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nitrogenNever interrupt your enemy when he makes a mistake. So said Napoleon (although judging from recent movies, you’d never know he ever had interesting ideas). Labor therefore watches Rishi Sunak run headlong into a huge trap.Neutralizing your negatives is another rule. Labor follows this to the letter – and some complain it goes too far. Labor has traditionally had little faith in the economy, but they put fiscal integrity first, strangling with their bare hands any shadow minister who tried to spend a penny without permission. Labor is well aware of the negative consequences of its past: profligacy, tax increases,…

I have always given foot massages to my wife, and she has enjoyed them. But since I admitted to having a foot fetish, things have changed. She used to proffer them to me and I would massage them. It feels as if the moment I admitted I got pleasure from it, she saw it as a zero-sum game and withdrew. This wouldn’t matter if she was open and honest, but it’s as if she has put up a wall. Massaging her feet felt like a way to connect. This fetish won’t go away and I don’t want it to. I…

Guest seats in Nick Ferrari’s LBC studio were bolted to the floor as Boris Johnson kept running away from camera during difficult interviews during his tenure as London mayor, the host has revealed.Speaking to Radio Times, Ferrari said the chair was now securely fastened to a board on the studio floor so the interviewee could remain in the webcam’s view and avoid doing what LBC staff said was ” Boris Bolt”.The former prime minister was frequently interviewed on Ferrari’s Ask Boris program when he was mayor of London between 2008 and 2016, often making headlines for his flippant comments.The presenter…

Whether it is a ringing sound or perpetual buzzing, tinnitus is a common and often debilitating condition. Now researchers say they have designed an app that can reduce its impact.Tinnitus is the perception of sounds that are not the result of an external source, and is thought to affect 7.6 million people in the UK, although fewer have severe tinnitus.While there is no cure, there are a number of ways of managing the condition, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). This helps people to reduce their emotional connection to the sound, allowing the brain to learn to tune it out. However,…

Blake Corum ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter, and Jim Harbaugh and Michigan didn’t sit out the suspension and prepare for the season. Plans, undaunted by a sign-stealing case that cast a shadow, completed their three-year climb to the national title with a 34-13 victory over Washington in Monday night’s College Football Playoff championship game.The Wolverines (15-0) clinched their first national title since 1997 when Colum scored the game-winning touchdown in overtime in the Rose Bowl semifinals with 3:37 remaining. A field goal from the one-yard line beat Alabama. Michigan State led by 21 points,…

Lisa Bonet has filed for divorce from Jason Momoa 18 years after the two actors became a couple.The 56-year-old Bonet, whose legal name is Lilakoi Moon, filed documents to end her marriage to the 44-year-old Momoa in Los Angeles county court on Monday. The filing comes nearly two years after they announced their separation.The petition cites irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. The filing says neither person should get financial support and that the two have agreed on how to split their assets. The documents say they should have joint custody of their 16-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son.Momoa…

wattWhat made Franz Beckenbauer so attractive to generations of Germans was that – at least until the last few years of his life – he came across like a fairy tale character. Not from one of the original Brothers Grimm stories, which is often more twisted and sinister than the Disney version, but from one of those stories where everything works out in the end: Happy Franz”Franz’s Luck” has been the headline story that has followed Beckenbauer’s career since he burst onto the national scene as an 18-year-old.”In a completely un-German way, he was born under a lucky star and…

Pauline Lee Hanson, the fiery redhead senator with a tenacity and temperament to match, turns 70 this year.Hanson will be 74 when her current Senate term ends, which will almost certainly be her last. With Hanson arguably the only One Nation name Australians can identify, what does the future hold for this once dynamic party?First, some history.The year 1998 saw a new political force pierce the Australian political consciousness in the form of one Pauline Hanson’s One Nation (PHON). By then, the name Pauline Hanson was known to even the most casual political observer after the awkwardly spoken firebrand surfed…

A five-year-old boy was killed when someone shot into a home where he was getting his hair cut, according to Alabama police.The shooting happened at about 10am on Sunday in Bessemer. The child was identified as Brandon Jamal Nation III, of Fairfield, according to the Jefferson county coroner’s office.Police told news outlets that Nation’s mother had taken the child to the home to get his hair cut when someone outside began shooting into the home.“It’s terrible,’’ detective Justin Burmeister of Bessemer police told al.com. “Our thoughts are with the family during this incredibly challenging time.”A man inside the home, identified…

SecondRick ten Hag has warned that playing for Manchester United isn’t for everyone – and it’s a poisonous chalice because of the extra pressure. Hundreds of millions of pounds worth of talent have failed to rise to the challenge over the past decade, but their own Kobbie Mainoo is taking it on.This is Ten Hag’s first visit to a Football League club since arriving at Manchester United. There are more unpopular stadiums than DW Stadium, although few can claim to be as cold as DW Stadium. The issues causing United’s instability often have to do with the team’s mentality, as…