A Republican senator who entered Congress’ upper chamber in the same cycle as Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., said the former Braddock mayor’s cognitive issues seem to be subsiding and that the hubbub in the press is likely due to the onetime progressive star breaking with the left wing of his party on key issues. Sen. […]
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Selena scores a posthumous Billboard win as a 1992 album debuts at No. 14 on the Vinyl Albums chart, … More 30 years after her passing. American singer Selena (born Selena Quintanilla-Perez, 1971 – 1995) poses with her award for Best Mexican/American Album at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards at Radio City Music Hall, New
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Dezeen Showroom: these multicoloured coffee and side tables by Italian designer Matteo Zorzenoni for design brand Miniforms are made entirely from Murano glass. Striche tables demonstrate the glass blowers’ expertise by combining three different techniques into one table, resulting in a playful effect that Miniforms describes as “sugary”. Murano glass is the tables’ primary material The base is
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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – SEPTEMBER 14: Aerial view of the Maracanã stadium on September 14, 2023 in … More Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Getty Images FIFA, the world football governing body, announced venues for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil on Wednesday, naming the iconic Maracanã Stadium among
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Harbour Energy has slammed the government’s “punitive fiscal position” as it announced plans to cut 250 jobs in Aberdeen. The London-listed company, which is the largest oil and gas producer in the North Sea, blamed the Energy Profits Levy and a challenging regulatory environment for the decision. It also noted delays in the ramp-up of
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A federal judge is blocking President Donald Trump from shuttering three federal agencies that assist public resources, minority businesses and mediation services. Nearly two dozen Democratic-led states sued to stop Trump from closing the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS).
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Books help to brace the lightweight frame of La Libreria, a demountable library created by US studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro at the Venice Architecture Biennale. The 24-metre-long pavilion has a lightweight structure designed for transportability and “to support literacy and a love of reading” in various locations. The library was designed by Diller Scofidio
Selldorf Architects’ renovation of the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing has eradicated most of the building’s postmodern charm, writes Robert Bevan. “Flimsy corporate blandness” and an “airport-concourse aesthetic”: architects, critics and heritage campaigners alike were aghast when they first saw Selldorf Architects’ renderings for proposed changes to Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown’s 1991 Sainsbury Wing
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Architecture studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen has completed a power plant in Shenzhen, China, that is topped with a rooftop walkway. Located in Shenzhen’s Longgang District, the Shenzhen Energy Ring will incinerate 5,000 tons of waste per day, generating 1.2 billion kilowatt hours of energy (kWh) annually. The emission standards implemented at the plant exceed the
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Japanese studio I IN has created a cafe for Blue Bottle Coffee in Takanawa, Tokyo, with a design that references historic stone gates and aims to promote human interaction. I IN, which is led by Yohei Terui and Hiromi Yuyama, was tasked with designing the cafe in Tokyo’s Takanawa Gateway City. The historic area served
