The world’s biggest spirits maker, Diageo, has appointed Debra Crew as chief executive, one of few women to lead a FTSE 100 company. The company, which makes well-known brands including Johnnie Walker scotch whisky, Guinness and Baileys, announced that Sir Ivan Menezes would step down on 30 June after 10 years as chief executive. It […]
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‘Inherently Discriminatory’: Cory Booker Blasts App For Asylum-Seekers In New Letter
Sen. Cory Booker sent a letter to the heads of Homeland Security and Customs and Border Protection on Monday criticizing the newly rolled-out CBP One — a mobile application that allows asylum-seekers to secure an appointment with CBP to get through U.S. ports of entry. “The United States is a beacon of hope for many […]
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Bill Belichick makes ‘Patriot Way’ look like mythical misnomer by suddenly leaning on own résumé
Bill Belichick seems to be evolving … and that’s not necessarily worthy of a compliment. In case you missed it, perhaps while ingesting the latest updates surrounding former MVP Lamar Jackson – and Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh stood by his guy during Monday’s AFC coaches breakfast at the annual league meeting – “BB” was a few tables […]
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‘It was truly horrific’: Nashville mourns after deadly mass shooting at Covenant School
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The horrible task of counting began before noon. How many children and staff members had gone into Covenant School on Monday morning, and how many had come out alive after the gunshots? Frantic administrators and teachers, tearful parents, and first responders hurried to get that count finished. Parents were routed to nearby […]
Read MoreWhat is happening with Afghan refugees in the UK?
Since the fall of Kabul in August 2021, 22,833 people have arrived in the UK from Afghanistan, nearly all of whom had at least one family member who served with the British authorities. Nearly 18 months later, about 9,000 are still living in temporary accommodation Where are Afghan refugees staying? Many Afghan refugees arriving in […]
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Read MoreIn the Middle review – referees in grassroots English football take centre stage
You really don’t have to give two hoots about football to get a kick out of this documentary about grassroots referees. It’s an entertaining and affectionate tribute to the men and women who show up week in, week out for 40 quid (plus petrol for a big game). Chasing players around for 90 minutes in […]
Read MoreMy biggest regret: Was it a mistake to leave Ireland for New York?
Not long ago, a friend said – in passing, as though it was so obvious that it didn’t bear any examination – that nobody would willingly choose to live their life again from the beginning if they couldn’t bring with them the benefit of hindsight. I would, I said instantly. I’d go back and do […]
Read MoreWhat makes me happy now: my Instagram slippers
Growing up a first-generation Filipina in a rural mostly white town, banal objects such as slippers took on outsized significance. Just like Mother Goose stories, Lunchables and VHS players (we had a Betamax), slippers – specifically my parents’ disinterest in and lack thereof – were proof that no matter how “American” we were, we were […]
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Congress had a lot to say about TikTok. Much of it was wrong.
Listen 8 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, Republican Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter of Georgia lambasted TikTok CEO Shou Chew for alleged viral challenges he attributed to TikTok. With a board behind him featuring so-called “sleepy chicken” (chicken sautéed in NyQuil), he claimed that the Chinese Communist […]
Read MorePrivate Japanese moon lander sends home stunning image from lunar orbit
A photograph of the lunar surface taken by the Hakuto-R moon lander built and operated by Japanese company ispace. (Image credit: ispace) A private Japanese lander has returned a stunning fresh image of the moon. The Hakuto-R spacecraft snapped the image of a sunlit section of the moon following its arrival in lunar orbit on […]
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Obamacare Says Insurers Can’t Deny Coverage of Contraceptives. They’re Doing It Anyway.
The letter thus calls on the tri-agencies to adopt the recommendations of the October report by requiring health plans to cover “every contraceptive product that has been approved, granted, or cleared by the [FDA], unless there is a covered therapeutic equivalent,” reflecting recent guidelines from the Health Resources and Services Administration, or HRSA. A birth […]
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The New Great Expectations Is Very Rude
In Knight’s adaptation, this arrangement is much the same as it is in the source material, but everything from Pip’s early aspirations to Havisham’s wealth to Jaggers’s business is couched in the explicit terms of imperialism. Before he’s even met Havisham and Estella, the young Pip tells Joe that he aims to leave this village […]
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Why Republicans Abandoned Their Economic Message
The economy, moreover, is a ripe political issue. Yes, unemployment remains astonishingly low, but inflation is still rampant and hopes of a “soft landing” are beginning to diminish. Wages have grown but haven’t kept pace with rising prices. The economy remains phenomenally unequal. And Republicans have a very recent example of exploiting a weird, mixed […]
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No Labels’ Pitch to Donors Pretends Joe Biden Doesn’t Exist
“No Labels is really serious about this,” said Third Way’s Aliza Astrow, who wrote the think tank memo on No Labels’ 2024 plans. No Labels has already raised $46 million for the run “with the goal of raising $70 million. And so even a candidate without a whole lot of appeal or a whole lot […]
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A Gen Z party chair hopes to change Democrats’ fortunes in N.C.
