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Both on view through August 31.Neue GalerieNext up at the Neue? German Masterworks from the Neue Galerie, which will pull from the museum’s vast stores of German art from the period 1890 to 1940. As Austria enjoyed the Expressionist movement, Germany during this time saw major developments in color and form from the Brücke (Bridge) and Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider) groups. Expect unexpected colors from Vasily Kandinsky, August Macke, and more. There’s also Sacred Spring: Modern Viennese Graphics, 1897-1918 with 75 pieces of ephemera from that period on view through September 22.German Masterworks from the Neue Galerie on view through…

North Korean state media has said two new air defence missiles have been fired in a test overseen by the country’s leader Kim Jong Un.The weapons had “superior combat capability” and used a “unique technology”, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said, without adding details. The launches, carried out on Saturday, “proved that the technological features of two types of projectiles are very suitable for destroying various aerial targets” including drones and cruise missiles, KCNA said.The test comes hours after South Korea confirmed it fired warning shots on Tuesday at North Korean soldiers who briefly crossed the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ)…

The new clubhouse at CDA National Reserve, an exclusive golf and sporting club in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.CDA National Reserve Sprawling across 1,000 acres of pristine Idaho wilderness high above Lake Coeur d’Alene, CDA National Reserve has emerged as more than just another high-end private club. In many ways, the golf and sporting club embodies the escapist dream for those fleeing the constraints of urban life for the expanse, and seemingly boundless possibilities, of the American West. At the heart of the club is a Tom Weiskopf-designed championship course – one of the best in Idaho — but CDA National recently…

Mitchell LabiakBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesAll UK airports should stop charging blue badge holders for being dropped off close to terminals, a disability charity has said.Several people with blue badges got in touch with the BBC following news that more than half of the busiest airports had raised the so-called “kiss-and-fly” fees to as high as £7 in some cases.Many airports already offer discounts or waive the fee for disabled drivers, but blue badge holders say the system is complex and inconsistent.Graham Footer, chief executive of Disabled Motoring UK, said some airports have “allowed greed to cloud their judgement”, and…

Mastodon paid tribute to their co-founder and former guitarist Brent Hinds during their show at Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska, on Friday. It was their first performance since Hinds died on Wednesday at the age of 51. “We lost somebody very special to us yesterday,” drummer Brann Dailor said of Hinds, who died in a motorcycle accident on Wednesday at the age of 51. “Brent Hinds, 25 years with us as our guitar player, one of the most creative, beautiful people that we’ve ever come across in this world, tragically left us. Very, very unfortunate. “We loved him so, so, so very much.…

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The world’s leading authority on hunger, backed by the UN, said Friday that Gaza’s largest city is gripped by famine. While experts say half a million people face catastrophic hunger, Israel’s foreign ministry said there was no famine in Gaza, and claimed that the UN declaration was based on Hamas lies. Gazans themselves testified to the reality of severe food shortages. 

ShutterstockLondon Underground staff will strike from 5 September for seven daysThere will be rolling strike action across the London Underground (LU) beginning on Friday 5 September for seven days, the RMT union has announced.The union claimed transport bosses refused to engage with them over pay, fatigue management, extreme shift patterns and a reduction in the working week.RMT General Secretary Eddie Dempsey said: “Fatigue and extreme shift rotations are serious issues impacting on our members health and wellbeing- all of which have not been adequately addressed for years by LU management.”A Transport for London (TfL) spokesperson said: “We urge the RMT…

Liv McMahonTechnology reporterGetty ImagesHundreds of thousands of user conversations with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok have been exposed in search engine results – seemingly without users’ knowledge.Unique links are created when Grok users press a button to share a transcript of their conversation – but as well as sharing the chat with the intended recipient, the button also appears to have made the chats searchable online.A Google search on Thursday revealed it had indexed nearly 300,000 Grok conversations.It has led one expert to describe AI chatbots as a “privacy disaster in progress”.The BBC has approached X for comment.The…