Eddie Jones was not at his most accommodating at this week’s Six Nations launch, his patience frayed by the barrage of questions about salary cap-breaching Saracens and the impact their presence in the Championship next season would have on England. Eventually the head coach snapped when asked about the notoriously […]
Daily Archives: January 25, 2020
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Rihanna is in the building! On Saturday afternoon, music’s biggest and brightest stars gathered around for a special occasion: Roc Nation’s annual brunch party in Los Angeles. Just one day before the 2020 Grammys, our favorite artists showed up and showed out for the fun-filled event, which included appearances by artists like […]
This week on Snapshots, big explosions in Ghost Recon, angry Star Wars people, a lonely little hat in Red Dead Redemption II, colorful fireworks in Mad Max and one really scary bear. That Days Gone photo makes me want to go back and explore that world more and maybe also […]
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows January 26, 2020, 1:46 AM 1 min read WASHINGTON — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — Rep. Val Demings, House Impeachment manager; Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla.; and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. ——— NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens. […]
Ren And Stimpy has become one of the most influential cartoons of all time, however, after ten years of run-time, the staff behind the popular Nickelodeon series were not as happy as one might suspect. The New York Post recently picked up on a new documentary that screened at the […]
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – More than 2,000 people globally have been infected with a new coronavirus, the vast majority of them in China, where 56 people have died from the disease, according to figures released on Sunday. Staff members monitor thermal scanners that detect temperatures of passengers who have just landed, […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The 252-foot-long passenger jet has been delayed by some technical difficulties Boeing has successfully completed the first test flight of the world’s largest twin-engined jet, the 777X. It comes as the firm attempts to boost its image after its 737 Max plane was grounded last […]
You can track the spread of coronavirus with an online dashboard. Screenshot by Corinne Reichert/CNET With the deadly coronavirus spreading across the globe, an online dashboard can help you keep up with the news. The Center for Systems Science and Engineering has built a tool pulling in data from the […]
On the front lines in China A never-before-seen virus first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan has, as of Jan. 25, infected over 1,300 Chinese citizens with a pneumonia-like illness and claimed more than 40 lives. The disease is causing alarm worldwide, with cases also reported in countries including Thailand, […]
Peter Lantos was five and Mala Tribich 14 when they were imprisoned in the concentration camp in north-western Germany. After the war they settled in the UK but returned as survivors. They, and soldiers who freed them, recall the horrors in BBC Two documentary Belsen: Our Story. Originally meant to house 10,000, […]
Same-sex marriages were declared legal in the United States in 2015, after five out of nine court justices determined that the right to marriage equality was enshrined under the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. The ruling was immediately hailed by campaigners as the “victory of love”. At the […]
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump appears to have asked donors for their assessment of how long Ukraine could survive against Russia and called for ousting the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine without even knowing her name, according to a recording obtained Saturday by NBC News. The recording is from an April […]
BEIJING (AP) — The death toll from the new virus in China has risen to 56 with 1,975 total cases reported. The figures reported Sunday morning cover the previous 24 hours and mark an increase of 15 deaths and 688 cases. The government also reported five cases in Hong Kong, […]
Outlander has successfully combined a fantasy setting with real-life events. Over the first four seasons time traveller Claire Fraser (played by Caitriona Balfe) was tasked with enduring a few bloody battles in Scotland, and constant oppression for being a woman in the 1700s. Perhaps the worst scene of the show […]
We talk about our Top 12 Games of 2019, and rank them in order of our preference. It is not possible to play all game releases so there might be games that we might have missed. Thanks for watching & have a great year ahead- Love MXD Team. #TopGames2019 #GOTY2019 […]
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Boeing Co successfully staged the first flight of the world’s largest twin-engined jetliner on Saturday in a respite from the crisis over its smallest model, the grounded 737 MAX. A Boeing 777X airplane takes off during its first test flight from the company’s plant in Everett, Washington, […]
The Los Angeles Dodgers might consider the Houston Astros frauds and cheaters, but they want nothing to do with hanging a “fake banner” to represent a championship they did not win on the field. Oct 9, 2019; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner (10) reacts […]
In the heart of Hitler’s Nazi Germany, ordinary people worked tirelessly and at great risk to themselves to help those whose lives were threatened. Among them was Ruth Winkelmann, who witnessed 16 members of her family being taken away to concentration camps. She managed to live in a garden shed […]
Speaking to The Telegraph about their relationship, Emma said: “I wasn’t going to leave him because he had a problem. “I wanted to help him, but he had to help himself and I believed he would.” But despite her ongoing support, she believes it was their daughter Isabelle which turned […]