December 2019

Pentagon Investigator to Examine Border Wall Contract Awarded to G.O.P. Donor

WASHINGTON — The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Defense will investigate a $400 million contract for border wall construction awarded to a North Dakota company after President Trump privately pushed the deal. The chairman of the House Homeland Security committee, Representative Bennie Thompson of Mississippi, called for the inquiry into the decision […]

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‘The Masked Singer’ Unmasks Thingamajig And Leopard

“The Masked Singer” unmasked Leopard and Thingamajig in Wednesday’s semifinal, revealing a Grammy-winning star and an athlete on the mend. That leaves Fox, Flamingo and Rottweiler to compete in next week’s grand finale of Fox’s masquerade competition. Let’s look at the final night for the two eliminated celebrities. Leopard was the second contestant to say

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Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall restaurant closes

Image caption Fifteen Cornwall carried Jamie Oliver’s name but was run by the Cornwall Food Foundation Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen Cornwall restaurant is closing with immediate effect, “following an independent financial review”. The restaurant near Newquay was run by charity the Cornwall Food Foundation (CFF), which trained unemployed people to work in its kitchen, in Newquay.

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Elizabeth Warren to Draw Sharp Contrasts With Rivals in New Hampshire Speech

Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who has ramped up her criticism of her presidential opponents after months of avoiding conflict, will issue another rebuke Thursday in New Hampshire, taking thinly veiled shots at former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, Ind., and calling out former New York City

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