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Figure in John Hutton’s west screen, considered a 20th-century masterpiece, cracked by ladder used in lighting rigDeep cracks have appeared in one of the huge angels etched into John Hutton’s west screen of glass panels at Coventry Cathedral after a major music event.It has prompted concern that the increase in cathedrals hosting outside events, a big source of revenue, risks damaging some of the UK’s most important religious architecture. Continue reading...
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Supporters of the method say it’s foolproof – but forensic experts say it can be ‘excruciating’ amid allegations it’s been intentionally botchedThe tangled path of US capital punishment takes a new turn on Wednesday as Idaho becomes the first state to adopt the firing squad as its primary form of execution, embracing the brutal killing technique even as concerns grow that it can inflict excruciating pain and suffering.The state’s department of corrections (IDOC) says it has met its deadline, set
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Fans of all stripes pack the bars to sing, cheer and commiserate in city where more than 3m people were born outside USAlmost 200,000 Ecuadorians and Ecuadorian Americans live in New York City, and last week quite a lot of them were in a Brooklyn restaurant called El Encebollado de Victor to watch their football team take on Germany – a traditional World Cup powerhouse.It made for quite a sight: a sea of yellow shirts under the restaurant’s blue roof, which had been adorned with red, blue and ye
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A housing shortfall, record home costs and cuts to subsidies are intensifying the US affordability crunchOf the various dimensions of the affordability crisis weighing on US families, housing probably weighs heaviest. The typical home price has risen above five times the annual income of the typical family. The monthly cost of owning a home has hit record highs.The US faces a housing shortfall of millions of homes. But builders are not rushing to meet the shortfall. The supply of new homes decli
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Report points to staffing shortages, procedural changes and lack of a board quorum as contributing factorsDismissals of unfair labor practice charges have surged at the National Labor Relations Board under Donald Trump, according to a new analysis.From January 2025 to 29 April 2026, the US top labor watchdog dismissed 34.7% of all unfair labor practice charges filed by labor unions, a 14.2% increase from 2024. The agency dismissed 67.4% of unfair labor practice charges filed by workers, 10.7% hi
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If you had a sudden six-figure windfall, where should you invest it? Bloomberg asked top wealth advisers where they would put $100,000 (Source: Bloomberg)
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Planning a Fourth of July getaway? Use less gas—and cut your emissions—by easing up on the pedal.
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SAVE plan notices are going out in July, and other repayment plans are being phased out or launched.
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A private bond market dating back more than a century is opening a new front in the trillion-dollar AI funding boom, allowing tech borrowers to sell debt directly to deep-pocketed insurance firms.
Variety
John Malone, Sony Corp. chief Hiroki Totoki and Take-Two’s Strauss Zelnick are among the speakers set for the Paley Center for Media’s annual International Council Summit gathering of industry, business, political and academic leaders in October. The event returns to Paley Center’s Midtown Manhattan headquarters from Oct. 19-21, after being held last year in the […]
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Restructuring plan involves writing off debts to suppliers and cutting rent for many landlordsBusiness live – latest updatesUp to 150 former WH Smith high street stores are to close after the high court approved a swingeing restructure that could affect thousands of jobs.The books to paperclips retailer, which has 450 stores and employs about 5,000 staff, was bought by the private equity firm Modella Capital, which also owns Hobbycraft, last year and rebranded TG Jones. Continue reading...
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Welsh Labour's Mike Hedges asked Rhun ap Iorwerth about animal welfare in first minister's questions.