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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story is told from the perspective of co-director Farrier, an Auckland-based pop-culture reporter who specializes in the ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...