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A solid gold toilet called 'America' and reportedly worth millions, is up for auction
Art collectors have a chance Tuesday to buy one of the world’s most lucrative latrines: a solid gold, fully functional toilet. The piece, by provocative Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, goes up for auction Tuesday evening at Sotheby’s in New York. Source link
‘Parasocial’ is Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year
If you felt more excited for Taylor Swift’s engagement announcement earlier this year than you did for your friend or family member’s, you might relate to Cambridge Dictionary’s word of 2025: “parasocial,” which describes having a one-sided connection with someone you do not know, such as a celebrity, a fictional character or an AI chatbot. […]
North Carolina becomes latest battleground as military-aided operations ebb in other cities
Federal immigration authorities could expand their enforcement action in North Carolina to a second city, as operations in other U.S. cities approved by Donald Trump’s administration have either been deprioritized or caught up in legal limbo. Source link
L.A. County sheriff investigating new sex battery claim against Sean (Diddy) Combs
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Monday it’s investigating a new sexual battery allegation against hip-hop mogul Sean (Diddy) Combs. The claim involves an unnamed music producer who says he was asked to come to a photo shoot in 2020 at a Los Angeles warehouse. Source link
Fighter jet, investment deals on agenda as Saudi crown prince visits White House
President Donald Trump is set to fete Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday when the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia makes his first White House visit since the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi citizen and U.S. resident, by Saudi agents. Source link
Poland suggests Russia is behind railway blast on Ukraine delivery line
Evidence suggests that Russian secret services appear to have ordered the blowing up of a railway line in Poland over the weekend that is on a crucial route that delivers aid to Ukraine, a government spokesperson said Tuesday. Source link
Chinese airlines offer refunds on Japan trips, Tokyo warns about travel to China as tensions run high
Japan has warned its citizens in China to step up safety precautions and avoid crowded places amid a deepening dispute between Asia’s two largest economies over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan. Source link
F-35 defenders launch counterattack against Swedish fighter jet proposal
Former high-ranking officers of the Canadian Armed Forces are mounting a defence of the planned acquisition of 88 American F-35 fighter jets, hoping to put an end to the ongoing courtship between the Canadian government and the Swedish firm Saab. Source link
Ex-Harvard president Larry Summers 'stepping back' from public view after Epstein correspondence revealed
Former U.S. treasury secretary Larry Summers said on Monday he will step back from all public commitments, days after President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to investigate his and other prominent Democrats’ ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Source link