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The Warriors at 40: the enduring appeal of a New York classic
The Guardian - 8 Feb 2019 10:00
Walter Hill's 1979 crime drama pits warring gangs against each in other in a battle that takes place across the whole of the city and remains a compelling snapshot In his recently released book on the cinema of New York,...
Dangerous appetites: the weird, wild world of Dorothea Tanning
The Guardian - 8 Feb 2019 14:00
Endless doors, glittering eyeballs, ripping walls ... a major Tate retrospective of Tanning's art reveals her striking surrealist vision In 1946, Lee Miller visited Dorothea Tanning and Max Ernst in Sedona, Arizona, and ...
Emiliano Sala's family says search for missing pilot must continue
The Guardian - 8 Feb 2019 19:49
David Ibbotson, who flew footballer in plane that crashed into sea, has not been found The family of the footballer Emiliano Sala has called for the authorities to continue to search for missing pilot David Ibbotson as t...
Equine flu: Three more horses diagnosed as positive
BBC - 8 Feb 2019 17:00
Three more horses have tested positive from trainer Donald McCain's stables in horse racing's equine flu crisis.
Accused horse molester tried to break into home with stun gun, sex toy: cops
New York Post - 8 Feb 2019 03:53
MOBILE, Ala. -- A man accused of molesting a horse is now accused of trying to break into an Alabama home with a stun gun and a sex toy. News outlets report 19-year-old Daniel James Bennett was arrested Monday on charges...
Filmmakers Pay Tribute to "Charming and Generous" Albert Finney, Dead at 82
Slate - 8 Feb 2019 18:12
A spokesperson for the family of Albert Finney has announced his death at age 82 following a chest infection on Thursday. The English actor began in theater, but his film career took off in the 1960s with The Entertainer...
Kellyanne Conway says she was assaulted at a restaurant last year
The Guardian - 8 Feb 2019 16:26
Trump adviser said a woman approached her in a Mexican restaurant 'screaming her head off' in October 2018 Kellyanne Conway, a senior adviser to Donald Trump, has given an account of an alleged assault she suffered and h...
Recognition at last: how the Baftas are rewarding diversity
The Guardian - 8 Feb 2019 16:16
Bafta has introduced new awards eligibility rules and changes to its membership. What impact have they had on this year's nominations? This year's Bafta (British Academy of Film and Television Arts) film awards will be t...
700 evacuated from New Zealand town as wildfire threatens
Fox News - 8 Feb 2019 04:57
About 700 residents are being evacuated from a New Zealand town as a forest fire threatens the area.
Trump picks golf club, Mar-a-Lago members as ambassadors
USA Today - 8 Feb 2019 16:30
Presidents have long named friends and political allies to government posts; Trump is the first modern president to also appoint his paying customers.
Jeff Bezos says National Enquirer threatened to publish revealing pics
Boston - 8 Feb 2019 04:48
Bezos detailed his interactions with American Media Inc. in an extraordinary blog post Thursday on the Medium.com website.
6 people arrested after largest US-Australian meth seizure
Miami Herald - 8 Feb 2019 04:26
Australian police have arrested six people after what authorities say was the largest-ever single seizure of methamphetamine in the United States. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said 1,728 kilograms (3,800 …
Acting attorney general won't discuss communications with Trump at hearing
Reuters - 8 Feb 2019 17:10
Acting U.S. Attorney General Matthew Whitaker said on Friday he would decline to answer questions about his communications with President Donald Trump at a congressional hearing expected to focus on his oversight of a pr...
National Enquirer owner responds to Bezos post, says it 'acted lawfully' in its reporting
USA Today - 8 Feb 2019 17:05
American Media Inc., owner of the National Enquirer, says in a statement that it "acted lawfully" after Jeff Bezos blasted the company Thursday.
New York's long-awaited TWA Hotel to begin taking reservations
USA Today - 8 Feb 2019 17:03Trump throws off the white man's burden
The Week - 8 Feb 2019 17:02
"Great nations do not fight endless wars." If there's one sentence that might endure from President Trump's 2019 State of the Union address, that's the one. It is a straightforward rebuke to the purveyors of the conventi...
Liverpool scores record-breaking £125m pre-tax profit
Sky News - 8 Feb 2019 12:12
Liverpool Football Club netted a record-breaking £125m pre-tax profit last year - the first side in the world to break the £100m mark.
Report: Saudi crown prince said he'd use a 'bullet' on journalist Jamal Khashoggi
The Week - 8 Feb 2019 04:20
During a September 2017 conversation with an aide, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said if he could not get journalist Jamal Khashoggi back to Saudi Arabia, either on his own accord or by force, he would go after ...
Women's Alpine skiing closes gender gap
Al Jazeera English - 8 Feb 2019 18:08
For the women of Sweden's ski team, the increased popularity of women's downhill skiing means that a rise to the top can yield big prizes.
Ross Thomson denies sexually assaulting men in Commons bar
The Guardian - 8 Feb 2019 16:56
Scottish Conservative MP says claims are false as he refers himself to disciplinary panel The Scottish Conservative MP Ross Thomson has denied allegations that he sexually assaulted men in the House of Commons, and refer...
School police chief defends use of force during lunchroom melee
New York Post - 8 Feb 2019 16:54
A Pennsylvania school district police chief defended an officer caught on camera punching a 15-year-old female student in the leg and grabbing her hair while trying to subdue her. The footage — posted to Facebook on Mo...
Rod Rosenstein couldn't sleep after his memo was used to fire James Comey, says Andrew McCabe
The Week - 8 Feb 2019 16:47
Yet another tell-all book about the Trump administration is on the way, and this one delves into the controversial firing of former FBI Director James Comey. In a new book obtained by The Guardian, former FBI Deputy Dire...