Thousands of women took to the streets of Copenaghen after a Muslim woman became the first victim of the new Danish law banning burkas in public. The 1000 kroner (£120) fine was given on August 3 to a 28-year-old who refused to remove the veil after being asked by police […]
Daily Archives: August 10, 2018
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Carmen was on her way back to her estranged husband’s sexual and physical abuse and to the fear that she could once again be a violent gang’s prey when a federal judge, outraged that she had been spirited from the country by the U.S. government, ordered her return. By Friday […]
Kosky brings a dazzling sense of visual drama to the oratorio. The overture begins to a grey background with the severed head of the giant Goliath on the ground beside Iestyn Davies’s battle-traumatised David. The curtain is then whipped up to an outburst of Hallelujahs from the jubilant Israelites over […]
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to begin confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Sept. 4, Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, announced Friday. Grassley expects the hearings to last between […]
Kobach announced his decision in a letter to his opponent Gov. Jeff Colyer More (TOPEKA, Kan.) — Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach stepped aside from his duties as the state’s top elections official Friday until his hotly contested Republican primary challenge to Gov. Jeff Colyer is resolved, but Colyer […]
The end was always going to be heartbreaking. Now that we have lost Carrie Fisher in real life, as well as Luke and Han Solo on screen, it has to be accepted that Star Wars will never be the same again. However, as he brings all three trilogies to a […]
The orange clone trooper helmets seen on the teaser poster for the new episodes of The Clone Wars are inversions of Ahsoka Tano’s markings. Lucasfilm At San Diego Comic-Con 2018, we learned Star Wars: The Clone Wars is returning with 12 all new episodes on Disney’s upcoming streaming service. That […]
To use a Note 9 with a Gear VR headset, you’ll need an adapter. Sarah Tew/CNET Note 9 phones, Bixby smart speakers, Galaxy smartwatches, Spotify partnerships, Fortnite exclusives and even a little toss-in mention of AR. Samsung’s latest Unlocked phone event had everything. Except for one technology the company’s been […]
CNET Here’s an extended edition of The 3:59’s episode 440, which was originally recorded Thursday. CNET’s Jessica Dolcourt and Shara Tibken join co-host Roger Cheng to discuss the highlights from Samsung’s Unpacked event in New York, including: The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of […]
Editors’ note, Aug. 8, 2018: In late 2017, Philips added HomeKit support for the Tap, which lets you use it to trigger any other device or scene that works with Apple’s smart home platform. The price is also now $50. The overall score has risen from 8.2 to 8.5 as […]
Walden Kirsch/Intel Intel has invented a new shape for solid state drives: the “ruler.” It’s a foot-long housing primarily for use in datacenters. Intel describes its 32TB DC P4500 as “the world’s densest SSD.” By combining 32 of these “rulers” together you can hold up to 1 petabyte of data […]
The Queen has arrived. After four years of keeping fans on their toes, Nicki Minaj has officially released her long-awaited fourth studio album, titled Queen, and the star certainly has a lot to say. The 19-track album has been fueling serious anticipation since the Grammy-nominated rapper first revealed in April that a new album […]
Smoke billowing from the destructive fires burning through California this summer has spread far beyond the Golden State — reaching the East Coast. The National Weather Service says smoke from the raging fires out West has impacted cities thousands of miles away — and the atmosphere above them. Residents in […]
The best seats are already taken half an hour before the Charlottesville City Council is due to start. With less than a week to go until Aug. 12, the anniversary of last year’s Unite the Right rally that devolved into violence, the city is braced for a reprise. Residents file […]
Maguire was linked with a move to Manchester United after impressing for England in their run to the World Cup semi-finals. And Neville believes his performances in Russia were a big reason why Mourinho was so keen on him. “I thought he was the player of the tournament for England […]
Researchers at Utah State University have been awarded a U.S. Navy contract to create synthetic weaponized slime, which could be used to fire at enemy vessels to stop them in their tracks. More Whether it’s autonomous ships with no crew or ultra-strong underwater glue inspired by mussels, the U.S. Navy […]
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Elected as Mexico’s next president by a wide margin on July 1, Andrés Manuel López Obrador does not take office until Dec. 1. Yet with the homicide rate at a record high, AMLO, as he is known, is not wasting time. In August, he launched a countrywide listening tour aimed […]