Broaddrick was interviewed for Reade’s podcast ‘The Politics of Survival,’ dedicated to the stories of women who came forward to accuse powerful men of sexual misconduct. Both fall into the category, having accused senior Democratic politicians of assaulting them in the past. Reade alleged she was raped by the incumbent …
Read More »Unvaccinated Americans being banned from family parties
According to a survey of 2,000 Americans conducted by OnePoll this month, 63% of those vaccinated against Covid-19 “don’t feel comfortable” allowing their unvaccinated relatives to attend their holiday parties, while 58% have completely broken contact with family members who refuse the jab. Around two-thirds of Americans said they felt …
Read More »Elon Musk cashes in on meteoric rally in Tesla stocks
Musk sold 1.2 million shares held by his trust for more than $1.2 billion on Friday, the latest in a series of his stock transactions this week, according to new filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Prior to the sale, the entrepreneur, one of the world’s richest men, …
Read More »Food banks struggle to feed hungry Americans
California’s Alameda County Community Food Bank had been forced to “make a lot of really tough choices” due to inflation and the rising costs of food, its executive director Regi Young told NPR on Saturday. With prices spiking for some “core food items,” such as fruit, vegetables, and canned meats, …
Read More »Pentagon covered up strike that killed crowd of women & children in Syria – NYT
On March 18, 2019, a US F-15E fighter jet dropped a bomb on “a large crowd of women and children huddled against a river bank” near the town of Baghuz and then proceeded to drop several more, killing survivors, according to a New York Times report published on Saturday. The …
Read More »Rapinoe insists greater equality is ‘on white people’, admits she has ‘incredible privilege’
Speaking to Professor Cathy Park Hong, the Korean-American author of a new book about Asian-American identiy, two-time Women’s World Cup winner Rapinoe spoke of her determination to continue her high-profile campaigning and thanked the poet for “continuing the education we as white Americans so desperately need”. Having testified to the …
Read More »‘If I lose the other one, it’s a different story’: MMA fighter amazed by media coverage after his testicle is removed
Luckless Christian Lohsen confessed his ordeal had been “rough” when he posted a photo on Saturday from a hospital bed, where he needed drastic treatment on the agonizing injury. The 26-year-old’s wife, Meg, admitted she had not “fully comprehended what it would be like to marry a professional athlete” in the …
Read More »Pope Francis addresses church sex scandals
During a Saturday ceremony honoring two correspondents who have long covered the Vatican, the Pope directly approached the Catholic Church’s history with clerical sexual abuse scandals. He thanked the journalists for “what you tell us about what is wrong in the church” and for the “voice” given to abuse victims. …
Read More »Man dies in Moscow Metro while saving person who jumped in front of train
The tragedy occurred at Skhodnenskaya Station in the northwestern part of the Russian capital. A video recorded by the CCTV camera showed a man suddenly rushing towards the edge of the platform in an apparent attempt to jump in front of an arriving train. A second man is then seen …
Read More »Celebration of Kamala Harris’ trip as ‘gaffe-free’ stuns conservatives and liberals alike
“VP Harris ends 5-day (gaffe-free) Paris trip [with] multiple themes,” Jennifer Jacobs, Bloomberg’s senior White House reporter tweeted after Harris’ trip was complete, noting her time spent attending forums and speaking with French president Emmanuel Macron. The addition of the trip being “gaffe free” could be a response to the …
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