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Tucked up inside a 900-year-old fort is London’s most exclusive bar

8Jan

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Tucked up inside a 900-year-old fort is London’s most exclusive bar

Nestled in the medieval Tower of London, the Keys bar continues to be a private sanctuary for the distinguished Yeoman Warders and their families. Savor a drink with the people who protect this 900-year-old fortification and take in its aura. Over three million people visit the 900-year-old Tower of London each year, drawn by its fabled ravens, unique "Beefeater" Yeoman Warder guards, and ancient passageways. The Tower is home to the regal Crown Jewels. They are blind to one important detail, though London's most prestigious bar. The Keys looks like your favorite well-known British pub, complete with rectangular hardwood tables, leather banquettes, and a carpet with a patterned pattern. But its inside is enhanced by unique royal features, such cases displaying Yeoman Warder outfits a...

Biden is asking for help from Mexico to stem the record influx of immigrant

8Jan

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Biden is asking for help from Mexico to stem the record influx of immigrant

According to officials from both countries who are acquainted with the negotiations, the Biden administration is placing more and more pressure on Mexico to reduce the unprecedented number of migrants entering the country, while Mexico has its lists of lofty demands for the United States. Prior attempts by the Biden administration to curb the flood of migrants have only resulted in brief drops in the population. In late December, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to Mexico to meet with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and request more support. The insiders described such talks as "preliminary," adding that neither party made any firm guarantees during them. According to officials from both countries who are acquainte...

In the last week before the 2024 election, Trump alternates between the legal system and the campaign road

8Jan

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In the last week before the 2024 election, Trump alternates between the legal system and the campaign road

In an attempt to draw attention away from his trailing Republican rivals, Donald Trump is using the last stretch before the Iowa caucuses as a platform for his accusations of political persecution. This week's scheduled balancing act between Trump's court hearings and campaign activities will serve as a metaphor for the whole race being overshadowed by the former president's legal woes. He is now the strongest front-runner for a presidential candidature in years because of his tactic of basing his campaign on his fabrication that he won the 2020 election, which is at the centre of two of his four impending criminal prosecutions. He has also made clear calls for "retribution." It has further hampered attempts to discredit him as a strong nominee by his main competitors, former Sout...

Door plug from Alaska Airlines plane found in Oregon backyard

8Jan

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Door plug from Alaska Airlines plane found in Oregon backyard

A Portland, Oregon, resident's lawn has a missing door plug that may hold important clues for the inquiry into why it detached from the plane mid-flight on Friday, authorities announced on Sunday. Jennifer Homendy, the chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, came to the press conference after it was over to share some good news: "I'm excited to announce that we found the door plug," she stated. She acknowledged Bob, a schoolteacher, as the individual who had provided the NTSB two images of the object, and added, "Thank you, Bob." "We're going to go pick that up and make sure that we begin analysing it," Homendy said. She also reported finding two cell phones: one by the side of the road and the other in a yard. After the first full day of the NTSB's inquiry into t...

Aid groups say more than 10 children are losing their legs every day in Gaza

8Jan

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Aid groups say more than 10 children are losing their legs every day in Gaza

According to a charity, since October 7, more than ten children in Gaza have lost one or both of their legs on average every day. Many of these amputations were done without anaesthesia, highlighting the terrible humanitarian situation in the Palestinian enclave after more than three months of Israeli bombardment. Jason Lee, the head of Save the Children in the occupied Palestinian territories, stated in a statement that the "suffering of children in this conflict is unimaginable and even more because it is preventable and needless," the UN stated in its statistics. He declared, "Child killing and maiming is abhorred as a serious violation against children, and those who commit these crimes must be held accountable." Save the Children cited statements made by UNICEF spokesperson J...

Iowa students to stage statewide walkout after school shooting

8Jan

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Iowa students to stage statewide walkout after school shooting

Following a fatal shooting at Perry High School, students in Iowa are organizing a walkout on Monday and a march to the state capitol to express their disapproval of politicians' perceived lack of action about gun violence. March For Our Lives Iowa invited kids to take part in the event just hours after police reported that a Perry High School student had shot and murdered a sixth-grader on Thursday while also injuring seven other classmates. Students' persistent complaints about the school massacre prompted the organization to plan the walkout. According to Akshara Eswar, one of the executive state directors of the group, "the shooting has hit close to home for a lot of us," she told the USA TODAY Network affiliate, Des Moines Register. "People are upset. They can't stop thinking ab...

Civil war “could have been negotiated,” according to Trump

8Jan

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Civil war “could have been negotiated,” according to Trump

On Saturday, former US President Donald Trump made the argument that "negotiation" may have prevented the Civil War, contending that Abraham Lincoln ought to have done more to avert carnage and that the struggle to abolish slavery in the US was ultimately pointless. "There were a lot of errors made. To be honest with you, there was something that I believe could have been negotiated," Trump remarked during a Newton, Iowa, campaign stop. That could have been resolved, in my opinion. Everyone perished. So many individuals lost their lives. The former president made these remarks a little over a week before Iowa's first-ever presidential caucuses, where he leads Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley handily in the polls. Unexpectedly, the Civil ...

Israel’s attempt to ‘destroy’ Hamas enters a new era of war

7Jan

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Israel’s attempt to ‘destroy’ Hamas enters a new era of war

Three months prior, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a vow to a populace shaken by a horrifying day of Hamas strikes. Netanyahu said, "The IDF will immediately use all of its strength to destroy Hamas's capabilities." "We're going to destroy them." There are indications that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) are adjusting their goals as they enter a new phase of their conflict with Hamas in Gaza. "The historical record is not particularly supportive of military operations aimed at eliminating deeply ingrained political-military movements," said Bilal Y. Saab, Chatham House associate fellow for the Middle East and North Africa, "The leadership of the IDF is fully aware that their only option is to significantly weaken Hamas's military capabilities," Saab sa...

6Jan

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Famine in Gaza, says UN aid chief

As Gazans experience "the highest levels of food insecurity ever recorded," famine is "around the corner," according to UN emergency assistance head Martin Griffiths. In a statement released on Friday, Griffiths said that Gaza had turned into “a place of death and despair,” citing tens of thousands of deaths, attacks on medical institutions, and a dearth of operational hospitals. He went on, "Hope has never been more elusive." According to Griffiths, a public health catastrophe is developing as infectious illnesses proliferate in overcrowded shelters and sewers overflow, and 180 Palestinian women "are giving birth daily amidst this chaos." "Gaza is just no longer livable. The world looks on while its people face daily risks to their basic survival," Griffiths stated in a statem...

The game-winning shot was made by Nikola Jokic from almost half court

6Jan

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The game-winning shot was made by Nikola Jokic from almost half court

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Golden State Warriors 130-127 on Thursday night thanks to a remarkable game-winning three-pointer made by superstar centre Nikola Jokić at the buzzer from close to the half-court line. The score was tied at 127 when Nuggets player Aaron Gordon inbounded the ball to Jokić well inside Denver's half with 3.6 seconds remaining in the game. Although it appeared like the game would go into overtime, the two-time had other plans. After committing three dribbles, Jokić moved to the right sideline and dunked over Warriors centre Kevon Looney with a long, rainbow shot. As time ran down, the shot banged in off the glass, leaving Golden State players and supporters inside the Chase Centre with nothing to cheer about except dismay. The Serbian centre had a cl...