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Sign up for the free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up for our free IndyArts newsletter Some viewers of The Crown are struggling with the new season because of Harry Potter. The Netflix show has returned for a fifth series, which will be its penultimate, and the new episodes will chronicle royal family events that took place in the 1990s. A new cast has been built for the past two seasons to reflect the passage of time, but one newcomer is a major distraction for viewers....

Archaeologists in Israel say they have found the first known written sentence in Canaanite, an alphabet used by the region’s ancient inhabitants that until now had been lost to time. The sentence—comprising 17 Canaanite characters, a total of seven words—was inscribed on an ivory comb carved from an elephant’s tusk. He says: “May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and beard.” read more The comb was found at the site of Tel Lachish, a Bronze Age settlement about 25 miles from Jerusalem....

The opposition Five Star led to a populist explosion in the 2018 elections, provoking disgruntled Italians with rhetoric against the political elites and EU bureaucrats in Brussels. But after four years in power, the party has bled back and split over its stance on the Ukraine war. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio, one of the most prominent figures in the Five Stars, is firmly behind Draghi’s steadfast support for Kyiv and supports arms supplies, according to the US and the EU....

Dan Trivett told CTV News Toronto that he was involved in a collision in Mississauga on October 26. As a result, he spent three hours at Mount Sinai Hospital for a concussion evaluation before being sent home. However, shortly after he started making dinner, Trivett says he began to feel severe pain in his abdomen. “It felt like I was being stabbed with a knife and my ribs were being crushed,” he told CTV News Toronto....

WASHINGTON — “DEMOCRAT ELECTED IN SAN FRANCISCO,” read the headline of the short article on page 20 of the New York Times for June 3, 1987. It noted that the Democrat, who would represent San Francisco in Washington, was “nationally prominent level Democratic circles as a fundraiser and party organization worker’. That Democrat was Nancy Pelosi, who would use that organizational and fundraising prowess to become her party’s House leader, the first and only woman to hold that position....

The men’s team moved into the historic hotel at Station Approach on Friday night. It is understood the group of ‘single men’ arrived at the 41-bedroom hotel in two coaches late at night. Their arrival came hours after Peterborough City Council chief executive Matt Gladstone announced he had been told by the Home Office that the hotel was to be used as part of asylum seeker dispersal arrangements. He had warned that this could happen as early as this weekend....

Const. Sean James of the St. Louis Police Department. Thomas stands next to Trax in this Postmedia file photo. Content of the article A St. Thomas police dog handler charged by Ontario’s police watchdog for injuring a bicyclist last month was previously charged nearly six years ago after taking an innocent man in a violent jewelry store robbery. Advertisement 2 This ad hasn’t loaded yet, but your article continues below....

The famous leakster adds to the excitement today Ice universewhich reveals that Samsung will be using a proprietary high-frequency version of the just-announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset for the Galaxy S23 family in Europe, beating out all its competitors in the process. The best time for European users has arrived. The European version of the Samsung Galaxy S23 series has been confirmed to use the Snapdragon 8 Gen2 and is a high-frequency version exclusive to Samsung....

The 118th annual Original Santa Parade returns to the streets of Toronto on Sunday, November 20 after two years of broadcast-only events. The parade starts at 12:30 p.m. and will be filled with a variety of floats, bands, marchers and of course Mrs. Claus and jolly Old St. Nick. This year’s parade will be hosted by Bell Media personalities Melissa Grelo, Kelsey McEwen and Tyrone Edwards. Musician and singer-songwriter John Legend will perform in the parade, along with singer-songwriter Preston Pablo....

The tiny mites that live in human resources and mate on our face at night are becoming so simplistic organisms, due to their unusual way of life, that they may soon become one with humans, according to new research. Mites are transmitted at birth and are transmitted by almost every human being, with numbers peaking in adults as pores grow. They are about 0.3 mm long, are located in the hair follicles on the face and nipples, including the eyelashes, and eat the sebum that is naturally released by cells into the pores....

