July 2019

Kate Middleton Found The Sweetest Way To Honor Princess Diana At Archie’s Christening

Entertainment /

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s newborn son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was christened in a small, private service in Windsor on Saturday. Kate Middleton attended with Prince William, and she wore a Stella McCartney dress with a red headband and matching red pumps. The color combination looked like something Queen Elizabeth II — who couldn’t make the […]

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Carrie Lam: ‘Hong Kong extradition bill is dead’

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Hong Kong’s leader said there is “no such plan” for the controversial bill that would’ve allowed extradition to the Chinese mainland. She stopped short of saying it had been withdrawn completely, saying there were “lingering doubts about the government’s sincerity”. The bill sparked weeks of unrest in the city and the government had already suspended

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Megan Rapinoe Racks Up The Honors As World Cup’s Best Player And Top Scorer

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U.S. soccer star Megan Rapinoe achieved personal glory as the World Cup’s top scorer and best player following her team’s championship win on Sunday. As she scored on a penalty kick in the face-off against the Netherlands, the co-captain became the second American to be awarded the Golden Boot for most goals during the month-long series

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24 Governors Call on Trump to Halt Rollback on Rules for Clean Cars

Politics /

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. Two dozen governors from across the country, including two Republicans and governors of four states that voted for President Trump in 2016, are set to urge his administration on Tuesday to halt one of his biggest climate policy rollbacks: the

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Emotional Oranges: The band whose hidden identity keeps them ‘normal’

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Image copyright Avant Garden Records “We want to live regular lives, to be totally honest.” So claims the mysteriously-named Emo of Californian R&B merchants Emotional Oranges ahead of their first UK show. Alongside his equally mysteriously named singer V, Emo fronts the musical collective, who are number 78 in our Newbie Tuesday list and who

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Trump Invites Business Leaders (Including Robert Kraft) to Meet With Qatari Emir

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WASHINGTON — As he welcomed Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani into town on Monday evening, President Trump ushered Qatar’s 39-year-old ruling emir into the Treasury’s Cash Room, a subtlety-free reinforcement of his eagerness to work with the one of the world’s wealthiest nations. This “is a fitting tribute to the economic and security partnership between

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