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Maduro Judge, 92, Spotted Sleeping During Major Trial
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (659+ words) In a guest essay for The New York Times published on Tuesday, lawyer and author Jeffrey Toobin argued that the judge overseeing President Nicol's Maduro's trial should step aside, citing his advanced age and an incident during a 2025 trial in…...
I quit my job in London to move to Barcelona and start a business. I fly back for meetings twice a month — but it’s worth it.
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (799+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ethan Spibey, 33, a consultant who lives in Barcelona. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Twice a month, I commute from Barcelona to London: landing at around 10 a.m. on Tuesday…...
92-year-old judge cuts Maduro’s protestations of innocence short: ‘There will be time and place to go through all of this’
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (1052+ words) A defiant Nicol's Maduro declared himself "the president of my country" as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power in Venezuela. "I…...
‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ ‘Elio’ Lead Annie Award Nominations
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1289+ words) Sony Pictures Animation and Netflix's "KPop Demon Hunters" and Pixar's "Elio" led all films in nominations for the 53rd Annie Awards, which announced the finalists in its annual salute to animated film on Monday. Both films received 10 nominations in the 12 feature-film…...
After a breakup, I traveled for a year to learn how to be alone again. It led me to move to a country I’d never imagined calling home.
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (907+ words) I used to love coming home from vacation. The way the plane would swoop over London's skyscrapers and the River Thames before landing at Heathrow. Returning to my favorite places, people, and my job. Until one day, I burst into…...
Passengers on a Ryanair flight to Tenerife were injured when the plane hit turbulence
1+ week, 2+ day ago (321+ words) Several passengers on a Ryanair flight travelling from Birmingham to Tenerife were injured after the aircraft encountered turbulence shortly after takeoff, forcing it to return to the UK. Ryanair said in a statement to Business Insider that flight FR1121, which departed…...
I left my university in Milan to study in a much smaller town. I loved the lower cost of living and slower pace.
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (542+ words) I crossed the street near where I was living in Milan on the verge of tears. I had had enough of feeling sad, lonely, and hopeless. That surely wasn't how I expected to feel in my first year of university....
My family has been vacationing in Punta del Este for decades. It’s a hidden gem in South America.
2+ week, 20+ hour ago (603+ words) Ever since I was 2 years old, my family has been spending the holiday break at the same beach: Punta del Este, in Uruguay. The beach town is hands down one of my favorite places in the world, not only because…...
I lived in Europe for 7 years before returning to the US. Here are 3 things I did right and 3 I wish I’d done differently.
2+ week, 2+ day ago (724+ words) After seven wonderful years in Budapest, I had to move back to the US in early 2025 because of visa issues. Packing up my life and saying goodbye to my community, network, and home was an emotional whirlwind " to say the…...
I sold my home and moved to Europe at 55. I’m not living my dream life yet, but it’s better than working my life awa
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1179+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Natalie Lynch, 56, who relocated from San Francisco to Europe in 2024 and now resides in Audenge, France. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. The pandemic, with its loss of…...