20 m. ago Trump hates this ‘super bad’ photo of him in Time magazine. I almost feel sympathy almost | Emma Brockes

This is a man who once mocked the movements of a disabled reporter, so we’ll take what schadenfreude we can getIt is, in my experience, often the photo that does it. You can be nice or mean, bland or snide, accurate or wildly off-base. But none of what you write as a journalist matters much in comparison with the photo that runs alongside it. That’s the main determinant of how bitterly a subject will complain about a piece, or whether they will tip from mildly annoyed to actively raging. In this regard, Donald Trump, who went after Time magazine this week for using a photo of him on the cover he has called “super bad” and “the Worst of All Time”, has acted in a way that, unusually for the president, is in line with how other people act.Even more unusually, he’s not wrong. The Time cover, shot from below to give readers an unrestricted view up Trump’s nose, is extremely unflattering. His turkey wattle neck looks like a ski run after the snow has melted. His eye is reptilian. His hair...

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27 m. ago Man Utd's £2bn stadium plans get 'huge green light' as expected completion date set

As Manchester United fans continue to ponder what their new stadium may look like, Sir Jim Ratcliffe and co have been boosted by a piece of positive news

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86 m. ago 'Big John' Fisher made chicken wing offer after being deported

Despite being deported from Australia on the day of his 52nd birthday, Fisher has been offered the chance to celebrate in some style when he gets back to the UK

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2 h. ago Get airport luggage off the plane first thanks to worker's 'little

A secret flight tip could help ensure your luggage is among the first pieces to appear on the carousel once you've landed, and it doesn't involve 'fragile' stickers

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4 h. ago M&S shoppers 'run' for 'luxe' £25 accessory that's a 'great addition' to home

The new decor is proving to be a hit with shoppers looking to add a festive touch to their homes

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4 h. ago Wooden floors will look 'brand new' thanks to 1 kitchen item that we all have

The item is a cheap and natural way to clean wooden floors as the tannins in black tea can cut through dirt, dust and grease build up to restore the floor's natural shine

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5 h. ago Woman buys £4 Zara handbag from charity shop and is gobsmacked when she looks inside

When a woman purchased a £4 Zara handbag at a charity shop, she had a 'little delve around in the pockets' when she came across something that left her floored

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5 h. ago Gavin Newsom compares Joe Rogan to Trump in latest attack on podcaster but asks to appear on hit show

CaIifornia governor says ‘snack-sized’ broadcaster ‘too chicken’ to invite him on air

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5 h. ago US cops mistook Indian migrant’s ‘Opium’ perfume for drugs and threw him into an ICE jail. It changed his life forever

Kapil Raghu, 28, says he was thrown in a jail cell with a pile of human faeces on the floor and put in deportation proceedings after police officers mistook a knockoff perfume bottle in his car for drugs and detained him. Maroosha Muzaffar writes

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6 h. ago Pete Hegseth’s attempt to gag journalism is a resounding failure | Margaret Sullivan

Hegseth wants journalists to only publish ‘explicitly authorized’ information. That is not how the free press worksTom Bowman of National Public Radio recalls one of the many times in his decades covering the Pentagon when the real story wasn’t the officially approved story.Then defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld was “ecstatic” after the fall of Baghdad in 2003, insisting publicly that it showed the resounding success of the US invasion of Iraq, Bowman wrote in an NPR opinion piece this week. But through informal conversations with officers, Bowman soon found out that the truth was much more complicated – that more American troops would have to be deployed to Iraq to guard the supply lines that were under attack from Saddam Hussein’s supporters.Margaret Sullivan is a Guardian US columnist writing on media, politics and culture Continue reading...

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7 h. ago ‘I’m all for instilling more playfulness’: the unusual musical world of Stephen Prina

The uniquely irreverent artist, whose work includes everyone from Mozart to Sonic Youth, has a career retrospective at the Museum of Modern ArtOn a recent Friday night in the vast atrium space of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, six string players took their place in a semi-circle and began performing the first movement of one of Mozart’s most sanctified sonatas. For the first five minutes or so, the musicians played his String Quartet No 15 in D Minor exactly as it was written until, suddenly, the conductor began acting like the host of a bingo game by throwing a six-sided die, with each side representing a particular player.“Two,” the conductor cried, before pointing at the second violinist, who immediately stopped what she was performing and began to play her part in the piece back from the start, while the others soldiered on through the score. “Four,” the conductor called after his next toss, pointing at the cellist who, likewise, went back to the beginning of his part, in...

