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Family tensions amid America’s immigration policies

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Lionel Shriver’s A Better Life, is a provocative novel addressing contemporary immigration, where a New York family takes in a Honduran migrant- who may or may not be the innocent paragon she claims to be. Shriver rages about the influx of illegal immigrants to America, but when asked if he writes op-eds about this, he replies “Oh no, no, no, no,.. I most certainly do not,”. Gloria Bonaventura, living in a sprawling house in Brooklyn with her 26-year-old son Nico, an Italian American engineering major  who spent  four years since graduation telling on the dime of his divorced mother of three, decides … Continue reading Family tensions amid America’s immigration policies

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Bethell’s ton invain as India beat England to reach T20 World Cup final

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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup  Semi-final at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. England 246-7 (20 ov) Bethell 105 off 48, 8 fours, 7 sixes, Jacks 35 off 20, 4 fours, 2 sixes, Pandya 2-38, Patel 1-35, Chakravarthy 1-64, Bumrah 1-33, Arshdeep 1-51. India 253-7 (20 ov) Samson 89 off 42, 8 fours, 7 sixes,  Kishan 39 off 18,  4 fours, 2 six, Dube 43 off 25, 1 four, 4 six, Jacks 2-40, Rashid 2-41, Archer 1-61. India win by 7 runs England won the toss and decided to field. Jacob Bethell’s thrilling century was invain as India pipped England by seven runs to reach the … Continue reading Bethell’s ton invain as India beat England to reach T20 World Cup final

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Allen Smashes 10 fours and 2 sixes in his unbeaten 33-ball century

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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at Eden Gardens, Kolkata South Africa vs New Zealand South Africa  169-8 (20 ov)Brevis 34 off 27, 3 fours and 2 sixes, Jansen 55no off 30, 2 fours and 5 sixes, McConchie 2-9, Ravindra 2-29. New Zealand 173-1 (12.5 ov) Seifert 58 off 33, 7 fours, 2 sixes, Allen 100 off 33, 10 fours, 8 sixes, Rabada 1-28. New Zealand win by 9 wickets. New Zealand’s Finn Allen knocks five consecutive boundaries in one over of Corbin Bosch, and smashed an unbeaten 33-ball century  to demolish 2024 runners-up South Africa by nine wickets in T20 Men’s World … Continue reading Allen Smashes 10 fours and 2 sixes in his unbeaten 33-ball century

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Guilt and regret

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Fila, a protagonist of Michelle Steinbeck’s Favorita, receives an anonymous phone call from Italy telling her that her mother Magdalena is dead, her instinctive feeling is one of relief. Fila hasn’t seen her in years, not since she disgraced their family by advertising her brothel in the newspaper. Fila is already unmoored by the recent death of her grandmother Lavinia, who raised her. In Lavinia’s kitchen in Switzerland Fila now sits, listening to the voice on the “mortadella-coloured rotary telephone” that says “they say it’s because of her liver, but I can assure you that it was not her liver… … Continue reading Guilt and regret

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Irish myth: Revenge of the young woman falls for a powerful predator who abuses her

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Until Banshee was born, woman always cast as mothers, warriors or witches, were never given the lead. Banshee transports you to treacherous landscapes and salt-crashing seas. generational curses and mystical islands. Here you’ll find unruly mothers, rule-breaking queens, and women outrunning their destiny- stories pulsing with desire, danger and defiance. Banshee is a celebration of womanhood- and an homage to the ancient storeis that still shape us. In the traditional tale, Cliodhna is a goddess who falls in love with a human, is drowned by a wave that has been summoned by the god of the sea and becomes a … Continue reading Irish myth: Revenge of the young woman falls for a powerful predator who abuses her

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India to meet England in T20 Men’s World Cup Semis

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Men’s T20 World Cup, Super 8s Group 1, Kolkata India Vs West Indies West Indies 195-4 (20 ov) Chase 40 off 25, 5 fours, 1 six, Bumrah 2-36 India 199 -5 (19.2 ov) Samson 97 no off 50,  12 fours, 4 sixes, Holder 2-38 India won by five wickets. India secured a T20 World Cup semi-final showdown with England after a tense fiv e-wicket victory over West Indies with the help of Sanju Samson’s scintillating unbeaten 97. Samson’s chanceless knock off 50 balls hitting 12 fours and four sixes as India successfully chased down 196 in Super 8 stage at Eden Gardens … Continue reading India to meet England in T20 Men’s World Cup Semis

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Insider’s guide to boom-and-bust

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Lloyd Blankfein, head of an institution legendary for its culture of success writes a candid memoir of global leadership in an age of extreme turbulence. Blankfein is quiet scary smart about people, markets, and life generally, as his 10, 000 Small Businesses idea proved to be a huge winner. During the 2008-2009 financial crisis, Lloyd acted decisively and he tells the story of what happened with unique insights. When Blankfein was attacked as a Wall Street fat cat, he had to smile, thinking of his precarious childhood in the notorious public housing projects of East New York, Brooklyn, and attending … Continue reading Insider’s guide to boom-and-bust

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Western classical music and minds of all its greatest composers

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“Let me be your Ruskin or Baedeker, suppose a first visit, only a week, to Florence or Burges, what must absolutely not to be missed” Robin Holloway offer himself to as a master guide for this voyage. “My aim in this book is to offer an invitation to the glorious long voyage of western classical music for all those who enjoy and love it, and seek to deepen their enjoyment and love without getting caught up in musicology and technicalities: an entry to Aladdin’s cave, an injunction to taste and see re-angled for the sense of hearing in all its … Continue reading Western classical music and minds of all its greatest composers

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South Africa  beats West Indies to reach T20 World Cup Semis

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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup West Indies Vs South Africa West Indies 176-8 (20 ov) Holder 49  off 31, 4 fours, 3 sixes, Shepherd 52 no off 37, 3 fours, 4 sixes, Ngidi 3-30, Bosch 2-31, Rabada 2-22. South Africa 177-1(16.1 ov) Markram 82 off 46, 7 fours, 4 sixes de Kock 47 off 24, 4 fours, 4 sixes, Rickelton 45 off 28, 4 fours, 2 sixes, Chase 1-46. South Africa win by 9  wickets. South Africa’s run chase to beat West Indies by nine wickets with 3.5 overs to spare, and reach T20 ICC Men’s World Cup  semi-finals. Aiden Markram … Continue reading South Africa  beats West Indies to reach T20 World Cup Semis

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CHINESE NEW YEAR 2026 – THE YEAR OF THE FIREHORSE

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Chinese dragon performers and musicians came to Queensway Bayswater for a traditional ceremony to mark some of the celebrations between 17 February and 3 March  hailing the year of the Fire Horse – a powerful sign to be born under seeing amplified energy and significant fortune. Those born on the following year dates are included – 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002 and 2014 as well as other years – you need to google your date of birth to discover.  2026 is a special year falling around the middle of solar maxima as well as the other planets – Uranus, Neptune and … Continue reading CHINESE NEW YEAR 2026 – THE YEAR OF THE FIREHORSE