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Exceptional visual arts exhibition inside a concrete basement

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Deep down two floors underneath central London, a large concrete basement has been taken over by a display of lighting art that is as varied as it is remarkable. (c) ianVisits Fusing sounds, lighting effects, and the dark concrete basement space, the exhibition at 180 Studios is by the artist collective United Visual Artists (UVA), who have filled large empty spaces to mark their 20th anniversary. There are also few tickets left for sale on their website. It takes a moment to get used to the darkness as you enter, and walk into a room bombarded with numbers and countdown clocks on a large wall, all using information from internet data feeds. It’s both oddly captivating and slightly scary as if you can imagine a malevolent AI computer hacking into reality to take over the nuclear codes. One of the more disconcerting displays are three large swinging lit pendulums, which swing over a steep slope down into the depths of the building. All in a room slightly smokey to obscure
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Tory Lanez’s Legal Team Makes 2nd Attempt At Bail, Motions Court To Release Rapper From Prison While He Appeals 10-Year Conviction For Megan Thee Stallion Shooting

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Tory Lanez, Megan Thee Stallion Tory Lanez’s Legal Team Makes 2nd Attempt At Bail, Motions Court To Release Rapper From Prison While He Appeals 10-Year Conviction For Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Jailed rap star Tory Lanez is continuing his fight for freedom. According to legal affairs journalist Meghan Cuniff , the musician’s legal team recently submitted new documents requesting his release from prison. Tory Lanez’s lawyers’ first request that he be released as he appeals his 10-year prison sentence was denied in September. In case you’re unfamiliar, the Canada native, real name Daystar Peterson, was found guilty on three felony charges last year in connection to the 2020 shooting of rapper Megan Thee Stallion . Despite his initial bail request being denied, it seems the musician and his legal team are trying again. Cuniff shared the reported legal documents to her X account (formerly Twitter), writing: “Tory Lanez has been in prison for three weeks, but he hasn
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Canada, the Netherlands take Syria to top UN court over torture claims

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Netherlands and Canada are taking Syria’s government to the United Nations’ highest court on Tuesday, accusing Damascus of massive human rights violations against its own people. “Since 2011, Syrians have been tortured, murdered, sexually assaulted, forcibly disappeared and subjected to chemical weapon attacks on a mass scale,” the Netherlands and Canada said when they launched the case at the International Court of Justice in June. “Twelve years on, human rights violations at the hands of the Syrian regime persist,” they added. A group of Syrians gathered outside the court before the hearing, carrying photos of people they claim are victims of torture and enforced disappearance, and holding banners emblazoned with the text “End torture now!” and “Where are they.” Syria’s conflict started with peaceful protests against President Bashar Assad’s government in March 2011 but quickly morphed into a full-blown civil war after the government’s brutal
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Donald Trump Touts New Travel Ban In Fear-Laden Speech

Former President Donald Trump used the ongoing conflict in Israel and the Gaza Strip to stoke fears on Monday about immigration into the United States, pledging to reimpose a travel ban on people coming from predominantly Muslim countries. “As president, I will once again stand strongly with the state of Israel, and we will cut off the money to the terrorists on day one,” Trump, who is running for the 2024 GOP nomination, said during a campaign rally in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. He added he would “reimpose the travel ban on terror-afflicted countries.” Trump instituted such a ban shortly after he took office in 2017, barring people from seven countries from entering the United States. Human rights groups were outraged and called the move inhumane and discriminatory. The ban sparked fierce protests and widespread condemnation, although Trump has continued to tout it long after leaving the White House. President Joe Biden reversed Trump’s policy shortly after taking of
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Supreme Court told Rwanda is a 'less attractive place' but 'safe' to deport asylum seekers

Rwanda is “less attractive” than the UK but is still “safe” to deport asylum seekers to, the Government told the Supreme Court yesterday. Lawyers acting for the Home Office opened the Government’s challenge to a Court of Appeal ruling in June that the multi-million-pound deal to deport asylum seekers to the east African nation was unlawful. Yesterday, Sir James Eadie KC, for the Home Office, told a panel of five justices both countries were committed to the plan with “very powerful” practical incentives for Rwanda to comply with assurances given. He said the policy to remove ­people to “a country less attractive” than the UK, “but nevertheless safe”, was lawful and explained that the Government attached “considerable importance” to its deportation ­policy. Sir James told the hearing there was a “serious and pressing need to take effective steps” to stop those taking the “life-threatening journey” from a safe country. He later referenced concerns that had been raised over
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OPINION – Firepower and coordination of Hamas attack on Israel suggests extensive foreign support

T he attack out of Gaza at dawn by rockets, commandos with bulldozers, hang gliders and small boats came as a total surprise. By dusk at least 300 had been killed, Palestinian and Israeli, and thousands injured and displaced. As night fell, Israeli bombed more buildings in Gaza City, trying to strike the military headquarters of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, who must have been planning the offensive for months. But no one in the Israeli Defence Forces, intelligence and domestic security arms, Shinbet, seemed to have an inkling of what was in the wind. The failure is reminiscent of a similar one at the same time of the year, round the great Jewish festival of Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, in 1973, fifty years ago. The government under Golda Meir was caught unawares by a major assault into the Golan Heights by Syrian forces in the north and across the Suez Canal into Israeli – occupied Sinai in the south. It was revenge for the stunning Arab losses in the Six Days War of 1967.
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Olivia Wilde takes aim at Taylor Swift and faces serious backlash  

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Olivia Wilde spoke about Taylor Swift’s dating life (Picture: REUTERS / GETTY) Olivia Wilde has been catching some serious heat over the weekend after she appeared to take aim at Taylor Swift’s dating life.    The 39-year-old Don’t Worry Darling director poked fun at the recent mass coverage of 33-year-old Taylor’s dating life. The Grammy-winning hitmaker has dominated headlines in recent weeks thanks to her rumoured romance with NFL star Travis Kelce. Taking to Instagram on Friday, Olivia reposted a meme that read: ‘I wish Taylor Swift was in love with a climate scientist.’ She’s still facing serious criticism over the move, with disgruntled Taylor fans continuing to call Olivia out on X, formerly known as Twitter, despite the fact the director and actress appeared to be commenting on the mass hysteria surrounding Taylor’s romantic interests as opposed to the A-lister’s dating life itself. In response to the meme, one person wrote: ‘Olivia Wilde posting this when she ha
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