The wellness-to-conspiracy pipeline

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The wellness-to-conspiracy pipeline

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Aug 18, 2023

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For many people, alternative therapies and wellness routines provide comfort and pleasure. For others, they can be a pathway to far-right conspiracies, says author and journalist James Ball. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Aug 18, 2023

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Cost of the crown part 5: the coronation of Charles III: Charles III will be crowned in Westminster Abbey on Saturday in a ceremony steeped in centuries of history. Jonathan Freedland examines what the event means to the modern-day UK by Today in Focus
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Is the UK in the grip of ‘greedflation’?: Prices in the UK are continuing to rise on everything from groceries to energy bills and mortgage costs. Meanwhile, some companies are reporting record profits. Richard Partington reports by Today in Focus
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How to develop artificial super-intelligence without destroying humanity: Sam Altman, the founder of the revolutionary application Chat-GPT, is touring Europe with a message: AI is changing the world and there are big risks, but also big potential rewards by Today in Focus
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What is the UK government hiding from the Covid inquiry?: The government has launched legal action to prevent the independent Covid inquiry demanding disclosure of thousands of WhatsApp messages. What does it have to hide, asks Aubrey Allegretti by Today in Focus
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Has Ukraine’s spring offensive begun?: Ukraine claims its forces have retaken land around Bakhmut and shot down Russian missiles targeting Kyiv. Luke Harding reports on the state of the war by Today in Focus
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Did distress calls go unanswered in the run-up to a fatal Channel disaster?: In November 2021 a dinghy crossing from France to the UK overturned, and at least 27 people drowned. Questions are being asked over whether distress calls were effectively ignored in run-up to worst Channel disaster in 30 years by Today in Focus
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The killing of Shireen Abu Akleh – and another ordinary day in the West Bank: A year ago the journalist was shot. It was not the only news story in Palestine that day. Kaamil Ahmed looks into the stories Abu Akleh never got to report by Today in Focus
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Cost of the crown part 2: Duchies, diamonds and Dalis: Maeve McClenaghan sets off to uncover what is held by the crown and what belongs to the royal family privately by Today in Focus
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The long shadows of Boris Johnson and Nicola Sturgeon: The former PM and ex-Scottish first minister were controversial leaders. Now they are both facing disgrace – adding to the turmoil in British politics by Today in Focus
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Sofas, smiles – and scandal: what’s going on at ITV’s This Morning?: It’s been a fixture on British TV screens for decades – as has one of its hosts, Phillip Schofield. But now This Morning is in turmoil after he admitted to an ‘unwise, but not illegal’ workplace relationship by Today in Focus
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Conspiracy theories and chaos: a week watching GB News: Heather Stewart spends a week watching the ‘anti-woke’ channel two years after its launch by Today in Focus
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Bashar al-Assad’s dark return to the world stage: For almost a decade the murderous actions of the Syrian president meant he was shunned but now he is being embraced by Arab leaders once more. What does this mean for the millions of refugees who fled from his brutal regime? by Today in Focus
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Why ‘godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton thinks humanity at crossroads: In an interview with the Guardian’s Alex Hern, Hinton says he now fears the advances he helped usher in could pose an existential threat to humankind by Today in Focus
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The World Cup and the future of women’s football: Former England star Karen Carney discusses why this is an opportunity for investment that the sport cannot afford to miss by Today in Focus
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Is Suella Braverman speeding towards a government exit?: Having set herself up as a rival to the prime minister, the home secretary is now facing allegations that she broke the ministerial code. Aubrey Allegretti reports by Today in Focus
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Tracking down Ukraine’s abducted children: How did tens of thousands of Ukrainian children end up in Russian re-education camps? Peter Beaumont reports by Today in Focus
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