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...“His legitimacy was a bit dodgy because he had deposed Richard II,” she said. “This was him saying: look I have been anointed, I am now your legitimate king, and this is a sign of God’s approval.”...
...These are not all short, overture-like pieces, but often substantial works, like those by James MacMillan and Daniel Kidane which debuted in concerts over the weekend....
...Of these, the two most serious are Robert F Kennedy Jr and whichever bipartisan ticket No Labels puts up....
...Viewpoints Having been introduced on Tuesday as Robert Kennedy Jr’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan’s life will now be turned inside out, writes Edward Luce....
...Viewpoints When a former vice-president spurns his former president, we ought to sit up and notice, writes Edward Luce in the Swamp Notes newsletter....
...The decision he and Richard Nixon took to back Pakistan’s brutal suppression of the uprising in what became Bangladesh is high up on any charge sheet against him....
...Correct answers this time around came from: Charles de Nobrega, James Ritossa, Ralf Ferner, Luke Ashford & Daniel Noel, James Holley, Edward Roe, Richard Edwards, Simon M and James Memon....
...Richard Grenell, the former US ambassador to Germany, may make a comeback too, while prominent senators such as Marco Rubio of Florida and Bill Hagerty in Tennessee are also contenders....
...Humphrey was nominated during a riot-stricken convention in Chicago, and then lost to Richard Nixon in the general election....
...Do also read Brooke Masters’ interesting take on how a new CEO should handle following in the footsteps of a very successful predecessor; in this case Morgan Stanley’s James Gorman will make way in January...
...Viewpoints Trump’s rants and untrue statements no longer shock, writes Edward Luce, but they are still frightening....
...edward.luce@ft.com...
...Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, the conservative packaging executives from Wisconsin, donated a combined $2mn to support DeSantis’s run....
...Klikis, Alex Hymers, Nat Mancuso, Nicholas Gosal, Richard Edwards, Shreyas Gopal, Edward Royall, Leo Saenger and Eric Luo....
...Hamas: The Islamic Resistance Movement by Beverley Milton-Edwards and Stephen Farrell (2010)A deeply researched blend of academic thought and on-the-ground reporting, Milton-Edwards and Farrell’s exploration...
...Edward Luce Will 2024 surpass 2023 as the hottest year on record? Yes....
...Richard Waters rates its performance since the $44bn deal....
...Edward Garnier KC, the Conservative peer and former solicitor-general, has said that the legislation is tantamount to declaring “all dogs are cats” and he cannot support the bill....
...James Kynge, our wise China hand, argues that Xi Jinping is losing patience with Putin, and has quietly dropped the “no limits” bit to their relationship....
...You can watch his discussion with Edward Luce below....
...Edward James, co-founder of The Hair Consult, offers a bespoke haircare-product service....
...Edward VII’s crown was set on his head the wrong way round....
...Among them were interest income from related-party loans made to some of Trump’s children, including Ivanka Trump, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr....
...But a revamp of the gallery has put Irish chef Richard Corrigan at the helm and, honestly, it might be the smartest thing they’ve ever done....
...The Black Box: Writing the Race by Henry Louis Gates, Jr....
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