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Lou Keller, frontman of New York hardcore band Sick of It All, dies aged 59
Keller, who co-founded the celebrated band in 1986, had been battling cancer of the esophagusLou Koller, the singer and co-founder of New York hardcore band Sick of It All, has di…
Indian celebrities fiercely criticised for silence on Cockroach protests
Bollywood stars accused of ‘cowardice’ as hundreds of thousands of young Indians take to the streets to challenge governmentBollywood stars and other Indian celebrities have faced…
Troy Jackson: the Maine lumberjack Democrats believe can beat Susan Collins
Jackson, set to replace Graham Platner, is prominent workers’ rights advocate and a leading progressive voiceAs cinemagoers flock to The Odyssey, Democrats in Maine are hoping tha…
‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school
Robot from company that acquired sex doll maker to be introduced in school with large Native American populationA humanoid robot is being introduced as part of a pilot program, al…
‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape
Initiatives including cutting permits just to serve ice-cream amount to a sweeping program of deregulationRed Scare? The democratic socialist mayor of New York City spent this wee…
Treasure as trinkets: Zendaya’s earrings renew debate on ownership of ancient artefacts
Jewellery made from BC Iran worn at Odyssey photocall throws spotlight on the trade of rare archeological findsThe Odyssey has stormed cinemas, but while its take on the Homeric e…
India’s education minister resigns amid Cockroach youth movement protests
Dharmendra Pradhan steps down after demonstrations over exam leak scandal, in major victory for protestersIndia’s education minister, Dharmendra Pradhan, has resigned after a week…
Southport killer ‘trying to retraumatise families from cell’, says lawyer
Comment follows news Axel Rudakubana had been transferred from prison to psychiatric hospitalThe lawyer for the families of Axel Rudakubana’s victims has said the Southport killer…
‘Shameful’: Pentagon accused of cover-up over US military casualties in Iran war
No press briefing has been held for months, as the defence department belatedly or inaccurately releases figuresThe Pentagon is taking a “shameful approach” to releasing informati…
‘Nobody was there for us’: mother urges Andy Burnham to reopen case of daughter killed in Texas
Lucy Harrison, 23, was shot in 2025 with her father’s gun. He was never arrested and a grand jury chose not to indict himLucy Harrison felt that 2024 was her best year yet. The 23…
