25 h. ago Royal chef Richard Corrigan reveals his secret battle with kidney cancer

Richard Corrigan, 61, runs multiple high-end eateries in London and most recently opened The Portrait Restaurant atop The National Portrait Gallery.

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26 h. ago Alleged organiser of shooting of Colombian senator caught by police

Elder José Arteaga Hernández in custody after the non-fatal attack on Miguel Uribe Turbay in a Bogotá park in JuneThe alleged mastermind behind the shooting of a conservative Colombian senator and presidential candidate has been taken into custody, almost a month after the attack, law enforcement authorities have said.Elder José Arteaga Hernández, alias “Chipi” or “Costeño”, was arrested in the north-western part of the capital, Bogotá, on Saturday, national police director Maj Gen Carlos Fernando Triana told reporters. Authorities had previously accused him and other suspects of being near the Bogotá park where Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot on 7 June. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago UNAids chief ‘shaken and disgusted’ by US cuts that will mean millions more deaths

Winnie Byanyima tells the Guardian she considered resigning when Donald Trump cancelled Pepfar fundingThe head of the global agency tackling Aids says she expects HIV rates to soar and deaths to multiply in the next four years as a direct impact of the “seismic” US cuts to aid spending.Winnie Byanyima, the executive director of UNAids, said that if the funding permanently disappeared, the world faced an additional 6 million HIV infections and 4 million Aids-related deaths by 2029. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago University of Virginia president resigned after ‘pressure campaign’ from Trump admin to remove him from post

James Ryan submitted his resignation last week ‘with a very heavy heart’ rather than risk the institution having its federal funding cut

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5 d. ago Trump's 'Ice Maiden' Susie Wiles and Stormy Daniels hacked by Iranian group threatening private emails release

FBI Director Kash Patel is warning that anyone associated with a national security hack 'will be fully investigated and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.'

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6 d. ago Jenny Saville’s “The Anatomy of Painting” Opens at London’s National Portrait Gallery

Jenny Saville’s “The Anatomy of Painting” Opens at London’s National Portrait Gallery  stupidDOPE

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9 d. ago University of Virginia president resigns under Trump administration pressure on DEI, AP source says

The president of the University of Virginia is resigning his position under pressure from the Justice Department, which had pushed for his departure amid scrutiny of the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion practices

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on Trump bombing Iran: an illegal and reckless act | Editorial

The US president has chosen war at Israel’s behest. He may imagine he has scored an easy win, but the world is likely to pay a steep priceDonald Trump was predictably quick to claim victory following the illegal US strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities: “Completely and totally obliterated,” he crowed. Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel and sycophants at home rushed to fawn over his “courageous” and “brilliant” decision. The most senior US military official, Dan Caine, offered a more muted assessment: it was “way too early” to know the full outcome despite severe damage. We cannot yet know whether the blow has ended Iran’s nuclear aspirations – or will spur it to pursue the bomb. It may be weeks or months, too, before Iranian retaliation plays out, with all its potential repercussions.Two nuclear-armed states have gone to war on the unevidenced claim that a third state is on the verge of acquiring its own nuclear arms. In March, the US director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, said I...

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2 w. ago After Trump rebuked her on Iran, Tulsi Gabbard left out of Situation Room photos of Midnight Hammer strikes

Director of National Intelligence has reportedly been on the outs with president since she posted a video warning against nuclear threats as well as “political elites and warmongers”

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2 w. ago Trump's top spy confirms worst fears about Iran after public rebuke from president as US prepares military strike

Trump's Director of National Intelligence had testified in March that the U.S. intelligence community 'continues to assess Iran is not building a nuclear weapon.'

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2 w. ago Trump says Gabbard and US intelligence ‘wrong’ on Iran nukes as he warns Tehran could have bomb in ‘weeks’

The National Intelligence director has been on the outs with the president since posting a bizarre video to social media last week

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2 w. ago Spy chief Tulsi Gabbard targeted by 'deep state' smear campaign during Iran nuke talks, claim allies

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been by President Trump's side the entirety of the Iran and Israel war, which some officials indicate are efforts of the 'deep state.'

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2 w. ago 'He's calling her': Tulsi Gabbard allies say 'Deep State' hit job designed to torpedo her with Trump as he ponders war

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has been by President Trump's side the entirety of the Iran and Israel war, which some officials indicate are efforts of the 'deep state.'

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2 w. ago Jenny Saville at the National Portrait Gallery: 'mythic art of the flesh'

Jenny Saville’s huge new show at the National Portrait Gallery shows her as a student of the Old Masters and 20th Century abstract artists, but with a visceral magic all of her own that feels utterly timely

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2 w. ago Trump is ‘losing confidence’ in Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard as he mulls removing her entire office, senior official says

President reportedly angered by intelligence chief’s social media warning against ‘warmongers’ placing the world ‘on the brink of nuclear annihilation’

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3 w. ago Theatre director Rufus Norris says knighthood is an ‘extraordinary privilege’

Sir Rufus, who was director of the National Theatre for a decade, has been recognised for his services to theatre.

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3 w. ago Director of National Portrait Gallery resigns after Trump’s effort to fire her

Kim Sajet’s departure comes after the Smithsonian Institute rebuffed the president’s attempt to fire her over DEIThe director of the National Portrait Gallery, Kim Sajet, has resigned just two weeks after Donald Trump attempted to fire her and accused her of being “highly partisan and a strong supporter of DEI”.“We thank Kim for her service. Her decision to put the museum first is to be applauded and appreciated. I know this was not an easy decision. She put the needs of the Institution above her own, and for that we thank her,” Lonnie Bunch, the Smithsonian secretary, wrote in a Friday internal email that was obtained by multiple outlets. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mass resignations at prestigious scholarship board over Trump admin ‘interference’

All but one of the 12 board members has quit

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3 w. ago Gabbard says AI is speeding up intel work, including the release of the JFK assassination files

The director of national intelligence says artificial intelligence is speeding up the work of America's spy services

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3 w. ago DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard posts ominous video warning ‘elites’ are fine with nuclear war because they own bunkers

Donald Trump’s Director of National Intelligence has posted an ominous video suggesting “political elites” are fomenting nuclear tensions because they own bunkers which would protect them from a bomb.

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