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10 recipes for 30-minute meals, including burgers, salad and pasta
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These recipes will get a meal on the table in 30 minutes or less without sacrificing flavor.
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France reclaims world record after baking baguette measuring 140.53m
Sun, 05 May 2024 15:56:21 GMT
Parisian bakers have claimed victory over rivals in Italy who created a baguette almost 133 metres long in 2019
For the past five years, bragging rights over the worldâs longest baguette have belonged not to the residents of a small village or a city in France, but rather to a clutch of bakers 500 miles away in Como, Italy.
On Sunday a crop of 12 bakers from France set out to rectify this, spending hours kneading, shaping and baking their way back to victory.
Continue reading...UK demand growing for beverages made from fungi, but experts dismiss innovations as âhealth products you donât needâ
Sipping mushroom coffee sounds like a weird camping trip anecdote but more Britons are embracing this alternative morning pick-me-up as âmushroom maniaâ sweeps the high street.
With the food industry eager to cash in on demand for âfunctional foodsâ that promise extra health benefits, medicinal mushrooms â not the button kind you put in a stew â are turning up in hot drinks, supplements and even beer.
Continue reading...Iâm tired of the dull, drab and mundane. Bring on the gold lamĂ© dresses and pomegranate-scented potpourri
I devoured the journalist Hamish Bowlesâs recent account of his recovery from a severe stroke, not just because good writing on life-altering events is my favourite genre, but for the way it explored the role of beauty in his recovery â and his life.
Bowles, who is World of Interiorsâ editor-at-large, was pondering buying a â1930s gold lamĂ© Lanvin dressâ the day he was catapulted into the unlovely but life-saving surroundings of a stroke unit for 50 days, then into rehab for many more. He describes the things that first helped him to feel like himself, intubated and unable to speak, and those that shaped his long, slow convalescence. A âpomegranate-scented terracotta potpourriâ, violet-scented face cream, lavender roses from Vogueâs editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and an âexquisite arrangementâ delivered by Marc Jacobs, who wore a âwide-lapel jacket of shocking pinkâ. Bowlesâs world gradually widens again in recovery, taking in Vermeer and Hockney exhibitions, and for his first trip home he wears a âvintage amethyst corduroy Dries Van Noten suitâ.
Continue reading...A buzzy town prom, plates of moules with chilled rosé and cycle rides to sandy beaches on Cap Ferret add up to happy holidays on the Atlantic coast
The Bay of Arcachon, on the south-west coast of France, is a happy place. It must be, because Iâve been visiting it with my family nearly every year for the past 15 years. We usually rent a small apartment in Arcachon town for four or five days, but such is the draw that we have been known to make a two-hour drive just to spend the day there when weâve been in that part of the world. Everything about it speaks of summer joy: the promenade thrumming with cyclists and strollers; the parade of bistros serving moules, oysters and buckets of chilled rosĂ©; families playing beach tennis on the sands; and a bay brimming with pleasure boats and ferries. Itâs like a scene from a Raoul Dufy painting.
The first day begins at Halle Baltard, the town market, where we drink coffee with brioche and croissants, then head to the bike rental shop, and always the same one (Dingo VĂ©los), because you donât need a car in this largely flat landscape. Next, we buy ferry tickets at the little beach cabins on Thiers jetty to take the ferry over the bay to Cap Ferret. The wait in the queue on the jetty is more Monsieur Hulotâs Holiday than huff and puff, the air thick with sunscreen and anticipation. Children wear inflatables around their waists and rest crab nets on their shoulders, parents sport sunnies and straw hats and carry overloaded picnic bags and rugs. Thereâs a babble of chatter as the ferry crew load bikes on the roof and passengers scramble for outside seats.
Continue reading...Sofie Hagen loves sex â so why has it been 3,089 days since sheâs had any? (1m27s); A flat white can now set you back up to ÂŁ5.19 â but should we swallow it? (25m13s); and psychotherapist and Observer columnist Philippa Perry addresses a readerâs personal problem (43m51s).
