Civilisations: Rise and Fall review – TV that will make you despair for our own plummeting society The mightily stressful and incredibly close-to-the-bone BBC show traces the demise of four ancient worlds – and it’s wildly prescient stuff. Will we never learn?

Civilisations: Rise and Fall review – TV that will make you despair for our own plummeting society

Phang: It is a fundamental premise of the law that there is no requirement that a criminal defendant be forced to testify to explain away the government’s evidence. Hallagan went to law school and knows better, but she’s so stupid that she made that misstatement of the law to the grand jury.

Manchester synagogue victim died from single police gunshot wound, inquest hears Adrian Daulby sustained shot to chest as he attempted to prevent attacker from entering synagogue A victim of the Manchester synagogue attack died from a single police gunshot wound as he held the building’s doors shut against a terrorist, an inquest has heard. Adrian Daulby, 53, was described at his funeral as a “quiet man” who became a “tremendously strong hero”. Continue reading...

Manchester synagogue victim died from single police gunshot wound, inquest hears

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Most Americans are traveling less. But luxury hotel bookings are soaring. The US hotel industry is experiencing a sharp divide, with luxury hotels seeing revenue growth while mid-tier hotels struggle, as wealthy travelers continue to spend big on high-end accommodations.

The U.S. hotel industry is experiencing a sharp divide, with luxury hotels seeing revenue growth while mid-tier hotels struggle, as wealthy travelers continue to spend big on high-end accommodations.

Kearns mayoral election: Tina Marie Snow and Jesse Valdez vie for open office With Kearns Mayor Kelly Bush stepping aside, Tina Marie Snow and Jesse Valdez are hoping replace her in the 2025 general election.

With Kearns Mayor Kelly Bush stepping aside, Tina Marie Snow and Jesse Valdez are hoping replace her in the 2025 general election.

The moment I knew: stuck in Chile in the early days of Covid, he brought me out of my anxiety loop When Sashi Perera and her boyfriend Charlie were marooned in a hotel room in Punta Arenas, she realised they balanced each other out perfectly

The moment I knew: stuck in Chile in the early days of Covid, he brought me out of my anxiety loop

WATCH — Trump’s buddy & envoy Tom Barrack Uses revealing, demeaning language with Lebanese journalists. (“Animalistic”, “act civilized” etc)

He was with Morgan Ortagus, the carpetbagger Tennesseans should be familiar with.

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Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's Dana Perino melting down over his tweets:

Monday is the perfect day to set the pace for the rest of the week. ...

Like a well oiled machine

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D.C. TODAY…

Inside Democrats’ risky gambit to ‘fight fire with fire’ over election maps In Texas and beyond, the party has adopted a newly combative posture following months of internal conversations. Now, they face an uphill climb.

Democrats are taking a newly combative approach to the rapidly spreading fight over election maps and redistricting.

“Fight fire with fire,” as many Democrats have recently put it.

New trust to monitor anti-Muslim hatred in UK after funding to Tell Mama paused The British Muslim Trust is expected to begin monitoring incidents from early autumn, the government says The UK government has appointed a new partner to monitor anti-Muslim hatred, months after its relationship with the Islamophobia reporting service Tell Mama broke down. The British Muslim Trust (BMT) – a new organisation – is expected to begin receiving reports and monitoring incidents from early autumn, after being “selected as the recipient of the government’s new combatting hate against Muslims fund”, a statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said on Monday. Continue reading...

New trust to monitor anti-Muslim hatred in UK after funding to Tell Mama paused

Trump & Epstein: an unbreakable Bondi Trump & Bondi team up to obfuscate reality

"Trump's goal is to prevent the release of the files. It’s why he conspired with Bondi to pivot to grand jury testimonies instead of releasing the materials she already has at her disposal. If Trump was orchestrating a cover up, there is nothing he'd do differently than what he’s doing right now."

Stephen Colbert on Kenneth Tynan’s Profile of Johnny Carson From Hollywood to the Hasty Pudding, we waft like smoke from an unfiltered Pall Mall through Carson’s worlds, most of which are gone.

Stephen Colbert revisits Kenneth Tynan’s 1978 New Yorker Profile of Johnny Carson, and considers the career of the “Tonight Show” host amid the changing landscape of late-night TV.

A Constitutional Coup in the Shadows The Supreme Court chooses silent acquiescence.

The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the administration to effectively shut down the Department of Education is technically temporary. But the damage is done.
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Influential women urge inclusion of asylum seekers in Labour plans to tackle violence Exclusive: open letter warns of ‘two-tier’ system if asylum seekers are excluded from promise to halve violence against women and girls More than 50 influential women, including actors, authors and comedians, have warned in a letter to the government against the risk of creating a “two-tier” system to tackle violence against women and girls if tens of thousands of female asylum seekers are left out. Labour has pledged to halve violence against women and girls in the next decade and is due to publish its strategy in September. Continue reading...

Influential women urge inclusion of asylum seekers in Labour plans to tackle violence

To Be Young, Gifted, and Black at Fenway My father taught me about jazz, poetry, and philosophy, but he couldn’t show me how to be Black and a Red Sox fan.

“The racism of my team and many of its fans was undeniable, but I still loved the Red Sox.” Michael Thomas writes about growing up Black in Boston.

Rookie vs. veteran 👀

A little one-on-one between Paige Bueckers and Napheesa Collier at WNBA All-Star weekend.