A man in Dublin, Ireland, decided to inject a little humor into his funeral Saturday by playing a prank on his loved ones. Shay Bradley, a Defense Forces veteran who died Oct. 8 “after a long illness bravely borne” according to his obituary, shocked then delighted funeralgoers when they suddenly heard his voice shouting from […]
Dead Man Gets Last Laugh At His Funeral With An Unexpected Prank Read More »
Several Russian musicians with a youth following, have released songs to denounce police action, during recent protests in Moscow. Tens of thousands hit the streets this summer to demonstrate against the exclusion of opposition candidates from the Moscow city council elections. Authorities detained more than 1,000 people. Video produced by Yuriy Martynenko and Maria Kornienko
Russian rappers battle police over protests Read More »
LOS ANGELES — In a sign of just how much streaming is changing Hollywood, movie fans will soon be able to rent and buy films for viewing at home — from a movie theater chain. AMC Entertainment, the largest multiplex operator in the world, will introduce an iTunes-style online video store in the United States
AMC Theater Chain Gets Into Streaming With On-Demand Movies Read More »
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman will be back next season. Roberts signed a contract extension through the 2022 season last November. Friedman said Monday that he expects his own extension to be finalized in the next few days. Roberts led the team to its seventh straight NL
Manager Dave Roberts, Andrew Friedman to return to Dodgers Read More »
WESTERVILLE, Ohio — In the last few days, Joseph R. Biden Jr. has unveiled a new government ethics plan and vowed that his family members would do no business overseas during a Biden presidency. His son, Hunter Biden, said he would step down from his role with a Chinese investment firm, and sat for his
What Joe Biden Needs to Do at the Next Debate Read More »
California’s top utility regulator blasted Pacific Gas and Electric on Monday for what she called “failures in execution” during the largest planned power outage in state history to avoid wildfires that she said, “created an unacceptable situation that should never be repeated.” The agency ordered a series of corrective actions, including a goal of restoring
California regulator sanctions utility over power outages Read More »
Over the past year, there have been mounting criticisms of a study into the effects of puberty-blocking drugs when used to treat young people with gender dysphoria – including concerns raised by Newsnight. The study was carried out at the Gender Identity Development Service (Gids) at London’s Tavistock Clinic – England’s only NHS youth gender
Questions remain over puberty-blockers, as review clears study Read More »
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo have become the first authors to jointly win the Booker Prize for Fiction. Atwood’s The Testaments and Evaristo’s novel Girl, Woman, Other earned each author an equal share of the £50,000 prize. Atwood, 79, is the oldest ever Booker winner, while Evaristo is the first black woman to win. The
Margaret Atwood and Bernardine Evaristo share Booker Prize Read More »
Protests have erupted in Barcelona after Spain’s Supreme Court sentenced nine Catalan separatist leaders to between nine and 13 years in prison. Thousands of demonstrators blocked road access to Barcelona’s El Prat airport. More than 100 flights were cancelled. Riot police charged protesters, who threw rocks, cans and fire extinguishers, AFP news agency reported. The
Clashes erupt as Catalan independence protesters block airport Read More »
Buffalo rookie forward Victor Olofsson set an NHL record by becoming the first player to score his first seven career goals on the power play, Carter Hutton made 25 saves to earn his first shutout of the season, and the Sabres continued their hot start with a 4-0 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday.
Olofsson sets rookie record in Sabres’ 4-0 win over Stars Read More »
