Blue Peter has named Richie Driss as its 38th and newest presenter. Driss will make his debut on the CBBC show on 16 May, co-hosting with Lindsey Russell and the show’s new dog, Henry. The 30-year-old from St Albans previously worked as a presenter for Joe Media and had his own series on urban culture […]
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Nearly 1,700 workers at a GE Transportation plant in Erie, Pennsylvania, went on strike Tuesday, marking the first large-scale work stoppage in the U.S. manufacturing sector in three years. Union members with the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America (UE) say the factory’s incoming owner, Pennsylvania-based Wabtec Corp., is trying to impose mandatory
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“The art world should be understood as a complex ecology with many microclimates and some macro ones,” said the curator Okwui Enwezor, who died in March. He could have been describing the geography of New York City galleries. In the 1970s, the climates were macro and few (the Upper East Side, SoHo). In the 1980s,
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In the days leading up to the New Zealand massacre that left dozens of Muslim worshippers dead, the suspected shooter, a 28-year-old Australian man, left a trail of xenophobic and Islamophobic postings online. On Tuesday, he appeared to share a series of YouTube videos on Twitter, including a montage of bloodied corpses from previous terror
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Nearly three inches of heavy rain and lightning forced a stoppage in play lasting more than seven hours Thursday during the first round of the Zurich Classic team event. The first players to tee off were on the course for a little more than 2 1/2 hours before the horn sounded to suspend play. The
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Hi. Welcome to On Politics, your guide to the day in national politics. I’m Matt Flegenheimer, your temporary host. Lisa Lerer is on vacation, filming her own campaign video about the promise of America. [Get On Politics delivered to your inbox.] So, Joe Biden is in. Break out the aviators and finger guns. For months,
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The typical cost of a traditional funeral, including viewing of the body and burial, was about $7,400 in 2017, according to the National Funeral Directors Association, a trade group. A funeral with cremation, which is increasingly popular, was about $6,300. But costs vary widely, even within the same market. Scott Gilligan, general counsel with the
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The Latest on a measles outbreak (all times local): 2:30 p.m. A quarantine order has been issued for students and staff at two Los Angeles universities who may have been exposed to measles and either have not been vaccinated or can’t verify that they have immunity. The University of California, Los Angeles, said that as
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Image copyright Getty Images A resident who fails to pay their first month’s council tax bill of £167 can see the cost increase to £2,065 in nine weeks, according to Citizens Advice. The missed payment in England and Wales can mean they are liable for the rest of the annual bill, as well as court
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The Latest on a fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris (all times local): 9:50 p.m. The fire chief in Paris says it’s unclear if city firefighters will be able to keep a fire at Notre Dame from spreading and causing more destruction. Fire Chief Jean-Claude Gallet said outside the iconic cathedral as his crews
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