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...Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, has warned the influx could “destroy” his city. He and Chicago mayor Brandon Johnson have appealed for urgent federal help to deal with the crisis....
...Adam McKay’s adaptation of Michael Lewis’s book on the housing bubble that led to the global financial crisis is heavy on collages and fourth wall-breaking....
...Ruiz says he contracted Covid-19 due to an outbreak at the Birds Eye frozen vegetable processing plant in Darien, Wisconsin, where he worked, and he gave it to his wife....
...Deon Meyer, the South African crime writer, has been garlanded with international awards, all well deserved....
...Icarus, by Deon Meyer, translated by KL Seegers, Hodder & Stoughton, RRP£17.99 Meyer’s novels present an unvarnished picture of the social divisions in post-apartheid South Africa....
...“The games would have given dynamism to our country that so badly needs it,” said a disappointed Patricia Déon from Paris. “Now we just feel like losers in lots of things - the games, the referendum.”...
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