When you’re a twin, it’s hard not to notice how fascinated the rest of the world is by your sibling relationship. The two of us can speak from direct experience: Barbara has an identical twin sister and Amanda has a fraternal twin brother, and we’ve both spent much of our […]
Daily Archives: December 1, 2017
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The December full moon will approach the planet this weekend for the very first and unfortunately last supermoon event of the year. The spectacular rare sighting will see the full moon swell up to 14 per cent in size and grow brighter by as much as 30 per cent. The […]
WASHINGTON — A member of the House Armed Services Committee is calling on the Pentagon to expose the ongoing problem of sexual abuse of boys by Afghan military leadership. Rep. Walter B. Jones, R-N.C., sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis this week asking him to declassify a […]
An unprecedented display of astronomical showmanship will light up the night sky this weekend when the supermoon approaches Earth. The full moon will rise in the cold, dark afternoon hours on Sunday December 3, before setting on the horizon the following Monday. Stargazers are in for a spectacular treat since […]
North Korea refuse to even entertain talks about scaling back their missile programme, a Russian delegation has revealed. The Russian group issued the warning after returning from a trip to Pyongyang today. The lawmakers said North Korea will not disarm and is fully prepared to resort to nuclear war. Svetlana […]
BERLIN — Experts on Friday defused an explosive device found near an outdoor Christmas market in the German city of Potsdam near Berlin, local police said on Twitter. Germany is on high alert for potential militant attacks nearly a year after a Tunisian Islamist hijacked a truck, killed its driver, […]
WASHINGTON — Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, settled a 2014 sexual harassment claim lodged by a former employee, two sources tell NBC News, a revelation that represents the first taxpayer-funded settlement of its kind that has so far been made public. Farenthold’s former communications director, Lauren Greene, brought the complaint against […]
The lawyer for actress Paz de la Huerta accused the Manhattan district attorney’s office Friday of dragging its feet on indicting disgraced Hollywood honcho Harvey Weinstein for rape. Carrie Goldberg said she fears this could be a repeat of what happened two years ago when Weinstein escaped charges after Italian […]