Toddler painter dubbed the ‘pint-sized Picasso’ offered £250,000 for canvas which launched his career
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Toddler painter dubbed the ‘pint-sized Picasso’ offered £250,000 for canvas which launched his career

Top Stories Tamfitronics A TODDLER painter dubbed the “pint-sized Picasso” has been offered £250,000 for the canvas which launched his career.Laurent Schwarz, two, is in the Monet since he started creating his abstract artworks — sometimes just with his fingers — last year.4Laurent Schwarz, two, has been dubbed the 'pint-sized Picasso'Credit: Reuters4Laurent has been offered £250,000 for the canvas which launched his career4Some 30 of his colourful pieces have been sold to collectorsCredit: Newsflash4Laurent's mum Lisa says more than 20,000 fans are hoping to buy his artworkSome 30 of his colourful pieces have been sold to collectors, fetching between £8,000 and £12,000 each.Now a US buyer has reportedly offered a staggering $325,000 — the equivalent of £246,000 — for his debut piece “The Fingers”.Mum Lisa, 32, from Bavaria, Germany, says more than 20,000 fans are...
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The Dangerous Dance of Media and Politics: Why Naspers’ R2 Million Donation to the ANC is a Threat to Democracy

Politics tamfitronics Please enable cookies. Sorry, you have been blocked Politics tamfitronics You are unable to access iol.co.za Why have I been blocked? This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. The action you just performed triggered the security solution. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a...
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RFK Jr. Is Honoring His Family Legacy by Endorsing Trump | Opinion
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RFK Jr. Is Honoring His Family Legacy by Endorsing Trump | Opinion

Politics tamfitronics There is always a price to be paid for crossing party lines. But when the person doing it is a Kennedy, the cost is far higher. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s defection from the Democrats and his endorsement of former President Donald Trump last week is being treated by his family in joint statements as a betrayal of the legacy of his namesake father, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and his uncle, President John F. Kennedy. Family members like his sister Kerry and brother Max have denounced him in vituperative terms. Longtime pals like actor Billy Baldwin have said they were ending their friendship. Media coverage was equally hysterical. A New York Times columnist skewed him by pretending to speak as a brain worm inside his head, a reference to a dead parasite that had...
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The US Army doesn’t comment on politics. An incident with Donald Trump has changed that
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The US Army doesn’t comment on politics. An incident with Donald Trump has changed that

Politics tamfitronics Key PointsThe US Army has defended a cemetery employee who was "pushed aside" by a Donald Trump staffer during a visit.The incident happened when Donald Trump staffers took videos in a section where political activities are not allowed.The Army said it was "unfortunate" that the employee and her professionalism had been attacked.The United States Army has defended an employee at a cemetery in Arlington, Virginia who was pushed aside by members of Donald Trump's staff when the former US president visited the country's most revered resting place for its dead troops.The military — which maintains the Arlington National Cemetery — rarely comments on political matters.While its statement on Thursday did not explicitly mention Trump or his 2024 presidential campaign, it referenced a Monday ceremony.On that day Trump, the Republican candidate in the United...
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