2019

The best photos rejected from the National Portrait Gallery’s Taylor Wessing prize

The Portrait Salon Awards 2019 celebrate images submitted to, and rejected by, the National Portrait Gallery’s Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. Image copyright Mark Wallis Image caption “Ché-Loui and Evelyn-Rose were photographed at their home in Kent on the morning of their mother’s wedding.” – Mark Wallis The awards were founded by Carole Evans and

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Netanyahu: Corruption charges an ‘attempted coup’

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described corruption charges brought against him as an “attempted coup”. The country’s attorney general has charged Mr Netanyahu with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three separate cases. The prime minister is alleged to have accepted gifts from wealthy businessmen and dispensed favours to try to

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Made in Madrid, by Hand

MADRID — Living in Europe, I’m frequently reminded of an oft-repeated dictum from my high school French teacher, Madame Morris, who insisted that Europeans — at least the late 20th-century ones she knew — would rather invest in a few quality garments than a closet full of cheaply made clothes. While Zara, H&M and other

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Fiona Hill Viewed Serving Trump as Risky. Now She’s an Impeachment Witness.

Yet for all of her scholarly work, it was an appearance on television that landed Dr. Hill her White House job. After Mr. Trump was elected, K.T. McFarland, a Fox News commentator, recommended her to Gen. Michael T. Flynn, Mr. Trump’s first national security adviser. General Flynn, whose tenure ended in scandal after 24 days,

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Gap’s interim CEO promises to address ‘operational issues’

Gap’s interim CEO promises to address ‘operational issues’ as chain reports another sales decline By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer November 21, 2019, 11:02 PM 3 min read Two weeks after Gap Inc. ousted its CEO Art Peck, the company’s interim leader promised investors it would address “operational issues” that have been dragging down the

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