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'What Was I Thinking?' The Big-Ticket Items People Regret
People spend a lot of money on all sorts of things, only to later ask themselves: “What was I thinking?”The Wall Street Journal - World -
‘I perpetually think we’ll win. We always lose’: Labour’s Jon Cruddas on elections, class and life as an MP
The member for Dagenham and Rainham says he can’t wait to leave parliament. So why did he spend the past 23 years there? And what does he think he achieved?. ‘Labour, to me, has always been a bit of a life sentence,” Jon Cruddas says. “I don’t get ...The Guardian - World -
Dope Black Dads: dispelling myths and biases about Black fathers – a photo essay
A group that began as 23 Black fathers from London on WhatsApp is now a worldwide digital space where 40,000 men discuss being Black and a parent. Dope Black Dads was formed by Marvyn Harrison on Father’s Day 2018, initially as a WhatsApp group of ...The Guardian - World -
Van Hollen: 'I do not have concerns' about Biden at debate
Sen. Chris Van Hollen insisted Sunday that he's unconcerned about how President Joe Biden will fare at his first debate with former President Donald Trump next month.ABC News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Keep forgetting things? Worried about your brain? Here’s what I learned when I had mine scanned
From dementia to mild cognitive impairment, it’s easy to be terrified of what ageing will do our minds. But the vast majority of us can reduce the danger – especially if we look after our bodies. Like a lot of people who are getting on, I find ...The Guardian - World -
'Back to Black' director opens up about 'noise' around Amy Winehouse biopic
“Back to Black” director Sam Taylor-Johnson is opening up about any criticism she faced while making the movie.NBC News - Top stories -
The British Empire Made the Same Mistake
Our hesitant tilt toward Asia parallels British interwar security policy in the same theater.The Wall Street Journal - World -
The 'Uniparty' Is Real---but It Isn't What You Think
Democrats and Republicans aren’t overzealous about foreign intervention. They’re feckless about American leadership.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Russia gives British diplomat a week to leave
The expulsion of Capt Adrian Coghill comes after his counterpart was removed from Britain last week.BBC News - Top stories - Russia -
British Museum finds 268 more missing artefacts
The British Museum says it has recovered 268 objects that went missing and were stolen from its collectionBBC News - Top stories -
Centrist think tank dares Trump to testify in hush money trial
Third Way, a centrist think tank, is targeting former President Trump over his past comments about defendants not testifying because he has yet to take the stand in his New York hush money trial. In an ad dubbed “Coward” released Friday, Third ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
The big idea: the simple trick that can sabotage your critical thinking
Influencers and politicians use snappy cliches to get you on side – but you can fight fire with fire. Since the moment I learned about the concept of the “thought-terminating cliche” I’ve been seeing them everywhere I look: in televised political ...The Guardian - World -
Is There an Alternative to the Little Black Dress?
Plenty of other garments can be used as the basis for simple, chic looks for a variety of occasions, our critic writes.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
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Russia expels British military attache in diplomatic tit for tat
Adrian Coghill ordered to leave in response to UK expelling Kremlin’s attache to London for alleged spying . Russia is expelling Britain’s defence attache to Moscow in the latest diplomatic tit for tat, after the UK accused it of sponsoring ...The Guardian - World - Russia -
Russia Expels British Diplomat After U.K. Booted His Counterpart
Russia also warned of further action, while the British foreign secretary called the expulsion a “desperate move.”The New York Times - World - United Kingdom -
Microsoft's Mistral partnership avoids merger probe by British regulators
Mistral, a French AI firm founded in 2023, won a 15 million euro, or $16 million, investment from Microsoft earlier this year.CNBC - Business -
British Museum says 626 items lost or stolen have been found
Museum chair George Osborne hails ‘remarkable result’ as recovery effort continues with leads on another 100. The British Museum has located another 268 items that went missing or were stolen from its storerooms, bringing the total number ...The Guardian - World -
British investor in talks to buy 49% share in Teesside International Airport
Michael Flacks wants to transform the facility into a cargo, repair and maintenance hubFinancial Times - World -
Kate Middleton Favors This British Brand. Now It's Coming for Americans.
Smaller European companies are embracing the U.S. as online sales help pinpoint the most promising locations for stores.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Kate Middleton Favors This British Brand. Now It's Coming for Americans.
