A Victorian con woman schemes for money and love in zesty novel. She’s not the only one
If we are to believe novelists, England in the 1700s and 1800s featured two kinds of women: those who sat at home stewing about lost suitors, and con artists. It used to be that books featured a whole ...
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Beware the rise of ‘Marxist nationalism’. As Australian ex-PM Kevin Rudd explains in his new study, On Xi Jinping, China has imperial dreams ...
7 Romantasy Series That Need a Live-Action Adaptation ASAP
There’s no doubt about it; one of the most popular genres in fiction right now is “romantasy”. Thanks to series like Sarah J.
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On This Day: Queen Victoria, Ireland's "Famine Queen," died in 1901
Queen Victoria - who was dubbed Ireland's 'Famine Queen' by revolutionary Maud Gonne - died on January 22, 1901. The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland had a deep ...
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Six fascinating facts about Queen Victoria
The idea of Queen Victoria keeping a journal every day grew out of something she had to do as a child. This was to write down, in a book, how well she behaved every day for her mother to judge ...
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The life of Queen Victoria: A queen in a man's world
Despite monarchy being largely constitutional at the start of Queen Victoria’s ascension, her 63-year reign saw her preside over the abolition of slavery, the expansion of workers’ welfare, the speedy ...
The Hindu19d
A new book explores Bhagmati, Hyderabad’s lost queen
In her book Bhagmati: Why Hyderabad’s Lost Queen Is the Soul of the City (Westland publication), Pune-based author Moupia Basu presents both documented history and oral folklore about the ...
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FDA’s Red Dye No. 3 Ban, Explained—What It Means For Food And Trust
Red Dye No. 3, or erythrosine, is a synthetic red food dye once popular in candies and cakes. The ... [+] FDA bans Red Dye No. 3 under the Delaney Clause, citing cancer risks observed in lab ...
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Red No. 3 ban: What to know about foods containing the dye
The FDA will no longer allow Red No. 3 in food, beverages and ingested drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision to ban the use of Red No. 3 dye in food products and medications has ...
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What the FDA's Red Dye No. 3 Ban Means for Your Favorite Foods
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has banned the use of Red No. 3, a food dye that had been linked to thyroid cancer in rats over three decades ago. The dye will no longer be allowed in food, ...
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FDA Finally Outlaws Red Food Dye Banned Around The World
Outgoing US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday announced a ban on Red Dye No 3, a controversial food and drug coloring long known to cause cancer in animals. Decades after scientific ...