Justin Anderson, an Aurora hunter and night sky photographer from Manitoba, was camping in Nopiminig Provincial Park over the weekend with a friend. The two of them were photographing the Northern Lights when, around 1:13 in the early hours of Sunday, they saw something. “It was all luck,” Anderson told CTV News. “We were just back at our campsite when he showed me, ‘Hi, what the hell is this?’ and at first we thought it was the moon just because it was so bright – and it was just getting brighter....

Before the final resolution was passed, Brian Bodine, a member of the platform committee that says he wrote the resolution, proposed an amendment on the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. He claimed that “the rights of those accused of crimes have been violated” and rejected the “narrative” that the events in the US Capitol represented an uprising. The proposal received applause and “Let’s go Brandon” voices. Matt Rinaldi, chairman of the committee, said the amendment was out of date and would not be considered....

The deal comes as Ukrainian leaders push for more weapons and aid to take advantage of a counteroffensive that is pushing Russian forces out of some areas they seized earlier in the war. And it eases the concerns of the US military – particularly the Army and Marine Corps – who worry that the Pentagon’s persistent shipments of ammunition to Ukraine are eating into their stockpiles. Other defense officials confirmed the broad outlines of the contract and said it would help inventory pressures, especially involving howitzer ammunition, which Ukrainian forces use at a high rate....

And Unit 03 at 62 Claremont Street has its own story. Built in the 1930s, the Claremont Lofts first served as a banquet hall and then as a grunge-era concert hall before the building was converted into an octet of stunning hard lofts in 2000. A more recent renovation has created a luxurious, modern aesthetic in Unit 03, with walnut flooring, exposed brickwork, bespoke millwork and Calcutta marble. Upon entering the 2,500 square foot home, you’ll be greeted by a pristine foyer that offers a large closet, fire extinguisher room, and garage access....

You will not need a telescope to see the rare clustering of the planets, as they will all be visible to the naked eye. It may still be difficult to see Mercury, however, because of how dull it looks. As we approach the end of June, Mercury will become brighter as it gradually rises higher above the horizon each night, according to Sky and Telescope. Gas Discount Cards For Americans?...

Citing “high demand” and “insufficient remaining ticket stock,” the ticketing website announced on Twitter that it had canceled Friday’s event. Due to extremely high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient ticket inventory to meet this demand, tomorrow’s public offering for the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour has been cancelled. — Ticketmaster (@Ticketmaster) November 17, 2022 The news follows a series of problems for Swift fans who tried to buy pre-sale tickets earlier this week....

Earlier Thursday, Ticketmaster tried to break down what caused the chaotic uproar when presale tickets for Swift’s The Eras tour became available Tuesday, breaking records — and parts of the site itself. “Due to extremely high demands on our ticketing systems and insufficient ticket inventory remaining to meet this demand, tomorrow’s public offering for Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour has been cancelled,” the ticketing site said on Twitter. Due to extremely high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient ticket inventory to meet this demand, tomorrow’s public offering for the Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour has been cancelled....

Officers were initially called to the store located near Queen Street West and Gladstone Avenue, east of Dufferin Street, at 5:18 p.m. for a robbery. Police say at least three suspects are involved and are currently locked inside the store. “Whether by choice or accident, we are not sure yet,” police said. The negotiating team has been summoned and will arrive shortly. “We’re going to get down to business trying to talk to those guys or people in there to see what we can do for them,” police said, adding that they expect it to be a “very slow and measured process....

Un important incendie est en cours ce dimanche à midi dans un immeuble du quartier Saint-Cyprien. Selon les sapeurs-pompiers, le feu a pris dans un appartement situé rue Saint-Nicolas, une petite rue qui rejoint la place de l’Estrapade. Incendie rue Saint-Nicolas Une épaisse fumée noire se dégage du bâtiment en proie aux flammes. D’importants moyens ont été déployés sur place pour venir à bout de l’incendie. Au moins une personne a été évacuée....