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7 h. ago 'I tried Popeyes spicy chicken that's meant to be scary but one addition floored me'

Spicy chicken from takeaways can often disappoint, leaving you wondering where all the seasoning actually was when they were designing the newest products, but Popeyes have impressed...

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8 h. ago Nathan Aspinall breaks silence after heartbreaking moment and shock Luke Littler exit

Nathan Aspinall and Luke Littler are running out of time, with just three floor events left to secure a place at the 2025 Ladbrokes Players Championship Finals in Minehead

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8 h. ago 'I tried Popeyes' scarily spicy chicken pieces but was floored by one addition'

If spicy food is your thing and you want to get a real kick out of your chicken this Halloween season, you may want to take a trip to Popeyes as one addition will knock your socks off

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9 h. ago Manchester's 'biggest new venue in years' could soon open as grade II

The new multi-million 25,000 sq ft venue will span three floors and feature tenpin bowling, a gaming mezzanine with tech darts, pool, shuffleboard, beer pong, and karaoke, plus a dedicated sports bar

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9 h. ago Police mistook ‘Opium’ perfume for drugs and upended an Indian immigrant’s life

Kapil Raghu, 28, says he was thrown in a jail cell with a pile of human faeces on the floor and put in deportation proceedings after police officers mistook a knockoff perfume bottle in his car for drugs and detained him. Maroosha Muzaffar writes

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11 h. ago Remembering Mama Africa: struggle of fearless singer Miriam Makeba told in daring dance drama

Mimi’s Shebeen, choreographed by Alesandra Seutin, charts South African legend’s exile and ascendancy with ‘beautiful songs, strong messages and moments that hit’“You speak about Miriam Makeba in South Africa and it’s like speaking about a queen,” says Alesandra Seutin. The legendary singer Makeba was known as Mama Africa, and the Empress of African Song; but she also hung out in Greenwich Village with Miles Davis and Duke Ellington. She was a teenager sent out to work to support her family in Johannesburg who later became a diplomat for Ghana, then Guinea’s official delegate to the UN. An outspoken anti-apartheid activist, she was the wife of a Black Panther. And her rich life and legacy are the inspiration for choreographer Seutin’s latest work, Mimi’s Shebeen, about to get its UK premiere.Mimi’s Shebeen blends dance, live music and spoken word in a piece of theatre that’s no straightforward biodrama but draws on Makeba’s history, particularly her story of exile: after moving to N...

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17 h. ago US Senate again rejects Republican plan to end government shutdown

Eighth Senate vote fails on 49-45 tally as Congress remains deadlocked on legislation amid now two-week shutdownUS politics live – latest updatesCongress remained deadlocked on legislation to reopen the federal government, as the US Senate on Tuesday again rejected a Republican plan to end the government shutdown that began two weeks ago.The eighth Senate vote to advance a Republican bill that would fund government operations through 21 November failed on a 49-45 tally – far short of the 60 needed for advancement in the chamber. In a sign that that there has been little if any progress toward ending the stalemate, no senators changed their votes from the last time the measure was brought to the floor, though there were a handful of absences. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago OpenAI will allow verified adults to use ChatGPT to generate erotic content

New version will allow users to customize AI assistant’s personality in what firm calls ‘treat adults users like adults’ policyOpenAI announced plans on Tuesday to relax restrictions on its ChatGPT chatbot, including allowing erotic content for verified adult users as part of what the company calls a “treat adult users like adults” principle.OpenAI’s plan includes the release of an updated version of ChatGPT that will allow users to customize their AI assistant’s personality, including options for more human-like responses, heavy emoji use, or friend-like behavior. The most significant change will come in December, when OpenAI plans to roll out more comprehensive age-gating that would permit erotic content for adults who have verified their ages. OpenAI did not immediately provide details on its age verification methods or additional safeguards planned for adult content. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Coronation Street's Sally and toyboy husband Tim’s real age revealed as fans left floored

Coronation Street's Sally has been a cobbles resident for years, but fans were left in disbelief after they realised her real age

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