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Man severely injured in explosion in New York’s Central Park
(CNN)Members of the New York Police Department bomb squad are investigating the cause of an explosion in Central Park on Sunday that nearly blew a man’s leg off, police said. Preliminary investigation suggests the explosion was an “experiment with fireworks or homemade explosives,” NYPD Deputy Chief John O’Connell said at a news conference Sunday afternoon.
Ignored by youth-obsessed Hollywood, older audiences flock to indie films
In a summer stuffed with blockbusters aimed at young audience, arthouse films appeal to an older demographic because the stars reflect the audiences Halfway into Warcraft: the Beginning, the video game adapted by Duncan Jones into a wannabe sci-fi franchise, Glenn Close appears as some kind of oracle. Swathed in a black cloak and with […]
‘This is a very happy place to be day in, day out’: readers on life in Canada
To mark Canada Day on 1 July we asked readers what its really like living in the country, how Canada is perceived from the outside and what improvements could still be made I appreciate more about Canada the more I travel elsewhere – Julienne Isaacs, Winnipeg, Manitoba Theres always an exception to the rule, but […]
Hillary Clinton has 81% chance of defeating Trump, Nate Silver predicts
Famed analyst accurately predicted state outcomes that led to Obama win in 2012 election but failed to foresee Trump becoming the Republican nominee Hillary Clinton has an 81% chance of winning the election to Donald Trumps 19%, polling analyst Nate Silver said on Wednesday in his first model of the 2016 presidential election. Silvers calculations […]
Leave campaign rows back on key immigration and NHS pledges
Tory MEP Daniel Hannan says Brexit voters will be disappointed if they think there will now be zero immigration from EU The leave campaign has appeared to row back on key pledges made during the EU referendum campaign less than 24 hours after the UK voted for Brexit, after it emerged immigration levels could remain […]