Pop superstar Taylor Swift has explained her decision not to endorse Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election, arguing that Donald Trump was successfully weaponizing the concept of “celebrity endorsements” and would portray the pair as “the two nasty women.” In a lengthy interview with Vogue, Swift admitted that she did not believe her endorsement would help […]
Read MoreAprès plusieurs semaines de silence, Melanie Brown – alias Mel B des Spice Girls – s’attaque enfin aux rumeurs qui accablaient son mari. Stephen Belafonte, dont elle vient de se séparer (ils n’ont pas encore divorcé), était accusé de violences conjugales à l’encontre de la chanteuse : celle-ci a décidé de démentir, via son compte […]
Read MoreBEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — George Takei says U.S. migrant detention policies reached depths beyond what Japanese-Americans faced during their World War II internment. Takei, interned as a child, said his family and others were kept together when they were sent to American camps. In contrast, the Star Trek actor said, some immigrant babies and […]
Read MoreMichel Barnier | Aris Oikonomou/AFP via Getty Images Michel Barnier sees high risk of no-deal Brexit In European Parliament debate, EU officials implore Britain to decide what it wants. By David M. Herszenhorn and Maïa de La Baume 1/16/19, 9:29 AM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:22 AM CET The risk of a no-deal Brexit is up […]
Read MoreSome of communist China’s most prominent rappers, many who faced threats of censorship from the regime for their individualistic music, shared a pro-Hong Kong police meme this week created by Beijing. The meme – created by the People’s Daily, the official publication of the Chinese Communist Party – features the slogan, “I support Hong Kong police, […]
Read MoreProtections granted to whistleblowers should be covered by just one piece of legislation, a majority of EU countries have said | Franck Robichon/EPA Whistleblowers could lose out in EU tax rule shakeup The Council’s legal service wants a separate text for fiscal leaks, which would be doomed to fail. By Laura Kayali 12/19/18, 3:26 PM […]
Read MoreAngela Merkel will have to tread carefully on her visit to China this week to avoid tripping over Hong Kong and stepping on Germany’s car industry. The German chancellor faces pressure to stand up to Beijing on issues like democracy in the semiautonomous Chinese territory, but she also doesn’t want to alienate the Asian powerhouse […]
Read MoreValtteri Bottas led the field mid-day at the Circuit de Catalunya on the opening day of pre-season testing, the Mercedes driver leading Racing Point’s Sergio Perez and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Bottas clocked in after a trouble-free morning with a 1m17.313 that edged Perez by just 0.062s. Verstappen put 91 laps under his belt, the […]
Read MoreFrench Minister attached to the Foreign Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau | Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images French minister: No-deal Brexit could stoke anti-British sentiment The French ‘fully remember what we owed the UK during the two world wars,’ but goodwill could be undermined, Nathalie Loiseau says. By Zoya Sheftalovich 3/7/19, 9:27 AM CET Updated 4/19/19, […]
Read MoreThere’s no simply swiping left or right in the EU’s great dating game to find a perfect match for European Commission president. But Manfred Weber and the other lead candidates vying for the top job did not immediately appear to satisfy the desires of the EU’s 28 national leaders gathered for dinner in Brussels on Tuesday […]
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