Archives for September 2020

September 28, 2020 | 12:44pm | Updated September 28, 2020 | 1:41pm Enlarge Image Maria Malveiro and her girlfriend Mariana Fonseca Instagram A pair of Portuguese lesbian lovers inspired by the Showtime ​serial killer ​TV series ​“Dexter” allegedly killed and hacked up a man, chopping off his fingers to access his bank account and steal…

The scandal plagued former governor of New Mexico – who Virginia Roberts claimed she had underage sex with on Jeffrey Epstein’s orders – has been dragged into the mud once again.Career politician Bill Richardson has been accused of raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks while in office – money which…

September 26, 2020PoliticsUNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Many believe the more people who participate in the political process, the better it is for a democracy. A new international study finds the character of both the politicians and the voters involved can undermine that process. Researchers say narcissistic people tend to take a more active role in…

A new ambassadorial nomination will reveal the character of a party convulsed by Trump. WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 21: U.S. Senate Majority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) walks towards the Senate chamber with aides after the House passed a bill to temporarily fund the government through January 19 and averted a shutdown December 21, 2017…

When Democrats say that nothing is off the table, we ought to take them at their word.Back in March of last year, amid hints that congressional Democrats might seek to expand, or “pack,” the Supreme Court to enhance their judicial sway, I wrote a piece for this space suggesting that would be politically foolhardy. At the…

Getty Images Celebrity fitness gurus first came to prominence in the 1980s thanks to the popularity of straight-to-video home workout programs. Notable names like Jane Fonda and Kathy Smith taught classes from studios, acting as trainers in homes everywhere. Exercise and fitness infomercials also reached peak mania during this time, which turned spokespeople into celebrities…

Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale has been hospitalised after he threatened to harm himself, according to Florida police and campaign officials.Police were called to the home in Desota Drive in the Seven Isles community of Fort Lauderdale late on Sunday afternoon. The home is owned by Bradley and Candice Parscale.“When officers arrived on…

BERLIN (AP) — Parts of Switzerland, Austria and Germany were surprised by unseasonably early snowfall overnight, after a sharp drop in temperatures and heavy precipitation.The Swiss meteorological agency said Saturday that the town of Montana, in the southern canton (state) of Valais, experienced 25 centimeters (almost 10 inches) of snowfall — a new record for…

GENEVA (AP) — Voters in Switzerland on Sunday strongly defeated a nationalist party’s proposal to limit the number of European Union citizens allowed to live and work in their country.Swiss public broadcaster SRF reported that the measure was rejected by 61.7% of voters, with 38.3% in favor. All but four of the country’s 26 cantons,…

A new survey of 500 executives in the healthcare industry found that the switch to telehealth necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic has been a largely positive one, and the majority said at least some of the changes would be permanent.   The survey, conducted by marketing agency Boston Digital and released Monday, found that 57%…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany September 16, 2020. Michael Sohn/Pool via REUTERSBERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel told the leadership of her party on Monday that coronavirus infections could hit 19,200 per day in Germany if the current trend continues but stressed that the…

Half a million sharks could be killed for their natural oil to produce coronavirus vaccines, according to conservationists.One ingredient used in some COVID-19 vaccine candidates is squalene, a natural oil made in the liver of sharks. Squalene is currently used as an adjuvant in medicine – an ingredient that increases the effectiveness of a vaccine…

Twenty years ago, Rupert Everett — now aged 61 — was a hot movie star, after landing leading roles opposite Madonna and Julia Roberts. But one day Hollywood simply stopped calling, he reveals in the first extract from his caustic new memoir — and his life changed dramatically….Several years ago, the success of my last Hollywood…

For liberal America, it was a ceremony of unseemly haste to rank with Hamlet having to watch his mother marry his father’s murderer. Enough to make anyone mad. On a grey Washington day, Donald Trump stood in the White House Rose Garden and introduced Amy Coney Barrett as his next supreme court justice. It followed…

The third Supreme Court nomination of Donald J. Trump has the razzle-dazzle befitting a celebrity president. Judge Amy Coney Barrett (Notre Dame Law School) President Trump made the seemingly inevitable official on Saturday, nominating Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.Speaking in the Rose Garden, Trump gave a nod to the woman he is replacing:…

Welcome to this week’s edition of Healthcare Career Insights. This weekly roundup highlights healthcare career-related articles culled from across the Web to help you learn what’s next.Think you’re at the head of the COVID-19 vaccine line because you work in healthcare? Don’t be so sure. Initial supplies won’t be sufficient to cover everyone in healthcare…