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Tasmania’s Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) is facing a lawsuit for exhibiting an artist’s Ladies Lounge installation that only allows women to enter the installation. The installation by Kirsha Kaechele refers to a moment in Australian history before women won the right to drink in the nation’s pubs in 1965. Until then, women were either relegated to side rooms, where they were charged exorbitantly, or barred from these kinds of establishments altogether. Intended to point out the hypocrisy, the Mona installation offers an opulent retreat for female guests only with champagne served by male butlers. The exhibition also...

Washington — CBS News projects the U.S. House special election in California's 20th congressional district will go to a runoff to fill the vacancy left by former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Republican State Assembly member Vince Fong advanced to the runoff, which will take place in May. Fong, who is vying to fill the vacancy left by McCarthy, has the former speaker's endorsement and the backing of former President Donald Trump. Among those challenging him is Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux. It was still unclear who would emerge to face him in May's special election. The solidly conservative district is...

After months of pressure and rising civilian casualties, California’s governor joins the calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.

It is one thing to push pills that could lead to death because of overdose or abuse. It is another thing to push pills that are designed to kill. But that’s just what one young pop star is doing – a pop star with 36.7 million Instagram followers. I’m speaking of Olivia Rodrigo, and the pills she is pushing – more accurately, the pills she is giving away – are abortion-related pills. What could be deadlier than that? I knew nothing about Rodrigo or her mission until our eldest granddaughter Elianna, a 2023 graduate of Liberty University, sent me a...

On this date in 1540, the legendary outlaw Hans Kohlhase — a crime victim turned revengeful crime lord — executed* in Berlin. It’s a classic case of stubborn cusses escalating a minor property dispute. En route to the Leipzig fair in 1532, Kohlhase (English Wikipedia entry | German) was stopped by a Saxon nobleman who confiscated some of his horses. In dueling publications years later, Kohlhase would charge that Guenther von Zaschwitz accused him of stealing the horses; von Zaschwitz countered that Kohlhase looked suspicious and got uppity with his retainers when questioned. Proceeding to Leipzig in a huff, Kohlhase...

Green Bay Packers fans are anxiously watching after newly acquired running back Josh Jacobs was spotted riding a dirt bike in a recent livestream, causing concern among the fanbase. The former Alabama and Las Vegas Raiders player was seen operating an ATV with a dirt bike attached. However, the dirt bike flipped during the ride, sending Jacobs airborne and eventually landing in the grass beside the road. Fortunately, it appears Jacobs emerged from the incident unscathed. Nonetheless, some fans questioned why he was participating in such activities, especially as a highly paid professional athlete. “Why risk it as a pro...

Good Friday Gaslighting It has been twenty years since release of the movie, The Passion of the Christ, produced, directed and co-written by Mel Gibson. The film is the highest grossing Christian film of all time (inflation adjusted) as well as the highest grossing independent film of all time. As of 2023, it was also the highest grossing R rated film domestically, receiving an R rating due to its graphic depiction of the Passion of the Christ. But before all the glory of its ultimate success and triumph, this film had its own passion to suffer and overcome at the...

“The Boss” is back. The video player is currently playing an ad. It was announced early Wednesday morning that music legend Bruce Springsteen has returned to the E-Street band and launched his 2024 tour. This is great news for everybody, unless you are former U.S. Women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe and had no desire to start trending on X. Once again, social media did not miss. — T. Becket Adams (@BecketAdams) March 20, 2024 Rapinoe was a large part of the 2012 U.S. Women’s National team at the Summer Olympics in London, the 2015 FIFA U.S. Women’s World Cup team,...

