• September 18, 2026
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Prince George Arrives at Eton, Under an Umbrella

The photograph from the school gates shows the routine parts of a first day. A boy in a uniform, a car pulling up, parents making sure everything is in order.…

  • September 18, 2026
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Reopen the Question of Britain’s Future

The gathering was notable mostly for who was in the room. Political forces from Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland sat down together recently to discuss the direction of the country…

  • September 18, 2026
  • 68 views
An Oxfordshire Village Votes to Secede From the United Kingdom

The wooden sign went up at the village entrance this week. It reads “Principality of Piddington,” and it is the product of a vote held on September 16, 2026, in…

  • September 18, 2026
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Celine Dion’s Return, and the Three Sons Who Grew Up Through Her Illness

The two videos sit side by side in the public record. In the first, Celine Dion is frozen mid-spasm, her hands locked, her body refusing a command her mind keeps…

  • September 18, 2026
  • 72 views
Britain’s Prime Minister Takes Leave After His Father’s Death

The death was announced without fanfare, the way a family announces such things. Roy Burnham, the father of the British prime minister, died on September 14, 2026, at the age…

  • September 18, 2026
  • 70 views
Monaco’s Heir Receives the Keys to Les Baux-de-Provence

The ceremony took place on a square in a medieval village in Provence, and at its center was an eleven-year-old boy. Prince Jacques of Monaco, the hereditary heir to the…

  • September 18, 2026
  • 65 views
Republican Campaigns Drew 16 of the 20 Largest Donors

The filings arrive in waves, and this cycle’s wave confirmed a pattern that has held for years: the biggest money in American politics tilts decisively one way. According to Federal…

  • September 18, 2026
  • 68 views
Smugglers Cut the Border Wall With a $5 Disc

The steel bollards of the U.S. southern border barrier rise in a tight line, each one a tall column of steel filled with concrete and meant to stop a person…

  • September 18, 2026
  • 75 views
Sylvester Stallone Turns 80

He was born in Hell’s Kitchen, New York, on July 6, 1946, with a nerve injury from a forceps delivery that left the left side of his face partly paralyzed…

  • September 18, 2026
  • 76 views
A Zero-Click Worm Spread Through WeChat Voice Calls

The demonstration required three phones and no cooperation from the victim. On a desk at a Palo Alto security firm, researchers placed a Pixel and an iPhone side by side…