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The conservative justices see 'originalism' as a guiding principle to prevent judges from changing the Constitution to adjust to changing times. But that flipped this year.

Tensions between progressive and moderate camps of Democratic party on display in key Senate race in Michigan

The Israel-Gaza war created gaping divisions in the Democratic party and contributed to a resounding loss in a critical presidential election year in 2024. Two years later, the issue continues to dominate races across the country, as progressives try to seize on Israel’s falling popularity and a broad anti-war sentiment ahead of November’s midterms.

A recent debate among two Democrats vying for one of the most competitive US Senate seats in the country openly displayed the tension between progressive and moderate camps of the party.

Miller takes indefinite leave after arm amputation and questions of possible financial improprieties

An on-air analyst for a top US sports broadcaster says he is pulling back from his role indefinitely as he heals from a car crash in Missouri that forced him to undergo a life-saving amputation – and while he reportedly faces a law enforcement investigation into possible financial improprieties connected to what he billed as side charity work.

Matt Miller’s announcement on Friday that he was taking indefinite leave from ESPN provided only the latest twist in an unusual case that has drawn significant attention from both media as well as the substantial number of American football fanatics who follow his area of expertise: the process by which NFL teams select, or draft, collegiate prospects.

Gallery director says collection of 140 paintings will offer a more balanced view of Manchester painter’s work

A new exhibition of work by LS Lowry will “bust a few myths” about the Mancunian artist, who the show’s co-curator says is still wrongly derided for being “naive and uncultured”.

LS Lowry: the Theatre of Life features 140 paintings by the artist, who captured working-class life in the industrial north-west of England during the early and mid 20th century.

Garsington Opera, Stokenchurch
Gerald Barry’s take on Wilde’s comedy is even wittier and zanier in Jack Furness’s hyperactive staging – complete with a grand piano on stilts, a herd of cows and a kangaroo that meets a grisly end

Anyone who has seen the opera before will recognise the tall rack of white dinner plates, stacked and primed for you-know-what. Anyone who knows Oscar Wilde’s play will recognise its punchlines, transposed by composer Gerald Barry into a kind of staccato mashup between speech and singing. But in Jack Furness’s new production of Barry’s The Importance of Being Earnest for Garsington Opera, familiarity is otherwise avoided.

Barry has already transformed Wilde’s “trivial comedy for serious people” into what he calls “an opera of delirium”. Singing offers another layer of perversity, orchestral scoring another source of wit, and stage business a further level of zaniness. Furness’s additions include a grand piano on stilts, a kangaroo that meets a nasty end, an enormous chaise longue-cum-slide (which suffers one of the play’s mysterious explosions during the dinner interval), a dirt floor and working hose to allow the protagonists to be mud-smeared and soaked through in alternation, and a herd of miniature cows. The result is a kind of hyperactive nightmare, its pace slowed by all these efforts to shock, the comedy turned sour.

Ed Davey voices concern about the Musk family foundation taking the far-right activist on a visit to Moscow

The UK must do more to defend its democracy after it emerged that Elon Musk’s family foundation had taken the far-right activist Tommy Robinson to Russia, Ed Davey has said.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was brought to Russia by the Musks, the billionaire tech mogul’s father told the Guardian.

Ed Davey voices concern about the Musk family foundation taking the far-right activist on a visit to Moscow

The UK must do more to defend its democracy after it emerged that Elon Musk’s family foundation had taken the far-right activist Tommy Robinson to Russia, Ed Davey has said.

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was brought to Russia by the Musks, the billionaire tech mogul’s father told the Guardian.

У меня есть функция. Крошечная - десяток строк, которые приводят суммы из платёжек к нормальному виду: "1 234,50 ₽" превращают в 1234.5. Ничего гениального. Но я писал её, кажется, раз пять. В парсере банковских выписок, в импортёре заказов, в отчёте для бухгалтерии, в скрипте, который потом выкинул, и ещё где-то, о чём уже забыл.

И каждый раз - чуть по-другому. Где-то забыл про неразрывный пробел. Где-то евро вместо рубля. В одном месте нашёл баг с минусом у отрицательных сумм и починил - а в остальных четырёх копиях он так и остался, потому что кто вообще помнит, где ещё живёт этот код.