Continue reading...When police attacked student protesters, a lone trash can was the only damaged property I saw around City College of New York.
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Imagine a world in which you can do transactions and many other things without having to give your personal information. A world in which you donât need to rely on banks or governments anymore. Sounds amazing, right? Thatâs exactly what blockchain technology allows us to do.
Itâs like your computerâs hard drive. blockchain is a technology that lets you store data in digital blocks, which are connected together like links in a chain.
Blockchain technology was originally invented in 1991 by two mathematicians, Stuart Haber and W. Scot Stornetta. They first proposed the system to ensure that timestamps could not be tampered with.
A few years later, in 1998, software developer Nick Szabo proposed using a similar kind of technology to secure a digital payments system he called âBit Gold.â However, this innovation was not adopted until Satoshi Nakamoto claimed to have invented the first Blockchain and Bitcoin.
A blockchain is a distributed database shared between the nodes of a computer network. It saves information in digital format. Many people first heard of blockchain technology when they started to look up information about bitcoin.
Blockchain is used in cryptocurrency systems to ensure secure, decentralized records of transactions.
Blockchain allowed people to guarantee the fidelity and security of a record of data without the need for a third party to ensure accuracy.
To understand how a blockchain works, Consider these basic steps:
Letâs get to know more about the blockchain.
Blockchain records digital information and distributes it across the network without changing it. The information is distributed among many users and stored in an immutable, permanent ledger that can't be changed or destroyed. That's why blockchain is also called "Distributed Ledger Technology" or DLT.
Hereâs how it works:
And thatâs the beauty of it! The process may seem complicated, but itâs done in minutes with modern technology. And because technology is advancing rapidly, I expect things to move even more quickly than ever.
Even though blockchain is integral to cryptocurrency, it has other applications. For example, blockchain can be used for storing reliable data about transactions. Many people confuse blockchain with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum.
Blockchain already being adopted by some big-name companies, such as Walmart, AIG, Siemens, Pfizer, and Unilever. For example, IBM's Food Trust uses blockchain to track food's journey before reaching its final destination.
Although some of you may consider this practice excessive, food suppliers and manufacturers adhere to the policy of tracing their products because bacteria such as E. coli and Salmonella have been found in packaged foods. In addition, there have been isolated cases where dangerous allergens such as peanuts have accidentally been introduced into certain products.
Tracing and identifying the sources of an outbreak is a challenging task that can take months or years. Thanks to the Blockchain, however, companies now know exactly where their food has beenâso they can trace its location and prevent future outbreaks.
Blockchain technology allows systems to react much faster in the event of a hazard. It also has many other uses in the modern world.
Blockchain technology is safe, even if itâs public. People can access the technology using an internet connection.
Have you ever been in a situation where you had all your data stored at one place and that one secure place got compromised? Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to prevent your data from leaking out even when the security of your storage systems is compromised?
Blockchain technology provides a way of avoiding this situation by using multiple computers at different locations to store information about transactions. If one computer experiences problems with a transaction, it will not affect the other nodes.
Instead, other nodes will use the correct information to cross-reference your incorrect node. This is called âDecentralization,â meaning all the information is stored in multiple places.
Blockchain guarantees your data's authenticityânot just its accuracy, but also its irreversibility. It can also be used to store data that are difficult to register, like legal contracts, state identifications, or a company's product inventory.
Blockchain has many advantages and disadvantages.
Iâll answer the most frequently asked questions about blockchain in this section.
Blockchain is not a cryptocurrency but a technology that makes cryptocurrencies possible. It's a digital ledger that records every transaction seamlessly.
Yes, blockchain can be theoretically hacked, but it is a complicated task to be achieved. A network of users constantly reviews it, which makes hacking the blockchain difficult.
