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The recent appointment of Olatunji Disu as Acting Inspector-General of Police has, predictably, sparked nationwide debate. Many have questioned why Frank Mba, the most senior Deputy Inspector General ...

Politics Is a Dirty Game Even today, people are skeptical about whether clean politics is really possible. They question whether an honest and upright person can join politics and maintain his or her ...

Sunday, March 8, 3-4 p.m. • Saint James' Episcopal Church, 73 Culpeper Street, Warrenton • Join the Piedmont Symphony Orchestra for an enchanting afternoon of classical music as the PSO String Quartet ...

There are plenty of theories about the source of happiness. Who doesn’t think they would be happier with more money and success? We talked to happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of ...

Dawn French is probably best known for the audacious British sketch show “French and Saunders,” and coming as she does out of the world of button-pushing comedy one would expect “Can You Keep a Secret ...

Update 11/18/2025: Wizards of the Coast has finally made the official announcement of its Secret Lair Monster Hunter Superdrop, which means we've been able to clear up some of the confusing details ...

Dan Brown returns to his popular character, Robert Langdon, in his brand new novel, The Secret of Secrets, due out in early September. Right now, fans in the US and UK can take advantage of some great ...

A new book, “How to Feel Loved,” links our social skills to how content we are. By Catherine Pearson Sonja Lyubomirsky has been a leading researcher on the science of happiness for decades. And for ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In 2002, a former math and science teacher and prison guard named John Darwin paddled a kayak into the North Sea ...

The move, formalised by Army Headquarters, comes shortly after Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s government assumed office on February 17. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secured a two-thirds ...

A passageway hidden below a dresser at the Merchant’s House Museum had long been a mystery. Then researchers learned that the home’s original builder was an abolitionist. By Remy Tumin In 1832, Joseph ...