Если что-то из этого знакомо - думаю, дальше будет полезно. Это первая из нескольких статей про splime - инструмент, который вырос ровно из этой задачи: переиспользовать код между проектами, не копируя его. Начну с общей картины: что это, зачем и как выглядит в работе.

Недавно я начал публиковать серию задач с шифрами на кубике Рубика. Первая задача про главный вопрос жизни Вселенной и всего такого была довольно легкой - разминочной. Сегодня публикую более сложную задачу, для решение которой мне потребовалось около трех часов. Берите в руки карандаш, блокнот и кубик Рубика. Жду ваших решений в комментариях. Через пару недель опубликую правильный ответ.

Chancellor says PM-in-waiting needs ‘worked through plan’, in what could be one of her final interviews in No 11

Rachel Reeves has urged Andy Burnham to arrive in Downing Street with a “worked through plan”, saying the incoming prime minister will be tested quickly by a range of incoming “shocks and challenges”.

In what could be one of the first female chancellor’s final major interviews while in No 11, Reeves said Burnham should remain focused on the priorities that first brought him into politics.

Chancellor says PM-in-waiting needs ‘worked through plan’, in what could be one of her final interviews in No 11

Rachel Reeves has urged Andy Burnham to arrive in Downing Street with a “worked through plan”, saying the incoming prime minister will be tested quickly by a range of incoming “shocks and challenges”.

In what could be one of the first female chancellor’s final major interviews while in No 11, Reeves said Burnham should remain focused on the priorities that first brought him into politics.

Задача звучала как на полчаса: пусть Яндекс.Станция сама произносит вслух сообщения из Telegram-канала, без обращения к Алисе. По факту — несколько вечеров, потому что Яндекс не даёт из коробки простой возможности “скажи произвольный текст по внешнему событию”. Прошёл два тупика (виртуальные устройства и локальный TTS) и собрал рабочий пайплайн на Home Assistant + webhook. Рассказываю весь путь, включая то, что не сработало — тупики тут поучительнее итога.

India in control of Lord’s Test as they reduce England to 130-6 in fourth innings

43rd over: India 159-1 (Mandhana 69, Bhatia 44)

Oh, drama first up! Lauren Bell, with the very first ball of the day, clean bowls Yastika Bhatia. Except she doesn’t as the bails don’t fall off! An absolute beauty from Bell beats Bhatia and clips/thumps off-stump on the way through but nothing doing.

Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin, Lars Sivertsen and Leander Schaerlaeckens as England beat Norway 2-1 in extra time to set up a semi-final against Argentina

Embarking on a girls’ trip to Greece, I was ready for unlimited fun in the sun. Instead, I ended up on a hospital ward where all the medics could say was: ‘Oh shit!’

In the heady days post A-levels, it felt like a great idea to spend all my hard-earned Saturday job wages on a girls trip to Corfu. I felt sure that what lay ahead was the classic rite of passage holiday of sun, sea and Sex on the Beaches. What happened next may not sound so surprising this side of a global pandemic, but in 2009 it felt like something out of a sci-fi horror film.

I didn’t feel great on the drive to Bristol airport, but explained it away as motion sickness; I tried to sleep it off on the plane, ready to start the party when we landed. At Greek passport control, there were heat-sensitive cameras to check for anyone with a temperature, due to the growing swine flu pandemic. As my friends walked through, they appeared on the screen as shadowy grey figures. I showed up lurid green, indicating a high temperature. Immediately, it was panic stations. I was rapidly ushered into a side room alone, then rushed away in an ambulance. The party, it appeared, would not be starting.

Christopher Nolan’s take on the Odyssey is set to break box-office records. What made the director so determined to adapt the ancient Greek epic? And why does a poem from 600BC hold a vice-like grip on pop culture? Warning: contains 2,600-year-old spoilers

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey movie has all the hopes of a summer blockbuster pinned to it, and all the promise – as the trailers have showed – of magnificent effects, shocks and thrills. You will be taken inside the cave of the terrifying one-eyed giant, the Cyclops Polyphemus, who likes to dine on human flesh. You will visit the dim and misty shores of the land of the dead, where no warm-blooded human should ever tread. You will flee the pounding tread of cannibals. You will be tossed on stormy seas sent surging by vengeful gods.

