Showing posts from June, 2020
President Donald Trump is seen through a window speaking on the phone with King of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud, in the Oval Office of the White House, January 29, 2017 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson/Getty Images A CNN report o…
Golden State Killer suspect pleads guilty day after HBO doc debut; Patton Oswalt calls show 'bittersweet' Erin Jensen USA TODAY Published 8:59 PM EDT Jun 29, 2020 The day after HBO shone a light on the Golden State Killer's survivors…
Coronavirus: Stop childhood being disrupted - charities By Katherine Sellgren Family & Education reporter Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Charities say children and families must be at the heart of the recovery process Youn…
Image copyright Ian Thraves/Leslie Viriri/Mike Sheridan/Molly Morg "Never known anything like it in my lifetime." That's a line we'll all have heard it in the 100 days since Boris Johnson announced the coronavirus lockdown on 23…
Lawyer Christian Weaver is teaching people in England and Wales about their rights with a series of YouTube videos called The Law in 60 Seconds. He was just 22 when he was called to the bar. Still only 25, he is doing his pupillage at Garden Court N…
Image copyright Seaneen Molloy Seaneen Molloy's panic attacks stopped when the coronavirus pandemic started. But as restrictions begin to ease, the writer and charity worker from Northern Ireland describes how her anxiety has returned. As the…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption Four people from different backgrounds discuss the term 'BAME' "'Don't worry, you'll do well because you're BAME,' 'BAME is the new trend,' '…
Civil service: What changes does the government want to make? By Tom Edgington BBC News Image copyright PA The head of the UK's 450,000-strong civil service has quit, amid plans to reform the way it works. But what is the civil service an…
The Last Leg's Alex Brooker: 'Viewers don't define me by my disability' By Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter When comedian Alex Brooker was hired to appear on The Last Leg he was initially put on a nine-day contract. Which …
Google honors gay liberation activist Marsha P. Johnson with a Doodle. Google Fifty-one years ago this week, New York City police launched an early morning raid on the Stonewall Inn, a small Greenwich Village bar popular with members of the gay…
Facebook's ads will encourage people to question what they see. Facebook As part of its efforts to help people identify fake news, Facebook will be running an ad campaign with independent fact-checking charity Full Fact. Starting next mon…
ANC headphones (short for active noise canceling), work by "canceling" out, or electronically counteracting, external noise by generating a mirror image sound wave in your ear. Noise cancellation works best in environments with a sustaine…
opinion Debate Confederate monuments to America's original sin of slavery, then take them down The Editorial Board USA TODAY Published 7:15 PM EDT Jun 29, 2020 Ever eager to exploit a cultural rift, President Donald Trump deployed troops and…
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