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A 1913 photo of the John E Reagan family taken in Tampico, Illinois. From left are: John Reagan, his sons Neil and Ronald, and his wife Nellie Wilson Reagan. Photograph: AP
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Actor Ronald Reagan loads his gun in the 1953 western film Law and Order, in which Reagan plays a retired US marshall who can't hang up his holster. Photograph: AP/Universal
Traumatic strip searches lead women in Queensland jails to avoid medical treatment and family
2024-03-18
Queensland This article is more than 4 months old‘Traumatic’ strip searches lead women in Queensland jails to avoid medical treatment and family visits, review findsThis article is more than 4 months oldState’s human rights commission says practice ineffective in making prisons safer and calls for use to be limited and eventually abolished
Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Women in Queensland prisons are avoiding seeking medical treatment or having family visit to escape “traumatic” and “completely ineffective” strip searches, according to a review by the state’s human rights commission.
US supreme court to hear appeal of Colorado ruling removing Trump from state ballot | Donald Trump
2024-03-18
Donald TrumpUS supreme court to hear appeal of Colorado ruling removing Trump from state ballotColorado ruling said Trump should be removed under 14th amendment to US constitution for inciting an insurrection
The US supreme court will hear Donald Trump’s appeal of the Colorado ruling that he should be removed from the state ballot under the 14th amendment to the US constitution, for inciting an insurrection.
Kavanaugh will ‘step up’ to keep Trump on ballots, ex-president’s lawyer saysRead moreThe court issued a brief order on Friday, setting up a dramatic moment in American history.
A deepfake video of Joe Biden singing the childrens song Baby Shark isnt funny it is deepl
2024-03-17
OpinionTechnology This article is more than 1 year oldA deepfake video of Joe Biden singing the children’s song Baby Shark isn’t funny – it is deeply worryingThis article is more than 1 year oldArwa MahdawiThe clip started out as a joke, but that doesn’t stop something gaining its own nefarious life online
I hate to have to say this, but here we go: Baby shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo, baby shark!
CommunityBoard gamesAre these the 10 worst board games of all time?From the familiar to the out-there, these are the board games our readers suggest you never, ever waste your time playing no matter how rainy it gets
Are we utterly wrong? Let us know your suggestions in the comments
As the summer came to an end, we asked you for your favourite ever board games, and you didn’t disappoint.
Australian theatreReviewArts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne
The Australian production of this Olivier-winning play has been beset by problems, but it’s back on – with some stirring performances and clumsy moments
Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Emilia Lanier née Bassano was one of the first English women to publish a book of poetry, the rumoured “Dark Lady” in Shakespeare’s sonnets and, as asserted by some, Shakespeare himself. This all-but-erased historical figure is the subject of Morgan Lloyd Malcolm’s Olivier award-winning play, which was first commissioned for Shakespeare’s Globe before heading to London’s West End.
Marina Abramović'The grandmother of performance art' had people openly weeping at New York's MoMA. Zoe Williams spent a whole day in her presence at her long-anticipated London show. Did she break down?Robert is a 46-year-old psychiatrist and Elisa is 28, and from Italy, and they both arrived outside the Serpentine gallery at around quarter to six on Wednesday morning. They were waiting for the opening of the Marina Abramović exhibition – Elisa had seen her three times already: on London's Southbank, in Milan and in Madrid.
Followers of ultra-Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum of the Satmar Hassidim pack the Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar. Photograph: Mike Segar/ReutersFollowers of ultra-Orthodox Jewish Rabbi Moses Teitelbaum of the Satmar Hassidim pack the Congregation Yetev Lev D’Satmar. Photograph: Mike Segar/ReutersJudaismA growing number of men and women are choosing to leave their overbearing religious sects behind – but they encounter new challenges in secular New York
Shulem Deen swipes through photos of his eldest daughter’s wedding with a look of pride on his face.
ComedyReviewWembley Arena, London
The standup returns to the UK with a set on morality, sex and religion that often excels but also stalls with casual misanthropy
The last time Louis CK performed major UK gigs, he breathed the rarefied air of prestige standup superstardom. Arena-sized venues notwithstanding, things aren’t like that now. The gilded crown slipped in 2017, when five women accused CK of sexual misconduct. The comic expressed remorse – then carried on gigging.