July 2019

Padma Lakshmi Bakes Scathing Political Protest Into Her Fourth Of July Pie

“Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi on Thursday used her Fourth of July pie to call for the closure of the federal facilities that are holding undocumented migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. Lakshmi decorated her Independence Day pie with an American flag and the phrase “Close The Camps.” In another tweet, she urged people to “contact your representatives

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Brexit: Hammond warns next PM not to ‘sideline’ Parliament

Chancellor Philip Hammond tells Nick Robinson’s Political Thinking podcast that he and other MPs will stop a no-deal Brexit. A no-deal departure on 31 October remains the default legal position unless Parliament passes a withdrawal agreement or the UK and EU agree to extend the process further. But quoting Speaker John Bercow, Mr Hammond –

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Global stocks mixed ahead of US employment data

Asian stocks advanced Friday while European markets opened lower as investors waited for American jobs data and details of U.S.-Chinese trade talks. Benchmarks in London and Frankfurt retreated while Shanghai and Tokyo gained. Monthly U.S. employment numbers are expected to be a factor in the Federal Reserve’s decision this month on interest rates. Markets expect

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Tutankhamun: Bust Egypt says was ‘stolen’ sells for £4.7m

Image copyright Christie’s Auction House Image caption Egypt’s government has called for the auction to be cancelled A 3,000-year-old Tutankhamun bust that Egypt claims was stolen has fetched £4.7m ($6m) at auction. Egypt earlier called on auction house Christie’s to cancel the sale of the relic depicting ancient boy-king Tutankhamun. The country’s foreign ministry says

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In Toronto, an Industrial Stretch Has Its Breakout Moment

Dismissed for decades as a postindustrial wasteland, Sterling Road, a zigzagging half-mile strip of old factories and warehouses, is getting a second life. Last summer, the North American debut of a splashy Banksy exhibition in an empty warehouse there drew a global spotlight. With the arrival of Toronto’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) last fall,

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