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Trump Trial Attorneys Spar Over Legality of Hush-Money Payments
The trial started with competing narratives of whether the former president’s payment to a porn star was a legal means of swaying voters or part of a criminal conspiracy to influence the 2016 election.The Wall Street Journal - World - Donald Trump -
'Guardian angel' donates kidney in organ-swap scheme
An online friendship between two mums led to a new kidney for five-year-old Destiny-Rae.BBC News - Top stories -
UK creatives warn ‘superpower’ status at risk without investment
Artists and executives call on next government to focus on ‘reinvigorating our international reputation’Financial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
UK creatives warn ‘superpower’ status at risk without investment
Artists and executives call on next government to focus on ‘reinvigorating our international reputation’Financial Times - World - United Kingdom -
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley set for film of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club
Chris Columbus will direct film adaptation of Pointless presenter’s bestselling mystery book about a group of septuagenarian sleuths. Three of the four leading roles in the film adaptation of Richard Osman’s bestselling mystery book have now been ...The Guardian - World -
Massive river flooding expected in China's Guangdong, threatening millions
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Massive river flooding expected in China’s Guangdong, threatening millions
BEIJING — Major rivers, waterways and reservoirs in China’s Guangdong province are threatening to unleash dangerous floods, forcing the government on Sunday to enact emergency response plans to protect more than 127 million people.NBC News - Top stories - China -
Let’s hear it for the true geniuses: the people who name paints | Emma Beddington
It’s easy to mock – and I fully intend to – but it takes real imagination to come up with something like Elephant’s Breath or Overcome Nymph’s Thigh. Recently, I went on an adventure to an alien and intimidating place, a real no-go area: ...The Guardian - World -
She Painted a Few Champagne Bottles. Then Came Meta’s Customer Support Hell
A fashion influencer’s struggles to unblock her Instagram account highlight a long-standing problem with Meta’s lackluster customer service. Users and regulators say the company must step up.Wired - Tech -
Trump case painted as 2016 election criminal conspiracy in opening statements
NEW YORK — An alleged conspiracy to launch Donald Trump to the White House in 2016, with top allies pulling the strings to get him there: That’s the case against Trump that prosecutors said Monday they intend to present to a jury of New Yorkers, ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump -
Prosecution, defense paint competing visions of Trump as trial begins
In opening statements in Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York, the prosecution accused the former president of a criminal conspiracy to cover up a hush money payment to an adult film star, while the defense said there was nothing illegal ...NBC News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Eurozone Bond Yields Could Rise If PMI Data Beat Forecasts
French, German and eurozone PMIs matching or beating consensus views could be sufficient in the current environment to push bond yields through resistance levels, both at the front and at the long end of the curve, KBC said.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Parliamentary researcher charged with spying for China
Christopher Berry, 32, and Christopher Cash, 29, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.BBC News - Top stories - China -
Green Roofs Are Great. Blue-Green Roofs Are Even Better
Amsterdam is experimenting with roofs that not only grow plants but capture water for a building’s residents. Welcome to the squeezable sponge city of tomorrow.Wired - Tech -
19 great Hollywood books we missed, according to our readers
We chose our Ultimate Hollywood Bookshelf, and readers responded with the many, many titles we missed. Here are some of the best responses.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
By Aiding Ukraine, Mike Johnson Makes America Great Again
No country on Earth has anywhere near the ability to project power around the world at so little cost.The Wall Street Journal - World - Ukraine -
‘Great change is possible’: female artists grapple with social and political upheaval
A new group exhibition brings together the work of 28 artists from America and beyond who use their work to cover how difficult times have inspired them. Abraham Lincoln seated in a monumental chair. Thomas Jefferson standing tall surrounded by ...The Guardian - World -
Elehear Alpha Pro Review: Hearing Aids With Great Battery Life
These midrange over-the-counter hearing aids have stellar battery life and can use your phone’s mic to send audio straight to your ears.Wired - Tech -
How to watch River Plate vs. Boca Juniors: Superclasico live online, TV, prediction and odds
First Superclasico with fans in Argentina since 2017CBS Sports - Sports -
After $1.5 billion was spent, the centerpiece of Paris' Olympic efforts may still be too filthy to use
