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Radiohead fans ‘incredibly excited’ for band’s first live show in seven years

Crowds gather outside Movistar Arena in Madrid for first concert of European tour that sold out in minutes

An hour or so before the sun rose over Madrid, Francesco Puddu staked out a prime spot in front of the city’s hulking Movistar Arena. He was among the first Radiohead fans to arrive at the venue, buzzing with expectations for the British band’s first live show in seven years, kicking off a 20-date European tour.

“I’m incredibly excited. Like, I don’t think it’s real,” said the 27-year-old, who had travelled from Italy. “It’s been so long that even if they play the same song 20 times in a row, I’ll be happy.”

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© Photograph: Ashifa Kassam

© Photograph: Ashifa Kassam

© Photograph: Ashifa Kassam

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House Democrat accuses Trump’s DoJ of ‘gigantic cover-up’ over shut Epstein inquiry

Jamie Raskin in a letter questioned why justice department abruptly ended investigation into Epstein co-conspirators

A top Democrat has demanded to know why the Trump administration “inexplicably killed” a criminal investigation into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators as he accused the justice department of a “shameful and gigantic cover-up”.

Jamie Raskin, a House judiciary committee ranking member and congressman from Maryland, claimed the decision to end the investigation in July has shielded an alleged network of “powerful individuals accused of enabling and engaging in the massive billion-dollar sex trafficking operation” while ignoring the accounts of women exploited by Epstein.

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© Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

© Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

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Aging N.Y.C. Seminary’s Prayers Are Answered With a Lease by Vanderbilt

The Tennessee university has promised to make repairs to the General Theological Seminary buildings as it establishes a satellite campus in Chelsea.

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For two centuries, a block in New York City’s Chelsea neighborhood has been home to the General Theological Seminary. Now, it will welcome a new tenant: Vanderbilt University.
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