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ExperienceLife and styleMy rare genetic condition makes travel tough, but last year I took a plane for the first time – lying horizontally Since I was a little girl growing up in Safranbolu, Turkey, I’ve dreamed of exploring the world – from the sandy beaches of California to the northern lights in Iceland. Until a couple of years ago, I couldn’t have even imagined this happening, but a few months ago my dreams finally became a reality.

Capital punishment This article is more than 1 month oldFlorida’s revival of death penalty fuels rise in US executions in 2023This article is more than 1 month oldGovernor Ron DeSantis scheduled six of the country’s 24 executions this year amid his presidential election bid The US saw a rise in executions in 2023 as a result of Florida’s revival of the death penalty, amid Ron DeSantis’s “tough on crime” campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.

Israel-Gaza war This article is more than 2 months oldIsraeli hostage, 85, shown shaking hands with Hamas captor after releaseThis article is more than 2 months oldYocheved Lifshitz filmed saying ‘shalom’, meaning ‘peace’, as she and Nurit Yitzhak, 79, taken out of Gaza Israel and Hamas at war – live updates At the precise moment of her deliverance from a hellish ordeal Yocheved Lifshitz paused and turned to grip the hand of one of the masked Hamas militants who had kept her captive.

Marketing & PR This article is more than 12 years oldJersey Shore's The Situation offered cash not to wear Abercrombie & FitchThis article is more than 12 years oldUS fashion brand offers to pay controversial reality star not to wear its clothes, fearing 'significant damage' to its imageFashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch is reversing the normal rules of product endorsement by offering a "substantial" sum to Michael Sorrentino – AKA The Situation from MTV's Jersey Shore – not to wear its clothes.

Illinois This article is more than 2 months oldMagnitude 3.6 earthquake rattles northern IllinoisThis article is more than 2 months oldEarthquake occurred in town of Standard, and was felt in parts of Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana, US Geological Survey says A magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattled northern Illinois and parts of three other states early on Wednesday, awakening some residents and spurring reports to 911 about homes shaking, the US Geological Survey and police said.

Douglas Grant built a replica of the Sydney Harbour Bridge that – in perfect metaphoric tragedy – spans a wishing well, in front of Ward B of Callan Park Mental Hospital, to honour the other veterans who lived there. Photograph: Paul Daley/The GuardianDouglas Grant built a replica of the Sydney Harbour Bridge that – in perfect metaphoric tragedy – spans a wishing well, in front of Ward B of Callan Park Mental Hospital, to honour the other veterans who lived there.

Insider's guidesCitiesAn insider's guide to Juárez: the former murder capital finds a new directionFrom eco housing to cowboy cantinas, art galleries to poetry readings, the Mexican border city is moving on from its recent violent past In five wordsMargaritas in a desert town Sound of the citySince 1881 a freight train has split the city in two. Very early in the morning and again at midnight, the sound of the train disrupts the silence of a mostly quiet city.

Bad BunnyDespite Ricky Martin’s generous praise, and the ensuing social media attention, not everyone is convinced of his newfound status In 2020, when definitions of sexuality and gender are undergoing major changes, can a straight man be a queer icon? Yes, according to a glowing cover profile of Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny in the latest issue of Rolling Stone. Singer Ricky Martin, who publicly came out as gay in 2010, told the magazine that Bad Bunny, born Benito Ocasio, had become “an icon for the Latin queer community”.

TheatreReviewRoyal Court, LondonYou may, according to taste, find the title a come-on or a turn-off. But, far from being a sensational shocker, Mike Bartlett's play is a sharp, witty study of a man helplessly torn between his longtime male partner and a loving woman. Bartlett's theme, in fact, is less tortured bisexuality than the paralysing indecision that stems from not knowing who one really is. Ironically, the dithering protagonist, John, is the only character to be given a name.