With less than 100 days to go before the Paris 2024 Olympic games in France, concerns about pollution in Paris' Seine river are being raised.NBC News - Top stories -
After $1.5 billion was spent, the centerpiece of Paris' Olympic efforts may still be too filthy to use
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Two stocks for a stronger dollar and Fed uncertainty
Investing in U.S. importers can help you benefit from a strong dollar without being too exposed to inflation spikes or interest rate surprises.MarketWatch - Business - Federal Reserve -
Two men in UK charged with spying for China
Christopher Berry, 32, and Christopher Cash, 29, accused of providing prejudicial information to a foreign state. A parliamentary researcher who was arrested last year on suspicion of spying for China has been charged along with another man with ...The Guardian - World - United Kingdom -
Two Art Deco Icons Poised for a Renaissance
Tamara de Lempicka, a painter favored by celebrities and designers, is being revisited. Plus, a historical Miami building reopens as a hotel and private club.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
Ten dead after Malaysia navy helicopters collide
One of the aircraft clipped the other's rotor before the two crashed to the ground, footage shows.BBC News - Top stories -
‘Most paintings should have been burnt’: Augustus John’s granddaughter attacks artist’s later works
Celebrated painter ‘went down the drain from the 1930s’, claims Rebecca John in a new interview. The granddaughter of Augustus John, Britain’s most famous and successful artist of the early 20th century, has delivered a damning critique of his ...The Guardian - World -
Two Texas high school teams played a two-day, 23-inning game
Midland and Odessa finished a 23-inning game over the course of two days, the third-longest high school game in the country's history.ESPN - Sports -
Watch WSL: Man City lead West Ham 3-0, Arsenal also 3-0 up against Leicester
Watch Manchester City take on West Ham United in the Women's Super League, plus updates from Arsenal v Leicester and Manchester United v Tottenham.BBC News - Top stories - Premier League -
Two shootings, two different responses — Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachers
State lawmakers are taking very different approaches to public safety following high-profile shootingsABC News - Health -
David Cameron is making great strides. No, he really is, you can watch them on video | Catherine Bennett
The foreign secretary’s actions are always ‘the right thing to do’. How marvellous!. Trotters up, or down? Even if you once admired Danny Dyer’s immortal summary of post-Brexit David Cameron – “He’s in Europe, in Nice, with his trotters up” – ...The Guardian - World -
Music Review: Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' is great sad pop, meditative theater
Who knew what Taylor Swift’s latest era would bringABC News - Entertainment -
Life as a YouTube creator was great, but 12 years in, I felt like I was trapped on a hamster wheel | Hannah Witton
The never-ending commitment took its toll on my creativity and my mental health. Having a baby was the last straw. I was one of the first people in the UK to make YouTube videos about sex and relationships. I started in 2011 when I was 19 years ...The Guardian - World -
Earth from space: Trio of multicolor lakes look otherworldly in Africa's Great Rift Valley
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2024 NFL Draft: Michael Penix Jr. says he's 'cut from the same fabric' as these NFL greats in letter to GMs
The quarterback could be a first-round pick ThursdayCBS Sports - Sports - NFL -
WATCH: Deaf and blind puppy has ‘great love story’ with her human dad
Sheridan Wright captured her husband Erik and their puppy Nellie falling deeper in love by the day.ABC News - Top stories -
Islanders allow two third-period goals in 3-1 loss to Hurricanes
Stefan Noesen grabbed a loose puck atop the crease and pushed it past Semyon Varlamov early in the third period to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Islanders 3-1 on Saturday to open their NHL playoff series.Yahoo Sports - Sports -
Two centuries on, Greece loves Byron more than ever
200 years after the revolutionary Romantic poet Lord Byron’s death, Greeks are celebrating his place in their national pantheon. On Wednesday 18 August 1880, a sale was held at Sotheby’s in London. Among the items up for grabs were “interesting ...The Guardian - World -
Premier League: Liverpool beat Fulham - reaction
Follow BBC Radio 5 live coverage and text commentary from Sunday's Premier League action.BBC News - Top stories - Premier League -
Singapore's Inflation Unexpectedly Cools to Over Two-Year Low
Singapore’s easing but still high levels of inflation will likely add to expectations that the central bank will keep monetary policy settings steady.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Trillions of cicadas could emerge this spring
Scientists are expecting billions, and possibly trillions, of cicadas to emerge this spring. It's expected to be the largest number of the noisy bugs seen since the early 1800s. CBS affiliate WDJT's Emily Fannon reports.CBS News - Top stories