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Uruguay’s candombe brings streets to life as the once-banned musical tradition roars back
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (1133+ words) The Afro-Uruguayan rhythms, born among enslaved Africans and once banned, now draws thousands to public squares and carnival parades Like the blues in the US, samba in Brazil, rumba in Cuba and plena in Puerto Rico, candombe, Uruguay's Afro-descendent music,…...
Missouri drops murder charge against man who opened fire at Super Bowl rally
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (579+ words) Man was among at least six people who started shooting outside Union Station in state, which has adopted stand your ground law A man who initially faced a murder charge for opening fire following the Kansas City Chiefs" 2024 Super Bowl…...
‘Always scary, always exciting’: how Spice Kitchen turned a hobby into a thriving export business
3+ hour, 23+ min ago (718+ words) From selling at food markets in Manchester to exporting around the world, Spice Kitchen's co-founder shares the advice and support needed for global growth "It's expanded and moved from a kitchen table idea into a proper business and then a…...
Texas welder called ‘highway hero’ for stopping unconscious driver
6+ hour, 17+ min ago (432+ words) Rene Villarreal-Albe averted possible crash by pulling truck up to car and halting it as driver faced medical episode A Texas man who recently was driving on a highway reportedly pulled his truck out in front of a car with…...
UK households that use heating oil face ‘frightening’ surge in bills over Iran war
9+ hour, 32+ min ago (762+ words) Chancellor raises prospect of help after prices almost treble since start of conflict How will war in the Middle East affect your finances? Rural households that rely on heating oil to warm their homes and provide hot water are facing…...
Contractor warned to ‘step up’ and finish Sydney’s maligned M6 motorway or face the consequences
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (618+ words) Twin tunnels should be open but lead contractor wants out, blaming sinkholes and a "reverse fault. The NSW government insists "there is a technical solution available Two years after large sinkholes opened above the construction of a $3.1bn Sydney motorway tunnel,…...
Learning You review – autism road trip drama is hard to bear
8+ hour, 13+ min ago (365+ words) Learning You review " autism road trip drama is hard to bear'The Guardian Learning You review " autism road trip drama is hard to bear This sappy and ill-conceived tale about a father, his autistic son and a lifesize toy bear suffers…...
Country diary: Orchids, plums and pine cones – all bursting out of cathedral walls | Nic Wilson
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (126+ words) Country diary: Orchids, plums and pine cones " all bursting out of cathedral walls'The Guardian St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire: The chapel here is a wonderful curiosity, thanks to its restoration by a green-fingered Victorian sculptor All's quiet in the Lady Chapel,…...
Kia Carnival escape one of 12 since US firm took control of Australian immigration detention, damning report finds
10+ hour, 31+ min ago (596+ words) Staffing levels at centres "critical" under Management and Training Corporation, prisons watchdog says At least 12 escapes have occurred since a US private prison operator began running Australia"s immigration detention network, including by a high-risk detainee who was mistakenly placed…...
‘We believe he is being supported’: $250,000 reward to help police find accused triple murderer Julian Ingram
19+ hour, 15+ min ago (590+ words) Assistant commissioner Andrew Holland says "we believe he is alive and getting support" after Lake Cargelligo killings Warning: This article contains references to Indigenous Australians who have died New South Wales police have offered a $250,000 reward for information that leads…...