Four men charged over Blenheim Palace gold toilet theft
The working, 18-carat gold toilet – called America – was stolen from the stately home in 2019.
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Kidnappers demand guarantees before releasing Diaz’s father
The rebel group holding Luis Diaz’s father hostage has demanded “security guarantees” before his release. The National Liberation Army (ELN) said the ongoing military and police search “will delay the release and increase the risks”, Colombian media reported. Luis Manuel Diaz was kidnapped at gunpoint along with his wife in Barrancas, Colombia on 28 October….
Just Stop Oil: Activists arrested after National Gallery painting damaged
Just Stop Oil says the glass of the painting at the National Gallery was smashed with safety hammers.
Cease-Fire! Children Are Dying
Eric Drooker Humanitarian aid is desperately needed. The post Cease-Fire! Children Are Dying appeared first on The Nation.
Gabe Amo Is Set to Become Rhode Island’s First Black Congressman
Politics / StudentNation / November 6, 2023 Gabe Amo Is Set to Become Rhode Island’s First Black Congressman Amo beat 10 other candidates in a contentious Democratic primary for the state’s first congressional district seat. “I’ve been running to make a difference, not to make history.” Nicholas Miller Ad Policy Gabe Amo attends Voto Latino’s…
How the New York Waterfront Shaped American Modernism
Books & the Arts / November 6, 2023 How the New York Waterfront Shaped American Modernism In The Slip, Prudence Peiffer looks at the role an overlooked neighborhood played in the lives and work of an eclectic set of post-war artists. Tausif Noor Ad Policy Coenties Slip in New York, 1850-1900. (Photo by David Attie…
Northern Lights: What is Steve and why is it different to an aurora borealis?
1 hour ago About sharing Ribbon of purple light during an aurora event known as Steve captured in Argyll by Weather Watcher ‘R Westerman’ By Simon King & James Gregory BBC Weather and BBC News A message to everyone called Steve – your name was quite literally up in lights on Sunday night. Steve is…
Tory MP rape allegations ‘very serious’, Rishi Sunak says
1 hour ago About sharing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has described allegations that a Conservative MP committed multiple rapes as “very serious”. He urged anyone with evidence of criminal acts to go to the police. It comes after reports that former Tory Party chairman Sir Jake Berry wrote to police to make them aware of…
The Pentagon’s Flailing Campaign Against Hate
Feature / November 6, 2023 The Pentagon’s Flailing Campaign Against Hate How the military continues to downplay the spread of extremism in its ranks. Jasper Craven This article appears in the November 13/20, 2023 issue, with the headline “The Hate Brigades.” As the rolling institutional crisis of American political life unspools, a key accelerating force…
Fortnite’s OG season fuels ‘biggest day in game’s history’
The game’s publisher says 44.7 million players logged a total 102 million hours of play on Sunday