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Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’
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The Guardian · World

Gibraltar’s monkeys eat mud ‘to avoid upset stomachs from tourist junk food’

Macaques have learned to eat soil to avert gut irritation caused by salty and sugary snacks, researchers believeTroops of monkeys living on the Rock of Gibraltar have learned to eat soil in what scientists believe is an effort to settle their stomachs after all the junk food they receive – and somet...

Ian Sample Science editor
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Fury in Cornwall over herbicide plan to tackle weeds
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The Guardian · World

Fury in Cornwall over herbicide plan to tackle weeds

Council proposal to use glyphosate to tidy up pavements criticised over potential harm to humans and wildlifeCornwall is famed for its glorious gardens and verdant landscapes but a bitter row has broken out over a plan to tackle a less glamorous type of vegetation – roadside weeds.The unitary author...

Steven Morris
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Why Trump’s pick for Fed chair will not bring home the bank for the president
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The Guardian · World

Why Trump’s pick for Fed chair will not bring home the bank for the president

Kevin Warsh, Trump’s ‘central casting’, has a long road ahead of convincing board members to lower interest ratesDonald Trump’s fate is to be frustrated by monetary policy.Even assuming he gets his way and Kevin Warsh succeeds Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve next month, it is unlikely...

Eduardo Porter
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Tucker and Trump’s marriage of convenience heads for divorce court
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The Guardian · World

Tucker and Trump’s marriage of convenience heads for divorce court

Conservative host says he’s ‘tormented’ by previous support for Trump – could this presage his own run for president?He can’t live with him and can’t live without him. But, finally, the conservative podcaster Tucker Carlson seems to have made up his mind about Donald Trump. Their up-and-down marriag...

David Smith in Washington
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