(Reuters) – Myanmar’s military junta has issued arrest warrants against six celebrities for encouraging strikes that have paralysed many government offices in protests against this month’s coup, with total arrests since then now nearing 500. Demonstrators protest against the military coup in Yangon, Myanmar, February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer Late on […]
Daily Archives: February 17, 2021
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a bill banning nearly all abortions, following the lead of other states with similar measures that would go into effect if the U.S. Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade. The bill faces a final procedural vote in […]
Congress is on track to complete the latest stimulus package much faster than it did the last one. Sarah Tew/CNET It took Congress nine months to hash out the details of the stimulus bill that included the second check for $600. This time, Democrats plan to fast-track President Joe Biden’s […]
Sure, the X7 is cool and fast and comfy, but can it stop a bunch of bullets? Andrew Krok/Roadshow Here at Roadshow, we’re fans of BMW’s X7 SUV. It’s big, sure, but it’s also handsome, comfy and more fun to drive than you might expect. It’s also extremely well-equipped, even […]
The U.S. attorney in Brooklyn and the FBI have begun a preliminary investigation into the way New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration handled data about Covid-19 nursing home deaths. After early praise for his leadership when his state became the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, the governor is now dealing […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is escalating a political war within his own party that could undermine the Republican push to fight President Joe Biden’s agenda and ultimately return to power. A day after blistering Mitch McConnell, the Senate’s top Republican, as a “dour, sullen and unsmiling political […]
First it was PSG’s Kylian Mbappé; then it was Erling Haaland. In two games, over 24 hours, Spain, so long the stage for Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, witnessed the men most likely to replace them offer a demonstration of the reasons why. The Norwegian did not leave with the […]
Christine Quinn is about to become a first-time mom, but not everyone in her circle had been privy to the news. E! News previously confirmed on Wednesday, Feb. 17 that the 31-year-old real estate agent is expecting a baby with husband Christian Richard, and that she is more than halfway through […]