Berggruens Gripping Picasso

Huge crime network forging Banksy, Warhol and Picasso uncovered in Italy

Art police and Pisa prosecutor say 38 people being investigated, with about 2,100 fake artworks seized. Italian police have dismantled a Europe-wide forgery network suspected of producing ...

World - The Guardian - November 11

Republicans maintain their grip on state capitals

Republicans broke up ruling trifectas in Michigan and Minnesota, while limiting their losses in Wisconsin.

Politics - Politico - November 6

War, chaos and Karla — five gripping new thrillers

George Smiley returns to the Circus — and a female ex-spook makes an impressive debut

Business - Financial Times - October 26

Climate Change Is Losing Its Grip on Our Politics

Trump’s election merely confirms a shift that’s been happening for years.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 13

Kansas tightens grip on No. 1; Purdue soars to 6

Kansas added five first-place votes in the AP Top 25 men's basketball poll, strengthening its grip on the No. 1 spot, while Purdue jumped seven spots to No. 6.

Sports - ESPN - 5 days ago

The global race to break China’s grip on graphite

A new facility in Malaysia takes a novel approach to creating the crucial material for electric vehicle batteries

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

European operation uncovers fake art network forging Banksy, Picasso and Warhol work

According to Italian officials, a criminal network operating across Europe has forged artworks by Banksy, Picasso, and Warhol. An international operation resulted in the seizure of more than 2,100 ...

Anxiety grips Ukraine as Russia gains ground before pivotal U.S. election

With Russia seizing ground ahead of a potential shift in U.S. politics, many Ukrainians have a message for Americans: Thank you, and please don't abandon us.

'Venom: The Last Dance' misses projections as superhero films' grip loosens

“Venom: The Last Dance” showed less bite than expected at the box office, collecting $51 million in its opening weekend

Entertainment - ABC News - October 27

C.J. Stroud's struggles continue as Texans fall to resurgent Jets

The Texans had an ugly night offensively while Aaron Rodgers and the Jets came alive in the second half.

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 31

In Shift From 2020, Identity Politics Loses Its Grip on the Country

There are signs that society is moving away from the progressive left’s often strict expectations about how to discuss culture and politics.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 2

Germany’s top economic panel gripped by strife amid internal lawsuit

Council of Economic Experts is grappling with dispute with one member over how to address potential conflicts of interest

World - Financial Times - November 4

Pakistan Authorities Tighten Grip on Power With Controversial Legal Changes

Critics of the government have accused it of taking the country in an increasingly authoritarian direction in a bid to fend off any challenge from Imran Khan.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 7

V13 by Emmanuel Carrère review – gripping chronicle of the 2015 Paris attacks trial

A chronicle of the largest criminal case in French history from a master of the genre. In the early evening of 12 November 2015, three cars left Charleroi in Belgium, arriving a few hours later at ...

World - The Guardian - November 13

Revealed: Home Office ‘completely lost grip’ at notorious Manston asylum centre

Court documents contain admissions by officials that they were unable to control the situation at the Kent facility where 18,000 asylum seekers were illegally detained. Racial abuse, physical ...

World - The Guardian - 15 hours ago

People around the world are appalled by Trump’s win, but women have been gripped by a visceral horror | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

This misogynist administration’s hatred has been written on women’s bodies. You don’t have to be American, pregnant or a mother to feel it. US election 2024 – latest updates If Donald Trump’s ...

World - The Guardian - November 7

Women's college basketball Power Rankings: South Carolina secures grip on No. 1 after NC State win

The Gamecocks looked excellent in their season-opening victory in the Final Four rematch

Sports - CBS Sports - November 12

Fear rather than respect: the secret behind Alan Jones’ decades-long grip on power

Chris Masters, the author of bestselling biography Jonestown, says the broadcaster’s ‘evangelical following’ and bully pulpit allowed him to manipulate power and have ‘princes and premiers bowing ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

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