And all of this spectacular adventure, for sure, is part of the Odyssey, one of the first great works of world literature, which was written down soon after the Greeks acquired the technology to do so, probably in the 600s or 500sBC. The ancient Greeks attributed the poem to a man called Homer, often described as a blind bard from the island of Chios.

From a seventysomething standup comedian to the founder of a highly successful spice business, seven people reveal why it’s never too late to embark on the life of your dreams

Many of us feel stuck in a job we dislike and midlife is a common time to reassess what you are going to do with the rest of your years, especially when finances require us to work into older age. How can you make a change, follow your dreams and finally do what you always wanted? Late bloomers share the secrets to having a stunning second act.

Ambassadors for Gencore Global directed followers to Telegram channels promoting steroids, prescription medicines and experimental peptides

• ‘I felt dizzy’: body builder recalls how drug abuse caught up with him

• UK becoming ‘wild west’ for experimental peptides, expert warns

Fitness influencers who publicly represent a global wellness brand are involved in running an illegal steroid market on social media, the Guardian can reveal.

Gencore Global presents itself as a UK-based health and wellness company and has recently appeared at FitXpo North West, a fitness event in Greater Manchester. It has also sponsored a racehorse, launched a UK combat sports and influencer boxing promotion, and is set to attend the National Running Show in Birmingham next year.

Prof Channa Jayasena says growing online sales of unregulated drugs risk fatalities as responsibility falls between regulators

• Fitness influencers linked to wellness brand helping run illegal steroid market on Telegram

The UK has become a “wild west” for people peddling experimental peptides, steroids and other substances, a leading expert has said, warning action must be taken to avoid fatalities.

Prof Channa Jayasena of Imperial College London, a consultant in reproductive endocrinology and andrology at Hammersmith and St Mary’s hospitals, said he is now encountering patients “day in, day out” who are taking experimental peptides.

Jamie Mantzouridis used steroids, growth hormones and insulin until the side effects became impossible to ignore

• Fitness influencers linked to wellness brand helping run illegal steroid market on Telegram

Jamie Mantzouridis vividly remembers the first time he took steroids. He got someone else to inject him and his mind was racing. “What if he hit an artery? What if there was an air bubble?” Mantzouridis, however, says he was young and fearless.

He was small growing up, skinny and self-conscious. By the time he started training seriously in his early 20s, he noticed other guys at the gym who were much larger, and they explained they were taking steroids. “They looked really good,” he says, “and they said that was what they were doing.”

After getting hit with tariffs for the imported board games he sells, Jonathan Silva decided to see if he could produce a version of his Monopoly game in the United States. This is what he learned.

(Image credit: WS Game Company)

Taught to sound like a candidate, bots are engaging voters with personalized text messages, making AI-generated texting conversations the latest tool political campaigns are using to connect.

(Image credit: Charly Triballeau)

The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.

(Image credit: Laila AnnMarie Stevens for NPR)

Представьте себе, что некий предприимчивый человек решил учредить свой первый бизнес. Он не умеет печь торты или замешивать тесто, но зато прекрасно знает рынок кухонного оборудования. Проанализировав все предприятия этой индустрии в Испании, он пришёл к выводу: если продавать новые печи пиццериям, кондитерским и пекарням, то достаточно занять буквально 10% рынка, чтобы стать миллиардером.

И вроде бы 10% совсем немного, когда смотришь на эту цифру в таблицах Excel.

Но учредитель мыслит стратегически. Он садится и разрабатывает план, который на бумаге выглядит безупречным. Согласно этому плану, нужно разработать более эффективную печь с инновационной технологией. Продать такую будет легко. Хотите повысить эффективность труда? Купите новую печь. Конец питча. У будущего учредителя есть опыт общения с инвесторами, и ему удаётся поднять достаточный капитал для создания MVP (минимально жизнеспособного продукта).

Tehran reportedly attacks Gulf countries following fresh US strikes

There has been almost no visible traffic in the strait of Hormuz so far today, with only two oil products tankers seen approaching the narrow waterway, according to a Bloomberg report.

As a reminder, the US president, Donald Trump, has declared the ceasefire over while leaving the door open for talks, and mediators have been trying to salvage a diplomatic solution despite the attacks intensifying.

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