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βKiss of the Spider Woman,β a sexual and scatological dazzler about an inmateβs obsession with a favorite musical, sounds like the kind of thing some folks wonβt watch even if they, too, were locked in a prison for years. Their loss. In the spirit of the film, Iβll try to change their mind. Itβs 1983…
Sir Keir Starmer has denied any ministers were involved in the collapse of the trial of alleged Chinese spies. Christopher Cash, 30, a former parliamentary researcher, and teacher Christopher Berry, 33, were accused of spying for China, but weeks before their trial was due to begin, it was dropped. Berry, of Witney, Oxfordshire, and Cash,…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has opened an investigation into nearly 2.9 million Tesla vehicles after reports of traffic safety violations linked to the electric car maker’s Full Self-Driving system, according to aΒ filing on the government regulator’s website. The probe by the agency’s Office of Defects Investigation involves Tesla vehicles equipped with…
A fan who spent hundreds of dollars for tickets to what he thought would be one of LeBron Jamesβ final NBA games is looking to recoup the money in small claims court after it turned out βThe Second Deicisionβ teased by the Lakers superstar had nothing to do with his retirement. Norwalk resident Andrew Garcia…
The long-standing private equity backers of The Alchemist, the well-known town centre cocktail bar chain, are calling time on their ownership of the business. Sky News has learnt that Palatine, which has owned The Alchemist since 2015, is working with advisers on an auction of the company. The Alchemist, which has withstood a tough economic…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Sidelined by political appointees, targeted over deep state conspiracies and derided by the president, career public servants have grown used to life in Washington under a constant state of assault. But President Trumpβs latest threat, to withhold back pay due to workers furloughed by an ongoing government shutdown, is adding fresh uncertainty to the beleaguered…
On the Shelf Remain By Nicholas Sparks with M. Night ShyamalanRandom House: 352 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. On the surface, author Nicholas Sparks and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan seem like unlikely collaborators. Sparks is a master…
A new report has warned of a “clear decline in trust” in the Scottish government since devolution, with less than half of respondents saying it acts in the country’s best interests. The Scottish Social Attitudes survey, published by the Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) on Thursday, found 47% of Scots trust the Scottish government…
Sam Farmer makes his picks and predictions for Week 6 of the NFL season, with the Lions defeating the Chiefs in prime time and the Seahawks improving to 4-2.
Customers of five water firms are facing higher than expected rises to their inflation-busting bills after the companies disputed limits imposed by the industry regulator. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) was called in to review Ofwat’s determinations on what Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, South East Water, Southern Water, and Wessex Water could charge customers…
