September 2019

2020 Democrats Say Trump’s Ukraine Call Is a ‘Smoking Gun’ for Impeachment

KEENE, N.H. — Senator Elizabeth Warren’s message on impeachment was blunt and brief. On a college campus here, Ms. Warren reminded a crowd of hundreds that she had called for President Trump’s impeachment last spring, after the release of Robert S. Mueller III’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 election. Taking action against Mr. […]

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Coming soon: Alexa in your ear and on your finger

Amazon wants Alexa everywhere. The online shopping giant said Wednesday that it will soon start selling wireless earbuds, finger rings and prescription eyeglasses with its Alexa voice assistant built in. The goal: Get Alexa outside the home and wherever customers are. “You can have Alexa with you 24/7,” said Werner Goertz, a personal technology analyst

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Whistle-Blower Is Said to Allege Concerns About White House Handling of Ukraine Call

WASHINGTON — The intelligence officer who filed a whistle-blower complaint about President Trump’s interactions with the leader of Ukraine raised alarms not only about what the two men said in a phone call, but also about how the White House handled records of the conversation, according to two people briefed on the complaint. The whistle-blower,

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The Thunder Girls: Play lifts lid on toxic pop reunions and showbiz sexism

Image copyright Robert Martin Image caption The Thunder Girls (L to R): Sandra Marvin, Beverley Callard, Carol Harrison and Coleen Nolan Producers, promoters and publishers turned down Melanie Blake’s story The Thunder Girls for two decades because it’s about four women in their 50s, the writer says. Now the tale of a former girl group

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