Listen 11 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article MONROE, N.C. — When Anderson Clayton walked into the member meeting of the Union County Democratic Party, her eyes widened and a smile spread across her face as she surveyed the packed room of people who had turned out on a recent weekday evening to […]
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Pro-DeSantis PAC hires senior team from Cruz, Trump, Youngkin campaigns
Listen 4 min Comment on this story Comment Gift Article An independent effort backing the presidential ambitions of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has hired a high-powered senior leadership team in a clear indication of group’s central role in the coming GOP presidential nomination battle if DeSantis joins the race. The upper ranks of Never Back […]
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‘Justice for All,’ Trump’s new anthem, is awful art with an even more awful agenda
At his weekend rally in Waco, Texas, former President Donald Trump played a recording of “Justice for All,” reportedly performed by “Donald J. Trump and the J6 Choir.” The audio file was accompanied by video of rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Released this month on Trump loyalist Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast, […]
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Italy Consumer Confidence At 13-Month High
Italy’s consumer confidence strengthened for the second straight month in March, reaching its highest level in just over a year, survey results from the statistical office Istat showed on Tuesday. The consumer sentiment index improved to 105.1 in March from 104.0 in the previous month. Meanwhile, economists had expected the index to remain stable at […]
Read MorePutin prepares Russia for ‘forever war’ with west as Ukraine invasion stalls
One evening in late December, as Muscovites strolled along their city’s brightly lit streets in anticipation of the end-of-year celebrations, a group of old friends gathered for dinner at the flat of a senior state official. Some of the guests present, which included members of Russia’s cultural and political elite, toasted a new year in […]
Read MoreGerman Leopard 2 tanks now in Ukraine, Berlin confirms
Germany’s much-awaited shipment of 18 Leopard 2 battle tanks has arrived in Ukraine, the German defence ministry has confirmed. After months of prevaricating, the German government announced in late January it would provide Kyiv with the state-of-the-art fighting vehicles as part of a deal under which several EU states would contribute to a shipment of […]
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Is the era of remote work over?
Is the great work-from-home era coming to an end? While some executives, like those at Walt Disney and Meta, are pushing employees to show up in person, other companies, especially those in “university towns, tech hubs, and government centers,” per Bloomberg, have continued to offer remote positions well into 2023. So is the trend on […]
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First Gen Z Congressman Rips GOP ‘Cowards’ With Damning Question
“I rise today because I am furious, angry that three kids died today in Nashville, Tennessee,” Frost began. “Angry that hundreds of parents had to cry their eyes out today not knowing if their child would come home from school, and angry that we have to live day after day when we turn on the […]
Read More‘Aren’t you tired of this?’: mother pleads for action after Nashville school shooting – video
A woman who said she and her son survived a mass shooting gave an emotional plea after three children and three adults were killed in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday. After a news conference with Metro Nashville police, Ashbey Beasley turned to reporters and asked: ‘Aren’t you guys tired […]
Read More‘I’ve been spat at’: half of UK theatre staff consider quitting over audience behaviour
UK theatre staff have been attacked, sexually harassed and abused by drunken audience members during performances, a new survey has revealed. Front of house staff facing violent assaults, theatregoers urinating in fire exits and mass brawls breaking out in auditoriums were among the incidents uncovered by the report from the Broadcasting, Entertainment, Communications and Theatre […]
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Cleveland Guardians’ 2023 Opening Day lineup projection
The Guardians open the 2023 season with some late-night baseball. Their bid to return to the postseason begins with a 10:10 p.m. EDT first pitch Thursday night in Seattle against the Mariners. It’ll be a late one for Northeast Ohio fans wanting to ring in the new baseball season. Shane Bieber is set to take […]
Read MoreCeltic Women head coach head-butted by Rangers assistant and called ‘little rat’
The Celtic Women head coach, Fran Alonso, said he was called a “little rat” as footage appeared to show him being head-butted by a member of the Rangers coaching staff following the two sides’ 1-1 draw in the Scottish Women’s Premier League. Rangers appeared to be on the verge of securing victory at Broadwood on […]
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Is this year’s March Madness too mad?
An illustrated collage of a basketball surrounded by players Illustrated/Getty Images Welcome to the “Upset Era” in college basketball. The men’s Final Four is set, and it features one familiar team— Connecticut, which has won four national championships since 1999 — and three that are first-time visitors to the sport’s biggest stage: Miami, Florida Atlantic […]
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