Tens of millions of people across the north-eastern US have found themselves in the path of a powerful weekend storm bringing coastal flooding, power cuts, travel chaos and cancelled stadium events.The so-called nor'easter brought "dangerous coastal flooding and beach conditions, strong winds and heavy rainfall" to areas including New York City and Boston on Saturday, […]
Bad language: profane Trump brings presidential swearing out into open – The Guardian
President has let rip with swearwords in recent months, redefining norms about acceptable language in public officeWith a lifetime of political memories stretching back to John F Kennedy’s assassination and the Black civil rights struggles of the 1960s, Cheryl Johnson had one complaint above all else about today’s politicians: the swearing.“All this cursing in politics, […]
‘Better deal’: What’s behind Trump’s rejection of Iran’s truce offer? – Al Jazeera
Experts say Trump sees economic sanctions as key to extracting more concessions but he risks losing leverage.SaveShareDonald Trump has rejected Iran’s latest proposal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz as experts say the United States president believes Washington has more to gain by waiting than by accepting Tehran’s terms at this […]
Trump now says the Kennedy Center could be deadly. Months ago, it was ‘great.’ – The Washington Post
Trump now says the Kennedy Center could be deadly. Months ago, it was ‘great.’ The Washington Post Serving at his pleasure: What it’s like to be in Trump’s Cabinet Politico Kennedy Center Shelved Repairs Now Cited for Closure, Whistle-Blowers Say The New York Times Former Kennedy Center employees claim officials halted repairs months prior to closure The Hill Whistleblowers […]
Two mass shootings in South Africa leave 27 dead – BBC
Twenty-seven people have been killed in two mass shootings hours apart in South Africa, the latest gun violence to hit the country.Seventeen people were killed when eight gunmen stormed a bar close to Johannesburg on Saturday evening, with 15 more injured.In a separate shooting in the early hours of Sunday morning, 10 people were killed […]