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Christine Holder is a writer at AZ News, where she covers politics, health, business, and finance. She has been with the publication for three years. Prior to that, she worked as a writer for several other publications in Arizona. Christine is also a huge fan of dogs and spends much of her free time volunteering at local animal shelters.

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This Ends in Embers

Read an Excerpt From Kamilah Cole’s This Ends in Embers

We’re thrilled to share an excerpt from This Ends in Embers, the sequel to Kamilah Cole’s young adult fantasy So Let Them Burn—out from Little, Brown Books for Young Readers on February 4th. Beware: There are minor spoilers in this excerpt. Faron Vincent was once the saint of San Irie. Now, she’s done the unthinkable: […]

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Jake Gyllenhaal in Supernatural Romantic Thriller from M. Night Shyamalan & Nicholas Sparks(!)

Ever wondered what a movie that mashed together The Notebook and The Sixth Sense might look like? If so, we might have an answer with the new feature in the works from M. Night Shyamalan—the writer-director behind spooky, unsettling films like the aforementioned Sixth Sense as well as Knock at the Cabin and Split—and Nicholas

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Circularity, sustainability provide opportunities: VC lead

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Eduardo Gomez is looking for contech partners. As head of CRH Ventures, the contech investment arm of Dublin-based building materials firm CRH, Gomez is seeking founders who want to partner and work together to get to market.

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Circularity, sustainability provide opportunities: VC lead

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Eduardo Gomez is looking for contech partners. As head of CRH Ventures, the contech investment arm of Dublin-based building materials firm CRH, Gomez is seeking founders who want to partner and work together to get to market.

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The Role Of eLearning In Mental Health Awareness And Support

eLearning: A Game Changer For Mental Health Mental health is a critical component of overall well-being, yet it remains an area of misunderstanding and stigma in many communities. With the rise of digital education, eLearning platforms have emerged as a transformative tool for promoting mental health awareness, reducing stigma, and providing resources to individuals, educators,

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Even the Green Beans Are an Omen: Stephen King’s Pet Sematary (Part 16)

Welcome back to Reading the Weird, in which we get girl cooties all over weird fiction, cosmic horror, and Lovecraftiana—from its historical roots through its most recent branches. This week, we continue Stephen King’s Pet Sematary with Chapters 46-48. The novel was first published in 1983. Spoilers ahead! Ongoing content warning for child death. After

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Reels And Revision: Leveraging Microlearning

Insta-Style Microlearning Mini-Lessons For Learners Microlearning is an amazing way to deliver content in short, focused bursts, making it easier for learners to absorb and retain information. By breaking down complex topics into bite-sized segments, learners can engage with the material more frequently and effectively—an especially valuable asset when preparing for exams or juggling tight

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Run Lola Run: Free Will, Determinism, and That Killer Techno Beat

Run Lola Run (German: Lola rennt) (1998) Directed by Tom Tykwer. Written by Tom Tykwer. Starring Franka Potente and Moritz Bleibtreu. My film research takes me to a wide variety of interesting places, from interviews and set reports to historical newspaper archives and obscure YouTube channels. This isn’t the first time that research has brought

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Five SFF Short Stories Written as Instructions

I love stories that experiment with the form in which they’re told, such as letters, documents, and, as in the case below, instructions. The latter are especially interesting to me because the outcome depends on how faithfully our characters follow the instructions (or, when desperate, modify them by exploiting loopholes). The more detailed the instructions,

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