92 m. ago Why America needs a new antiwar movement – and how it can win | Jeremy Varon

Demonstrations against the Iraq war proved protest works. Now we must halt destruction before it more powerfully startsIn spring 2004, Gen Anthony Zinni uttered about Iraq the dreaded words in US politics: “I spent two years in Vietnam, and I’ve seen this movie before.” A year after George W Bush’s declaration of “mission accomplished” – when the war had hit its peak popularity at 74% – the invasion had descended into quagmire, marked by a raging insurgency, the Abu Ghraib torture scandal and US casualties nearing 1,000. For the first time, a majority of Americans judged the war a “mistake”. In this, they echoed what millions of Americans, predicting fiasco, had been saying since before its start.By the summer of 2005, with Iraq exploding in civil war, public support further eroded. Vietnam comparisons abounded. Running against the war, Democrats had blowout wins in the 2006 midterms. The new Congress empaneled the bipartisan Iraq study group, which concluded that the war had to end...

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92 m. ago Epstein survivors say financier lured them with promise of college education

Multiple survivors claim Epstein dangled admission to top universities to ensnare them in his sexual abuse networkA New York City artist who said Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell shopped her around to men is among the survivors claiming that Epstein used the lure of a university education to ensnare her in their sexual abuse network.Rina Oh was a 21-year-old art student when she was introduced to Epstein in 2000 by Lisa Phillips, a model and Epstein survivor who has since emerged as a powerful voice in the survivors’ network pressuring for full accountability in the long-running money, sex and power scandal. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Gregg Wallace 'considering new life' away from UK after MasterChef scandal

Former MasterChef star Gregg Wallace is considering turning his back on the UK and starting a new life in Italy with his family after he was let go by the programme

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2 h. ago Music legend Roger Water slams Sharon Osbourne after 'pathetic' Ozzy Osbourne comments

Former Pink Floyd star Roger Waters has reignited his feud with the Osbourne family by reiterating the offensive comments he made about Ozzy after his death and further attacking widowed Sharon

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2 h. ago ‘NHS treats same sex couples like us as an afterthought over IVF treatment’

Tianne Spence-Stoakes and her partner Carina face paying thousands more than a heterosexual couple to conceive their second child

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2 h. ago This is how we do it: ‘Nobody’s enjoyed a night at the Premier Inn Milton Keynes more than us’

Beth’s liberated and open-minded attitude to sex has helped Alex reignite his passion after his former wife came out as a lesbian• How do you do it? Share the story of your sex life, anonymouslyWe’re always letting our hands wander under restaurant tables, or on the escalator in the Tube Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Arrest of priest for child molestation reignites scandal in Louisiana diocese

Korey LaVergne, 37, jailed Friday evening on three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, according to officialsAuthorities in south-west Louisiana recently arrested a Roman Catholic priest on accusations of behaving indecently with a child, igniting a new scandal in the diocese where the US church’s reckoning with clergy abuse began – an institution that just disclosed it could lose up to $162m over pending litigation.Korey LaVergne was jailed Friday evening on three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, according to Acadia parish sheriff KP Gibson, whose agency arrested the priest. LaVergne had presided over mass at St Edward church in Richard – where the Lafayette diocese had assigned him as pastor – hours before he was booked into the Acadia lockup. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Autistic boy suffers brain death in a makeshift school 'prison' begging for mum

An 11-year-old autistic child suffered brain death after allegedly being 'imprisoned" in his own classroom, with his heartbroken mother claiming staff 'watched and did nothing' to help as he smashed his head against the floor

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4 h. ago The 36p scandal: 'Given a death sentence at two, I proved doctors wrong

Maxwell McKnight, a 21-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy, who was told he would die as a child has a heartfelt message for ex Little Mix star Jesy Nelson and it's a tearjerker

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4 h. ago Palace staff 'forced to take action' when Queen 'tried to soften Andrew blow'

As scandal enveloped her 'favourite son', Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, 'devoted mother' Queen Elizabeth II made a move that left palace staff scrambling, according to one royal author

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5 h. ago Princess Eugenie has 'cut off all contact' with shamed father Andrew over Epstein scandal

Princess Eugenie has reportedly 'completely cut off' all contact with her father Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor amid ongoing controversy over his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, with sources saying there is 'no contact at all'

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5 h. ago The damning scandal that exposed Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles's long

In January 1993, a six-minute, 1,574-word transcript of Charles speaking to Camilla four years prior was leaked to the press in a controversy that quickly became dubbed 'Camillagate'.

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6 h. ago Shark attack at Nielsen Park in Sydney’s east leaves boy fighting for his life

Child in a critical condition in hospital after being pulled from the water in Vaucluse at about 4.20pm SundayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA boy has been attacked by a shark in Sydney’s east and is in a critical condition after suffering serious injuries to both legs.The boy, believed to be aged about 12, was pulled from the water at Shark beach at Neilsen Park, in the eastern suburb of Vaucluse, on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago SNP minister taken to task as schools given as little as 93p a week per child for supplies

Jenny Gilruth was challenged at Holyrood over the Sunday Mail's investigation which found skint schools spending less than £1 per pupil per week on basic supplies.

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9 h. ago Princess Eugenie 'cut off all contact' with disgraced father over Epstein scandal

It is understood Princess Eugenie, 35, refuses to speak to her father and did not visit him with her own family at Christmas following his links to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

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11 h. ago Read Melissa Gilbert's begging letter in defense of husband Timothy Busfield as she claims West Wing star is 'honorable and compassionate' despite child sex allegations

Melissa Gilbert pleaded with a judge in a letter of support revealed in new court filings. She characterized her husband as 'honorable and compassionate.'

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11 h. ago Child phone use is now a public health emergency, doctors say amid growing fears over damage to physical and mental health

The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has written to ministers after a meeting revealed the level of damage witnessed in NHS facilities caused by mobile phones.

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11 h. ago Devastated Princess Eugenie has 'cut off all contact' with disgraced father Andrew Mountbatten

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles in October over his links to the paedophile financier, is said to be 'devastated' at the estrangement from his younger daughter.

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13 h. ago Devastated Princess Eugenie has 'cut off all contact' with disgraced father Andrew Mountbatten Windsor over Epstein scandal

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his royal titles in October over his links to the paedophile financier, is said to be 'devastated' at the estrangement from his younger daughter.

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14 h. ago NHS admits hospital water infections caused deaths of four Scots with cancer including tragic schoolgirl

A CHILD cancer patient who died after contracting an infection at an £842 million hospital got them from its tainted water supply, health chiefs have finally admitted. NHS bosses say Milly Main, 10, acquired a killer bacterial bug from a contaminated catheter while undergoing leukaemia treatment at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. They spent years...

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