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Hajj disasters: stampedes, infernos and a bloody siege
AFP via Yahoo News· 3 days agoIt is Islam's holiest pilgrimage, but the hajj to Mecca in Saudi Arabia has in recent decades been...
‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ Review: A Splendid Update of the French Classic Feels at Once Timeless...
Variety· 5 days agoLast year, in bold defiance of post-pandemic doomsayers, French distributor Pathé doubled down on...
Judge rejects Soto's motion to dismiss murder charge
The Lima News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJun. 11—OTTAWA — A defense motion seeking the dismissal of charges against Travis Soto, the Napoleon man charged with murder in the 2006 death of his son ...
June movies and TV shows to look forward to
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe audience watches the last few minutes of the movie "Napoleon Dynamite" at Sundance in Park City for a special 20th anniversary showing at the Ray...
Art Bites: Where Did the Paris Salon Come From?
Artnet News· 3 days agoAmong the problems facing Napoleon III in 1863 was a legion of grumpy artists. Ever the aspiring populist, Napoleon sanctioned the Salon des Refusés...
Whisper it, but Labour is about to inherit a rallying economy
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 7 days agoWhat Labour is about to benefit from is a vote against the incompetence and drift of the last eight...
Morality Is the Enemy of Peace
Foreign Policy Magazine· 2 days agoFrench Foreign Minister Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand (1754-1838) was an accomplished political survivor who managed to serve the French revolutionary...
Today in History: June 18, Sally Ride becomes first American woman in space
San Francisco Chronicle· 5 days agoToday is Tuesday, June 18, the 170th day of 2024. On June 18, 1983, astronaut Sally K. Ride became America’s first woman in space as she and four colleagues blasted off aboard the space shuttle ...
From Ice-T to Matty Matheson: The Best Cameos to Gift Dad This Father’s Day
Variety via Yahoo News· 4 days agoWhether your dad has always wanted to be coached on life by NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, serenaded...
115 Relatable Quotes About Overthinking to Inspire Peacefulness and Letting Go
Parade via Yahoo News· 6 days agoThe real problem is that we don’t trust.” - L.J. Vanier “Take time to deliberate, but when the time...