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Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces trial for child sex abuse
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces trial for child sex abuse
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Trial set for next August in Glasgow
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The 48-year-old denies both charges
The former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to stand trial next year over allegations of child sex abuse. The 48-year-old is accused of two charges relating to primary school age children.
The allegations span between 1993 and 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region. A virtual hearing at the high court in Glasgow on Thursday was told Dott, who was not present, denies the charges. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces trial for child sex abuse
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First edition of The Hobbit sells for a ‘record-breaking’ £43,000
First edition of The Hobbit sells for a ‘record-breaking’ £43,000
Only a few hundred from the original 1,500 copy print run of Tolkien’s masterpiece are thought to still exist
A rare first edition of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit that was found during a house clearance has sold at auction for a “record-breaking” £43,000.
Bought by a private collector in the UK, the book is one of 1,500 original copies of the seminal fantasy novel that were published in 1937. Of those, only “a few hundred are believed to still remain”, according to the auction house Auctioneum, which discovered the novel without a dust cover on a bookcase at a home in Bristol. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
First edition of The Hobbit sells for a ‘record-breaking’ £43,000
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Integration classes and complaints offices: South Korea charts a path to a cohesive multicultural future
Integration classes and complaints offices: South Korea charts a path to a cohesive multicultural future
As South Korea nears official multicultural status, Seoul wants newcomers to integrate – but they still face discrimination and prejudice
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Integration classes and complaints offices: South Korea charts a path to a cohesive multicultural future
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When billion-dollar AIs break down over puzzles a child can do, it's time to rethink the hype | Gary Marcus
When billion-dollar AIs break down over puzzles a child can do, it's time to rethink the hype | Gary Marcus
The tech world is reeling from a paper that shows the powers of a new generation of AI have been wildly oversold, says cognitive scientist Gary Marcus
www.theguardian.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:34 AM
When billion-dollar AIs break down over puzzles a child can do, it's time to rethink the hype | Gary Marcus
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The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after the president attempted to fire Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery.
Amid Trump standoff, Smithsonian says only secretary can hire and fire
The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after Trump attempted to fire a museum director.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The Board of Regents publicly backed Smithsonian leader Lonnie G. Bunch III and called for nonpartisanship after the president attempted to fire Kim Sajet, director of the National Portrait Gallery.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was removing the entire membership of the influential vaccine advisory panel that makes immunization recommendations for the United States. wapo.st/43zDOE2
June 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was removing the entire membership of the influential vaccine advisory panel that makes immunization recommendations for the United States. wapo.st/43zDOE2
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Thrilled to be talking about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY (@ucpress.bsky.social) at Edinburgh International Book Festival @edbookfest.bsky.social!
On a panel with Omar El-Akkad & @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social. Chair @yassmin.bsky.social.
Aug 15th!
💙📚🧪 🗃 #earlymodern #histsci #globalhistory #HAMH 1/3
On a panel with Omar El-Akkad & @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social. Chair @yassmin.bsky.social.
Aug 15th!
💙📚🧪 🗃 #earlymodern #histsci #globalhistory #HAMH 1/3
Surekha Davies, Omar El Akkad & Nicola Kelly: Who Counts as Human?
From Fri 15 Aug - Three writers grappling with the toxic rhetoric humans apply to one another explore how the boundaries of humanity are set to exclude certain communities…
www.edbookfest.co.uk
June 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Thrilled to be talking about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY (@ucpress.bsky.social) at Edinburgh International Book Festival @edbookfest.bsky.social!
On a panel with Omar El-Akkad & @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social. Chair @yassmin.bsky.social.
Aug 15th!
💙📚🧪 🗃 #earlymodern #histsci #globalhistory #HAMH 1/3
On a panel with Omar El-Akkad & @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social. Chair @yassmin.bsky.social.
Aug 15th!
💙📚🧪 🗃 #earlymodern #histsci #globalhistory #HAMH 1/3
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The National Archives was born from disaster that proved the fragility of government records. Now, after Trump fired the head archivist in Feb 2025 and top staff left, it faces a new era of uncertainty. An archivist explains:
Fires, wars and bureaucracy: The tumultuous journey to establish the US National Archives
Every democracy needs a national archive. Trump’s staffing shake-up is endangering an institution that preserves the nation’s history.
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March 31, 2025 at 12:42 AM
The National Archives was born from disaster that proved the fragility of government records. Now, after Trump fired the head archivist in Feb 2025 and top staff left, it faces a new era of uncertainty. An archivist explains:
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Right now in #UK #transgender rights are under attack—and more anti-trans and #TERF assaults are coming. #JKR is literally funding the anti-trans movement, and still denies that #trans people were targeted in the #Holocaust. Let’s give them a history lesson. My book is out in UK 27 June: preorder!
The Intermediaries
The fascinating history of a daring team of sexologists who built the first trans clinic in the shadow of the Third Reich
wwnorton.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Right now in #UK #transgender rights are under attack—and more anti-trans and #TERF assaults are coming. #JKR is literally funding the anti-trans movement, and still denies that #trans people were targeted in the #Holocaust. Let’s give them a history lesson. My book is out in UK 27 June: preorder!
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I am ready to talk to any #UK outlet for #transgender news about what’s happening and to talk about the ways #LGBTQIA fought against hate in the era leading to the Second World War. Nazis aren’t a forgone conclusion. We can fight #TERF hatred. I’m a historian, a journalist, & I’m here for the fight.
June 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I am ready to talk to any #UK outlet for #transgender news about what’s happening and to talk about the ways #LGBTQIA fought against hate in the era leading to the Second World War. Nazis aren’t a forgone conclusion. We can fight #TERF hatred. I’m a historian, a journalist, & I’m here for the fight.
