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We used to have more films like βMidwinter Break,β in which the combination of a couple of great actors, a gifted writer and the unfussy shepherding of a thorny, intimate scenario gave discerning moviegoers their recommended weekly allowance of adult drama about the human condition. Thatβs no longer the case, so you would be forgiven…
Fresh conflict in the Middle East threatens to make the cost of petrol more expensive for motorists in the UK, experts have warned. Escalating oil prices could see higher costs for consumers across the British economy – and the first place those rises will show up is at the fuel pumps. Will the cost of…
Mark Jones has been an on-air staple on ESPN since the first Bush administration β as in George H.W. Bush, who served from 1989 to 1992. So, yeah, itβs been a long time. And now, Jones says, βitβs time to move on.β Jonesβ final ESPN broadcast will be Sunday, when he will serve as the…
There have been nearly 1.5 million reports of fraud so far this year, which is up from 1.3 million for the same period last year. Ash-har Quraishi got a behind-the-scenes look at VISA’s high-tech cyber fusion center in Virginia to see how it’s fighting fraud.
Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: David Pogue on how AI is affecting job searches; Jane Pauley talks with Dr. Sanjay Gupta about treatments for chronic pain; Robert Costa interviews singer-songwriter John Fogerty; Steve Hartman explores the bedrooms left behind by children killed by gun violence; Elaine Quijano visits the studio of painter Alex Katz; and…
Bridget Phillipson has emerged as the early frontrunner in the Labour deputy leadership race as other candidates scramble to catch up ahead of a crunch deadline. The education secretary had the backing of 44 colleagues as of 6pm on Tuesday, according to the first official tally released by the Parliamentary Labour Party (PLP) since nominations…
No one is forcing fire survivors in Altadena and Pacific Palisades to rebuild their new homes all-electric. But many of them want to, for health reasons, cost savings, or because theyβre worried about climate change. Burning gas and propane for cooking, water heating and space heating in California homes and businesses creates 10% of the…
A federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked the Trump administrationβs move to freeze $10 billion in child-care funds in five Democrat-led states including California. The ruling Friday afternoon capped a tumultuous stretch that began earlier this week when the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services told California officials and those in Colorado,…
India is frequently called the “land of temples” due to its vast spiritual heritage, as well as thousands of sacred sites throughout the country. Every temple has an important role as a place of spiritual worship, of course, but they also act as representations of India’s architecture, culture, and history. Among the millions of devotees…
Sir Keir Starmer will say Britain stands at a fork in the road as he pits Labour against Reform in his conference closing speech. The prime minister will use his address at 2pm on Tuesday to say the UK can choose decency or division, renewal or decline, be in control of the future or succumb…
