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Trump’s media war: White House takes aim at South Park and Colbert

ADVERTISEMENT A simmering political war between the White House and the media has grown more fiery in recent weeks, with satire and political commentary caught directly in the crosshairs. From the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show to attacks on The View’s Joy Behar, and now the latest controversy over South Park’s explicit mockery of

Shipwreck of 18th century warship uncovered on remote Scottish island

ADVERTISEMENT When a storm in February 2024 ripped away the sands on a remote beach in Sanday - one of Scotland's far-flung, sea-beaten islands - it revealed something astonishing: the ribs of an old wooden ship, long buried beneath the dunes. The ghostly remains quickly stirred excitement among the 500-strong island community, for whom the

Doctor pleads guilty to supplying Matthew Perry with ketamine

ADVERTISEMENT A doctor charged with giving Friends star Matthew Perry ketamine in the weeks leading up to the actor’s overdose death has pleaded guilty as expected in Los Angeles. Dr. Salvador Plasencia was supposed to go on trial in August until he agreed last month to plead guilty to four counts of distribution of ketamine

British woman returns Italian Renaissance painting stolen 52 years ago

ADVERTISEMENT Antonio Solario's 'Madonna and Child', a long-sought after Italian Renaissance masterpiece has finally returned home to the Civic Museum of Belluno after more than 50 years. But, in order for it to complete its journey, the painting's British owner, Barbara de Dozsa, needed a lot of convincing that it was "the right thing to

Belgium’s Tomorrowland festival opens after fire destroyed main stage

ADVERTISEMENT Belgium's Tomorrowland music festival kicked off on Friday just two days after a massive fire engulfed the main stage and threw one of Europe's biggest summer concert events into doubt. Workers laboured around the clock to clear out the debris from the elaborate backdrop that went up in flames on Wednesday evening. Shouting ‘"We

Snoop Dogg becomes co-owner of Swansea football club

ADVERTISEMENT From music maestro to Olympic sports presenter to co-owning a football club - there seems to be no limit to Snoop Dogg's business and marketing talents. The legendary US rap star has bought a minority share in the Welsh club which now plays in the Championship, England's second division. “My love of football is

Robot Ai-Da unveils portrait of King Charles III at the United Nations

ADVERTISEMENT King Charles III just got a royal portrait - painted not by a human, but by a robot. In a scene that felt like something out of a dystopian Ridley Scott movie, a painting of the monarch created by a robot named Ai-Da was unveiled at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva. But Ai-Da

Ancient DNA reveals first-of-a-kind link between Egypt and Mesopotamia

ADVERTISEMENTA 4,600-year-old skeleton discovered in a sealed tomb in Nuwayrat, Egypt, has revealed the first genetic evidence of ancient migration between Egypt and Mesopotamia. Scientists sequenced the man's full genome from powder extracted from one of his teeth, marking a breakthrough in understanding early human movement in the ancient world. The research, published in Nature

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Trump’s media war: White House takes aim at South Park and Colbert

ADVERTISEMENT A simmering political war between the White House and the media has grown more fiery in recent weeks, with satire and political commentary caught directly in the crosshairs. From the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s Late Show to attacks on The View’s Joy Behar, and now the latest controversy over South Park’s explicit mockery of

Benfica’s Stadium of Light prepares for new revitalising design

ADVERTISEMENT There are many parallels to be made between regularly visiting a sports stadium and going to church as both activities demand faith, vision and hope. Familiarity with a place of worship can also provide succour so dealing with any radical redesign has to handled sensitively. These requirements appear to be at the centre of
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