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[ad_1] By Mariam Issimdar and PA MediaBBC News, Cambridgeshire31 May 2023Image source, University of CambridgeImage caption, Dr James Wade, of Cambridge University, noticed the texts while researching in the National Library of Scotland and said they “poke fun at everyone, high and low”.A 15th Century manuscript offers the “rarest glimpse” into medieval live comedy performances, according to a Cambridge University academic.Dr James Wade said the raucous texts mocked kings, priests and peasants, and encouraged audiences to get drunk.They also showed the role played by minstrels, considered “important figures” in medieval society.”These texts give us a snapshot of medieval life being…

[ad_1] Are you in a relationship with an emotional manipulator?  There are many reasons that could have led you to this question, very few of them good. And it’s never a fun time for me writing these kinds of articles either, however necessary they happen to be. Always, I think of who’s at the other end and being aware that a good portion are reading this with either a suspicious heart or a broken one.  Those are heavy burdens, so I hope you find your answers here. If not that, at least some comfort.  So here, the 10 signs that…

By Mara Clarke, Founder, Abortion Support Network This piece was written before the COVID-19 pandemic came to Europe. A second piece on the impact of the virus on Abortion Without Borders and their clients is to be published in the coming weeks. — “I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something about that. And then I realised, I am somebody.” This is an image I saw on social media some time ago. My abortion activism began many years before today’s social media existed, but when I first saw this image, I grabbed it and started using it as my avatar.…

[ad_1] TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized Wednesday for Parliament’s recognition of a man who fought alongside the Nazis during last week’s address by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trudeau said the speaker of the House of Commons, who resigned Tuesday, was “solely responsible” for the invitation and recognition of the man but said it was a mistake that has deeply embarrassed Parliament and Canada. “All of us who were in the House on Friday regret deeply having stood and clapped, even though we did so unaware of the context,” Trudeau said before he entering the House of Commons. “It was a…

[ad_1] Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves. The only way they could do this is by not voting. — Franklin D. Roosevelt Since midterm elections rarely have the pizazz of a presidential contest, a lot of eligible citizens don’t bother to vote in them. To a growing number of those citizens who do vote, failing to cast a ballot this year would be comparable to crew members of the Titanic abandoning their posts as the ship approached the iceberg. I’m not being hyperbolic.      Choose your own definition:…

[ad_1] The Lionesses’ historic triumph at the 2022 Uefa Women’s Euros capped off a seminal year for women’s sport, and in 2023 that unstoppable rise continues. In the UK, fandom and attendance is on the up, with more than 20 million people tuning into women’s sport during the first four months of this year and 41.5 per cent of adults surveyed by YouGov now identifying as fans. It signals an incredible next phase of women’s sport, where the narrative should be less about growth and much more about independent value. At TikTok, we have a diverse community of 150 million…

[ad_1] Learn how Chevron is increasing production while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and surface use at colorado.chevron.com. Kim McHugh, Vice President of Chevron’s Rockies Business UnitEverywhere in Colorado, women are leading our business communities to new levels of success. They each have a unique story that has shaped our state through economic, social and enterprising contributions. Yet, at times, these women go unnoticed. ColoradoBiz is here to change that. Chevron welcomes Kim Hugh to Colorado as vice president of the Rockies business unit, where we are focused on safely developing the affordable, reliable, ever cleaner energy the state needs. A…

[ad_1] Kim Zolciak and Kroy Biermann are about to get under each other’s skin under the same roof all over again — ’cause she’s on her way back to Georgia — after some nasty new developments in their divorce. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Kim is flying back to Atlanta Wednesday after filming for MTV’s “The Surreal Life” in Colombia over the past couple weeks. We’re told she’s in the air now, and, within hours, is set to be back home with Kroy and their kids. Despite this tumultuous sitch, our sources say that the plan — for…

Ruth Krell Steinfeld, age 7, with her sisterorphaned on Oct. 9, 1942, when their parents were killed at Auschwitz “I couldn’t understand why my mother would give me away,” says Ruth Krell Steinfeld, born in 1933, “I promised to be good if I could stay with her.”She was 7 years old when her mother put her and her sister on a bus and told them they were going to a new home.This is just one of the heart-wrenching moments described in the CBS special Undeniable: The Truth to Remember that aired tonight.  She grew up to realize her mother’s incredible courage and…

[ad_1] KYIV — Mercenaries from the Russian Wagner Group are back fighting on the front line in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian military official told POLITICO on Wednesday. Several hundred fighters from the group once ruled by now-dead warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin were spotted fighting in the ranks of different Russian military units on the eastern front, said Colonel Serhiy Cherevatyi. Wagner mercenaries had fought in Ukraine until May when they finally occupied the remains of Bakhmut, a Donetsk region town which was razed during nine months of brutal fighting. Wagner was notorious in Ukraine for mercilessly decapitating Ukrainian soldiers and killing civilians. After Wagner was…