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Photographer Phillip Buehler, who captured the demise of America’s mall in a 2022 photo series, has opened a new exhibition of photos from the past 50 years that traces the often-forgotten history of the islands surrounding Manhattan. “No Man is an Island: Poems in the Ruins of the New York Islands” is currently on display at the Front Room Gallery in New York until June 23. Text and photos by Phillip Buehler Source link

I’ve always been conscious of my accent. In 1996, when I was eight, my family relocated from Kent to Stamford, Lincolnshire, and my estuary accent stuck out like a sore thumb. Everyone sounded so northern to me and I was teased for my “EastEnders voice”. I also struggled to copy accents. When I was 14, we went to Lanzarote, and I made friends with two girls from Liverpool and Birmingham. My attempts to emulate their accents left my family in hysterics. “You sound ridiculous,” my dad laughed.I kept my Kent accent through my adult life. Then in 2022, I developed functional neurological…

Daniel Duggan, an Australian citizen and former US marine pilot wanted in the United States over allegations he trained Chinese fighter pilots, is eligible to be extradited, a Sydney magistrate has ruled. .Duggan appeared in court for the first time since his arrest 19 months ago, dressed in a grey suit jacket, white shirt and blue tie. From behind the security glass of the dock he blew kisses to his family and supporters, and made a love-heart symbol towards his wife, Saffrine, mouthing the words “I love you”.The magistrate, Daniel Reiss, told the court Duggan was “eligible for surrender” to…

The prosecution: Eddie We’re on a tight budget and the stuff is ready to go. My parents think it’s crazy to turn them down After living at home for most of my life, I’m moving in with my girlfriend Edith soon. As a 30-year-old man, I’m really excited about the prospect of having our own (rented) flat.The problem is that my parents – who are renovating their house – keep trying to palm off their old furniture on us. Edith is really against it, whereas I think: why not?My mum wants to give us their old kingsize bed, as well…

SecondDespite the devastating setbacks he suffered in the final months of his career, Andy Murray’s thinking remains crystal clear. After facing a serious layoff with a serious ankle injury at the Miami Open in March, Murray sensed an opportunity.Before returning home from Florida, the 37-year-old limped into a sporting goods store and browsed through a stash of racquets. He walked away with a ridiculous amount of gain. 10 frames, scales, a swing weight machine and a roll of lead tape to help with weight adjustments.During the six weeks he was out of action, Murray pored over the racket, tinkering with…

Two abortion-inducing drugs could soon be reclassified as controlled and dangerous substances in Louisiana under a first-of-its-kind bill that received final legislative passage on Thursday and is expected to be signed into law by the governor.Supporters of the reclassification of mifepristone and misoprostol, commonly known as “abortion pills”, say it would protect expectant mothers from coerced abortions. Numerous doctors, meanwhile, have said it will make it harder for them to prescribe the medicines they use for other important reproductive healthcare needs, and could delay treatment.Louisiana currently has a near-total abortion ban in place, applying both to surgical and medical abortions.…

Jeremy, 61, LondonOccupation Cello-makerVoting record Describes himself as “very far left of centre”, but living in the affluent borough of Richmond has voted tactically for the Lib Dems to try to beat the ConservativesAmuse bouche Jeremy has a glider pilot’s licence. He has some political differences with some of the other members of his gliding clubTom, 27, LondonOccupation Construction managerVoting record Tom describes himself as small-c conservative, and voted Tory once, but is now politically homeless as he thinks they – and the Labour party – are self-servingAmuse bouche Towards the end of the pandemic, Tom travelled to Jordan and hitchhiked to Petra in an ice delivery…

A mother has been found guilty of forcing her 20-year-old daughter to marry an older man before he murdered the young woman.Sakina Muhammad Jan, from Victoria’s north, faced a two-week trial in the county court after denying she coerced her daughter into marrying the man from Western Australia in 2019.Prosecutors said Ruqia Haidari told her mother she did not want to marry Mohammad Ali Halimi and accused Jan of handing her daughter over to him in exchange for a $10,000 dowry.Halimi killed his new wife at their Perth home in January 2020 and is serving life imprisonment in WA, with…

A Michigan dairy worker has been diagnosed with bird flu – the second human case associated with an outbreak in US dairy cows, after a case emerged in Texas earlier this spring.The new patient had mild eye symptoms and has recovered, US and Michigan health officials said in announcing the case on Wednesday afternoon. The worker had been in contact with cows presumed to be infected, and the risk to the public remains low, officials said.A nasal swab from the person tested negative for the virus, but an eye swab tested positive, “indicating an eye infection”, the US Centers for…

When will the general election take place?Rishi Sunak has called a UK general election for 4 July – a Thursday as is traditional. This is just inside the second half of the year, as he promised. However, the timing is not ideal for voters in some parts of the country, including Scotland and Northern Ireland, where school holidays will have already started and many people may be away.Why is he calling it now?The prime minister has been saying for some weeks that there was evidence that the economy was improving. In his speech outside No 10, Sunak said the government…