Coinbase Global is currently the biggest blockchain company in the world. The company runs a commendable infrastructure, services, and technology for the digital currency economy.
Blockchain is a decentralized technology. Itâs a chain of distributed ledgers connected with nodes. Each node can be any electronic device. Thus, one owns blockhain.
Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, which is powered by Blockchain technology while Blockchain is a distributed ledger of cryptocurrency
Generally a database is a collection of data which can be stored and organized using a database management system. The people who have access to the database can view or edit the information stored there. The client-server network architecture is used to implement databases. whereas a blockchain is a growing list of records, called blocks, stored in a distributed system. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, timestamp and transaction information. Modification of data is not allowed due to the design of the blockchain. The technology allows decentralized control and eliminates risks of data modification by other parties.
Blockchain has a wide spectrum of applications and, over the next 5-10 years, we will likely see it being integrated into all sorts of industries. From finance to healthcare, blockchain could revolutionize the way we store and share data. Although there is some hesitation to adopt blockchain systems right now, that won't be the case in 2022-2023 (and even less so in 2026). Once people become more comfortable with the technology and understand how it can work for them, owners, CEOs and entrepreneurs alike will be quick to leverage blockchain technology for their own gain. Hope you like this article if you have any question let me know in the comments section
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Growing up on set put Oscar-winning actor Jennifer Connelly on the fast track to Hollywood fame. But despite her success, one of her lasting regrets was not finishing college â and, she says, itâs still on her to-do listâŠ
Jennifer Connelly is on a Zoom call from her home in Brooklyn, jetlagged after attending Louis Vuittonâs pre-fall 2024 show in Shanghai, which does not bode well: she is known to have been reticent in past interviews, and sometimes while working. When she made A Beautiful Mind, the 2001 movie for which she won an Oscar for playing the wife of schizophrenic mathematician John Nash, the co-producer Brian Grazer was unnerved by her reserve. âIt was hard for me to get to know her on the set because Iâm so emotional,â he told a writer in 2001. âSheâs very serious. Sheâs not silly. She doesnât have that buoyancy.â
It is a relief, then, to find Connelly to be thoughtful and lovely and erudite, happy enough to discuss her life and career. I ask if Grazerâs description is one sheâd recognise.
Continue reading...âFormerly best known as The Crownâs Prince Charles, the âBritish actor âis starring as a cocky US tennis pro in Guadagninoâs new hit film. But, he says, he was happiest living off grid in a van for his next film, La Chimera
What makes a movie star? Josh OâConnor, the 33-year-old British actor best known until, well, last week as the thin-skinned, tight-lipped Prince Charles in seasons three and four of The Crown, has been mulling over this question of late. Earlier this year he completed a drama set in the first world war called The History of Sound, with Paul Mescal. âPaulâs a friend, and to watch him work was amazing,â says OâConnor. âI really canât underplay how brilliant he is. Paul has that movie-star quality, whatever that is. I wish I could articulate it, but heâs just graceful about it all.â
Zendaya is another one. OâConnor is currently in cinemas alongside her in Challengers, Luca Guadagninoâs critically acclaimed psychosexual tennis romp, which topped the box offices in both the UK and US last weekend. They play two sides of a lascivious love triangle, with Mike Faist as the third, but it is clear that Zendayaâs Tashi Duncan is the one pulling the strings. âIâve never done premieres like Iâve done with Challengers,â says OâConnor. âSo thatâs alien to me anyway, but to see how she breezes through them with such class and generosity. Iâm a nervous wreck, I donât think Iâm helpful to anyone. And Mike as well, weâre both a bit like: âWhat the fuck? This is mad!â But sheâs just on the nail.
Continue reading...Nahla Al-Arian lost more than 200 relatives in Israel's attacks on Gaza. Then Eric Adams said she was the reason police raided Columbia.
The post NYC Mayor Smeared a Grandmother as an âOutside Agitatorâ to Justify NYPD Assault on Columbia appeared first on The Intercept.
