2 hours ago Furore sparked by Jamie Oliver children’s book cultural appropriation opens wider debate

Another novel written by a UK author has been withdrawn as publishers and booksellers grapple with the issues of First Nations culture and history as plot pointsGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailWhen British crime writer Elly Griffiths released her fourth novel in the bestselling Ruth Galloway mystery series, she did her homework.A Room Full of Bones, published in 2011 and republished in 2016, features mysterious deaths in horse racing stables and museums. Consequently the East Sussex-based author consulted a UK archaeologist, a UK museum curator, visited West Sussex’s Cisswood racing stables and picked the brains of a UK equine veterinarian specialist.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue...

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5 hours ago Elon Musk’s Neuralink is hiring to ramp up manufacturing for 'Fitbit in your skull'

Neuralink, which company received Food and Drug Administration clearance in May 2023 to launch human trials, has so far only implanted the device in two patients

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5 hours ago Pokemon TCG Pocket gives away free Charizard and here's how you get it

Looking to snag some of the most iconic Fire-type Pokemon in Pokemon TCG Pocket? Good news - the Mass Outbreak event is giving away loads of Fire-type Pokemon for all

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7 hours ago Musk shares wild conspiracy as to why Ellen DeGeneres has left the United States

DeGeneres and her wife bought a house in the UK well before Election Day

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7 hours ago Angela Merkel expresses ‘huge concern’ at Elon Musk’s US government role

Former German chancellor says politics should govern the social balance between powerful and ordinary citizensAngela Merkel, who in her new memoir raises fears for the western democratic order with Donald Trump as US president, has also expressed deep concerns about the outsized role to be played in Trump’s administration by Elon Musk.The former German chancellor, who during Trump’s first term was given by some observers the designation of “leader of the free world” usually reserved for US presidents, said 16 years in power had taught her that business and political interests must be kept in fine balance. Continue reading...

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9 hours ago Trans extremists are threatening to bash my head in but I won't be silenced! NANCY MACE fires back at AOC and the bathroom 'bullies'

On social media, men are threatening to bash my head in. One of these anonymous harassers went so far as to imagine attacking me in a bathroom.

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9 hours ago Trump team weaponizes Elon Musk in threat to senators who won’t confirm cabinet picks

Musk was instrumental in bankrolling Trump’s presidential campaign

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10 hours ago Elon Musk's ex Grimes claims he won't let her see their kids and is 'unrecognizable' since joining MAGA world

The singer took to X to claim that her children had been kept from her during a year-long custody battle which left her financially and emotionally drained.

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10 hours ago ‘Gate lice’ crackdown expanded to over 100 airports as US airline targets pushy passengers for Thanksgiving

American Airlines say it wants passengers to ‘enjoy the benefits’ of their assigned boarding group

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