Artist Banksy has slammed the criticism he received from the UK home secretary against his small boats-crossing artwork at Glastonbury. An inflatable boat filled with migrant dummies in orange life jackets was hoisted into the crowd gathered to watch the band Idles play on the Other Stage at Worthy Farm on Friday night. UK home […]
Ahead of a Fourth of July celebration in Racine on Thursday, Disability Rights Wisconsin is pushing for local officials to guarantee more accessible parking for people with disabilities. Hannah Balder, a Disability Rights Wisconsin lawyer, contacted Public Investigator on Monday about a Racine resident who approached the nonprofit organization with concerns about parking at the […]
Belgium coach Domenico Tedesco gestures on teh touchline during the UEFA Euro 2024 Group E soccer match between Ukraine and Belgium at the Stuttgart Arena. Tom Weller/dpa The Stuttgart police have respondend to criticism from Belgium coach Domenic Tedesco and said the Belgians were to blame for their late arrival at the Euro 2024 game […]
Under-fire Gareth Southgate remains resolute in his focus despite accepting he is probably the reason why England’s “world is different” to any other team going for Euro 2024 glory right now. Among the favourites to go all the way this summer, poor performances have overshadowed the Euro 2020 runners-up’s progress to the knockout phase as […]
A busy week for the Sarasota County Commission preparing for next year’s budget concluded on Friday with a contentious but largely symbolic special meeting about the costs of illegal immigration. The two-hour special meeting on the “impacts of illegal immigration” in Sarasota County saw around 30 residents and members of advocacy groups speak out against […]
Louisiana Republican State Rep. Lauren Ventrella rejected criticism on Thursday for co-authoring a bill that requires the Ten Commandments be displayed in public schools, and said anyone offended should just not look at them. “What do you say to the parents of students, or even teachers, who don’t share your religious views?” CNN host Boris […]
A broom displayed at Dortmund’s LWL Industrial Museum at Zeche Zollern tells a poignant story about the enduring impact of German colonial history: The sturdy street brush, still available today, is crafted from fibers of the piassava palm. “Owners of a piassava bristle factory in Herford became millionaires with this product,” explains curator Barbara Frey, […]
Some Gazans have criticised the Islamist group Hamas, which rules the besieged and conflict-ravaged Palestinian territory, for failing to end the war with Israel that has devastated their lives. Hamas has “led the Palestinian people into a war of annihilation”, said Umm Ala, 67, who has been displaced twice during more than eight months of […]
Fiserv Forum is facing criticism after announcing it will host former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson on a national tour this September, featuring conspiracy theorist Alex Jones as a special guest. The arena’s social media accounts originally said both Carlson and Infowars founder Jones are coming to Fiserv Forum on Sept. 16. However, by late […]
California Democratic leaders on Monday pushed back against criticism from Republicans over their handling of a series of bills that would tighten penalties on retail theft crimes. “To our Republican colleagues who oppose our public safety and retail theft solutions, I ask them this: What do you all stand for?” said Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, […]
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday dismissed criticism of Turkey’s new education curriculum and vowed to prioritise “national values” in the face of worries that the changes will erode schools’ scientific and secularist foundations. Late last month Ankara approved the curriculum, dubbed the “Turkey Century Education Model”, which will roll out gradually from […]
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Black U.S. Republican lawmaker said his comments expressing nostalgia for the Jim Crow era were taken out of context after Democrats criticised his words as outrageous and ignorant. Representative Byron Donalds, a second-term congressman and former candidate for House speaker, expressed nostalgia for the Jim Crow era – […]