For years, the political establishment opportunistically railed against sex trafficking. Then came Pizzagate.
The post QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com appeared first on The Intercept.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the most popular digital assets today, capturing the attention of cryptocurrency investors, whales and people from around the world. People find it amazing that some users spend thousands or millions of dollars on a single NFT-based image of a monkey or other token, but you can simply take a screenshot for free. So here we share some freuently asked question about NFTs.
NFT stands for non-fungible token, which is a cryptographic token on a blockchain with unique identification codes that distinguish it from other tokens. NFTs are unique and not interchangeable, which means no two NFTs are the same. NFTs can be a unique artwork, GIF, Images, videos, Audio album. in-game items, collectibles etc.
A blockchain is a distributed digital ledger that allows for the secure storage of data. By recording any kind of informationâsuch as bank account transactions, the ownership of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), or Decentralized Finance (DeFi) smart contractsâin one place, and distributing it to many different computers, blockchains ensure that data canât be manipulated without everyone in the system being aware.
The value of an NFT comes from its ability to be traded freely and securely on the blockchain, which is not possible with other current digital ownership solutionsThe NFT points to its location on the blockchain, but doesnât necessarily contain the digital property. For example, if you replace one bitcoin with another, you will still have the same thing. If you buy a non-fungible item, such as a movie ticket, it is impossible to replace it with any other movie ticket because each ticket is unique to a specific time and place.
One of the unique characteristics of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is that they can be tokenised to create a digital certificate of ownership that can be bought, sold and traded on the blockchain.
As with crypto-currency, records of who owns what are stored on a ledger that is maintained by thousands of computers around the world. These records canât be forged because the whole system operates on an open-source network.
NFTs also contain smart contractsâsmall computer programs that run on the blockchainâthat give the artist, for example, a cut of any future sale of the token.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) aren't cryptocurrencies, but they do use blockchain technology. Many NFTs are based on Ethereum, where the blockchain serves as a ledger for all the transactions related to said NFT and the properties it represents.5) How to make an NFT?
Anyone can create an NFT. All you need is a digital wallet, some ethereum tokens and a connection to an NFT marketplace where youâll be able to upload and sell your creations
When you purchase a stock in NFT, that purchase is recorded on the blockchainâthe bitcoin ledger of transactionsâand that entry acts as your proof of ownership.
The value of an NFT varies a lot based on the digital asset up for grabs. People use NFTs to trade and sell digital art, so when creating an NFT, you should consider the popularity of your digital artwork along with historical statistics.
In the year 2021, a digital artist called Pak created an artwork called The Merge. It was sold on the Nifty Gateway NFT market for $91.8 million.
Non-fungible tokens can be used in investment opportunities. One can purchase an NFT and resell it at a profit. Certain NFT marketplaces let sellers of NFTs keep a percentage of the profits from sales of the assets they create.
Many people want to buy NFTs because it lets them support the arts and own something cool from their favorite musicians, brands, and celebrities. NFTs also give artists an opportunity to program in continual royalties if someone buys their work. Galleries see this as a way to reach new buyers interested in art.
There are many places to buy digital assets, like opensea and their policies vary. On top shot, for instance, you sign up for a waitlist that can be thousands of people long. When a digital asset goes on sale, you are occasionally chosen to purchase it.
To mint an NFT token, you must pay some amount of gas fee to process the transaction on the Etherum blockchain, but you can mint your NFT on a different blockchain called Polygon to avoid paying gas fees. This option is available on OpenSea and this simply denotes that your NFT will only be able to trade using Polygon's blockchain and not Etherum's blockchain. Mintable allows you to mint NFTs for free without paying any gas fees.
The answer is no. Non-Fungible Tokens are minted on the blockchain using cryptocurrencies such as Etherum, Solana, Polygon, and so on. Once a Non-Fungible Token is minted, the transaction is recorded on the blockchain and the contract or license is awarded to whoever has that Non-Fungible Token in their wallet.
