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Dutch far-right MEP Marcel de Graaff has left the far-right Identity and Democracy (ID) group in the European Parliament after being suspended over his public support of Russia and its illegal war on Ukraine.The lawmaker from the Netherlands’ right-wing populist Forum for Democracy party said in a statement that his decision was taken over the group’s “attempt to silence me about NATO/Ukraine”.”There is no room for a different opinion in the ID group. Members are now forced to follow the position of the parties ruling in their own countries. They have sacrificed their principles for power but I am not prepared to…

The Grand Theatre in London, Ont., is speaking out, calling on the community to “do better” after an artist experienced multiple acts of racism following a performance over the weekend. According to a statement posted across the Grand’s social media accounts, on Saturday, a member of the cast of Grand Ghosts experienced two separate acts of racism, one which was “perpetrated off site by patrons” who attended the weekend performance.pic.twitter.com/ZFuwa4mcZl— Grand Theatre (@thegrandlondon) October 23, 2022 While no information has been shared as to the contents of the racist acts, the Grand highlighted in their statement that they are “profoundly…

Tens of thousands of Afghans who are trying to get to America under a special visa program for U.S. allies – and hundreds of thousands of their family members – are stuck in a State Department backlog that is getting worse 14 months after the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.President Biden pledged to rescue Afghan interpreters and others who worked with the U.S. during the 20-year occupation in Afghanistan, and said in July 2021 that America would “continue to fulfill our promise” to those who “served shoulder-to-shoulder” with U.S. troops.But a report from the State Department’s Office of Inspector General…

European natural gas prices have dropped below €100 per megawatt hour for the first time since Russia slashed supplies this summer, with warm weather and close-to-full gas storage easing concerns over winter shortages.The price drop will come as a boost for the EU leaders who are working to place a cap on the price of the fuel as it fights high inflation and a slowing economy, and in an attempt to deny Moscow funds for its invasion of Ukraine.Dutch TTF gas futures, the benchmark European contract, dropped as low as €93.35/MWh ($27 per MMBTU) on Monday, down nearly 20 per…

Two teenagers died and eight other people were hospitalized after a three-car crash in suburban Los Angeles, authorities said.’AMERICAN IDOL’ RUNNER-UP WILLIE SPENCE KILLED IN CAR CRASH, DEAD AT 23The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. Saturday on Reseda Boulevard in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. Seven adults and two minors were hurt. A 16-year-old boy was trapped in the wreckage and died at the scene, Los Angeles police said. A 14-year-old girl died at a hospital.Eight other people were taken to hospitals, with several of them in…

I am completely and utterly addicted to technology. From my work phone to my personal phone to my iPad to my laptop to my smart watch – there is rarely a second in my day when I’m not looking at a screen.The only time I’m not looking at screens is when I’m exercising. Even then, I’m likely to be back in my gym with a multitude of devices as the weather gets colder.This is why, when offered a 10-day off-grid sailing trip on board the Snark, I was both incredibly keen and a little apprehensive. But I love being outdoors…

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London, England, Monday 24 October – On the sixth day of its fundraising, trading intelligence project Dash 2 Trade has raised an astonishing $2 million.The project has entered the 2nd stage of its presale, in which 63.2 million tokens are left for sale of the original 70 million. Each D2T token is currently priced at $0.050, but that will rise to $0.0513 in the 3rd stage of the presale. By the end of the final 9th stage of the presale, the token will be priced at $0.0662, representing a 40% notional return on the starting price point.Investors will need to move quickly…

Washington Commanders co-CEO Tanya Snyder faced criticism Sunday after dropping the old “Redskins” moniker during a homecoming rally before the team took on the Green Bay Packers.Snyder addressed the crowd outside FedExField who came out to support the team and hoped to meet some players from the past. She mentioned the “Redskins” name at the end of her speech.”Hail to the Redskins! And let’s beat Green Bay,” she said. The organization decided to ditch the old moniker it had since the inception of the franchise in 1933 when it was then known as the Boston Redskins. During a time of…

The jewelry line celebrates stories, symbols and materials drawn from the model’s Nigerian, Thai and Chinese heritage. The notion of “home” informs the first collection, a theme she reflected on while locked down in Benin City in April 2020. “The pandemic made me ask: Where is my home? Is it America, where I was born? Thailand, where my mum was born? Nigeria, where my dad is from, and where I grew up until the age of 13? Home is where you have the most resources – where you feel safest,” she wrote in a personal essay for British Vogue.Adesuwa worked…