SEIU battles over Bernie
Fearful that the powerful labor union might soon endorse Hillary Clinton, supporters of the Vermont senator have petitioned top leaders to hold off on endorsing a candidate.
Fearful that the powerful labor union might soon endorse Hillary Clinton, supporters of the Vermont senator have petitioned top leaders to hold off on endorsing a candidate.
The forthcoming tourism season promises a new experience for tourists visiting the state as Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) plans to start amphibious vessel rides in the River Mandovi from October.
At an event Tuesday, the ranking member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee seemed to be arguing with himself.
An urban gardener in Kelowna, British Columbia could be vegging out with a Guinness World Record soon.
This summer, Daniel Tomelin, 54, found that one of the cucumbers he was growing was an overachiever by any stretch, according to CTV News.
When he measured the colossal cuke, he discovered it was 42.5 inches, beating the current world record of 42.1 inches set in 2011 by Ian Neale of Wales, U.K.
Tomelin filed an application to have his cucumber considered by Guinness. Читать дальше...
So many selfies, so little time! Just hours after E! News exclusively revealed Kim Kardashian and Miley Cyrus' shocking covers for Interview magazine, the publication is...
Three rising stars have landed onto the short list of actresses testing for the female lead in Star Wars: Episode VIII – Tatiana Maslany, Gina Rodriguez, and Olivia Cooke. All three are women that we love and we’d be happy to see any of them land this major role! The casting process is still underway [...]
SHE claimed to be a French tourist on a mission to be reunited with her lover - the father of her unborn child. But is she in fact a Sunshine Coast uni student?
GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan - A 911 call from a boy charged in the slaying of a 9-year-old on a western Michigan playground was played during his murder trial Tuesday.
Tuesday was another nervy day on Wall Street: the Dow closed down almost four hundred and seventy points, or about three per cent. The immediate issue, once again, was China, which by some measures is now the world’s second-largest economy. In Beijing, the government released a set of figures indicating that output from the country’s enormous manufacturing sector is declining. Another new statistic showed that the Chinese services sector, which has been growing pretty strongly, is now exhibiting some weakness, too. Читать дальше...
Following closely the development of Southern California's art scene, one expects to come across up-and-coming young talent. Last year, at the high-profile Hammer Museum exhibition, Made in L.A. 2014, I particularly liked a series of small, square paintings, each focused on a single, mostly muted color. Only a few paintings held a single brighter hue. To be completely honest, I didn't make an effort to note the name of the artist.
Now, a year later, I not only learned the artist's name, which is Marcia Hafif... Читать дальше...
Under Kentucky's constitution, elected officials can be removed only by impeachment, which takes a vote by state lawmakers — which seems unlikely.
BALTIMORE (AP) — Instead of taking another lap around Camden Yards, Cal Ripken Jr. marked the 20th anniversary of his 2,131st consecutive game by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Orioles hosted Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.
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Barbacco’s new chef de cuisine: Miguel Peffer Photo credit: Eric Wolfinger Staffan Terje and Umberto Gibin of Perbacco have tapped Miguel Peffer to be chef de cuisine at the fine dining FiDi Italian restaurant’s more casual sister space, Barbacco. Related Links Peffer, who is a Bay Area native and California Culinary graduate, has done stints at local restaurants including Salt House and Waterbar. He joined Terje’s kitchen when Barbacco opened in 2010, and has since worked his way up the ranks, working... Читать дальше...
A few dozen stocks in the S&P 500 index are still up since the market meltdown began in mid-August
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Over 1,400 drug tests were carried out at the recent World Athletics Championships, says the sport's governing body.
CNN is changing its criteria for deciding the candidates who will participate in the main Republican debate later in this month, a shake-up that will likely allow former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Carly Fiorina to join the prime-time debate following her recent bump in the polls.
"Women's rights are human rights." This simple sentence declared by then First Lady Hillary Clinton at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 resonated around the world. Millions of women heard this as a declaration that they mattered, that their daughters mattered. The issue of women's rights and equality has persisted as the cornerstone of Hillary's political career. Over and over again, she has reinforced her famous speech with concrete actions--as First Lady, Senator, and Secretary... Читать дальше...
DAKAR, Senegal - Authorities arrested Guinea's former wildlife director for allegedly playing a key role in trafficking chimpanzees and other endangered wildlife, an alliance formed by a United Nations initiative to save great apes said Tuesday.
On one post I wrote, I stated that even though I believe in the #Blacklivesmatter movement, I cannot help but support the people that come when I call 911. I live in a suburb outside of Washington, D.C. Right now, D.C. has surpassed its homicide rate of 105 last year. Moreover, one-third of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department have given their Chief a vote of "No Confidence." This blog is not intended to kick someone when they are down, nor is it intended to debate on whether Black Lives Matter more than any other lives. Читать дальше...
Six months after plans for a major revamp of Sittingbourne were approved work has yet to start. Could that be about to change?
Reviews left on travel company website TripAdvisor reveal the 10 most popular restaurants in the county.
WASHINGTON — As secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton had access to the latest information and analysis from the nation’s premier intelligence agencies, from a corps of seasoned diplomats reporting back from every corner of the world, from a range of foreign policy experts in and out of government. A former journalist, White House official and longtime confidant of Clinton’s, Blumenthal became a frequent correspondent and tipster during her time in President Obama’s Cabinet, passing along news articles... Читать дальше...