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Enough hysteria over the migration crisis. It's time to get rational – Patrick Kingsley | Comment is Free ► http://bit.ly/MigrationHysteria

With wars raging across the globe, argues the Guardian’s migration correspondent, Patrick Kingsley, it is impractical to try and stop people coming to Europe. Our best option is to resettle hundreds of thousands of migrants in Europe.
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Autism: a carpet made my son feel like he was drowning ► http://bit.ly/AutismCarpet

John-Paul Horsley, or J-Rock, is a founding member of hip-hop collective Big Brovaz. His son Richard-Michael is autistic and communicates using signs and symbols. He says that without language, it’s sometimes difficult to know what’s upsetting his son – like the time when, as a toddler, Richard Michael appeared to be drowning every time he entered the living room.

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Autism: the steak that roared ► http://bit.ly/AutismSteak

Laura James is a successful writer, journalist and mother. She’s also autistic. She describes a night out at restaurant with her husband should have been a lovely evening for them both. But Laura needs a restaurant to follow a few simple rules. A Tex-Mex circus with hundreds of menu options and unhelpful waiters sent her reeling.

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Autism: getting lost in London ► http://bit.ly/AutismLondon

Kane is 19 and has Asperger syndrome. He’s a student and lives at home with his family. His care worker challenged him to spend a day map-reading in London. He describes his reactions to uncertainty, complex and seemingly illogical decisions of where to go and why, combined with an overload of visual stimulation, noise and feeling singled out and stared at.

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The Sanders effect: talking about a revolution in Baltimore | US Election 2016 ► http://bit.ly/BernieABW

Bernie Sanders and his supporters have shaken up America with an agenda of addressing inequality, poverty and the deep social problems facing the United States. But what happened when they tried to convince a city defined by those things? John Harris visits Baltimore to sample the aftershocks of 2015’s ‘uprising’ and meets people trying to push politics somewhere new.

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Neuro cuisine: exploring the science of flavour ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FKMc4Hu11Y

Tamal Ray, anaesthetist and baker, Professor Charles Spence, experimental psychologist at the University of Oxford and chef Jozef Youssef embark on a journey to decode the science of flavour. Professor Spence and Jozef challenge Tamal to explore how sight, sound and touch alter his perception of the flavour of food.

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The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village ► http://bit.ly/BangladeshBrothel

Daulatdia is an entire village in Bangladesh dedicated to prostitution. Every day, 1,600 trafficked, enslaved and abandoned women and girls sell themselves for £2 a time. In the midst of the trade live 300 children, many born in the village. Some will be groomed to be the future of the business like their mothers and grandmothers. With education and support, a few may find their way out

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Why people vote Donald Trump: the death of the American dream | US Elections 2016 ► http://bit.ly/ABWTrump

Alongside Donald Trump’s nasty rhetoric, the Republicans’ presidential hopeful has been banging on about one huge issue: US firms increasingly moving jobs abroad, and the country’s rising sense of decline. John Harris watches The Donald win the presumptive nomination in Indiana; tells the story of one doomed factory that has become a Trump cause célèbre; and talks to voters who think he’s the only option – as well as the people who think it’s all a con.

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The top 10 most secretive tax havens | Guardian Explainers ► http://bit.ly/TaxHavens10

A world-class tax haven needs several key ingredients: a highly secretive banking system; a stable government that is happy to look the other way; and of course ultra-low taxes. So as David Cameron gathers world leaders for a major anti-corruption summit in London, we look at the top 10 most secretive tax havens.

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Trump has to be the next president. American history dictates it – Steven Thrasher | Comment is Free ► http://bit.ly/TrumpThrasher

Every bold advancement of progress in the United States is met by a racist backlash, says Steven Thrasher. So, he argues, it would make complete sense if Donald Trump became the next president. Until 2043, when America is mostly non-white, true political revolution will not come.

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Riz Ahmed as Edmund in King Lear: 'Now, gods, stand up for bastards' | Shakespeare Solos ► http://bit.ly/RizSolo

To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, we asked leading actors to perform key speeches from his plays. Here, Riz Ahmed speaks Edmund’s soliloquy from the start of Act I, Scene 2 in King Lear. Edmund reflects upon being an illegitimate son and plots against his half-brother, Edgar.

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