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A now viral video shows a man authorities allege is Sean Charles Dunn, 37, throwing a sandwich at a US Customs and Border Protection agent in Washington DC and attempting to flee. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub The man has been charged with assaulting a federal officer – a felony that could result in up to a year in jail and significant fines. Daina Henry, a local transit police detective, detailed the altercation in a criminal complaint, alleging Dunn pointed his finger in the officer’s face and yelled, 'Fuck you! You fucking fascists! Why are you here? I don’t want you in my city,' minutes before 'winding his arm back and forcefully throwing a sub-style sandwich' Man accused of throwing sandwich at US border agent charged with assault ► https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/13/man-accused-subway-sandwich-charged-felony-assault The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs It's Complicated ► https://bit.ly/ItsComplicatedSubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #washingtondc #sandwich #usa #police #immigration

Go to https://www.squarespace.com/nerdwriter for 10% off your first purchase. SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/nerdwriter MY BOOK: https://amzn.to/3ymfQPV SOURCES Vila, Xavier, and Alice Kuzniar. “Witnessing Narration in ‘Wings of Desire.’” Film Criticism, vol. 16, no. 3, 1992, pp. 53–65. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/44075970 Fusco, Coco, and WIM WENDERS. “Angels, History and Poetic Fantasy: AN INTERVIEW WITH WIM WENDERS.” Cinéaste, vol. 16, no. 4, 1988, pp. 14–17. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41687585 Ehrlich, Linda C. “Meditations on Wim Wenders’s ‘Wings of Desire.’” Literature/Film Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 4, 1991, pp. 242–46. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43796511 Casarino, Cesare. “Fragments on ‘Wings of Desire’ (Or, Fragmentary Representation as Historical Necessity).” Social Text, no. 24, 1990, pp. 167–81. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/827833 Casarino, Cesare. “Fragments on ‘Wings of Desire’ (Or, Fragmentary Representation as Historical Necessity).” Social Text, no. 24, 1990, pp. 167–81. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/827833 Caldwell, David, and Paul W. Rea. “Handke’s and Wenders’s Wings of Desire: Transcending Postmodernism.” The German Quarterly, vol. 64, no. 1, 1991, pp. 46–54. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/407304 Michael Sexson, "The Storyteller and Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire" http://thecresset.org/FilmArchive/1993/Sexson_March%201993.html "Theatres of Architectural Imagination" Edited by Lisa Landrum, Sam Ridgway" https://www.routledge.com/Theatres-of-Architectural-Imagination/Landrum-Ridgway/p/book/9781032286112?srsltid=AfmBOooNCrFDrz6dqj5sSzna1XXR_o1R3dUjmwZzD4A1-MsDR5SFdDsN Stuart Jeffries, "The Storm Blowing from Paradise: Walter Benjamin and Klee's Angelus Novus" https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/2791-the-storm-blowing-from-paradise-walter-benjamin-and-klee-s-angelus-novus?srsltid=AfmBOoo5IVZ1LfsKgADCYTH8uRXimc_sok-lavdWH4fF7mG6fytCmVrX Walter Benjamin's Nine Theses On The Philosophy Of History https://www.sfu.ca/~andrewf/CONCEPT2.html Ebert's review of City Of Angels https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/city-of-angels-1998 MUSIC (via Epidemic Sound) The Road Less Travelled - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen The Seeds We Sow - David Celeste

Go to https://www.squarespace.com/nerdwriter for 10% off your first purchase. Produced in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art Production Studio. For more National Gallery of Art videos: https://www.youtube.com/@UC416BswuE2ItX23GySxZcRQ SOURCES Brian W. Ogilvie, “Natural History in the European Renaissance” Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, And The Natural World Stacey Sell, “‘Through Such Variety, Nature Is Beautiful’: Joris Hoefnagel, The Four Elements, and Natural History” Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, And The Natural World Brooks Rich, “Survival of the Finest: Animals in Early Modern Intaglio Print Series” Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, And The Natural World Janice L. Neri, “From insect to icon: Joris Hoefnagel and the 'screened Objects' of the natural world” Ways of Knowing: Ten Interdisciplinary Essays NGA.gov, “The Marvelous Details of Joris Hoefnagel’s Animal and Insect Studies” Karel Van Mander, “Joris Hoefnagel” Het Schilder-Boeck Thea Vignau-Wilberg, “Joris Hoefnagel, The Illuminator” Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta Thea Vignau-Wilberg. “Flowers for His Mother: An Unknown Cabinet Miniature by Joris Hoefnagel.” Master Drawings, vol. 45 Marissa Bass, “Patience Grows: The First Roots of Joris Hoefnagel’s Emblematic Art” The Anthropomorphic Lens: Anthropomorphism, Microcosmism and Analogy in Early Modern Thought and Visual Arts Michèle Seehafer, “Shimmering Virtue: Joris Hoefnagel and the Uses of Shell Gold in the Early Modern Period” Materialized Identities in Early Modern Culture, 1450-1750 MUSIC (via Epidemic Sound) David Celeste, “Coco Begins His Journey” David Celeste, "Shrines”