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World may be ‘post-herd immunity’ to measles, top US scientist says
World may be ‘post-herd immunity’ to measles, top US scientist says
As infections pummel communities in the US, Mexico and Canada, fear of ‘the most contagious human disease’ grows
A leading immunologist warned of a “post-herd-immunity world”, as measles outbreaks affect communities with low vaccination rates in the American south-west, Mexico and Canada.
The US is enduring the largest measles outbreak in a quarter-century. Centered in west Texas, the measles outbreak has killed two unvaccinated children and one adult and spread to neighboring states including New Mexico and Oklahoma. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 11:27 AM
World may be ‘post-herd immunity’ to measles, top US scientist says
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Sumer is icumen in
lhude sing cuccu
Groweþ sed
And bloweþ med
And springþ þe wde nu
Sing cuccu
Image: BL Harley MS 978 - the oldest surviving version of a 13th century Middle English song about the start of summer, found at Reading Abbey.
lhude sing cuccu
Groweþ sed
And bloweþ med
And springþ þe wde nu
Sing cuccu
Image: BL Harley MS 978 - the oldest surviving version of a 13th century Middle English song about the start of summer, found at Reading Abbey.
May 1, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Sumer is icumen in
lhude sing cuccu
Groweþ sed
And bloweþ med
And springþ þe wde nu
Sing cuccu
Image: BL Harley MS 978 - the oldest surviving version of a 13th century Middle English song about the start of summer, found at Reading Abbey.
lhude sing cuccu
Groweþ sed
And bloweþ med
And springþ þe wde nu
Sing cuccu
Image: BL Harley MS 978 - the oldest surviving version of a 13th century Middle English song about the start of summer, found at Reading Abbey.
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Trump white-collar criminal pardons cost public $1bn, says ex-DoJ official
Trump white-collar criminal pardons cost public $1bn, says ex-DoJ official
Former pardon attorney Liz Oyer said president erased more than ‘$1bn in debts owed by wealthy Americans’
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Trump white-collar criminal pardons cost public $1bn, says ex-DoJ official
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Today a court blocked co-Presidents Trump and Musk from shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
This fight isn't over. The case will continue in court, and all of us need to keep fighting for the agency that has returned $21 billion to families who were scammed.
This fight isn't over. The case will continue in court, and all of us need to keep fighting for the agency that has returned $21 billion to families who were scammed.
Today a court blocked co-Presidents Trump and Musk from shutting down the CFPB.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
March 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Today a court blocked co-Presidents Trump and Musk from shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
This fight isn't over. The case will continue in court, and all of us need to keep fighting for the agency that has returned $21 billion to families who were scammed.
This fight isn't over. The case will continue in court, and all of us need to keep fighting for the agency that has returned $21 billion to families who were scammed.
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Be a Samwise Gamgee. Support your friends, trust your instincts, be humble, lead with your heart, love potatoes, don't let one little spider ruin your day.
March 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Be a Samwise Gamgee. Support your friends, trust your instincts, be humble, lead with your heart, love potatoes, don't let one little spider ruin your day.
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
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Every year on #PancakeDay we make a Peter Pancake.
March 4, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Every year on #PancakeDay we make a Peter Pancake.
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Hey guys I know it's really hard to be conscious of your health right now, so please remember that after every hour muttering “wtf” to yourself while scrolling on your phone you should stand up and banshee scream for at least 5 minutes to stretch out your lower back
March 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hey guys I know it's really hard to be conscious of your health right now, so please remember that after every hour muttering “wtf” to yourself while scrolling on your phone you should stand up and banshee scream for at least 5 minutes to stretch out your lower back
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It bears repeating.
If you’re siding with Vladimir Putin, you’re wrong.
February 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
It bears repeating.
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Today, I found out that the Department of Defense banned the Well-Read Black Girl anthology by Glory Edim. I was one of its contributors.
I'm really hurt right now. So if you have it in you, please buy books by Black women from independent bookstores.
I'm really hurt right now. So if you have it in you, please buy books by Black women from independent bookstores.
February 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Today, I found out that the Department of Defense banned the Well-Read Black Girl anthology by Glory Edim. I was one of its contributors.
I'm really hurt right now. So if you have it in you, please buy books by Black women from independent bookstores.
I'm really hurt right now. So if you have it in you, please buy books by Black women from independent bookstores.
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PSA- Gov. Braun has banned the distribution of the Imagination Station books in Indiana.
For those who do not know, Imagination Station is a program started by Dolly Parton which provides a free book each month to children from 0-5.
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PSA- Gov. Braun has banned the distribution of the Imagination Station books in Indiana.
For those who do not know, Imagination Station is a program started by Dolly Parton which provides a free book each month to children from 0-5.
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February 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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PSA- Gov. Braun has banned the distribution of the Imagination Station books in Indiana.
For those who do not know, Imagination Station is a program started by Dolly Parton which provides a free book each month to children from 0-5.
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PSA- Gov. Braun has banned the distribution of the Imagination Station books in Indiana.
For those who do not know, Imagination Station is a program started by Dolly Parton which provides a free book each month to children from 0-5.
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How is it we are in a timeline where Mike Pence is the only GOP figure speaking truth to Putin’s pet POTUS?
February 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM
How is it we are in a timeline where Mike Pence is the only GOP figure speaking truth to Putin’s pet POTUS?
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
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There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂
February 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
There are moments in these deportation fights when I can just FEEL how pissed off they are that I’m Puerto Rican 😂 they want to threaten me with it so bad 😂
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