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Glastonbury fans disappointed as tickets sell out in just 30 MINUTES
Glastonbury tickets sold out within minutes today as many furious festivalgoers slammed the event’s new queue system. The music extravaganza on Worthy Farm, Somerset, lasts five days and boasts perfo…
Double murder investigation launched in Manchester
Police in Manchester have launched a double murder investigation after two people were found stabbed to death in the street. Emergency services were called to Great Southern Street in Moss Side, less…
20 Years of Orcs, Guilds and Memes in World of Warcraft
Even if you have never been consumed by the battle over Azeroth between the Alliance and the Horde, you probably know about World of Warcraft. The colorful online role-playing game where the likes of …
Trump Signals a ‘Seismic Shift,’ Shocking the Washington Establishment
Somehow disruption doesn’t begin to cover it. Upheaval might be closer. Revolution maybe. In less than two weeks since being elected again, Donald J. Trump has embarked on a new campaign to shatter th…
How Kamala Harris Burned Through $1.5 Billion in 15 Weeks
Vice President Kamala Harris at her final rally before the election, in Philadelphia on Nov. 4. Her campaign averaged roughly $100 million in weekly spending….
Bluesky Is Growing Up. Maybe Too Fast.
In February 2023, a half-dozen techies introduced a social network prototype in an invitation-only launch. They deliberately debuted their creation, Bluesky, with little fanfare so that they could clo…
Why Trump’s Space for Deal-Making in the Middle East Has Shrunk
The first Trump administration’s Middle East policy had two main elements: battering Iran’s economy and attempting to isolate Iran by building closer ties between its main Arab adversaries and Israel….
Sweets and sympathy: French aid group goes beyond moral support for stressed mass rape survivor as trial enters third month
AVIGNON (France), Nov 17 — When videos of the abuse she suffered are shown in court, Gisele Pelicot usually looks away, choosing instead to speak to a young woman sitting next to her. The woman’s presence puts the 71-year-old mass…
School knife attack leaves eight people dead and 17 wounded
A stabbing attack at a vocational school in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi on Saturday left eight people dead and 17 others injured, local police said.
‘Plague of bed bugs’ hit holiday hotspot and British tourists
Hotel owners have blamed the guests for a ‘plague’ of bedbugs at a hotel in Tenerife, which have left hundreds of holidaymakers with bites and scars. Sun-seekers including Brits abroad have slammed t…