You can sell your work and creations by attaching a license to it on the blockchain, where its ownership can be transferred. This lets you get exposure without losing full ownership of your work. Some of the most successful projects include Cryptopunks, Bored Ape Yatch Club NFTs, SandBox, World of Women and so on. These NFT projects have gained popularity globally and are owned by celebrities and other successful entrepreneurs. Owning one of these NFTs gives you an automatic ticket to exclusive business meetings and life-changing connections.
Thatâs a wrap. Hope you guys found this article enlightening. I just answer some question with my limited knowledge about NFTs. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop them in the comment section below. Also I have a question for you, Is bitcoin an NFTs? let me know in The comment section below
South Dakota governor says she met North Korean dictator in same book in which she describes killing her dog
The South Dakota governor, Republican vice-presidential hopeful and self-confessed dog-killer Kristi Noemâs bizarre claim in a new book to have met the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has been dismissed by experts as âdubiousâ and not âconceivableâ.
The Dakota Scout first reported Noemâs claim, which is in her forthcoming book, No Going Back: The Truth on Whatâs Wrong With Politics and How We Move America Forward.
Continue reading...The business and trade secretary played into the ideological tosh that the wonders of the Industrial Revolution were funded by beer brewers and sheep farmers
Britain ran an empire for centuries that at its peak 100 years ago occupied just under a quarter of the worldâs land area. Yet if you believe âImperial Measurementâ, a report released last week from the rightwing Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), the net economic impact of this vast empire on Britain was negligible, even negative.
If you thought the empire profoundly shaped our industry, trade and financial institutions, with slavery an inherent part of the equation, helped turbocharge the Industrial Revolution and underwrote what was the worldâs greatest navy for 150 years, think again. The contribution of the transatlantic trade in enslaved people to our economy was trumped by domestic brewing and sheep farming, opines the IEA. The tax âburdenâ of defending this barely profitable empire was not worth the candle. Instead, it was free-market economics that unleashed British economic growth â a truth that must be restated before Marxists and reparation-seeking ex-colonies start controlling the narrative.
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Continue reading...The famed scholar on why reducing Hamas to a terrorist label sanctions Israelâs war on Palestinians.
The post Judith Butler Will Not Co-Sign Israelâs Alibi for Genocide appeared first on The Intercept.
A tale of two Americas.
The post Cable News Viewers Have a Skewed Attitude Toward Gaza War, Survey Finds appeared first on The Intercept.
Republicans accuse president of weak response, but prominent Democrats claim he âhas been very strong from the beginningâ
Some Democrats rallied to the defense of Joe Biden on Sunday as the president came under increased criticism over his response to pro-Palestinian student protests and his handling of Israelâs war on Gaza.
Republicans have seized on Bidenâs response to the protests, which have seen more than2,000 people arrested around the country, accusing him of a weak response. But prominent Democrats, including Biden re-election campaign co-chairperson Mitch Landrieu, the former mayor of New Orleans, claimed the president âhas been very strong about this from the beginningâ.
Continue reading...Democrat says country is going off track after Trump compares Biden administration to Germanyâs fascist secret police
Senior congressional Democrat James Clyburn has responded to remarks made by Donald Trump at a private event on Saturday in which he compared the Biden administration with the Gestapo secret police in fascist Germany, saying it was âincredible but itâs not surprisingâ.
The 83-year-old South Carolina Democrat added that Trump âis given to hyperbole on every subject that he ever approaches ⊠The country got off track after that 1876 election and we are approaching the same kinds of elements today.â
Continue reading...South Dakota governor and possible Trump running mate says she made âa choice between [my children] and a dangerous animalâ
The South Dakota governor and Republican vice-presidential hopeful Kristi Noem asked the American public to consider having to âmake a choice between your children or a dangerous animalâ, as she again defended her killing of a 14-month-old dog.
