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Film star Daniel Day-Lewis retires from acting
BBC - 20 Jun 2017 23:55
The Oscar-winning star will "no longer be working as an actor", his US agent confirmed.
Serpentine pavilion 2017: a shimmering African canopy spreads out over Kensington Gardens
The Guardian - 20 Jun 2017 16:39
Inspired by a tree used as a meeting place in his native village of Gando, architect Francis Kéré has brought a piece of Burkina Faso to London - a deceptively simple roof that seems to float above the greenery "I almo...
Lost in Adaptation
Slate - 20 Jun 2017 15:00
"The slaves left." In three words, Sofia Coppola's new film The Beguiled casually dispenses with one of the great shames of the American republic. Coppola's film is an elegant Southern Gothic tale of masculine charms and...
Lawyer argues college football player was bullied into dorm rape
New York Post - 20 Jun 2017 05:23
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A former Vanderbilt University football player charged with raping an unconscious female student in a dorm room in June 2013 was pressured and bullied into participating, his lawyer contended in the o...
Otto Warmbier's Death May Spell the End of American Tourism to North Korea. Sadly, That's About It
Time - 20 Jun 2017 09:29
The death of an American following his detention in North Korea may bolster calls for a blanket travel ban
The Daily Show Has Immortalized Its President Trump Tweet Library With This New Virtual Tour
Time - 20 Jun 2017 08:02
Missed the pop-up exhibition? No worries, it's all online
Trump Hooks for Any Occasion
The New Yorker - 20 Jun 2017 17:22
Hallie and Nick Bateman offer a humorous list of ways to acknowledge the Trump Presidency on Craigslist, Kickstarter, and other online forums.
Gang forces man to eat his own testicle and have sex with a dog
New York Post - 20 Jun 2017 17:00
A brutal gang in the UK has been convicted of going medieval on a 45-year-old man who died after being forced to have sex with a dog and to eat one of his own testicles. Ann Corbett, 26, and Zahid Zaman, 43, were convict...
The Soldier Who Shot Somalia's Youngest-Ever Minister Has Been Sentenced to Death
Time - 20 Jun 2017 07:07
The soldier reportedly mistook Siraji for an Islamic militant before shooting him inside his car
More women are signing up to run for office, but will they succeed?
CNN - 20 Jun 2017 17:02
When I saw the news recently that Britain elected a record number of women to Parliament -- more than ever before -- to make up a bit more than 30% of the legislative body, I took to Twitter to cheer.
Lucky couple get back nearly $100K they accidentally donated to Goodwill
New York Post - 20 Jun 2017 16:37
A couple in Ohio can breathe again after getting back nearly $100,000 they accidentally dropped off last week at a Goodwill store. An employee at the Maple Avenue store in Zanesville initially mistook the bag of hundreds...
Hungry killer whales are stalking Alaskan fishing boats
The Week - 20 Jun 2017 15:46
Move over, Jaws -- there is a whole new reason to stay off the water. In Alaska, increasingly aggressive killer whales are stalking fishing boats in order to steal humans' hard-earned halibut catches, sometimes leading t...
Some Grenfell Tower victims may never be identified, lawyer says
The Guardian - 20 Jun 2017 07:00
'Irregular tenancies' complicating effort to identify victims while some survivors fear being detained over immigration status Some victims of the Grenfell Tower fire may never be identified because they were living in f...
Colombian rebels believed to be holding 3 Dutch journalists
Miami Herald - 20 Jun 2017 05:39
Leftist rebels are believed to be holding captive two Dutch journalists who went missing in a conflict-ridden area of northeastern Colombia. The Colombian military said that Eugenio Ernest Marie, 68, …
Democrats Protest Health Care Bill With Late Night in the Senate
Time - 20 Jun 2017 07:13
"This is probably one of the low moments of the United States Senate"
Portugal fire: Soaring temperatures threaten firefighting effort
BBC - 20 Jun 2017 06:02
Hot weather and windy conditions threaten to spread fires that have killed at least 64 people.
Tour group says no more Americans to North Korea after Warmbier's death
USA Today - 20 Jun 2017 05:56
The travel company that took Otto Warmbier to North Korea said it will no longer take Americans there.
US supersonic bombers fly over Korean Peninsula
Fox News - 20 Jun 2017 16:41
A day after the death of an American college student who was detained in North Korea for more than a year, the United States flew a pair of supersonic bombers over the Korean Peninsula in a show of force, South Korean of...
Man arrested for sexually assaulting teen at sleepover
New York Post - 20 Jun 2017 03:50
An Oklahoma man landed in jail for giving an underage girl alcohol and then sexually assaulting her at a sleepover party. Jason Drylie, 35, was arrested last week after the victim told her mother she was sexually assault...
Massive underground slum found in basement of luxe apartment building
New York Post - 20 Jun 2017 16:46
Residents of a swanky apartment complex were shocked to discover hundreds of people living underneath them — in a secret underground slum in their building’s basement. The wealthy expats who live in Beijing’s Julon...
Philippines launches offensive in Marawi, aims to end battle by weekend
Reuters - 20 Jun 2017 07:55
MARAWI CITY, Philippines