Anti-oil activists target ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ painting with glue, red liquid
Anti-oil environmentalists in the Netherlands tried to glue themselves to Johannes Vermeer’s masterpiece “Girl with a Pearl Earring” on Thursday in the latest stunt involving iconic works of art. A visitor at the Mauritshuis museum in The Hague posted a video on Twitter showing one man pouring a can of an unknown red substance over […]
Windrush compensation scheme beset by slow repayments to victims
Read More Victims of the Windrush scandal have expressed frustration at the slow progress of the compensation scheme at the first national conference of a coalition of grassroots organisations fighting for justice for those affected. The newly appointed Home Office minister Simon Murray stressed that improvements have been made to the compensation scheme for the […]
New Mexico governor receives campaign endorsement by Obama
Post Content Former President Barack Obama is urging voters to support incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham in her campaign for reelection against former television broadcaster Mark Ronchetti. The one-minute video endorsement from Obama praises Lujan Grisham for increased public investments in schools, economic policy and expanded access to subsidized health care. Obama also says […]
Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi attacked by suspect David Depape, who shouted ‘where is Nancy?’: source
Post Content The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Paul, was assaulted with a hammer early Friday inside his San Francisco home by an attacker identified by police as David Depape, who a law enforcement source tells Fox News was shouting “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” San Francisco Police Chief William Scott said Depape, […]
Il comunicato dell’Assemblea dei giornalisti di Repubblica
Read More L’assemblea delle giornaliste e dei giornalisti di Repubblica è incredula e indignata per le dichiarazioni del direttore Maurizio Molinari che costituiscono una grave offesa all’intero corpo redazionale, di cui vengono sminuiti l’impegno e la professionalità. Un sommario Piano di riorganizzazione editoriale viene raccontato in un’intervista a una rivista di settore senza che sia […]
The right to die, warts and all
Read More By walking his readers in the shoes of, arguably, the most physically incapacitated, humiliated and infantilised lives on Earth, those of quadriplegics, Sean Davison makes a compelling case for the right to die in his second book, The Price of Mercy. New Zealand-born Davison is a professor of microbiology at the University of […]
Jerry Lee Lewis, notorious US rock’n’roll star, dies aged 87
Read More Jerry Lee Lewis, the rock’n’roll pioneer who became one of the most infamous figures in popular music, has died aged 87, his publicist has said. He died of natural causes at his home in DeSoto County, Mississippi. “Judith, his seventh wife, was by his side when he passed away at his home in […]
John Kerry vehemently denies report he is planning to leave Biden administration
Post Content Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (SPEC) John Kerry is not planning to leave the Biden administration. Rumors began Thursday that Kerry was planning to end his service to Biden’s White House, sparked by a report from Axios. FISHERMAN BELIEVES MANY ONCE-PROFITABLE SPECIES THAT DECLINED WITH CLIMATE CHANGE MAY BE GONE FOR GOOD Axios, […]
Sanders stumps for swing-state Democrats as high-stakes midterm nears
Post Content Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders kicked off a multi-state tour in Oregon on Thursday by talking about abortion, but honed in on a topic some Democratic candidates have largely avoided on the campaign trail: the economy. The tour is an effort to energize young voters and shore up support for vulnerable Democratic candidates ahead […]
Biden narrowly leads Trump in hypothetical matchup that few likely voters want to see: poll
Post Content A majority of likely U.S. voters do not want to see a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump in 2024, according to a new USA Today/Suffolk University Poll. Approximately 64% of voters do not want Biden to run again in 2024, compared to 26% who do. Additionally, 68% of poll respondents […]