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<p>Richardson's change of allegiance straight after the Olympics took Australia by surprise</p>

A teenager who stabbed a British mother to death in Australia after breaking into her home will be eligible for early release after successfully appealing against his sentence.

<div><img src="https://a2.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2025/0815/r1531991_1296x729_16-9.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>South Africa's Springboks will kick off their Rugby Championship defence with a clash against the somewhat resurgent Australia at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday.</div></div>

The man stabbed Emma Lovell to death on Boxing Day in 2022, after breaking into her Brisbane home.

<div><img src="https://www.devdiscourse.com/remote.axd?https://devdiscourse.blob.core.windows.net/aiimagegallery/18_06_2024_11_51_32_9465278.png?width=920&amp;format=jpeg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Australia began its largest military exercises with the Philippines, involving over 3,600 military personnel. The exercises, named Alon, will feature a beach assault, live-fire drills, and participation from international observers. The drills underline Australia’s commitment to regional security amidst growing tensions with China in the South China Sea.</div></div>

<div><img src="https://assets.bwbx.io/images/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/i5yTyNIj.Pxk/v1/1200x845.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Sweeping rain over the past month has put Western Australia on track for a near-record grain crop this season, according to an industry group, which raised its estimates for wheat production by more than 20%.</div></div>

<div><img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/cricket/cricinfo/1496971_900x506.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Read and watch preview for 3rd T20I 2025, South Africa tour of Australia only on ESPN.com</div></div>

<div><img src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/._.zWFc5b2l7iXQudlL2oQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https:/media.zenfs.com/en/ap.org/c472c0a70609e285daaba0aed2afc195" style="width: 100%;" /><div>A senior lawyer in Australia has apologized to a judge for filing submissions in a murder case that included fake quotes and non-existent case judgments generated by artificial intelligence. The blunder in the Supreme Court of Victoria state is another in a litany of mishaps AI has caused in justice systems around the world. Defense lawyer Rishi Nathwani, who holds the prestigious legal title of King’s Counsel, took “full responsibility” for filing incorrect information in submissions in the case of a teenager charged with murder, according to court documents seen by The Associated Press on Friday.</div></div>

Australians consumed drugs with a street value of about $7.5bn, representing a 34 percent rise in annual consumption.

<div><img src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/business-wire.com/b454ae871436be81028180c4c1536ee0" style="width: 100%;" /><div>NEW YORK & MELBOURNE, Australia, August 15, 2025--Accenture has agreed to acquire CyberCX, a leading privately-owned cybersecurity services provider.</div></div>

<div><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0568/live/3a012670-66d0-11f0-89ea-4d6f9851f623.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>The catastrophe has turned South Australian waters toxic green and suffocated masses of marine life.</div></div>

<div><img src="https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/03/11/07/newFile-2.jpg?width=1200&amp;height=800&amp;crop=1200:800" style="width: 100%;" /><div>His sentence has been reduced by almost 18 months</div></div>

<div><img src="https://db0ip7zd23b50.cloudfront.net/dims4/default/13e8732/2147483647/crop/6000x2313+0+630/resize/960x370%3E/quality/90/?url=https://bloomberg-bna-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/c1/78/5f692f954f83bcf75719b8cc47cf/gettyimages-2205568396.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Arnold Bloch Leibler’s Shaun Cartoon says PepsiCo’s high court victory in its royalties tax dispute with the Australian Taxation Office is a boost for freedom of contracting.</div></div>

<div><img src="https://cdn.sci.news/images/2025/08/image_14140f-Janjucetus-dullardi.jpg" style="width: 100%;" /><div>Tiny, toothed mammalodontids were among the strangest of all whales. If alive today, they would be as iconically Australian as kangaroos.</div></div>