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The Week 

UK General Election 2024

Rishi Sunak has called a surprise general election for 4 July declaring that "now is the moment for Britain to choose its future". Over the coming weeks, The Week Junior will explain what’s happening, taking on the complex and confusing bits and making them clear, accessible, and interesting for children.

Economictimes.indiatimes.com 

Gold slips to over one-week low on hawkish Fed, US data

Gold prices fell on Thursday due to concerns over U.S. rate cut timings and strong U.S. business activity, with spot gold declining 1.4% to $2,346.07 per ounce. This was its lowest since May 14, as of 1557 GMT.

France24.com (en) 

Detective admonished for no bodycam during Scheffler arrest

Scheffler, 27, is facing multiple charges stemming from a traffic incident on Friday outside the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, where the US PGA Championship was being held. He is charged with felony assault of a police officer, criminal mischief, reckless driving and disregarding signals from an officer directing traffic and is to be arraigned on June 3. Louisville Police Chief Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel told reporters that the detective who made the arrest had violated policy by failing to turn on his camera. Читать дальше...

Err.ee (en) 

Semiotician: No sign is ever unambiguous

Semiotic expertise cannot unambiguously determine the meaning of a sign; it can only clarify the conditions under which one or the other meaning is more likely, the Tartu University semioticians Andreas Ventsel and Martin Oja explain. The court has commissioned a semiotician's assessment on the sign "From the river to the sea" used by several Tallinn protesters last December, who were arrested and fined by police for inciting hatred.

MarketWatch.com 

Why gold and silver are down for a third day in a row

Gold and silver were trading sharply lower Thursday, extending losses into a third straight session a day after minutes from the Federal Reserve showed that some policymakers were willing to raise interest rates if needed to fight inflation.

Flipboard.com 

What it’s really like to live in Antarctica

CNN — A five-month-long slumber party. A college dorm. An introvert’s hell. Those are just some of the words residents of Antarctica use to describe life in the world’s coldest, most mysterious continent. In 1959, 12 countries - including Chile, Japan, Australia and the United States – signed the …

Horse And Hound 

‘It has been a true honour’: end of an era as top horse retires aged 17

VERONA, ITALY - 7 NOVEMBER 2021: Peder Fredricson of Sweden riding H&M Christian K during Longines FEI Jumping World Cup Verona Presented by Volkswagen on November 7, 2021 in Verona, Italy. (Photo by Davide Mombelli - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)H&M Christian K, the international grand prix showjumper and ride of Sweden’s Peder Fredricson, has retired from the sport aged 17. “A fantastic era has come to an end as it’s time for H&M Christian K to retire from showjumping,” said Peder. Читать дальше...