Society / August 25, 2023 Republicans Want Us to Be Afraid of Everything but Guns For all their talk of being tough on crime, the GOP primary candidates had nothing to say about the lethal weapons that kill thousands of Americans every year. Sasha Abramsky Ad Policy A Trump supporter at Howell’s Gun Shop in…
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5 hours ago About sharing By Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Energy regulator Ofgem will announce the next price cap affecting the bills of 29 million households in England, Wales and Scotland early on Friday. It will reduce the cap, bringing down the cost of each unit of energy for the three months from…
26 minutes ago About sharing Woman filmed kicking and hitting pony A woman filmed kicking and striking a pony during a hunt has been cleared of animal cruelty charges. The RSPCA brought a private prosecution after Sarah Moulds, 39, disciplined the animal in Lincolnshire in 2021. Ms Moulds and supporters wept as she was cleared…
1 hour ago About sharing By George Wright & Holly Honderich BBC News The photo of Donald Trump scowling defiantly into the camera in the Fulton County Sheriff’s office will go down in history. The mugshot, the first of a former US president, came after his fourth arrest in five months. Mr Trump posted on…
1 hour ago About sharing Hartwig Fischer has been director of the British Museum since 2016 By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter British Museum director Hartwig Fischer has said he will step down from his role, after treasures were stolen from the London institution. In a statement, he said it was evident the museum “did not…
37 minutes ago About sharing Watch: Putin’s first words on Prigozhin plane crash By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News Russia says 10 bodies and flight recorders have been recovered from the scene of a jet crash presumed to have killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin. “Molecular-genetic tests are now being carried out,” investigators say. The plane crashed…
Jenni Hermoso ‘didn’t consent’ to Luis Rubiales kiss as Spain players refuse to play Last updated on 2 minutes ago2 minutes ago.From the section Women’s Football Jenni Hermoso says she did not consent to be kissed by Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales – as 81 players confirm they will not play for Spain’s national…
August 25, 2023 Ralph Nader’s Newspaper Is a Salvo Against D.C. Media Capitol Hill Citizen is a welcome throwback to a more adversarial model of legislative coverage. Chris Lehmann Ad Policy Ralph Nader speaks to the press during a break of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in Washington, D.C., in 2019. (Andrew Harrer /…
Society / August 25, 2023 Will Northwestern Get Its Stadium, or Will Evanston Get a Fair Deal? The roar of community disapproval cannot be silenced for much longer. Dave Zirin Ad Policy An empty Ryan Field, home of Northwestern football, on July 11, 2023, in Evanston, Ill. (Brian Cassella / Getty) The Northwestern University athletic…