Life&Culture
Restaurant Offers Deal in Honor of 'Covfefe' Tweet
That spot, SafeHouse Chicago, is located just off of the Magnificent Mile, and for patrons who visit the spy-themed restaurant between now and Friday, we have a special code word to use during your visit. Trump poked fun at the typo , tweeting around 6 a.m., "Who can figure out the true meaning of "covfefe"??? ". "The U.S. president's half-finished late night tweet is the purest expression o... [Full Article...]
Trump poised to pull out of Paris climate deal
Pruitt met with Trump Tuesday to discuss the Paris accord, sparking a wave of speculation the president had made a decision to live up to his campaign promise. California Rep. Nancy Pelosi says Trump is "denying scientific truths, removing safeguards that protect our health and our environment, protecting polluters and. [Full Article...]
CNN cuts ties with Kathy Griffin after Trump's beheading video
Griffin, 56, who had co-hosted CNN's annual New Year's Eve coverage for the last decade, apologized on Tuesday and said she had asked the celebrity photographer Tyler Shields to remove the picture from the internet. "I made a mistake, and I was wrong". Democrats such as Chelsea Clinton have blasted Griffin for depicting killing a president. "Our politics have become too base, too low & too v... [Full Article...]
Playboy model who shot nude of unwitting woman due in court
Dani Mathers , 30, took a sneaky photo of an undressed 71-year-old woman at the gym . Mathers was the immediate target of intense scorn and outrage after posting the picture and apologized profusely. She was dubbed Playboy's "CyberGirl of the Month" in January 2013 and "Playmate of the Month" in May of the following year, then went on to win the coveted "Playmate of the Year" in 2015. [Full Article...]
What critics are saying about 'Wonder Woman'
But even if the film is successfully banned, it may find itself later unbanned, as was the case with Persepolis in 2008 , or circulating underground, as happened with 2009's Waltz with Bashir . At the current time , an incredible 97% of reviewers on Rotten Tomatoes are responding positively to the movie, making it one of the most widely praised superhero movie in recent years. [Full Article...]
New Trump attack on Germany widens transatlantic rift
German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the weekend generated worldwide headlines when she warned members of her party that she no longer views the United States as a reliable partner in global affairs. Derek Chollet, a former assistant secretary of defense for worldwide security affairs in the Obama administration, said a danger is that Europe won't want to follow Trump if he needs them. [Full Article...]
Manchester bomber has 'significant' link to British Isis recruiter
Monday's attack was claimed by the Islamic State group. After his return from Libya , Abedi was seen on security cameras last Friday buying the Karrimor rucksack at a Manchester shopping centre, after which he is thought to have assembled the device at two different addresses, the Telegraph said. [Full Article...]
Trump blasts at 'fake news' on son-in-law
Contacts between Trump associates and Russian officials during the campaign coincided with what USA intelligence agencies concluded was a Kremlin effort through computer hacking, fake news and propaganda to boost Trump's chances of winning the White House. [Full Article...]
Star Wars Celebrating 40 Years Since The Release of Episode IV
The Force is strong with Vanity Fair this month , which sees the Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi cast grace its four-count 'em, four-covers this month. Vanity Fair's gargantuan profile on Star Wars: The Last Jedi , in that sense, feels like a gold mine; with some of the biggest revelations and pointers to the story so far hidden within its text. [Full Article...]
Kathy Griffin fired from CNN's New Year's Eve show
In a statement shared on Twitter on Wednesday, the organisation wrote: " CNN has terminated our agreement with Kathy Griffin to appear on our New Year's Eve program". Squatty Potty, a line of footstools for toilets, said Tuesday it was "shocked and disappointed" and was pulling a new ad campaign starring Griffin. [Full Article...]
Southern rock music pioneer Gregg Allman dead at 69
The brothers had no particular inclination for music but Allman cited two influences that inspired him - a concert he and his brother attended in Nashville in 1960 and a mentally-challenged neighbour who taught him to play the guitar. Allman , whose blues guitar and vocals became representative of an entire genre of country-and-blues-tinged rock music, had been in poor health. [Full Article...]
Scores Dead, Hundreds Injured In Kabul Car Bombing
Gen. John Nicholson, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan and the Resolute Support Mission, visits the bomb site in Kabul where dozens were killed and hundreds more injured May 31, 2017 . "We praise the courage of Afghan Security Forces, especially the police and first responders". Yarmand said he didn't believe the Taliban were behind it, saying they "don't have the ability to carry out ... [Full Article...]
Manchester attack: Abedi bought most bomb parts 'himself'
The public are being asked to contact the police immediately if they see the piece of luggage, which officers have no reason to believe contains anything risky but are asking people to be cautious. He died in the attack, Britain's worst for more than a decade. A total of 22 people, including many children, were killed in the attack outside the Ariana Grande concert. [Full Article...]
New Game of Thrones Season 7 Trailer Released
Plus, Daenerys Targaryen (played by Emilia Clarke ) is on a mission to overthrow Cersei and rule herself. In an interview with Deadline , Showrunner David Benioff said that he didn't want Game of Thrones to be an ongoing show, where every season it's trying to figure out new storylines. [Full Article...]
Britain holds minute's silence for Manchester attack victims
British officials were infuriated by the leaks but believe USA law enforcement was responsible for them, not the White House. At least 22 people were killed and dozens others wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the end of a concert by U.S. [Full Article...]
Truck bomb kills 90, wounds hundreds in Afghan capital
A foreign security guard, center, and Afghan forces patrol near the site of a massive explosion in Kabul , Afghanistan, Wednesday, May 31, 2017. Gen. USA and Afghan forces also are battling with success an ISIS presence in the east of the country. "I have never seen such a awful explosion in my life", local shop owner Sayed Rahman told Reuters news agency after his store was badly damaged. [Full Article...]
Rob Kardashian Is Dating Reality Star Mehgan James
The 26-year-old TV star rose to fame after starring on Oxygen's Bad Girl's Club and VH1′s Basketball Wives LA . The report says that Mehgan has met his sister Khloe Kardashian, "but the rest of the Kardashians are refusing to meet her". [Full Article...]
The Finals: It's now NBA All-Star War
There's no doubt that the record-shattering, unanimous MVP-touting Golden State Warriors of 2016 are in search of retribution for last year's Game 7. It's hard to tell if that's because of Durant , or if the novelty of the Warriors just wore off. Except those Warriors aren't these Warriors. Ahead of Game 1, LeBron James has been subject to a frightful ordeal: his home in LA has been daube... [Full Article...]
Lebanese ministry bans Wonder Woman film because of Israeli actress
Furthermore, the Associated Press has reported posters and digital billboards for the film have been spotted in Beirut . Variety reports that the country has officially banned screenings of Wonder Woman just hours before they were supposed to begin because star Gal Gadot is Israeli. [Full Article...]
Tickets to See Beyoncé at Coachella 2018 Will Be Available This Week
Because of Beyoncé's move, fans who plan to attend next year's fest already know one headliner they'll get to see, which isn't typically the case with Coachella. General admission passes are priced at $429, while VIP passes go for $999. Payment plans for the festival pass will be seven equal payments of $61.28 and will begin on June 2nd and conclude on December 2nd. [Full Article...]