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Oil and gold prices soar and stock markets fall after Israel’s attacks on Iran

Brent crude hit highest level since April while airline shares slide amid escalation of conflict in Middle East

The price of oil and gold has soared and stock markets have fallen after Israel’s strikes against targets in Iran.

The escalation of the conflict in the Middle East, the focal point of global oil production, prompted a sharp increase in wholesale prices. Brent crude surged by more than 7% after news of the attacks broke, briefly moving above $75 (£55) a barrel to its highest level since April.

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Kanye West Briefly Visits Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Trial in Support of Music Mogul

The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been one of the few celebrities to publicly defend Mr. Combs, who is charged with sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

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The trial of Sean Combs reached its 23rd day of testimony as the government continued to present its case that he is guilty of racketeering and sex-trafficking charges.
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Smithsonian Museum Director Trump Said He Fired Decides to Step Down

The Smithsonian has said it retains power over personnel decisions, but Kim Sajet, the longtime director of the National Portrait Gallery, has decided to depart.

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Kim Sajet, the first woman to lead the National Portrait Gallery, resigned in the aftermath of President Trump’s announcement that she was fired. The Smithsonian said it retains the power over personnel.
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The Musical Mysteries Brian Wilson Left Behind

The Beach Boys mastermind has been the subject of pop scholarship and major boxed sets, but some corners of his oeuvre remain unreleased.

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Even with the consistent release of music from the vaults, there are fascinating parts of Brian Wilson’s catalog that have yet to see the light of day.
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The Kardashians of history: why are we so obsessed with the Mitford sisters?

They were impossibly glamorous, fatally flawed and turned up at every significant moment of the 20th century, but underneath it all is a highly relatable family drama – without the infamous friends

The rise and fall of the Mitford sisters is like one of those earthquakes we’re due on a regular rotation: eight years out from Gucci’s much-documented Never Marry a Mitford jumper, four years after the BBC drama The Pursuit of Love, a new TV show appears fortuitously to bring them back into the public consciousness again.

Here they come, out of the mists of time, the seven children of a minor member of the House of Lords: Nancy, of course, the author of Love in a Cold Climate and The Pursuit of Love and probably the most famous in her own right; followed by Pamela, the least famous and fond chiefly of chickens and horrible men; then Tom, the only boy, with a weakness for the Nazis and, as far as history is concerned, no personality.

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Photos of preparations for Trump's military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the US Army

Troops get military assets into place and security fencing goes up around the National Mall where a large image of President Donald Trump drapes a federal building in preparation for Saturday's military parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army that coincides with Flag Day and Trump’s birthday.

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