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My favourite film aged 12: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2020 14:11
With four-letter words and violence by the bucketload, Guy Ritchie's gangster flick had everything a 12-year-old boy could want - and it still does Read all the other My favourite film choices When I was 12, all that mat...
Rishi Sunak poses for pre-budget photo with £180 'smart mug'
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2020 20:39
Pictures show chancellor with cup that 'does more than simply keep your coffee hot' For George Osborne it was a Byron burger and chips, with the upmarket chain undermining his bid to convey a man-of-the-people image. Phi...
My boyfriend wants to watch me have sex with other men
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2020 08:00
Could this be what he really wants or is it just a fantasy? My partner and I have been together for a few years. Recently, during sex, he has asked me to talk about having sex with other "more attractive" men and, in the...
Conservatives confirm party conference will switch to virtual format
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2020 15:11
Annual event that was to be held in Birmingham will be moved online, party says Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Tory party annual conference is the latest political fixture to be affecte...
Black man claims group of assailants threatened to "get a noose"
CBSNews - 7 Jul 2020 12:33
A Bloomington, Indiana civil rights activist says he was assaulted by a group of white men at a lake. Two people were hit by a car at a protest over the incident.
Ghislaine Maxwell moved to N.Y. for Epstein-related sex abuse charges
Boston - 7 Jul 2020 04:00
Maxwell has been indicted on multiple charges, including that she conspired to entice girls as young as 14 to engage in illegal sex acts with Epstein from 1994 through 1997.
Met Police refers itself to watchdog in climbdown after athlete complains of 'racial profiling'
Sky News - 7 Jul 2020 18:57
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the police watchdog after a stop and search involving athlete Bianca Williams.
Prosecutors question credibility of publishing CEO bankrolling Marni Yang exoneration effort
Chicago Tribune - 7 Jul 2020 02:13
The Lake County state's attorney's office is seeking to subpoena a southern Illinoiscq book publisher with an unusual tie to the Marni Yang case -- its proprietor, a woman named Tammy Koelling,cq met Yang in prison when ...
Suspect charged in fatal shooting of 7-year-old Chicago girl Natalia Wallace
New York Post - 7 Jul 2020 15:59
A suspect with a lengthy rap sheet is facing murder and other charges in connection to the Fourth of July shooting death of 7-year-old Chicago girl Natalia Wallace, according to police and reports. Reginald Merrill, 33, ...
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tested for COVID-19 After Exhibiting Symptoms
Time - 7 Jul 2020 03:36
Bolsonaro could be seen coughing during a Thursday broadcast on his social networks, when he sat next to six other people, none of whom wore a mask
Trump's Job Approval Rating Sinks To 38% Amid Record-Busting Partisan Divide
The Huffington Post - 7 Jul 2020 02:39
The president has lost support even from his traditional backers: White voters, those without a college degree, and seniors, according to a new Gallup poll.
Severe storms and flash flooding in the East, gusty winds spread fires in West
ABC News - 7 Jul 2020 16:43
There were more than 220 damaging storm reports from the Plains to the Northeast yesterday.
Johnny Depp's reputation on line as libel trial set to begin
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2020 07:00
Actor to face ex-wife Amber Heard in UK court during case against publisher of the Sun newspaper The long-anticipated showdown between the Hollywood stars Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard opens in a British courtr...
Deutsche Bank fined $150M for failing to flag Epstein's shady transactions
CNN - 7 Jul 2020 19:23
New York regulators fined Deutsche Bank $150 million Tuesday and slammed the lender for "mistakes and sloppiness" in its relationship with accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Business Updates: E.U. Set for a Worse Recession Than Expected
The New York Times - 7 Jul 2020 16:41
The job crisis stemming from the pandemic will continue for years, a new report said. Here's the latest.
Expert claims Americans will wear masks for 'several years' due to coronavirus
New York Post - 7 Jul 2020 04:25
Health experts won't ask Americans to take off their masks any time soon. That's the take of Eric Toner, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security. He has been preparing for an outbreak like the no...
Anthony Fauci says current US coronavirus climate is 'serious situation'
New York Post - 7 Jul 2020 03:09
U.S. health official Anthony Fauci said on Monday that the current state of the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States "is really not good" and a "serious situation that we have to address immediately." The United States...
Judge denies bail for accused getaway driver in shooting of 7-year-old
Chicago Tribune - 7 Jul 2020 20:40
Bail was denied Tuesday for the accused getaway driver who allegedly shuttled gunmen from a West Side block after a 7-year-old girl was fatally shot during a violent July 4 holiday.
Fire ants are heading north as climate warms, researchers say
New York Post - 7 Jul 2020 16:32
Fire ants are hitching free rides on agricultural deliveries and are headed north, where experts say they will deliver their painful bites on unsuspecting victims. The stinging insects were accidentally brought into a po...
Deutsche Bank Settles Over Ignored Red Flags on Jeffrey Epstein
The New York Times - 7 Jul 2020 16:30
The German lender repeatedly overlooked suspicious transactions, including payments to people a New York regulator described as his co-conspirators.
Endangered gorilla in New Orleans zoo uses doll to practice parenthood
The Guardian - 7 Jul 2020 16:24
Gorilla is expecting her first baby, and is being trained to hold her future offspring using a special doll A critically endangered gorilla in the New Orleans zoo is expecting her first baby, and is being trained to hold...
Bus carrying Chinese high school students falls into lake, killing at least 21
New York Post - 7 Jul 2020 16:19
The bus plowed through a guardrail and veered into Hongshan Lake in Guizhou province about noon local time, emergency management officials said.