Sir Keir Starmer has declared “Labour is back” as he told his party the Batley and Spen by-election win shows what can be achieved when it “pulls together”. The Labour leader joined the UK’s newest MP, Kim Leadbeater, in the West Yorkshire constituency on Friday following her victory by 323 votes over the Conservatives. The
Month: July 2021
On July 2 of 2020, when the initial spring surge of Covid-19 was fading, local elected officials across Southern California ordered virtually every beach shut down from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border. Cities around California cancelled fireworks displays. Governor Gavin Newsom closed bars and mandated masks in public spaces. What officials couldn’t stop, however,
In yet another instance of software supply chain attack, unidentified hackers breached the website of MonPass, one of Mongolia’s major certificate authorities, to backdoor its installer software with Cobalt Strike binaries. The trojanized client was available for download between February 8, 2021, and March 3, 2021, said Czech cybersecurity software company Avast in a report
Track and field star Sha’Carri Richardson could miss the Tokyo Olympics after testing positive for marijuana, The New York Times reports. The 21-year-old sprinter, who won the women’s 100-meter race at the U.S. track and field trials in Oregon last month, accepted a one-month suspension after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced the positive test result.
K-O-E and the Snoop D-O- double G? I’m here for it. In what is quite possibly the most unexpected, yet completely expected, duo of the year, Koe Wetzel and Snoop Dogg are friends… or at least, they know each other now. Koe attended a Snoop Dogg concert last night at the Sunken Garden Theater in
A year ago, we went into the summer of 2020 wringing our hands and gnashing our teeth over postponed blockbusters, perpetually punted-down-the-line release dates, the state of an industry teetering on the precipice and the future of communal moviegoing overall. Now, as we hit the halfway mark of 2021, we can breathe slightly easier —
With his new song, Toby Keith sends a very bittersweet happy birthday to America, “whatever’s left of you.” The famously patriotic singer’s new song about the United States of America doesn’t champion what makes our country great quite like some others. Instead, Keith indicates our best days may behind us in spotlighting achievements made in World
Netflix has once again dropped the hammer on several TV shows and cancelled them all quite unceremoniously. According to a report from TheWrap, four comedy shows have been given the axe including the Gabriel Iglesias series Mr. Iglesias, the Kevin James-starring The Crew, Katharine McPhee’s Country Comfort, and the Righter Doyle created Bonding. A spokesperson
This article contains spoilers for The Forever Purge. The Purge franchise has been astonishingly successful since the series — which now incorporates five movies and two seasons of TV — launched in 2013 with the eponymous first movie. As of this writing (with the fifth film, The Forever Purge, just hitting theaters), the saga has
Director Quentin Tarantino has been busy promoting his new Once Upon a Time in Hollywood novel, which has stirred up an old controversy from when the film was first released in 2019. Tarantino was accused of reducing legendary martial artist and actor, Bruce Lee, to a racist caricature. When the movie was initially released, Lee’s
The Galaxy M32 is the latest smartphone in the Galaxy M series, and it is priced starting under Rs. 15,000. Given how crucial the sub-Rs. 15,000 segment is for smartphone makers, the Galaxy M32 naturally has a lot of competition to deal with. Samsung has mainly focused on the display and the battery with this
The future of Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port car plant is set to be secured through production of a new electric vehicle, with an announcement possible as soon as next week. Ministers have been in talks with Vauxhall owner Stellantis for months over providing government support for the plant, and Sky News understands the manufacturer has signed
Mixed-Genre Mystery Recommendations was written by Jamie Canaves and originally published in our mystery newsletter, Unusual Suspects. Sign up for it here to get mystery news, reviews, deals, and more! I pretty much read every genre, and since mystery has always been my favorite, I love when they mingle. I’ve found it’s also a great
New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman discusses how former President Donald Trump is reacting to Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg getting indicted in New York. Weisselberg pleaded not guilty to the charges. #CNN #News
White House press secretary Jen Psaki responded to a question about reports of rising tensions in the White House between the staffs of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. #CNN #News
CNN’s Jake Tapper talks with Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) about Liz Cheney being selected by House Speaker Pelosi to serve on the select committee to investigate the January 6th insurrection. #CNN #News
A nearly $1 million payment to former Fontana City Manager Ken Hunt made him the highest paid city manager in California in 2020, though he didn’t actually work a single day that year. The California State Controller’s Office cast a spotlight on Fontana this week after updating its public pay database with figures for 2020.
US forces have left their main military base in Afghanistan – the hub for a 20-year mission against the Taliban and al Qaeda – in the clearest sign yet America’s longest war is ending. The sprawling Bagram airfield, about 40 miles north of Kabul, is being handed over to the Afghan security forces in a
Boris Johnson is “very confident” that the UK’s use of India-produced jabs won’t prevent Britons being able to travel abroad – as German chancellor Angela Merkel offered hope of quarantine-free trips to the EU for those who are double-jabbed. Speaking following talks at the prime minister’s official country retreat of Chequers, Ms Merkel said: “We
Actors’ Equity says that fully vaccinated theater companies now can dispense with masking and Covid-19 testing mandates. The live-theater union’s newly updated protocols will remain in effect through the end of September. “The health and safety of our members comes first,” said Equity president Kate Shindle. “We are heartened by the declining infection rates nationwide,