Live Updates: Luigi Mangione Admits Shooting UHC Executive as He Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

Luigi Mangione said he stalked the executive, Brian Thompson, before killing him on a New York sidewalk in 2024. “I shot Mr. Thompson,” he told the judge.

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John Berger: From Life by Tom Overton review – a vibrant biography of the pioneering critic

This multi-layered portrait is a fitting tribute to the man behind Ways of Seeing

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Epstein judge: ‘The public has a right to know what the hell is going on’ | CNN Politics

A federal judge gave a chilling warning to Justice Department lawyers fighting the further releases of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein: If they don’t comply with court orders, contempt proceedings c...

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Poland says it thwarted a Russian plot to kill an American citizen in Warsaw

Poland's prime minister says authorities have arrested a Russian citizen allegedly recruited by Russian secret services.

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Lucim 111 – The Polish Village That Became a Work of Art. | Contemporary Lynx - magazine on art & visual culture

In 1977, in the small village of Lucim in north-central Poland, a group of artists began an experiment that deserves to be read not as a regional curiosity, but as one of the most original examples of...

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Before Richard Wagner became a Nazi favorite, a Jewish composer made him weep

A revival of the opera 'Rienzi' at Bayreuth shows the anxiety of Giacomo Meyerbeer's influence

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Honk if your barn is burning: pet goose alerts sleeping Texas family to blaze

Family ‘extremely grateful’ to four-month-old ‘Goosey’ who ran out of fire-billowing building and repeatedly squawked

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Trump’s cost-of-living crunch

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Jerzy Nowosielski

Contemporary painter, illustrator, designer and philosopher largely influenced by Russian iconography and the Byzantine style; his earliest works are 1940s representations of female figures

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AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.

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Mother bear and cubs spotted on busy hiking trail in Poland

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How Audrey Hepburn Broke the Hollywood Rules: No Plastic Surgery, Swearing Off Marriage and Walking Away from It All (Exclusive)

Audrey Hepburn lived life on her own terms. In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, the screen legend’s sons, Sean Hepburn Ferrer and Luca Dotti, open up about their mother’s legacy, and the side of her that ...

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The "insulting" 1983 song Paul Simon wrote for Carrie Fisher

A look back at the song Paul Simon wrote for Carrie Fisher that defined their relationship and he described as a better track than 'The Sound of Silence'.

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Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill

Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling

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Lion saved as cub from Ukraine war and brought to US battles rare fungal disease

Four-year-old Taras, who now resides at a Minnesota sanctuary, was diagnosed with an often fatal infection

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Gruppa

Gruppa is an artistic formation,created in 1983. It was formed by six painters from the Warsaw Fine Arts Academy: Ryszard Grzyb, Paweł Kowalewski, Jarosław Modzelewski, Włodzimierz Pawlak, Marek Sobcz...

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When Jimi Hendrix silenced Jeff Beck, Paul McCartney, and Keith Richards

Jimi Hendrix arrived in London in 1966 and completely shook the city's blues rock scene with one wild performance.

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This Photographer Captures The Diversity Of Natural Red Hair In ‘The Little Book Of Gingers’ (30 New Pics)

When Bored Panda first featured Scottish photographer Kieran Dodds in 2020, his ongoing series Gingers had already begun challenging one of Scotland's most recognizable stereotypes. Rather than treating red hair as a curiosity, Dodds used portrait photography to explore identity, ancestry, and the surprising global journey of a genetic trait often associated with Scotland but found everywhere from Jamaica and Israel to Russia. The project quickly became about far more than hair, it became a visual study of migration, family history, and the unexpected connections between people across cultures. Photography & Digital Art

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Top Democrats set aside qualms and embrace progressive Abdul El-Sayed

Democrats are ‘united by a common purpose,’ Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand say in joint statement

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‘Prisoners killed each other’s kittens. So now they’re forbidden inside’: Vladimir Karamazov’s best photograph

‘The men in this jail in Bulgaria used to adopt these stray kittens. But pets can be a problem. They get killed as punishment or for revenge’

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Meet Jo Nagai: 10-year-old Japanese student who discovered butterflies can remember their time as caterpillars

A 10-year-old student from Japan has captured worldwide attention after his fascination with butterflies led to a remarkable scientific study that is challenging long-held assumptions about insect mem...

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The Real Meaning of El-Sayed's Victory

It's not what you're hearing

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The Intimate Legacies of a White-Supremacist Coup

A racist takeover in Wilmington, North Carolina, in 1898, has reverberated across generations as a reminder of American democracy’s terrifying vulnerability.

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Jay Clayton sworn in as US director of national intelligence

After a bumpy confirmation hearing, Clayton replaces acting director Bill Pulte to head US intelligence agencies

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The Passenger – Andrzej Munk

'The Passenger' is a film directed by Andrzej Munk, based on Zofia Posmysz’s radio broadcast 'Passenger from Cabin 45'. It relates the experiences of one female SS officer at the Auschwitz concentrati...

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