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‘We have to mock the site’s insanity’: comedian Tim Heidecker on the allure of becoming Infowars’ new boss‘We have to mock the site’s insanity’: comedian Tim Heidecker on the allure of becoming Infowars’ new boss

As the Onion waits for a court to approve its takeover, creative director Heidecker previews his ambitious plan to parody the site – already sending Jones into a fury If you’ve tuned in to Infowars over the years, you might have heard a very angry man screaming about the 2020 ...

The moment I knew: ‘We didn’t speak the same language but somehow we understood each other’The moment I knew: ‘We didn’t speak the same language but somehow we understood each other’

When Federica met Oskar, she thought their Google translate-powered romance would be brief, but soon they were planning their future restaurant together Find more stories from the moment I knew series In 2013 I moved from Milan to work as a pastry chef in Marano Vicentino, a tiny town in ...

‘The happiest time of life is as you get older’: can positive thinking help you age better?‘The happiest time of life is as you get older’: can positive thinking help you age better?

More trips around the sun does not mean inevitable decline, new research suggests – and having a optimistic outlook can even bring improvements By most standards, Prof Velandai Srikanth is at the peak of his career. He is the director of the National Centre for Healthy Ageing; his decades of ...

‘We feel angry – and we have reason to be’: Brazil’s resurgent punk scene is a howl of outrage at injustice‘We feel angry – and we have reason to be’: Brazil’s resurgent punk scene is a howl of outrage at injustice

Thriving punk culture seen as response to frustrations at unemployment, urban violence, police brutality and deprivation As black-clad police combatants charged into the hillside favela and opened fire, a black-clad punk scurried out of the community in the opposite direction, his hands trembling from fright. “Holy shit! All those guns! ...

Australian activists released in Crete allege mistreatment by Israeli forces who intercepted Gaza flotillaAustralian activists released in Crete allege mistreatment by Israeli forces who intercepted Gaza flotilla

Three Australians among 175 activists taken by Israel from ships attempting to transport aid to Gaza say they have launched a hunger strike Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Three Australian activists say they have launched a hunger strike in Crete, after being left there ...

Germany says it expected Trump’s withdrawal of US troops as row over Iran comments grows – liveGermany says it expected Trump’s withdrawal of US troops as row over Iran comments grows – live

German defence minister responds to US president’s announcement that 5,000 US troops will leave bases in Germany The US is withdrawing 5,000 troops from Germany, days after the German chancellor, Friedrich Merz, suggested Washington was being outplayed and “humiliated” by Iran. The US president had earlier said a “determination” on ...

‘It’s super weird, super odd, super rare’: meet the twins who have different dads‘It’s super weird, super odd, super rare’: meet the twins who have different dads

When DNA test results shattered everything Lavinia and Michelle thought they knew about their family history, they also revealed something never before documented in the UK I like being a twin. It defines who I am,” Lavinia Osbourne tells me on the 49th birthday she shares with her sister, Michelle. ...

The king went to Washington to save Britain’s bacon. He may also have shown the US how to save itself | Simon TisdallThe king went to Washington to save Britain’s bacon. He may also have shown the US how to save itself | Simon Tisdall

Charles III’s subtle, much needed history lesson delivered the US some tough love. But will Trump get the message? Of the many jokes cracked by King Charles during his visit to Washington, the one recalling the definitive 18th-century Anglo-French contest for dominion over the New World was the most pointed. ...