FILE PHOTO – The dome of the U.S. Capitol Building is seen as the sun sets on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2019. REUTERS/Erin Scott WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives approved a stopgap funding measure on Thursday that would avoid a government shutdown by maintaining current spending levels through Nov.
Month: September 2019
BONN (Reuters) – A British investment banker at the center of Germany’s biggest fraud trial told judges on Thursday he earned millions of euros from deals involving “astronomical” trades that prosecutors say were a means to make bogus tax reclaims. FILE PHOTO: State Prosecutor Anne Brorhilker before the trial of two British bankers accused of
“Before Penn” provides the little known but fascinating history of the European settlement of the Delaware River Valley prior to the founding of Philadelphia by William Penn. The background tells of a legendary visit to North America by Irish monk St. Brendan in the seventh century and continues with a litany of European explorers searching
Sponsored by Sourcebooks. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured Deals The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath for $3.99. Get it here, or just click on the cover image below. Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty for $1.99. Get it here, or just click on the
American Horror Story: 1984 is here and now we’re wondering how on earth this show is only now giving us 80s slasher movie. The first few minutes of the new season (after the murder flashback) were a jazzercise dream, complete with leg warmers and hip thrusts and leg lifts that had us wondering if there are
AHS84 isn’t the first series to attempt to bring the slasher genre to television. Far from it. But what American Horror Story Season 9 Episode 1 shows is that instead of trying to best what came before, they’re embracing it. One of the reasons slasher flicks worked so well through the ’90s was the limited communication. With
Midnight Diner (2019) Synopsis The Midnight Diner is a small one-man, counter-only operation, where Master (Tony Leung) serves up good food in a comfortably informal atmosphere. Everyone has a story; all through the year they come to taste Master’s down-home cooking. Read Full Synopsis
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Supreme Court will hear a third and final day of legal arguments on Thursday over whether Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted unlawfully when he suspended parliament in the run-up to Brexit. FILE PHOTO: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves after a meeting with Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel in Luxembourg, September
LONDON (Reuters) – By the time David Kaisel got back from selling his flour at a farmers’ market, a wildfire in California’s Capay Valley had burned both his tractor and the shipping container where he kept some tools. His insurer is set to pay out a sixth of his losses. A fireman puts out flames
GALIVANTS FERRY, S.C. (Reuters) – A marching band played and several hundred people roared for former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at a South Carolina country general store this week, a stark contrast to the respectful but less enthusiastic applause given to several of his Democratic presidential rivals. FILE PHOTO: Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will issue a notice in less than a week to the city of San Francisco over its homelessness problem and attendant pollution. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump visits a section of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Otay
The beard maketh the man. Do you know who said that pearl of undeniable wisdom? We did, just then. And it’s true. For those who care, the beard is a literal extension of your personality, whether you are wild and untamed, big and attention-grabbing or distinguished and to the point. If you’re the kind of
The time has come to name the next person in America with talent! Tonight is the season 14 finale of America’s Got Talent, and just 10 finalists remain in the competition. They all performed one last time on Tuesday in the hopes of winning your votes, and now it’s time to talk about the frontrunners!
California’s governor on Wednesday signed sweeping labor legislation that aims to give wage and benefit protections to rideshare drivers at companies like Uber and Lyft and to workers across other industries. The closely watched proposal could have national implications as lawmakers, businesses and unions confront the changing nature of work and the rise of the
23 seconds ago Kevin Smith is perhaps just as famous for being a huge comic book and comic book movie fanboy, as he is for being a filmmaker. So in a year where the comic book movie Avengers: Endgame became the biggest movie of all time, it’s only fitting that Kevin Smith have a little
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump the state of California went to war on Wednesday over who should set the standards in the United States for vehicle emissions and electric cars, foreshadowing a legal battle over environmental policy issues that will affect the auto industry and consumers. In a morning flurry of tweets, Trump
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