Life&Culture
Trump says hostility has stymied bipartisanship
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell smiles as he leaves the chamber after announcing the release of the Republicans' health care bill. Mr McConnell is reportedly looking to schedule a vote on the bill sometime before the 4 July Congressional recess, which does not give much time to deliver what Mr Obama called "the kind of leadership that appeals to Americans across party lines". [Full Article...]
The Outlook After the Special Elections
The Georgia race featured a nail-biting finish , with the possibility of flipping a traditionally-Republican district. Democrats say Jon Ossoff's showing means they're actually making progress toward making Georgia a genuine battleground. [Full Article...]
Martha the Neapolitan Mastiff crowned 'World's Ugliest Dog'
At the 29th annual World's Ugliest Dog contest held in Northern California , all sorts of dogs strutted their stuff in hopes of being crowned the ugliest dog in the world. Zindler says the prize money will go to help rescue other dogs. After Martha underwent a series of operations, the dog has regained her eyesight and does not experience the pain she felt before having the operations. [Full Article...]
Tom Cruise reportedly had too much control over The Mummy
According to an exclusive report by Variety , Cruise had an excessive amount of creative control built into his contract (aka Cruise Control®). So for all practical purposes, the bandage-wrapped monster's debut was in the 1932 black-and-white early sound film " The Mummy ", which runs a scant 73 minutes and stars Boris Karloff. [Full Article...]
Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman Salary Is Alarmingly Low
She only got the " Wonder Woman " gig after the original choice, Michelle MacLaren, was pushed out in the wake of creative differences. Wonder Woman is now screening in cinemas. "War of the Planet of the Apes", "Spider-Man: Homecoming" and "Despicable Me 3" are set to perform well at the box office this summer. "I think this summer has made it clear that there are less true movie stars than... [Full Article...]
Ed Sheeran closes Glastonbury in style
In the end, the crowd needed little encouragement to enthusiastically sing along to practically every song Sheeran played, lending Worthy Farm a cosy communal vibe that went some way to winning over critics of the singer's catchy, if often cloying, folk pop, with a boisterous opening run through "Castle On The Hill", urgent "Bloodstream" and joyful "Shape Of You" among the standout moments". [Full Article...]
Bill Cosby trial Day 6: Jury deliberations begin
Jurors did hear Cosby's side of the story, though not in his voice. Prosecutors and police detectives read aloud portions of Cosby's statements to police in 2005 and in a civil deposition in 2006. In criminal trials, the onus is on prosecutors to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt, and defendants are not required to take the stand. By the afternoon, prosecution hammered home the glaring c... [Full Article...]
Trump says he's optimistic about Senate approval of GOP healthcare measure
It was the latest signs of high-stakes maneuvering over a key campaign promise, and the president signaled a willingness to deal. "We have a few people who are modestly, not standing on the rooftop screaming, they want to get some points". "No way", Johnson told host Chuck Todd. "It's so easy, but we won't get one Democrat vote. if it was the greatest bill ever proposed in mankind, we wouldn't get... [Full Article...]
TvOS 11 Beta 2 Now Available for Testing
While the latest beta build goes to the developers, Apple is expected to release a public beta build by the end of this month as promised at WWDC 2017. Yet, this process can be flawed; especially when it comes to interaction between non-apple products or apps that may suddenly become incompatible with the new system. [Full Article...]
USA court throws out case against 'Making a Murderer' convict
Duffin called the confession "so clearly involuntary in a constitutional sense that the court of appeals' decision to the contrary was an unreasonable application of clearly established federal law". The 2015 Netflix documentary series raised questions about the conviction, leading some to believe that Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey , who was also charged with the murder and is serv... [Full Article...]
Democrats may benefit from gerrymandering — AP analysis
He'd like to see nonpartisan legislative staff draft initial maps and a supermajority consensus required by redistricting and reapportionment panels. North Carolina's congressional and state House districts are among the most Republican-skewed in the country despite voter preferences that are relatively evenly split, according to an Associated Press analysis. [Full Article...]
Spithill, Oracle get swagger back with 1st America's Cup win
Under pressure in the shifty winds, Oracle produced a series of mistakes that further doomed their chances, including a penalty for sailing through the boundary and a splash-down off their foils that saw them slow dramatically. But Oracle and skipper Jimmy Spithill were penalized for a port-starboard infraction and had to drop two lengths back. But in a closely fought second race it was Team... [Full Article...]
'Bachelor in Paradise' suspended amid alleged misconduct
After just a week of filming in Mexico, ABC has suspended production on the reality show's fourth season due to the launching of a thorough investigation into, as the Warner Bros. According to Los Angeles Times reporter Amy Kaufman , who is writing a book about The Bachelor , a producer filed a complaint after witnessing the NSFW incident. [Full Article...]
Katy Perry joins crowd at Glastonbury
Katy Perry wears a bedazzled jumpsuit adorned with a giant eye on the chest while performing during day three of the 2017 Glastonbury Festival on Saturday (June 24) at Worthy Farm in Glastonbury, England. 'I had so much fun and as you can see gave you all of me, literally. He described the performance - his biggest at the Somerset festival to date - as "one of the greatest shows of my life" b... [Full Article...]
Papierski, Gilbert power LSU into CWS Finals
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LSU made it 5-0 in the bottom half of the fourth inning, when the switch-hitting Papierski, who homered from the left side of the plate in the second inning, crushed a solo home run, his second of the afternoon, and his 11th of the season, this one from the right side, as the Tigers basically put the game out of reach. [Full Article...]
'Messi Could Have Played For Real Madrid'
On the day where Barcelona celebrated the milestone of their greatest ever player reaching the age of 30 , the thought that Messi could have ended up anywhere else, let alone Madrid, is nearly unfathomable. That's life, those are the details. Prosecutors in Barcelona say they are not against replacing football star Lionel Messi's 21-month jail sentence for tax fraud with a fine, a spokeswom... [Full Article...]
Bruno Mars kicks off BET Awards
The Ghetto Kids dance group from Uganda are in California, Los Angeles United States to represent their country and the East Africa at large at the BET Awards , later today. The Grammy victor was being honored with the Humanitarian Award for his philanthropic efforts in his and the former First Lady's hometown of Chicago. [Full Article...]
Camille Cosby Joins Bill Cosby In Court For First Time
Prosecutors had the first and final word in the trial of Bill Cosby . Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele opened his closing argument Monday afternoon with a quote from Cosby's 2005 deposition, about drugs he gave to Constand . [Full Article...]
Burling, Team New Zealand reach match point in America's Cup
The first day of the second weekend of America's Cup racing had a little bit of everything. An early tack on the first upwind put Spithill and Slingsby to the right and when both boats tacked to converge, ORACLE TEAM USA made a pass on the dial-down, switching sides. [Full Article...]
Johnny Depp's managers allege that he physically abused Amber Heard
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard . Johnny Depp's legal problems continue to grow as new revelations about recently released records indicate that his manager was aware of the actor's violence against Amber Heard . The actor is suing the company for allegedly mishandling his income throughout his career to the tune of $33 million. In a legal document published by People magazine at the week... [Full Article...]