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Edel Rodriguez, the artist who draws Trump to fight him

Edel Rodriguez's striking, at times controversial, illustrations of Donald Trump have graced the covers of major publications like Time and Der Spiegel -- and with the indictment of the former president, the artist is back at it. . The image is far from his most controversial: in early 2017, to criticize Trump's decree targeting immigrants from Muslim-majority countries, he published a cover with the German magazine Der Spiegel that showed the then-American president brandishing a knife and holding the bloody, decapitated head of the statue of liberty.

Sun, Apr 9, 2023 2 mins read

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UK royals unveil emoji, procession details for coronation

Britain's royal family revealed new details Sunday about King Charles III's coronation next month, including a new Twitter emoji based on the crown the monarch will wear at the landmark ceremony.. Unveiling a host of ceremonial details, Buckingham Palace said the new emoji created to mark the historic occasion is based on the 17th-century St Edward's Crown. 

Sun, Apr 9, 2023 2 mins read

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'Super Mario' movie hops to a huge N. American opening

It's only April, but Universal's "The Super Mario Bros.. In second place for the weekend -- with one-tenth the ticket sales of "Super Mario" -- was Lionsgate's neo-noir "John Wick: Chapter 4," at $14.6 million. 

Sun, Apr 9, 2023 1 mins read

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'Air' hero Sonny Vaccaro coaxed Nike into believing in Michael Jordan

The hero of the new movie "Air," released this week in the United States, is Sonny Vaccaro, a Nike employee who saw in a young Michael Jordan what "no one else had seen" and convinced the shoe brand to forge a revolutionary partnership.. Nearly 40 years later, the Nike partnership with Jordan has grown into an empire, with $5.1 billion in sales last year from the Beaverton, Oregon-based company's Jordan Brand alone.

Sat, Apr 8, 2023 2 mins read

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Benjamin Ferencz, last living Nuremberg prosecutor, dead at 103

The last living prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, who secured guilty verdicts from 22 Nazis and dedicated his life to fighting international injustice, has died at age 103, his son told AFP Saturday.. He died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes Friday evening at an assisted living facility in Boynton Beach, Florida, his son Donald Ferencz said.

Sat, Apr 8, 2023 2 mins read

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Pope skips Good Friday procession due to cold weather

Pope Francis, who is recovering from bronchitis and last week spent three nights in hospital, did not attend the traditional "Way of the Cross" prayer service on Good Friday, the Vatican said.. "Due to the intense cold of the past days, Pope Francis will follow this evening's Way of the Cross from Casa Santa Marta, joining the prayer of those who will gather with the Diocese of Rome at the Colosseum," the Vatican said in a short statement.

Fri, Apr 7, 2023 1 mins read

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Three new Star Wars films on the way: producers

Three new Star Wars movies are in the making, studio executives announced Friday, including the first film in the cinematic universe to be directed by a woman.. And the third film will be directed by Dave Filoni, an old hand in the Stars Wars universe, having produced several television series, including the wildly successful The Mandalorian, now in its third season.

Fri, Apr 7, 2023 1 mins read

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French PM looks to soothe pensions fury as Macron stays firm

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Friday said the country needs "cooling off" after weeks of fierce clashes over Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms, apparently distancing herself from the inflexible president.. In comments from Macron's multi-day state visit to China this week, a source in the president's entourage had insisted the pension reform plan was democratically approved.

Fri, Apr 7, 2023 2 mins read

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Italy's Berlusconi says 'I'll make it' from latest hospital stay

Italian former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi vowed on Friday to survive another stint in hospital, as the 86-year-old media mogul showed signs of improvement as he received treatment for leukaemia and a lung infection.. The declining health of the three-time prime minister has caused Berlusconi to be in and out of the hospital in recent years.

Fri, Apr 7, 2023 2 mins read

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You should be dancing: 'Saturday Night Fever' suit up for sale

If you've ever fancied yourself as a disco legend -- and, let's be honest, who hasn't?. "I mean, this is the disco era," said auction house chief executive Martin Nolan.

Thu, Apr 6, 2023 1 mins read