Smaller European companies are embracing the U.S. as online sales help pinpoint the most promising locations for stores.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
About That 'Unjust' American Order
Socialists never mention that the alternatives are much, much worse.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Think before you click – and three other ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint | Koren Helbig
The invisible downside to our online lives is the data stored at giant energy-guzzling datacentres . It’s been called “the largest coal-powered machine on Earth” – and most of us use it countless times a day.. The internet and its associated ...The Guardian - World -
What would Steve Jobs think of Apple’s culture-crushing advert? | John Naughton
Its latest iPad ad, portraying the destruction of artistic tools, is confirmation that company is just another unfeeling, arrogant tech giant. This is a tale of two advertisements. And about the company that made them – Apple Inc. The first ad ran ...The Guardian - World -
You think Parisians grumble a lot? Don’t get them started on the Olympic Games | Robert McLiam Wilson
From price rises to a ridiculous mascot, the French have had it up to here with the event. . We tend to view Paris as a fairytale princess, all romance and half-seen glitter. But for all its glamour, Paris has actually been depressed and irritable ...The Guardian - World -
Demanding a haircut without talking is just rude – how important do you think you are? | Barbara Ellen
The chat-free salon session is now a thing, but is it really that hard to feign a bit of interest in your stylist’s love life and holiday plans?. How important are you? So important that only other important people are permitted to speak to you? ...The Guardian - World -
Biden on Trump’s next Supreme Court pick: ‘Do you think he’ll put anybody who has a brain?’
President Biden asked the audience at an NAACP Detroit chapter dinner to consider whether they think former President Trump, if elected for a second term in the White House, would fill hypothetical vacancies at the Supreme Court with “anybody who ...The Hill - Politics - Joe Biden -
'Back to Black' Review: Amy Winehouse's Songs and Struggles
Marisa Abela plays the Grammy-winning British singer in this vivid, pain-filled biopic directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson.The Wall Street Journal - World -
How Black men could impact the 2024 election
NBC News' Trymaine Lee reports on how Black men could be pivotal to the 2024 presidential election.NBC News - Top stories -
Biden to visit Georgia in bid to court Black voters
President Biden is hitting the campaign trail in Georgia this weekend and focusing his energy on outreach to Black voters. The president will speak with voters Sunday before delivering a commencement address at Morehouse College. CBS News ...CBS News - Top stories - Joe Biden -
Netflix Isn’t About Flicks Anymore
And it’s not just Netflix—Max, Disney+, and even YouTube are also turning their attention to series, sports, and shorts.Wired - Tech - Netflix -
For a bird’s eye view of British conservatism, look at sport. No wonder VAR in football is in trouble | Simon Jenkins
Once we create rules and customs, it’s a devil’s job to change them. The debate about video refereeing will be a mighty test. There is one test of a true radical. It is not a quest for revolution in politics, philosophy, art or religion. The ...The Guardian - World -
Albania installs British-funded cameras along its border to stem flow of migrants, criminal gangs
Albania has installed a “sophisticated” network of cameras along its border with Kosovo, supplied by the British government in an attempt to stem the number of migrants flowing into the United Kingdom and to track criminal activity in the region, ...ABC News - World -
‘Art-washing’? Unease as British cultural institutions lend lustre to Saudi trade push
Campaigners say move to use the arts to reinforce economic ties with Riyadh may help to launder Gulf state’s human rights record. It was an unusual gig for YolanDa Brown, the saxophonist and composer who this week performed high above the clouds ...The Guardian - World -
British MPs are attacking abortion rights. We can’t follow the same path as the US | Hilary Freeman
My own traumatic experience shows why we must push back against those who try to chip away at our freedom of choice. As the criminal justice bill stumbles through parliament this week – beset by delays and controversies, and picking up amendments ...The Guardian - World - Abortion -
I was a Republican Partisan. It Altered the Way I Saw the World.
Your emotions will often lead you astray.The New York Times - Top stories -
I Couldn't Escape Poison Oak. So I Started Eating It.
The search for immunity from poison oak and ivy takes one reporter to unlikely places. Leaves of three, let them be…lunch?The Wall Street Journal - World -
I haven’t tried Ozempic but I know how it feels | Megan Nolan
Our desires are an essential part of who we are – as I discovered when I lost my appetite for six months. Mostly, walking down New York streets in spring sunshine is the cinematic, euphoric ideal of what it is to be alive. It’s the thing I looked ...The Guardian - World -