âI would ask everybody in the country to put themselves in that situation,â Noem told CBSâs Face the Nation about her decision to shoot the dog, named Cricket, after the animal ruined a pheasant hunt and killed a neighborâs chickens.
Continue reading...Depending on the expert, either Biden or Trump is likely to pull ahead, but nothing about this election â especially events â is predictable
âYou know what I hate?â Donald Trump asked in Freeland, Michigan, on Wednesday night. âWhen these guys get on television, they say â pundits, you know, the great pundits that never did a thing in their whole lives â âYou know, we have two very unpopular candidates. We have Biden or we have Trump. These are very unpopular.ââ
Watched by a crowd of adoring fans in Make America Great Again (Maga) regalia, against the backdrop of a plane marked âTrumpâ in giant gold letters, the former US president protested a little too much: âIâm not unpopular!â
Continue reading...Emerging from Covidâs shadow, the city is resonating with glamour, politics and power â and the traffic jams are building up too
Call it a return to IRL (In Real Life). New Yorkers are experiencing a bracing resumption of the physical experience of living in the city, four years after the onset of the pandemic upended routines, pushed people online and left much of the population, as in so many places, wondering if normality would ever return.
Uptown, police have broken up student protests on the Columbia and City University campuses condemning Israelâs attack on Gaza. Downtown, a furious Donald Trump is commandeering attention from the courthouse on the edge of Chinatown, snarling up traffic as his motorcade travels to and fro. President Bidenâs fundraising trips to the city to fund his re-election are having a similar effect.
Continue reading...Last week, Conservative campaigning gave a chilling indication of the depths to which they will sink to retain power
In the psychedelic 60s stop-frame animation childrenâs television series Trumpton, all the characters have identifying proper names â the fireman Captain Flack, the state stormtrooper Police Constable Potter, and the mysterious dungeon-dwelling economist Gideon Pencils Osborne. The mayor of Trumpton, however, was known only as The Mayor, and neither his actual name nor his political affiliations were ever revealed, though he smelt of pubs and Wormwood Scrubs and too many rightwing meetings.
All over the land last week, Tory mayors dreamed of similar anonymity, hoping that if no one knew anything about them, and their campaign literature didnât reveal they belonged to the Tory party, people might at least vote for them by accident, thinking they were someone else. âOh! Andy Street was the West Midlandsâ Tory mayor candidate? I thought I was voting for the glamorous, and now deceased, Welsh wrestler Adrian Street. I liked it when he pulled out Jimmy Savileâs hair in 1971.â
Stewart Leeâs new live show, Stewart Lee vs the Man-Wulf, opens in London in December before a national tour
As I found during last weekâs assisted dying debate, itâs not wrong to agree with the other side
Itâs not often you find yourself nodding along with those with whom you normally profoundly disagree, and raising an eyebrow at the contributions of those you would count as political allies. But it was the position I found myself in listening to MPs debate assisted dying last week.
What to make of my outbreak of fervent agreement with Conservative Danny Kruger and DUP MP Ian Paisley? Some may see this as the mark of a repressed rightwinger, or a born-again social conservative. If you agree with a member of tribe X, you must de facto be part of that tribe, or so the argument goes.
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Continue reading...At 84, The Handmaidâs Tale author is as outspoken as ever. She talks about aging, culture wars - and why âthe orange guyâ canât be allowed back into the White House
âIâm the great sage on top of the mountain,â Margaret Atwood says with a smile, on a video call from her home in Toronto. âIf youâve lived to a certain age people think you know something because they havenât got there yet.â
At 84, most writers could be forgiven for taking it easy, but especially Atwood, after a tumultuous few years that have seen The Handmaidâs Tale become a hit TV series; the publication of its long-awaited sequel The Testaments, joint winner of the Booker prize in 2019; and the death of her partner of nearly 50 years, novelist Graeme Gibson. He died of a stroke two days after the UK launch of the novel, and Atwood, with typical grit, carried on with the tour.
