Dont be ridiculous, barks Glenda Jackson down the phone. Are you kidding me? Oh dear. You dont want to get on the wrong side of Glenda Jackson. The 84-year-old double Oscar-winning actor and ex-MP is the national treasure of national treasures; as renowned for speaking her mind as she is…
(Adds details, background on economy, politics) By Tarek Amara TUNIS, July 25 (Reuters) – Tunisian President Kais Saied on Saturday designated the interior minister as the new prime minister to succeed Elyes Fakhfakh, who resigned over allegations of a conflict of interest, TAP state news agency said. New premier Hichem…
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan arrives for a coronavirus briefing in front of the Maryland State House on April 17. Hogan’s book Still Standing is out Tuesday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Larry Hogan defeated non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma five years ago, a fight that he says has colored many of his decisions as the…
LONDON (Reuters) – People who are obese or overweight are at increased risk of death or severe illness from COVID-19, a report by Public Health England (PHE) said on Saturday as the government prepares to introduce measures to confront the problem. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged to tackle obesity…
With weeks to decide how and whether to reopen schools, the CDC has released a broadsheet arguing for reopening schools. It is titled The Importance of Reopening Americas Schools this Fall, and, though its a fact-based argument for the wellbeing of children, its also alarming heel-turn after the CDCthe last…
Another day, another ridiculous and puzzling statement made during an official White House this time about a bunch of cartoon dogs. Sorry, you did actually read that right. On Friday afternoon, Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters that President Donald Trump is in deep disagreement with anyone who wants to…
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A day after Trump’s latest incoherent on-camera brag about passing a cognitive assessment became a gleeful Twitter meme, you’d expect the late night hosts to have a lot of fun with that “person, woman, man, camera, TV” moment. Seth Meyers didn’t disappoint when it came to roasting Trump’s current obsession…
Twitter never fails to disappoint. Despite its best(?) efforts, the platform remains the same bot-riddled, neo-Nazi-friendly cesspool thats full of the same harassment and hate weve come to expect. With that said, it might not be too surprising that the high-profile Twitter hacking incident from earlier this monthyou know, the…
It’s a busy day ahead of the start of recess – here’s what we are looking forward to. Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick is before the Commons’ Housing committee at 9.30 am, which will see him grilled on the Westferry cash for favors scandal. The Prime Minister has said the matter…
