Archives for September 2019

Prince Harry becomes editor of National Geographic’s Instagram for a day and encourages people to share the ‘beauty of trees’ after admitting him caring about the environment ‘may well sound hippy’Prince Harry will guest edit Instagram account for National Geographic todayHe will manage the magazine’s social media to launch campaign ‘Looking Up’It wants to raise…

The Duchess of Sussex surprised a classroom of female charity workers with a Skype call on Sunday during Prince Harry’s solo visit to Malawi on the couple’s African royal tour.Appearing on a television screen in the library of the Nalikule College of Education in Lilongwe, Meghan Markle, 38, waved hello from Johannesburg as the group of…

Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott was clearly upset that two New England Patriots staffers were on the field during the team’s pregame warmups Sunday before their matchup.McDermott may not have known that one of the staffers was the son of Patriots coach Bill Belichick, Brian Belichick.ANTONIO BROWN, RAMS SAFETY ERIC WEDDLE TRADE BARBS ON…

Rep. Ilhan Omar wants to cancel all $1.6 trillion of public and private student debt and pay for it with a tax on  Wall Street transactions.“As someone who’s part of the debt generation, I wanted to make sure that we were creating a proposal that would alleviate the kind of stress that people are dealing with,” the…

President Trump did something stupid when he asked the president of Ukraine to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden for corruption.Democrats did something even stupider.By jumping so eagerly on the impeachment bandwagon, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her colleagues have taken Biden, Democrats’ most credible candidate, out of contention. The former vice president’s campaign was already…

Mark Hamill, the actor famous for his role as Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars,” received some blowback for his comment on a family picture Ivanka Trump posted on Instagram where one of her sons was dressed as a storm trooper. The photo was simple enough: Ivanka was in a strapless evening dress and she stood next…

Republican Rep. Adam KinzingerAdam Daniel KinzingerGOP lawmaker blasts Trump for quoting pastor warning of civil war over impeachment Republican lawmakers scramble to contain Ukraine whistleblower fallout Bolton returns to political group after exiting administration MORE (Ill.) on Sunday criticized President TrumpDonald John TrumpAmash calls McCarthy incompetent, dishonest after ’60 Minutes’ interview GOP lawmaker blasts Trump…

The looming threat of President TrumpDonald John TrumpAmash calls McCarthy incompetent, dishonest after ’60 Minutes’ interview GOP lawmaker blasts Trump for quoting pastor warning of civil war over impeachment ’60 Minutes’ correspondent presses McCarthy on impeachment inquiry MORE’s impeachment is adding another flashpoint to an uncertain economic outlook for the U.S.Trump’s trade battles, impending recessions…

Prince Harry insists we need to put aside ‘greed, apathy and selfishness’ to protect the planet from climate destruction and says caring about the environment does not make him a ‘hippy’The Duke of Sussex said we need to learn from past mistakes to protect worldHe warned of ‘vast ecosystems’ set ablaze in Africa and communities…

Tragedy as man, 28, jumps 800ft to his death off the popular Grand Canyon Skywalk tourist attractionA man, 28, jumped to his death from the Grand Canyon Skywalk on SaturdayThe horseshoe-shaped glass walkway juts out about 70 feet over the canyon Signs warn not to get too close to the edge and risk a 500- to…

Torrential downpours across Britain caused flooding on Sunday, with rivers bursting their banks and roads overflowing – as the country gears up for a week of wet and stormy weather from Hurricane Lorenzo.The Met Office warned the UK could be hit by the remains of the 600-mile-wide hurricane as it brings winds of up to…

Families may be able to add two storeys to their home WITHOUT planning permission, under new government reformsThe new law will treat two storey additions the same as loft conversionsRegulations will still be in place but neighbours cannot formally objectMinisters hope it will allow growing families to expand without movingBut critics say it will encourage…

They were words Siti Aisyah had long dreamed of hearing, spoken by the filmmaker who had plucked this naive farmer’s daughter from obscurity in order to make her a star. ‘If today goes well you will be known all around the world,’ he told her. ‘You can become a famous actress.’In some ways the filmmaker…

Dominic Raab’s vast colonial-era office overlooking St James’s Park is the size of a tennis court – appropriate dimensions for the most athletic member of the Cabinet, with his black belt in karate and a ferocious boxing style modelled on his hero Muhammad Ali.As he paces the length of the room towards his desk, the…

As Beijing apparently gets closer to matching Washington and other powers in weapons technology, China is having a parade this week that might show off its rapidly developing arsenal, which may include a nuclear-capable missile that could reach the United States in 30 minutes.The Dongfeng 41 is one of a series of new weapons Chinese media said might…

A man was killed in March after he “looked over” at another driver at a red light, police in Arizona revealed, saying the suspected killer was arrested this past week.“Pulling up next to another car and looking over at the driver may seem like a common occurrence, but it now appears to be the motive behind a…

“Media Buzz” host Howard Kurtz criticized rival network MSNBC for its coverage of President Trump Sunday and singled out host Nicolle Wallace for talking over the president’s speech and calling him a liar while it streamed live on air last week.”MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace did exactly what she and colleagues did during [Attorney General] William Barr’s [Capitol] Hill testimony — broke…