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I challenge the Rothko naysayers to stand in front of his monumental art and not feel awe – Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
As an unbaptised agnostic raised with no religion, the closest I ever really come to a spiritual experience is when I’m standing in front of an artwork. Last week...
Ueda inspires Japan to eliminate Tunisia in landmark 1,000th World Cup match
Perhaps the manager wasn’t the problem after all. Tunisia sacked Sabri Lamouchi after last week’s 5-1 defeat to Sweden, appointing Hervé Renard as their seventh manager since qualifying began....
Chic and cheerful: 15 hotels for affordable European glamour
GREECEToes in the sea on KastellorizoJust 2km from the Lycian coast, Kastellorizo is much closer to Turkey than mainland Greece. Ferries from the Turkish beach town of Kaş, as...
Health
Bodies of Canadian woman and Mexican man recovered after avalanche in Peruvian mountains
Peruvian rescue teams have recovered the bodies of a Canadian woman, Sandra Covone, and Daniel Navarro, her Mexican husband, after they were engulfed in an avalanche on the summit...
Small rodents may be to blame for the changes in Canada’s pesticide laws. Here's why
OTTAWA — Earlier this spring, the federal government announced it would be temporarily lifting a two-year ban on a controversial rodenticide called strychnine until next year following damages worth...
Politics
Trump now says either Republican candidate would be a good pick in South Carolina’s governor runoff
COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Donald Trump changed his tune Friday heading into South Carolina’s runoff next week, saying either Republican contender for governor - not just Lt. Gov. Pamela...
Democrats Wahab, Hernandez advance in California special election to finish Swalwell’s term
Democratic candidates have secured the two slots for a special general election to serve out the remaining term of former California U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned from Congress...
Jackson Lahmeyer withdraws from Oklahoma GOP House runoff after reports of inappropriate texts
Jackson Lahmeyer, an Oklahoma megachurch minister who founded Pastors for Trump, has withdrawn from a runoff for a U.S. House seat from Oklahoma, following reports that he had sent...
Senate rejects another Democrat-led effort to end Iran war despite peace deal
Senate Democrats, not confident that President Trump’s first-stage peace deal with Iran will hold, are continuing their push for Congress to formally end the war. But they remain one...
Technology
Controversial billionaire tax proposal declared eligible for the November ballot
A controversial proposal to tax California billionaires to fund healthcare has tenatively qualified for the November ballot, setting the stage for a more intense and expensive battle over whether...
People are betting on elections in prediction markets. Congress is watching
WASHINGTON — As Spencer Pratt fell behind in the Los Angeles mayoral primary, an unexpected group began claiming election fraud: people tracking the Republican’s success on prediction markets, the increasingly popular...
Sports
ITV viewers ask where Gary Lineker is as World Cup appearance causes confusion
Gary Lineker appeared on ITV's World Cup coverage of Germany vs Ivory Coast but left viewers very confused by a surprise decisionGary Lineker disappeared very quickly into his ITV...
World Cup LIVE: Scotland vs Morocco updates as Gary Lineker agrees ITV deal
Most fans attending Friday's USA versus Australia World Cup match at Seattle Stadium were paying anywhere from $1,447 just to get through the door, with some resale tickets reaching...
Transfer news LIVE: Diomande bombshell, Liverpool deal, Arsenal bid rejected
Cote d'Ivoire manager Emerse Fae joked about the Liverpool talk which has surrounded Yan Diomande heading into this summer but acknowledged the links. The winger has also been linked...
England vs Croatia live – Kane heads Three Lions back in front with his second
It looked as if Perisic might've been offside in the build-up, but referee Clement Turpin has blown his whistle for half-time and the goal stands.Perisic evaded England's backline and...
‘6 million? Nah, 271k’: Holocaust denial comment found inside Halifax high school yearbook