In style, her paintings resemble comic-book serials, but they also contain stylistic references to hieroglyphics and American folk-art traditions. Ali often achieves a high level of emotional tension ...

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From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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Donald Trump has signed an executive order to create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and a Digital Asset Stockpile, which will include cryptocurrencies forfeited to the government. The reserve will ...

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Some dismiss them as a hoax, while others celebrate them as authentic. According to researchers, a portion of the Egyptian hieroglyphs in Australia describe a fleet of Egyptian ships caught in a ...