(CNN) — Amsterdam’s well-known tolerance of recreational drugs and sex has long attracted tourists in search of the seedier side to the city of canals and cycle paths. But when border closures and lockdowns brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic emptied the Dutch capital of all visitors, many locals found […]
Daily Archives: June 29, 2021
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The tech firms are also bringing antitrust experts in house. Amazon, Facebook and Google each have dozens of in-house lawyers. In January 2020, Amazon hired a former F.T.C. lawyer, Amy Posner. In April 2020, Facebook hired numerous government officials, starting with another longtime Federal Trade Commission lawyer in the competition […]
MALIBU, Calif. — Look, but don’t make it obvious. Is that Bella Hadid? Or, is that a person who’s worked extremely hard to make herself look like Bella Hadid? The dining room at Nobu Malibu spills outside, floating dreamily above the Pacific Ocean. It’s full of people of indeterminable ages […]
Summer love! Jason Sudeikis and Keeley Hazell got cozy during a weekend stroll in New York City, making their first appearance in public as a couple. A source close to the duo confirmed to Us Weekly on Monday, June 28, that the pair are dating. In photos obtained by the […]
A woman in Turkey claimed to have celebrated her 119th birthday on Sunday, which would make her the oldest known person in the world. Turkish media reported that Seker Arslan had celebrated the astonishing milestone surrounded by her family in the northern city of Amasya. According to her driving license, she was […]
France’s shock Euro 2020 knockout at the hands of Switzerland has been savaged by L’Equipe, with the newspaper critiquing the below-par display in their ruthless set of player ratings. The world champions were left stunned in Bucharest, having let a comfortable 3-1 lead slip against the underdogs, who will now […]
The scene at Washington Square Park on Monday morning was filthy following another weekend of assaults, arrests and revelry, after New York City’s Pride celebrations were marred by fighting and skirmishes with police, who used pepper spray to regain control of the growing crowds Sunday evening. Fallen Pride flags, empty […]
I have to admit that Netflix terrified me. As a viewer, of course, I was hooked. As a film-maker, I was pretending to be cool about that fact that I had not been asked to join the party. I’d only directed films for cinemas, never anything for a streaming platform. […]