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Yael van der Wouden and Rachel Clarke win Women's Prize book awards The U.K. prize annually celebrates the best novel written in English by a woman. Books |6 minutes ago
CBC/Radio-Canada
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Dutch writer Yael van der Wouden has won the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction for her debut novel The Safekeep, a story of repressed emotion and suppressed historical memory in the Netherlands after the Second World War. British physician and author...
Reexamining an explorer’s narrative
The Aspen Daily News - Colorado
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Hampton Sides wrote part of his New York Times bestselling book “The Wide Wide Sea” during his time as a writer-in-residence with Aspen Words. Tonight, he discusses the book as the keynote speaker for the literary gathering’s Book Ball. Courtesy...
Frank’s Pastry Shop to celebrate 75 years
The Review - Ohio
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Dominique Adkins, owner of Frank’s Pastry Shop, prepares an iced latte for a customer on Wednesday. Frank’s is preparing celebrate its75th anniversary next Friday. (Photo by Stephanie Ujhelyi) CHESTER — As if delicious donuts wouldn’t be enough to...
GFWC Curwensville Woman's Club members attend convention in Atlanta
The Progress - Pennsylvania
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) proudly honored its 135-year legacy of empowering women during its Annual Convention, June 6-9, in Atlanta, Ga. GFWC hosted more than 650 attendees from across the country and...
Ukraine: Europe’s war with Russia
The Hindu
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June 13, 2025
The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022 marked more than a territorial conflict — it triggered a seismic shift in global geopolitics. This e-book from The Hindu Group unpacks the layers of this ongoing crisis, revealing how a war in Eastern Europe...
12 mins ago power power E. Jean Carroll Has Written a Secret Book — And Learned to Shoot By Jessica Bennett A year and a half after defeating Trump for the second time, Carroll is showing a side of herself kept hidden in the trials.
New York Mag
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June 13, 2025
I think it’s a handsome-looking gun, don’t you?” E. Jean Carroll asked. We were perched against the glass counter of a gun shop just off a highway in New York State, near the New Jersey border, and Carroll — a slight blonde in a vintage Donna...
Middle East War Begins: As Israel Strikes Iran, Why the U.S. Needs Pakistan — and Why India Must Watch Its Flanks
Bharat Shakti
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June 13, 2025
The long-brewing storm in the Middle East has now erupted into open conflict. In the early hours of Friday morning, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed a preemptive, precision offensive targeting Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Dozens of...
Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear, missile sites with explosions heard across Tehran
Toronto Sun
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June 12, 2025
Breadcrumb Trail Links World Author of the article: Associated Press Jon Gambrell and Josef Federman Published Jun 12, 2025 • Last updated 6 hours ago • 3 minute read Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. Photo by...
Terry Crump: One of Vietnam War’s most decorated pilots
Cascadia Daily News - Washington State
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June 12, 2025
Would you introduce yourself? I grew up in Edmonds, Washington. My dad was in the Air Force, so we bounced around until I was in high school and then settled down there. [I] went to school at Washington State University for a couple years and then...
From 'con artist' to 'psychopath': Stephen Stanko's path to execution
USA Today - Virginia
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By all accounts, Stephen Stanko is a smooth talker. At 6 feet, 3 inches tall, with a shock of dark hair, Stanko was a striking man in his mid-30s. He would brag about being rich, buy drinks for everyone in the bar and hand his phone number out to...
It's hurricane season in Florida. Is your home hurricane-proofed?
The Palm Beach Post - Florida
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Hurricane-resistant homes are proving effective, but the cost to upgrade is a major obstacle for many homeowners. Traditional financing options like home equity loans are difficult to access due to high interest rates and economic uncertainty....
Home equity line of credit (HELOC) vs. home equity loan: What’s the difference?
Yahoo Finance
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Home equity loans and HELOCs (home equity lines of credit) both allow you to borrow against your ownership stake in your home. Both use your home as collateral, and may offer tax deductions if the funds are used for substantial repairs or...
‘Rivals’ Author Jilly Cooper Gives View On Intimacy Coordinators Ahead Of Disney+ Comedy-Drama’s Second Season
Deadline
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June 13, 2025
Rivals author Jilly Cooper has provided some forthright views on intimacy coordinators. The writer was questioned about their role following comments made by Rivals actor Danny Dyer, who quipped “every intimacy coach in the land” had worked on the...
Digested week: Remorseless Reeves and Sarah Vine’s masterpiece of self-delusion | John Crace
The Guardian
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June 13, 2025
Monday One of the biggest mysteries in Westminster surrounds the inability of politicians of all parties to apologise. For anything. Most of the rest of us go through life saying sorry on a regular basis. For being late, for not doing something we...
Digested week: Remorseless Reeves and Sarah Vine’s masterpiece of self-delusion
The Guardian
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June 13, 2025
Monday One of the biggest mysteries in Westminster surrounds the inability of politicians of all parties to apologise. For anything. Most of the rest of us go through life saying sorry on a regular basis. For being late, for not doing something we...
Remorseless Reeves and Sarah Vine’s masterpiece of self-delusion
The Guardian
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June 13, 2025
Monday One of the biggest mysteries in Westminster surrounds the inability of politicians of all parties to apologise. For anything. Most of the rest of us go through life saying sorry on a regular basis. For being late, for not doing something we...
SHULTZ: New book digs a little deeper into WNY
Niagara Gazette - New York
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Eight years ago this summer I landed in Lockport after living for two decades in Bolivia. At times I felt like a space alien arriving on a foreign planet, especially in my inability to work all the credit card machines. Not long afterwards, by...
Film showings at Frome's Westway Cinema, June 13-19
Somerset County Gazette
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To book tickets, call 01373 471612 or visit westwaycinema.co.uk or sandbcinemas.co.uk. How To Train Your Dragon (PG) will be shown daily at 1pm, 4pm and 7.05pm. On Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15, there is an additional showing at 11.30am....
Film showings at Minehead's Avenue Cinema, June 13-19
Somerset County Gazette
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To book tickets, call 01643 870871 or visit avenue-cinema.co.uk or sandbcinemas.co.uk. How To Train Your Dragon (PG) will be shown daily at 4pm and 7.05pm. On Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15, there are additional showings at 11.30am and 1pm,...
Zip’s stunning comeback: Is this the start of a $14 revival?
The Market Herald
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June 13, 2025
Join our daily newsletter At The Bell to receive exclusive market insights Just when the market had written it off… Zip Co (ASX: ZIP) has come roaring back to life. The Buy Now, Pay Later company stunned investors last Wednesday with a 15% surge...