Place: Columbus Circle

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opinion

A destructive legacy; Redundant monument to tribalism

IT is hard to know if the suggestion from New York’s mayor Bill de Blasio, that he might remove the statue of Christopher Columbus which has dominated Manhattan’s Columbus Circle since 1892, the 400th anniversary of the Genoese adventurer’s arrival in the Americas, is serious or not.

general

Rising star: The return of pop star Lorde

Catching hope and footballs in the rye

world

Police death protests hit US cities

world

Man throws toddler son from 52-storey building

world

Singer Seeger joins Wall St protest

New York police alert in face of bomb threat

NEW YORK’S police department amassed a display of force yesterday, including checkpoints that snarled traffic, in response to intelligence about a car or truck bomb plot linked to the 10th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.

Sat, 10 Sep, 2011

Rihanna-Brown reunion rumours

Rihanna and her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown have sparked rumours they have rekindled their romance.

Mon, 27 Jul, 2009