Continue reading...The Israel lobby is expected to start a $20 million ad blitz backing its handpicked candidate against the incumbent Squad member.
The post AIPACâs Next Top Target? Rep. Jamaal Bowman appeared first on The Intercept.
University faculty have put their bodies and livelihoods on the line amid a brutal, violent response to student protests for Gaza.
The post From UCLA to Columbia, Professors Nationwide Defend Students as Politicians and Police Attack appeared first on The Intercept.
Andrey Rublev overcame an opening set wobble to beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in the final of the Madrid Open on Sunday to win his second Masters 1000 title.
Auger-Aliassime was chasing his first Masters title and looked well set for victory before a resurgent Rublev, who had been struggling with a fever during the tournament, recovered to prevail in a little under three hours.
Continue reading...Authoritarian governments are extending their pursuit of critics far beyond their borders
Forty-five years ago, the Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was killed in London with a poison-tipped umbrella as he made his way home from work. The horrifying case transfixed the British public.
So transnational repression is not new, including on British shores. But unless its target is unusually high-profile, or it uses startling tactics such as those employed by Markovâs killers â or in the attempt to assassinate Sergei Skripal â much of it passes with minimal attention.
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Continue reading...Parisian bakers have claimed victory over rivals in Italy who created a baguette almost 133 metres long in 2019
For the past five years, bragging rights over the worldâs longest baguette have belonged not to the residents of a small village or a city in France, but rather to a clutch of bakers 500 miles away in Como, Italy.
On Sunday a crop of 12 bakers from France set out to rectify this, spending hours kneading, shaping and baking their way back to victory.
Continue reading...Worldâs smallest army, which is preparing to swear in its latest recruits, has in the past engaged in ferocious battles
With their feathered helmets, ruffled collars and coloured, puffed-sleeve uniforms, the Vatican Swiss Guards are often likened by curious visitors to medieval court jesters. But while they willingly pose for photographs, the watchmen are not there to entertain.
Since the early 16th century, when Swiss mercenaries, revered for their bravery and loyalty, marched to Rome to serve Pope Julius II, the worldâs smallest army has been enlisted at the Vatican to protect the pope, his residence and the cityâs borders.
Continue reading...Russian president attends service led by one of his staunchest backers while Zelenskiy asserts God is on Kyivâs side
Orthodox Easter services in Ukraine and Russia have taken on a political tone, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy asserted that God had a âUkrainian flag on his shoulderâ and Vladimir Putin attended a church service led by a staunch supporter of Moscowâs invasion.
Noting that Ukraine had now been fighting Russia for 802 days, Zelenskiy called on Ukrainians to pray for each other and the soldiers on the frontline. âAnd we believe: God has a chevron with the Ukrainian flag on his shoulder,â said the president, dressed in a traditional embroidered Ukrainian vyshyvanka shirt and khaki trousers. âSo with such an ally, life will definitely win over death.â
Continue reading...Russians in separate compound and do not have access to US forces or equipment, says defence secretary
The US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin, has confirmed Russian security forces have been deployed to the same airbase as American troops in the Nigerien capital, Niamey.
It remains unclear when the Russian troops, who have been in Niger for weeks, were deployed to Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani international airport in Niamey. It is also unclear how many troops are on the ground.
Continue reading...When police attacked student protesters, a lone trash can was the only damaged property I saw around City College of New York.
The post Iâve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged. appeared first on The Intercept.
Move comes after west African countryâs military government had told US to withdraw its troops
Russian military personnel have entered an airbase in Niger that is hosting American troops, after a decision by Nigerâs junta to expel US forces from the country.
The military officers ruling the west African country have told the US to withdraw its nearly 1,000 military personnel, which until a coup last year had been a key partner for Washingtonâs fight against insurgents who have killed thousands of people and displaced millions more.