As of Nov 2023, #Woke #NYC DA #AlvinBragg is still letting this guy walk around free: "a registered sex offender with at least 100 arrests for charges ranging from assault, to resisting arrest and persistent sexual abuse." https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/questions-about-rashid-brimmage-101-arrests-elderly-assault/ https://web.archive.org/web/20231202003321/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/insider/after-tragedy-a-failed-system-in-new-york-is-revealed.html

On the latest installment of host Sean Evans’ YouTube interview series Hot Ones, Gwyneth Paltrow recalled when the former president, 77, fell asleep during a screening of her 1996 movie Emma at the White House in Washington, D.C. After Evans asked if the story was real, the Glee actress stated, "True." "He was snoring right in front of me," she said of the ex-commander-in-chief. At the time, the mother-of-two thought, "Wow, I guess this is going to be a real hit movie." "But it was, so ---- you, Bill Clinton!" she exclaimed. The Academy Award-winning star also touched on how...

Mexico has signed an agreement with Venezuela to deport migrants and reached deals with Mexican and Venezuelan companies to employ them, Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena told a news conference on Thursday. Venezuelans have been among the largest groups of migrants arriving in Mexico on their way to the United States, as they seek to flee their country's political and economic crisis. There are 4,000-5,000 Venezuelan migrants currently stranded in Mexico, mostly in the city of Tijuana. U.S. citizens are increasingly concerned about migrants reaching their borders, with a Reuters-Ipsos poll earlier this year finding that 17% considered the issue was...

Judge Arthur Engoron has issued an order that will allow former President Trump’s finances and assets to be monitored for three years. In other words, Trump’s estate will be babysat by Barbara Jones, a retired federal judge. The judge will also have full authority over giving suggestions for court-ordered changes in how the Trump Organization operates. The order comes after Trump is facing a $464 million judgment paid in his New York civil fraud case despite his appeal still pending. On Thursday, the judge ruled that the court must monitor and notify the watchdog about any efforts Trump makes to...

Winter weather alerts are in place for parts of 17 states as two separate storm systems bring heavy snowfall to New England and northern states through the weekend. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued winter storm warnings for Alaska, California, Maine, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont. Advisories are also in place for Connecticut, the Dakotas, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin.

The Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization claimed responsibility for Friday's attack at a concert hall in Moscow in which at least 40 people were killed and 100 injured.

The Justice Department took the rare step earlier this month of moving to dismiss a $3.3 billion civil fraud lawsuit against Dish Network — months after founder Charlie Ergen and his wife donated more than $113,000 to President Biden’s re-election campaign late last year. Ergen, a former professional poker player who helped launch what was then called EchoStar Communications in 1980, has battled the federal fraud claim for nearly a decade. But the Tennessee native saw his luck change shortly after he and spouse Candy contributed $100,000 to Biden’s super PAC and maxed out with matching $6,600 donations to the...

"And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: "He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock. "But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against...

John 10:31-42 Friends, in today’s Gospel, Jesus declares, “The Father is in me and I am in the Father.”Charles Williams stated that the master idea of Christianity is “coinherence,” mutual indwelling. If you want to see this idea concretely displayed, look to the pages of the Book of Kells, that masterpiece of early Christian illumination. Lines interwoven, designs turning in and around on each other, plays of plants, animals, planets, human beings, angels, and saints. The Germans call it Ineinander (one in the other).How do we identify ourselves? Almost exclusively through the naming of relationships: we are sons, brothers, daughters,...

-snip- Turning to the announcement of a number of Western embassies in Russia about a terrorist threat alert, Putin called them "frankly provocative." "All this resembles outright blackmail and the intention to intimidate and destabilize our society," he said. Head of the Central Election Commission Elle Pamfilova said on Monday that the terrorist threat alert was meant to decrease voter turnout in the 2024 presidential election.

California's largest insurance company will stop offering insurance to 72,000 homes across the state due to the increased risk of natural disasters and the effects of inflation. Coverage for the 30,000 houses and 42,000 apartments impacted will cease this summer, the Bay Area News Group reported. State Farm General cited soaring costs, the increasing risk of catastrophes like wildfires and outdated regulations as reasons it won´t renew the policies. It comes just months after the insurance giant said it would also stop taking new applications for coverage from homeowners in the state. 'This decision was not made lightly and only...

Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories says overwhelming amount of food and aid enters the Strip daily, blames UN for failing to distribute it.