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The new commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s armed forces forged his reputation fighting Russia in 2014
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The new commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian military forged his reputation as a daring and determined fighter in the early days of the country’s battle against Russia, then spent a decade in combat assignments while steadily rising through the ranks. Maj. Gen. Mykhailo Drapatyi was named to the post Tuesday after President…
Read MoreA Celebrity Photographer’s Hidden Stash of Polaroids
For the rest of the decade—the years represented by these Polaroids—she was booked and busy. “It was such a period of growth for me as a photographer,” Shur told me. “I really found myself, I’d say.” (She’s since released monographs exploring her travels to Japan and her neighborhood in L.A.) The Polaroids, meanwhile, tell some…
Read MoreTurbulent years revealed at secret wartime base
A new museum inside a north London country house that housed secret intelligence operations during World War Two will open to the public on Tuesday. Trent Park House of Secrets, based in Trent Park country house in Enfield, tells the story of espionage, courage and creative deception. The house played a key role in Britain’s…
Read MoreMadonna and the Muppets Made the Case for Love
This year, for the first time ever, the FIFA World Cup final featured an eleven-minute halftime hullabaloo, co-headlined by four megastar acts: Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber, and BTS. The lineup—theoretically a diverse parade of talent, with two of the three host nations represented—was curated by Chris Martin, of Coldplay, a self-appointed apostle of good vibes,…
Read MoreNew Long-Legged Cellar Spider Identified on a Korean Mountain
The post New Long-Legged Cellar Spider Identified on a Korean Mountain appeared first on A-Z Animals. Finding one new spider species is exciting, but scientists have recently discovered no fewer than four! They all belong to the Pholcus genus and like to live in dark and sheltered areas in Korean forests. Here’s the story of…
Read MoreGerman commander says homeland security division to top 10,000 troops
Germany’s Homeland Security Division is set to expand significantly, growing from a planned strength of 6,500 troops to well over 10,000 by 2035, its commander said in remarks published on Monday. “We currently have a planned strength of 6,500 soldiers. But by 2035, we will grow to well over 10,000 troops,” Major General Andreas Henne…
Read MoreHow the Beach Vacation Became a Country-Music Trope
“The sun is hot,” Alan Jackson sings, accompanied by a trio of jaunty guitars (electric, acoustic, and pedal steel), and for a moment this sounds like a celebration. Instead, it turns out to be the beginning of a complaint: The sun is hot and that old clock is moving slow And so am I Workday…
Read MoreOne dead, several injured in major Russian missile attack on Kiev
Russia launched a major overnight ballistic missile attack on Kiev, killing one person and injuring eight, according to civil defence authorities in the Ukrainian capital. Dozens of explosions were heard in the city of three million people overnight, including from air defence missiles, according to a reporter on the ground. Several buildings and cars were…
Read MoreUkrainian prosecutors release video of the Monaco bombing that injured a tycoon
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian prosecutors have released video of what they say is the bombing in Monaco that seriously injured tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev and his family. The June 30 attack deeply shook the discreet and ultra-wealthy principality on the Mediterranean coast. The motive remains unclear. The case has involved investigators in Monaco, France and…
Read MoreHow I Lost Faith in Google
This voice-of-Google thing—a code I’d cracked for generating corpspeak with personality—slowly became a hot commodity. The company relied heavily on the rhetoric of “culture” to keep tens of thousands of workers energized, giving a hundred and ten per cent. If work was going to be like a family, then it had to sound like one—maximally…
Read MoreIran fires ballistic missiles, drones at Kuwait, several wounded, Kuwaiti military says
Those wounded included several Kuwaiti soldiers who were hit by falling shrapnel, according to a statement released by Kuwait’s military. Iran fired several ballistic missiles and drones towards Kuwait on Friday, Kuwait’s military stated in an X/Twitter post citing Kuwaiti Defense Ministry Spokesperson Maj.-Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi. Several Kuwaiti soldiers were wounded by falling shrapnel…
Read MoreChristopher Nolan Has Always Been Making “The Odyssey”
There are times when you can sense Nolan’s frustration—not with Homer so much as his own inability to reshape the material into something more than mere spectacle. When Odysseus and his men navigate a course between the stonelike, man-grabbing tentacles of Scylla and the enormous churning maelstrom of Charybdis—or, as they are known in less…
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