Rep. George Santos’ New York office window vandalized: ‘Beyond unacceptable’
New York Republican Rep. George Santos’ district office in Queens, New York, has been vandalized with gold paint. “Scata,” “Lash” and “Meeppa” were…
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La Bayadère boys
The Laboratorio di Scenografia of the Teatro dell’Opera di Roma is, rather counter-intuitively, not part of the theatre it serves. Nor is it even adjacent to it. In fact, you have to walk…
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Co-owner of popular Atlanta nightclub Republic Lounge shot to death outside the establishment
The co-owner of popular Atlanta nightclub Republic Lounge was shot and killed outside his establishment early Saturday morning. Michael Gidewon, who owned the West Midtown lounge with his…
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Cradle to grave: is Britain’s NHS broken?
When plans for King Charles’s coronation were announced, one detail was especially revealing about the country over which he reigns. At the centre of the celebrations will be choirs of NHS…
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George Santos’ former staffer accuses congressman of sexual harassment, violating pay rules
An ex-staffer for New York GOP Rep. George Santos claims in an ethics complaint the freshman congressman touched his groin, invited him home and violated House ethics’ pay rules. In a…
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Virginia police seeking public’s help after unidentified body found at Williamsburg pond
Authorities in Virginia are asking for the public’s help in identifying a body that was found earlier this year. The James City County Police Department (JCCPD) said the body of a man was…
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Turkey and Syria face challenge to mend ties after years of ‘zero trust’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan once embraced his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad as “my brother” and hosted his family at a holiday resort. But since the Syrian civil war started in…
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James Harrison responds to Antonio Brown’s claims Harrison caused receiver’s ‘CTE,’ ‘aggressive behavior’
Antonio Brown said in an Instagram Live appearance that former teammate James Harrison gave him CTE. Harrison was apparently shocked to learn of the former Pittsburgh Steelers receiver’s…
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Baillie Gifford sheds more than £100bn in assets in 2022
Baillie Gifford suffered its worst fall in assets under management during 2022. losing more than £100bn as the rise of growth stocks that had propelled its performance over the past decade was…
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On this day in history, Feb. 5, 1937, FDR announces plan to pack the Supreme Court
On this day in history, Feb. 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced a plan to expand the Supreme Court to as many as 15 justices. While the 32nd U.S. president claimed the plan was…
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Plight of Saakashvili casts shadow on Georgia’s EU aspirations
In blue ink, the handwritten scrawl of imprisoned former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili is sometimes difficult to make out. “If I’d predicted such a swift invasion [of Ukraine], and…
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‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ and ‘A Christmas Story’ star Melinda Dillon dies at 83
Melinda Dillon, the two-time Academy Award nominee who starred in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” and “A Christmas Story,” died on Jan. 9. She was 83. The…
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