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Off the rails: Conspiracy theorists commandeer Trump’s legal operation
Beginning on election night 2020 and continuing through his final days in office, Donald Trump unraveled and dragged America with him, to the point that his followers sacked the U.S. Capitol with two weeks left in his term. This Axios…
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here Australia: Who Is Alli Simpson
On Tuesday afternoon Alli Simpson confirmed she’s the newest star to enter the ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ jungle, teasing viewers they will watch her “fall apart on national tele & get to know me reaaaaal well”. …
25 Of The Funniest Tweets About Cats And Dogs This Week (Jan. 2-8)
Woof — it’s been a long week. If you feel like you’ve been working like a dog, let us offer you the internet equivalent of a big pile of catnip: hilarious tweets about pets. Each week at HuffPost, we scour…
‘He’s Going To Be More Unleashed And Unhinged Than Ever’
This week a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the US Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election. Five people died in the chaos, including a police officer. This historic insurrection was the culmination…
Twitter bans President Trump
Screenshot of Trump’s account. Twitter announced Friday that the platform will permanently suspend President Trump’s account effective immediately. Driving the news: It’s Twitter’s strongest-ever action against the president’s account and comes in response to the “risk of further incitement of…
Panic-Buying Erupts at Coles And Woolworths In Brisbane: Here’s The Psychology Behind It And How To Avoid It
Hundreds of shoppers flocked to local supermarkets on Friday morning after Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced Brisbane would be plunged into a three-day lockdown after the more infectious UK strain of COVID-19 was linked to hotel quarantine. The stay-at-home order…
Vaccinating the world: How to make more from less | COVID-19 Special
2021 began with a worldwide ambition – to vaccinate as many people as possible against Covid-19.But in many parts of the world it’s been a slow start. There aren’t enough vaccine dose available yet. And sometimes, logistical problems add to…
‘Stain On Australia’: Miranda Devine Slammed For Blaming Capitol Riots On BLM Protesters
Australian conservative columnist Miranda Devine has been condemned online after she controversially blamed last year’s Black Lives Matter demonstrations against racial injustice for the pro-Trump riots at the US Capitol on Wednesday. “I guess we really shouldn’t be surprised at…
See the Installations by Kehinde Wiley, Stan Douglas, and Other Art Stars That Might Actually Make You Want to Go to New York’s Penn Station
Just a few days into 2021 and New York City has already set an architectural milestone with the opening of Moynihan Train Hall, the long-awaited extension of the much-maligned Penn Station. The space, which has 92-foot skylight ceilings, will host…
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Street Artists Around the World Captured a Turbulent Year in Real Time—See the Beautiful and Unforgettable Works of 2020 Here
For much of the year, the best—and safest—place to see art was on the street. And perhaps more than in any other year, street art offered a real-time distillation of the events shaping our lives. Across the globe, artwork speaking…
50 Times Schitt’s Creek Epitomised 2020 For All Of Us
Thanks to a mixture of word of mouth during lockdown and its clean sweep at the Emmys, Schitt’s Creek has enjoyed an explosion in popularity in 2020. And for millions of us, it has been the binge-worthy boxset that has seen…
The 10 Most Astonishing Archaeological Discoveries of 2020, From an Ancient Cat Carving to the Amazon Rock Paintings
Despite its many difficulties, 2020 gave us some incredible discoveries. Shortly after scientists confirmed that the Museum of the Bible in Washington, DC, owned Dead Sea Scroll forgeries, putting the authenticity of some 70 other known fragments in question, the…
The challenge of 2021: Vaccinating the world
Vaccinating the world will be perhaps the single greatest global challenge of 2021, and that process is now beginning in earnest. The big picture: If you’re reading this in Europe, the U.S. or one of several other wealthy countries, you…
A Brief Reminder Of Charles Kushner’s Creepy Crimes, Through Tweets
Donald Trump’s latest flurry of presidential pardons for allies included a family member, Charles Kushner, who was jailed 15 years ago for tax evasion, making illegal campaign donations and tampering with a witness, his brother-in-law, by orchestrating a sex tape…
