Researchers have found youngsters associate people with middle-class accents as being more intelligent than others. (file image)
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Posh accents make you sound clever, say kids – and it’s bad news if you’re from Yorkshire!

By XANTHA LEATHAM, EXECUTIVE SCIENCE EDITOR Published: 01:20 BST, 20 April 2025 | Updated: 01:34…

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Trump’s Tariffs: Will They Affect Your Tech Prices?

Image: Gage Skidmore/Flickr/Creative Commons US President Donald Trump temporarily reduced tariffs on most countries to…

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HP agrees to $4M settlement over claims of “falsely advertising” PCs, keyboards

HP Inc. has agreed to pay a $4 million settlement to customers after being accused…

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Democrats wrestle with ‘truly abhorrent’ options: Shut down government or enable Trump
Democrats wrestle with ‘truly abhorrent’ options: Shut down government or enable Trump

Senate Democrats are in a no-win situation. With less than two days until a potential federal government shutdown, they are...

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In Kansas, the Shawnee vie for control of their history
In Kansas, the Shawnee vie for control of their history

Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee Tribe based in Miami, Oklahoma, spends a lot of time thinking about Kansas. There,...

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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg passes on Michigan Senate run
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg passes on Michigan Senate run

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday announced that he would not run for the U.S. Senate in Michigan next...

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Meta's Community Notes on FB and Instagram will use tech from Elon Musk's X
Meta’s Community Notes on FB and Instagram will use tech from Elon Musk’s X

Meta’s upcoming Community Notes feature for monitoring misinformation through crowdsourcing will use some technology developed by Elon Musk’s X for its similar service....

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White House pulls CDC director nomination on day of confirmation hearing
White House pulls CDC director nomination on day of confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON — The White House has withdrawn the nomination of former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., whom President Donald Trump had...

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Chinese unions tell employers to stop asking women about their marital status
Chinese unions tell employers to stop asking women about their marital status

HONG KONG — Several Chinese trade unions have issued notices to companies to stop asking female job seekers about their...

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U.S. influencer criticized in Australia for taking baby wombat from its mother
U.S. influencer criticized in Australia for taking baby wombat from its mother

A U.S. influencer has drawn criticism in Australia, including from the country’s prime minister, for filming herself snatching a baby...

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Number of people injured after fighter jets accidentally drop bombs rises to 29, South Korea says
South Korea charges air force pilots with criminal negligence in accidental bombing of village

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korean military investigators charged two Air Force pilots on Thursday with criminal negligence over an accidental bombing of a village...

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NFL free agency: Davante Adams to the Rams among best signings so far
NFL free agency: Davante Adams to the Rams among best signings so far

The NFL’s free-agent signing period officially opened Wednesday, though teams have been able to negotiate with impending free agents since...

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USAID cuts could be ‘death sentence’ for Afghan women studying abroad
USAID cuts could be ‘death sentence’ for Afghan women studying abroad

A group of more than 80 Afghan women who fled the Taliban regime to study in Oman say they are...

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