets easily, but as Miles O'Brien reports, the researchers on a far-flung mission to unlock them won't give up either.
https://to.pbs.org/3NPGl7I
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Researchers face serious obstacles to measuring Antarcticaâs fastest-melting glacier
If youâve been following Miles OâBrienâs reports from Antarctica, you know heâs with an international group of researchers trying to measure whatâs happening to the rapidly melting Thwaites Glacier. T...
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Charles Pieper
about 2 months ago
oh hell yes
www.architecturaldigest.com/story/kriste...
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Kristen Stewartâs Bold Plan to Bring a Beloved Los Angeles Theater Back to Life
How the actor-director is restoring the historic Highland Theatre as a community-centered home for adventurous cinema in LA
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/kristen-stewarts-plan-to-bring-a-beloved-los-angeles-theater-back-to-life
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Massive snow removal, conga-line action happening on Bayview Ave. The roads, and sidewalks are becoming completely clear. Great Job!
#Toronto
#MyCity
about 2 months ago
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Jason Thorne
2 months ago
Winter Stations is back! Torontoâs annual exhibition of temporary outdoor art installations at Woodbine Beach launches Feb. 16. I got to be part of this yearâs jury, and hereâs some of the winning entries that youâll be seeing!
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The Hill Times
2 months ago
Photos from the archives | Former Liberal minister Kirsty Duncan dies at 59
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Former Liberal minister Kirsty Duncan dies
Canadaâs Politics and Government News Source Since 1989
https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2026/01/26/former-liberal-minister-kirsty-duncan-dies/489515/
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