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I Wanna Dance With Somebody review - smooth Whitney Houston biopic
The Guardian - 21 Dec 2022 16:00
Naomi Ackie is excellent in the title role and the film delivers all the singer's big hits, but it swerves the difficult questions Whitney Houston has already been the subject of two startling and effectively competing d...
Exploring the World in Miniature: A Model Train Lover's Paradise in Hamburg
The New York Times - 21 Dec 2022 12:00
With some 53,000 feet of train track, the world's largest model airport and an array of meticulously scaled-town cities, Miniatur Wunderland captivates all who enter its life-size doors.
Best movies of 2022 in the US: No 3 - The Quiet Girl
The Guardian - 21 Dec 2022 14:00
Sent to stay with distant relatives in rural Ireland, nine-year-old Cáit brings love back into their weary lives - though this gentle story has sinister depths 50 best movies of 2022 in the US More on the best culture o...
Top 10 books about hellraisers
The Guardian - 21 Dec 2022 14:00
The full facts about debauched lives do not make happy reading, but authors from Robert Louis Stevenson to Hunter S Thompson offer thrilling reading without concealing the cost My book choices come with two warnings. Fir...
After convicting Harvey Weinstein of rape, a Los Angeles jury deadlocks on factors that could have increased his sentence
CNN - 21 Dec 2022 04:52
After convicting former film producer Harvey Weinstein of rape and sexual assault, a Los Angeles jury could not reach a unanimous verdict Tuesday on alleged aggravating factors that could have increased his sentence.
Musk claims he will resign as Twitter CEO when he finds replacement as Tesla value plunges
USA Today - 21 Dec 2022 05:18
As Tesla market value plunges, Elon Musk said Tuesday he will step down as CEO of Twitter "as soon as I find someone foolish enough to take the job!"
Guns rights advocates decry sweeping gun ban proposal: 'You can't put us all in jail'
Chicago Tribune - 21 Dec 2022 03:52
Guns rights advocates criticized a proposal to ban a wide array of guns and high capacity magazines in Illinois as a "dangerous" measure that will make criminals out of law-abiding gun owners
'Too early to declare end of COVID pandemic' amid fears of devastating wave in China
Sky News - 21 Dec 2022 13:34
Scientists have warned it could be too early to declare the end of the COVID-19 pandemic amid fears of a potentially devastating new wave in China.
Eight teen girls charged with killing homeless man in Toronto: police
New York Post - 21 Dec 2022 04:58
The gang of three 13-year-olds, three 14-year-olds and two 16-year-olds swarmed their 59-year-old victim at a Toronto plaza, police said.
Newspaper headlines: 'You'd better watch out' and 'avoid taking risks'
BBC - 21 Dec 2022 01:49
Warnings from ministers and NHS bosses ahead of Wednesday's ambulance strike cover front pages.
'Do you have an ID?:' Police catch runaway llama
CNN - 21 Dec 2022 16:04
Video shows police officers and animal protection police chasing a llama that escaped from her shelter.
Don't get 'so drunk' you need hospital during strike, UK health official says
ABC News - 21 Dec 2022 15:57
Brits have been urged to "drink responsibly" during pre-Christmas celebrations to avoid hospital visits as thousands of ambulance workers strike.
Volodymyr Zelensky heads to DC in first foreign trip since start of war
New York Post - 21 Dec 2022 15:28
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was en route to Washington DC, where he was to meet with President Biden, take part in a joint press conference and later address Congress to ask for more weapons to defend his coun...
FBI releases video of missing 11-year-old exiting school bus in North Carolina
NY Daily News - 21 Dec 2022 15:24
The FBI has released video of Madalina Cojocari, a missing 11-year-old from North Carolina whose parents allegedly waited more than three weeks to report her disappearance.
Guardian hit by serious IT incident believed to be ransomware attack
The Guardian - 21 Dec 2022 15:24
Incident has hit parts of media company's technology infrastructure, with staff told to work from home The Guardian has been hit by a serious IT incident, which is believed to be a ransomware attack. The incident began l...
Afghan women weep as Taliban fighters enforce university ban
ABC News - 21 Dec 2022 14:56
Taliban security forces in Afghanistan's capital city are upholding a higher education ban for women by blocking access to university campuses
Would Elon Musk Actually Step Down as Twitter's C.E.O.?
The New York Times - 21 Dec 2022 14:40
The Twitter owner has said he will resign as chief executive, but it's far from certain whether he would actually step down as the boss.
Brexit rule that makes EU citizens reapply to stay in UK is unlawful, court says
The Guardian - 21 Dec 2022 14:13
Judge says Home Office rule that puts those with 'pre-settled status' at risk of deportation is 'wrong in law' UK politics live - latest news updates Home Office rules that could put millions of EU citizens at risk of jo...
Germany returns looted bronze artifacts to Nigeria
NY Daily News - 21 Dec 2022 14:00
The 20 works were sent back to where they once belonged amid international efforts to right the wrongs of colonial treasure hunters of yore.
Afghanistan: Tears and protests as Taliban shut universities to women
BBC - 21 Dec 2022 13:44
As the Taliban shut universities and other education centres, Afghan women see their future crumble.
Nurses in Scotland to strike in new year after latest pay offer 'overwhelmingly' rejected
Sky News - 21 Dec 2022 13:25
Nurses in Scotland are to go on strike early in 2023 after the Royal College of Nursing "overwhelmingly" rejected the latest pay offer from the Scottish government.
Biden will announce Patriot missiles for Ukraine during Oval Office meeting with Zelensky, officials say
The Week - 21 Dec 2022 13:09
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed early Wednesday that he is en route to Washington to meet with President Biden and address Congress. It is first trip outside Ukraine since Russia invaded 300 days ago. Ze...