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\r\n Friedrich Merz: between BlackRock and the Chancellery <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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The CDU leader presents himself as a man of the people \u2013 despite a multimillion past in the world of finance. Why do so many listen to him?<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n \u2018The Taliban won\u2019t change because of sanctions\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Julian Busch spent months living in Afghanistan as the only German journalist there \u2013 and explains why pressure from outside achieves little.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n ADHD in adults: \u2018Don\u2019t make such a fuss\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Forgotten appointments, constant self-doubt \u2013 and the sentence our author heard for years.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Censorship in the USA: \u2018Seeing someone like me in a book meant everything to me\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Why removing books from US school libraries means far more than politics to many young people.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Modern witches: how a musician finds empowerment in witchcraft <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Between the stage and spells: how a young woman draws new strength from magic and community.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n \u2018A coffee, please, sweetie\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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On civil courage \u2013 and why, in tricky moments, we often look away rather than step in.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Botanical tricks: power and control in Hannover\u2019s Berggarten <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Milan Lenau grows and protects rare species \u2013 and shows how much steering goes on in a famous garden.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Leaving the church: \u2018Maybe this isn\u2019t the right place for you\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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The congregation once ruled every part of her life. Two years ago our author turned her back on it \u2013 and today she sees more clearly.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n Circle in the air: a performance artist between the circus and the Reeperbahn <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Greta lived between the circus ring and the nightclub \u2013 and struggled with a strain that hardly anyone talks about.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n D\u00fclmen wild horses: truly wild or just a show? <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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The annual round-up in the M\u00fcnsterland draws thousands \u2013 and raises awkward questions about how we treat animals.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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\r\n \u2018For me, power means having a say over my own life\u2019 <\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Six young people on how they leave the feeling of helplessness behind \u2013 and redefine strength.<\/p>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n

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Who decides over whom?<\/strong> Our fourth focus topic asks where power is exercised \u2013 in high politics and in everyday life.<\/p>\n

It covers Friedrich Merz and his years at BlackRock, the Taliban and the effect of sanctions, and censorship in the US. But also adults with ADHD who are told: \u2018Stop making such a fuss.\u2019<\/p>\n

And sometimes the question turns around: how do you take back control? People who have left the church and a musician in a witch cult offer answers. Or, as one of the stories puts it: \u2018For me, power means determining my own life.\u2019<\/p>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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