Daily Archives: June 19, 2020
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An online tool can help tell you when your stimulus money is coming. James Martin/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. You’re sure the IRS is sending you a coronavirus stimulus check of up to $1,200. What you don’t know is, when […]
HAVANA — When Gilberto heard cooking oil had become available at his neighborhood store, he got on a long line to wait. Gilberto said he’s busy working as an electrician and does not really have the time to wait on the endless lines that have become customary in Cuba during […]
Stephanie Keith/Getty Attorney General William Barr announced late Friday evening that he had nominated a Trump appointee to replace the U.S. Attorney who had investigated and convicted some of President Donald Trump’s closest associates. It was a shocking announcement even to the attorney he intended to supplant, Geoffrey Berman. “I learned […]
Lena Waithe, Tessa Thompson, John Legend, Gabrielle Union… They are just a few of the over 1,000 Black artists who’ve signed the demands listed on the new website for the Black Artists for Freedom, which describes itself as “a collective of black workers in the culture industries.” Included among the list of signees are actors, fashion designers, […]
Juneteenth is one of the most important days in American history — and celebrities are using their platforms to remind their fans of just that. The holiday falls on June 19 each year and commemorates the end of slavery in America in 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln passed […]
Ian Holm played Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies, but the role of the hobbit was just one of his acclaimed roles. Cambridge Jones/Getty Images Ian Holm, an acclaimed British stage and film actor whose performances included everything from hobbits and androids to iconic […]
Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. Attorney in Manhattan, plans to step down and President Donald Trump will nominate the current chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission to succeed him, Attorney General William Barr announced Friday evening. But Berman said he learned of the plan in a Justice Department press release […]
In a late night press release announcing Berman’s departure, the Justice Department said Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who has never been a prosecutor. A Justice Department official told CNN that Berman was offered other positions at Justice, including the head […]
Naughty Dog revealed Ellie’s sexuality in 2014, in a short interstitial game called The Last of Us: Left Behind. Social media bottom-dwellers protested in the usual manner of bombarding Mr. Druckmann’s Twitter account with bigotry and making YouTube videos accusing him of a “social justice warrior” agenda. When one fan […]
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Millions across the US are celebrating Juneteenth, which marks the official end of slavery in the country. source: bbc.com
South Korea has reported 67 additional cases of the coronavirus, the largest daily jump in about three weeks June 20, 2020, 2:33 AM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea has reported 67 additional cases of the coronavirus, […]
One of the three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky, is being fired, Mayor Greg Fischer announced Friday. The chief of the Louisville Metro Police Department, Rob Schroeder, is initiating termination procedures against the officer, Brett Hankison, the mayor said in a statement. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. attorney who oversaw key prosecutions of allies of President Donald Trump and an investigation into Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani abruptly left his post Friday. Geoffrey S. Berman is stepping down as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, Attorney General William […]
Barcelona were held to a goalless draw at Sevilla in an empty stadium on Friday as they dropped points for the first time since the season restarted. The Catalan side are top of the standings on 65 points from 30 games but second-placed Real Madrid, with 62, can go above […]
Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy The Taiwan Digital Game Rating Committee has rated the unannounced Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Toys for Bob, the studio behind the well-received Spyro Reignited trilogy of remasters, is developing the title. Here’s some background for the game […]
J By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press June 19, 2020, 3:53 PM 2 min read VILNIUS, Lithuania — J.D. Salinger, the American writer best known for his 1951 novel “The Catcher in the Rye,” was honored Friday with a sculpture featuring a rye field near the Lithuanian village where his ancestors […]
Danielle Bregoli, who goes by the artist name Bhad Bhabie, has officially gotten out of rehab. Page Six picked up on an Instagram Live from the Dr. Phil alum following her 1-month stay at a rehabilitation facility to combat a prescription pill addiction as well as childhood trauma. Her rep […]
Image caption Anger at the government has spilled onto the streets of Belgrade The disruption from coronavirus is not the only thing Serbia’s parliamentary election has in common with the restart of the English Premier League. An outcome that is beyond serious doubt is the other. But while Liverpool FC […]