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Being rich doesn’t necessarily make you an oligarch. An oligarch is someone who influences politics outside the formal system, explained Brooke Harrington, who studies this at Dartmouth University.

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Now that agreement has been reached in talks between Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Regional Independent TDs, a new coalition government is set to be formed in the coming days. The new Programme ...

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TikTok's 'Eye of Rah' meme is trending online. The meme combines absurdism with ancient Egyptian symbolism. Rashad Bowens' video was creatively edited by Jeremiah Springfield. In the ever-changing ...