31 h. ago Man threatened to set hitchhiker on fire with his pregnant partner and kids in car

Brian Joyce said he was "deeply, deeply ashamed and remorseful" for making threats to John Hourihan, from Cork, Ireland, during a row in Mr Joyce's 171 CE Volkswagen Golf

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41 h. ago ‘The universities are the enemy’: why the right detests the American campus

For centuries, the academy was exclusive to the Christian elite. When that began to change, an onslaught beganIn 2021, JD Vance, then a candidate for Ohio senate, gave a provocative keynote address at the National Conservatism Conference. Vance’s lecture was an indictment of American higher education: a “hostile institution” that “gives credibility to some of the most ridiculous ideas that exist in this country”. The aspiring politician did not mince words before his receptive rightwing audience: “If any of us wants to do the things we want to do We have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities.” The title of Vance’s keynote was inspired by a quote from Richard Nixon: “The universities are the enemy.”The Maga movement, of which Vance, the vice-president, is now at the forefront, has been unabashedly on the attack against campuses, professors and students. Donald Trump characterizes colleges as “dominated by Marxist maniacs and lunatics”, and student protesters as “radica...

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41 h. ago ‘The universities are the enemy’: why the right detests the American campus | Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

For centuries, the academy was exclusive to the Christian elite. When that began to change, an onslaught beganIn 2021, JD Vance, then a candidate for Ohio senate, gave a provocative keynote address at the National Conservatism Conference. Vance’s lecture was an indictment of American higher education: a “hostile institution” that “gives credibility to some of the most ridiculous ideas that exist in this country”. The aspiring politician did not mince words before his receptive rightwing audience: “If any of us wants to do the things we want to do We have to honestly and aggressively attack the universities.” The title of Vance’s keynote was inspired by a quote from Richard Nixon: “The universities are the enemy.”The Maga movement, of which Vance, the vice-president, is now at the forefront, has been unabashedly on the attack against campuses, professors and students. Donald Trump characterizes colleges as “dominated by Marxist maniacs and lunatics”, and student protesters as “radica...

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53 h. ago Ivanka Trump is rattled as Secret Service agent violently fends away mysterious man for getting too close

A Secret Service agent was caught on camera violently pushing a man who got too close to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.

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61 h. ago Milwaukee prosecutor clears Ohio police of wrongdoing in fatal shooting near GOP convention

A Wisconsin prosecutor has cleared police officers from Ohio of criminal liability in a fatal shooting near the Republican National Convention last summer

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65 h. ago Thousands of Leeds fans descend on city centre as trophy parade produces wild scenes

Thousands of Leeds United fans descended on City Square with some even climbing trees to try and catch a glimpse of the Championship winners on Monday

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2 d. ago Snooker World Championship 2025 Monday Final: Prize money, full TV schedule, trophy

By the end of today we’ll know who is the 2025 snooker world champion.

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3 d. ago Snooker World Championship 2025 Sunday Final: Prize money, full TV schedule, trophy

It’s the first day of the final at Sheffield’s Crucible Theatre, with two men dreaming of winning the biggest prize in the world of snooker.

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7 d. ago Ukrainian spy 'tried to poison Russian military pilots with doped cake and booze'

Yegor Semenov, 34, was recruited into the Ukrainian secret service to kill graduates from an elite Russian school by carrying out a mass poisoning by poisoning bottles of Jameson's whiskey

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7 d. ago Simon Jordan tells Leeds to give Daniel Farke 'a huge paycheck' and wave goodbye

Daniel Farke's Leeds United are just three points away from Championship title glory, but even lifting the trophy may not be enough to save the German coach's job at Elland Road

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9 d. ago Suspect in Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s purse theft is charged in federal court

A man accused of stealing a purse from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been charged in federal court with aggravated identity theft, robbery and fraud

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1 week ago Two suspects arrested for theft of Kristi Noem’s purse, Secret Service says

Noem’s purse was nabbed on Easter Sunday and reportedly contained about $3,000 in cash, her keys and identificationTwo suspects have been arrested in connection with the theft last week of the US homeland security secretary Kristi Noem’s purse as she ate at a Washington DC restaurant, officials said Sunday.Noem’s purse was nabbed on Easter Sunday and reportedly contained about $3,000 in cash and her keys, driver’s license, passport and homeland security badge. The homeland security department said Noem had cash in her purse to pay for gifts, dinner and other activities for her family on Easter. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ukraine war briefing: Suspect held in Moscow car bombing of general, Russia claims

Russian security service alleges Ukrainian agent Ignat Kuzin rigged car with homemade explosives; Trump meets Zelenskyy and expresses doubt that Putin wants a ceasefire. What we know on day 1,159Russia’s FSB secret service said on Saturday that it had detained a man it suspects of killing a senior general with a car bomb outside Moscow. Russia has accused Kyiv of being behind the blast on Friday, which killed Gen Yaroslav Moskalik. The FSB alleged a Ukrainian agent it named as Ignat Kuzin rigged a Volkswagen Golf in the city of Balashikha with a homemade explosive device from a Ukrainian secret service stash in the Moscow area and that the bomb was then detonated remotely from Ukraine. A video released by the FSB showed a man identified as Kuzin, and what was said to be his arrest taking place on a forest road. Kyiv has not commented on the blast, which bore the hallmarks of previous attacks on military figures and high-profile backers of the Kremlin’s offensive.Donald Trump has sai...

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1 week ago Revelation from spy chief blows open mystery of Jill Dando's murder

Serbian security service member Dragan Filipović was behind a "secret reprisal action" in the spring of 1999, which caused "great confusion in Europe"

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1 week ago Digested week: Magic Circle and life in the Vatican return to our psyche

Disappearances of a school and handbag of head of Homeland Security past the Secret Service remain unexplainedI did what a lot of people did on hearing news of the death of Pope Francis on Monday: I watched Conclave. The Oscar nominated movie, adapted from the Robert Harris novel, unpacks the process of electing a new pope and between Sunday and Monday, it enjoyed a 283% surge in streaming figures. I’d like to say it deepened my understanding of life in the Vatican, but the truth is it just made me wish we could have Ralph Fiennes for pope, while reminding me – I’m not alone in this – that we’ve seen quite enough of Stanley Tucci for the time being. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Jury decides Norfolk Southern should pay for the $600 million settlement in 2023 Ohio derailment

The company that owned the railcar that caused the devastating East Palestine train derailment in 2023 won't have to help pay for the $600 million settlement Norfolk Southern agreed to with residents

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2 w. ago Barron Trump's shock new student look as Secret Service control dating life with harsh rule

Barron Trump debuted a new pragmatic look, sporting a polo shirt and khakis as he left the campus of NYU Tuesday, as its revealed Secret Service have forbid him giving his number to girls.

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2 w. ago Lara Trump posts video of her 'jeopardizing the life' of the head of the Secret Service during car stunt

First daughter-in-law Lara Trump took Secret Service Director Sean Curran for a wild ride - as she toured the agency's Raleigh training center for her Fox News show.

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2 w. ago How much does the winner of the World Snooker Championship 2025 get? Full prize money and trophy explained

It’s a pretty lucrative business winning the World Snooker Championship.

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2 w. ago Heavy rain threatens Easter bank holiday washout as parts of UK set to be hit by downpours

Forecasts show a rainy Easter bank holiday will continue for many parts of the UK, though some spells of sunshine are expected and a number of areas could stay mostly dry

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