2020

Suleimani’s Killing Creates New Uncertainty for Trump Campaign

WASHINGTON — Things were on a clear course as far as President Trump’s re-election campaign was concerned. The impeachment proceedings unfolding on Capitol Hill had proved to be a boost for volunteer recruitment and small-dollar donations. The year ended with a blockbuster jobs report and the unemployment rate falling to 3.5 percent, its lowest level […]

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Taylor Swift And Janet Mock To Receive Huge GLAAD Honors For LGBTQ Advocacy Work

Taylor Swift and Janet Mock will join the ranks of stars celebrated by GLAAD for promoting LGBTQ acceptance this spring through their work.  Swift will receive the Vanguard Award, presented to allies who have “made a significant difference in promoting acceptance of LGBTQ people,” at the 2020 GLAAD Media Awards ceremony in Los Angeles April

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Facebook Exec Says Company Helped Elect Trump And May Just Do It Again

An executive at Facebook, which is still facing scrutiny over its significant role in the 2016 presidential election, said he believed the social media giant was responsible for President Donald Trump’s victory but only as a result of clever advertising, not outside influence. The remarks by Facebook Vice President Andrew “Boz” Bosworth came from a

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Democrats Press for Details on Suleimani Strike, but Trump Administration Gives Few

WASHINGTON — Under increasing pressure to defend the killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq, senior Trump administration officials offered new justifications but little detail on Tuesday, citing threats to the American Embassy in Baghdad and intelligence suggesting other imminent attacks that helped prompt the strike. Democrats stepped up their criticism of intelligence that

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Prosecutors raid lawyer’s office where Ghosn worked on case

Tokyo prosecutors have raided a Japanese lawyer’s office where former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn had visited regularly before skipping bail last week and fleeing to Lebanon By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer January 8, 2020, 4:03 AM 4 min read TOKYO — Tokyo prosecutors on Wednesday raided a Japanese lawyer’s office where former Nissan Chairman

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British stars won big in film and TV at the Golden Globes

A raft of British stars had acceptance speeches to make at this year’s Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles. Phoebe Waller-Bridge hailed her co-star Andrew Soctt, after winning two awards for sitcom Fleabag. Olivia Colman said she felt like she’d “won someone’s else’s award” after being named best actress in a drama series for playing

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