Continue reading...Aston Villa are running on fumes. The chance to go 10 points clear on Tottenham ended up reopening the door to the Champions League. Groggy from the short turnaround and shock result of their 4-2 Thursday defeat to Olympiakos, Unai Emeryâs team could not replicate the energy of their manager, whose frantic touchline exhortations reflected a golden chance in danger of slipping away.
Ezri Konsaâs tired tackle on Simon Adingra served up a late penalty that Robin Olsen saved from JoĂŁo Pedro only for the Brazilian to nod home the rebound and score the first goal from a Brighton player since March.
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An inspired cast of guests from Nadine Shah to Jim Sclavunos stand in for the late Shane MacGowan in a raucous run-through of the bandâs debut album and other highlights
With late frontman Shane MacGowan replaced by a succession of guests, this 40th anniversary show for the Poguesâ debut album, Red Roses For Me, could so easily have been a pale imitation, glorified karaoke. And yet, itâs utterly triumphant. There are no overwrought speeches during this evening curated by the bandâs co-founder Spider Stacy, only a brief dedication to MacGowan and other departed bandmates Darryl Hunt and Philip Chevron, and the Dublinersâ Ronnie Drew before The Irish Rover. Instead, they pay more fitting tribute by tapping back into the tornado of energy, passion and poetry that made the Pogues thrilling to begin with.
Within a nanosecond of opener Transmetropolitan, itâs pandemonium amid a sell-out crowd who burst instantly into a hundreds-strong mosh, bellowing back every word. The Battle Of Brisbane pushes things even higher; Greenland Whale Fisheries a notch higher than that. By Boys From The County Hell, itâs totally feral.
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Environmental campaign groups took joint action against decision to approve carbon budget delivery plan
The UK governmentâs climate action plan is unlawful, the high court has ruled, as there is not enough evidence that there are sufficient policies in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The energy secretary, Claire Coutinho, will now be expected to draw up a revised plan within 12 months. This must ensure that the UK achieves its legally binding carbon budgets and its pledge to cut emissions by more than two-thirds by 2030, both of which the government is off track to meet.
Continue reading...A measure passed by the House seeks to block Americans from traveling to Iran on U.S. passports.
The post House Responds to Israeli-Iranian Missile Exchange by Taking Rights Away From Americans appeared first on The Intercept.
Google downplays its military work with Israel, but âProject Nimbusâ documents tie the American tech giants to Israelâs deadly military capabilities.
The post Israeli Weapons Firms Required to Buy Cloud Services From Google and Amazon appeared first on The Intercept.
A new report reveals details of the massacres by a longtime U.S. ally and counterterrorism partner.
The post U.S.-Trained Burkina Faso Military Executed 220 Civilians appeared first on The Intercept.
The Department of Education is probing claims that the school discriminated against Palestinian and Arab students amid Israelâs war on Gaza.
The post âKill All Arabsâ: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias appeared first on The Intercept.
For years, the political establishment opportunistically railed against sex trafficking. Then came Pizzagate.
The post QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com appeared first on The Intercept.
Evidence points to Absolute Standards as the source of a lethal drug the Trump administration used to restart federal executions after 17 years.
The post âLittle Home Marketâ: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree appeared first on The Intercept.
The White House brushes off accusations of hypocrisy, courting TikTok while seeking to ban it.
The post As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers appeared first on The Intercept.
Rights chief also warns Britain will be âjudged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gazaâ
The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of âdeliberately destabilisingâ human rights on the global stage for its own political ends.
In its annual global report, released today, the organisation said Britain was weakening human rights protections nationally and globally, amid a near-breakdown of international law.
Continue reading...Supporters worry Khanâs life is in danger and with good reason: The military has a long history of killing deposed leaders.
The post Chuck Schumer Privately Warns Pakistan: Don’t Kill Imran Khan in Prison appeared first on The Intercept.
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