8 h. ago 4 guards sentenced in brutal beating death of an incarcerated Black man at New York prison

Four prison guards involved in the death of an incarcerated Black man whose brutal beating at an upstate New York prison last year was captured on bodycam videos were each Friday to prison

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13 h. ago Jordan Peele’s ‘High Horse: The Black Cowboy’ doc sheds light on an erased part of history

“High Horse: The Black Cowboy,” a new docuseries executive produced by Jordan Peele and his Monkeypaw Productions that is now streaming on Peacock, highlights who it says are the first American cowboys – Black men

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65 h. ago Innocent 'Beast of Birkenhead' Peter Sullivan who wrongly spent 38 YEARS in jail for brutal 1986 murder of florist, 21,  says he was 'bullied' and beaten with truncheons into confessing

Speaking for the first time after judges earlier this year quashed his conviction for the murder of florist Diane Sindall in 1986 , Peter Sullivan alleged that he had been 'stitched up'.

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2 d. ago Moscow passes laws to boost defences against Ukrainian strikes

Vladimir Putin authorises the guarding of fuel sites by reservists, internet blackouts and tighter sentencing for acts of sabotageRussia has passed sweeping laws to bolster its defences at home against Ukrainian drone strikes and sabotage operations, reflecting the Kremlin’s expectation of a protracted war with Ukraine.Almost four years into Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine – a full-scale invasion he expected to last only weeks – Moscow is being targeted almost daily by Ukrainian drones striking energy facilities, while Ukrainian operatives have assassinated a number of high-profile Russian military figures deep inside the country. Continue reading...

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1 week ago ‘Harlem has always been evolving’: inside the Studio Museum’s $160m new home

The iconic museum, which was founded in 1968, has been rehoused in 82,000-sq-ft building providing a new destination for Black art in New York CityCall it the second Harlem renaissance. On Manhattan’s 125th Street, where a statue of Adam Clayton Powell Jr strides onwards and upwards, and a sign marks the spot where a freed Nelson Mandela dropped by, there is bustle and buzz.The celebrated Apollo Theater is in the midst of a major renovation. The National Black Theatre is preparing to move into a $80m arts complex spanning a city block. In September the National Urban League opened a $250m building containing its headquarters, affordable housing and retail space with New York’s first civil rights museum to come. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Christina Aguilera, 44, shows off her smallest waistline yet at Disneyland Paris... after 50lb weight loss

The 44-year-old New York native had on a cropped ivory-and-black sweater and black leggings that revealed she now has a very tiny waistline.

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3 w. ago Bake Off's Prue Leith left floored after The Beatles legend issued brutal criticism

The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has served some of the most famous faces in the world, including The Beatles, but one of the band members had some harsh words for her

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