By Amanda Becker and Jonathan Landay DES MOINES, Iowa/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, a frontrunner for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, on Saturday called for an investigation into reports that President Donald Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart to investigate Biden and his son. “This appears to be an overwhelming abuse of
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FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at the SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp is considering bringing around 40 companies with high growth potential to Brazil and expects to announce a large investment in the country
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will pursue any aggressor, even it carries out a limited attack, and seek to destroy it, the head of the elite Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday, after attacks on Saudi oil sites which Riyadh and U.S officials blamed on Tehran. Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif reacts during a news conference with
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Cory Booker will drop out of the running for his party’s 2020 White House nomination unless he can raise $1.7 million over the next 10 days for his struggling campaign, his campaign said on Saturday. Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Cory Booker speaks at the One Iowa
It’s that time of year again!!!! “What is your favorite season?” #NBAwards pic.twitter.com/FbOwojD1iv — Anna Dobben (@annadobben) September 16, 2019 The National Book Foundation announced all longlists for the 2019 National Book Awards this week, and I could not be more excited. The NBAs are the Academy Awards for books. There are five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction,
Photography by Evaan KherajThe two-storey space on Burrard Street has been designed by Parisian architecture agency RDIAL. By Eliza Grossman Date September 20, 2019 icon-facebook icon-twitter After famed Birkin collector, Drake, surprised us with a performance at a party celebrating the opening of the Hermès store in Toronto in 2017, we vowed to never miss
Nostalgix puts her best foot forward with her latest track, “Mess With Me,” which has found the perfect home on Confession. With every release, Nostalgix continues to prove she’s a force to be reckoned with in the modern house scene. “Mess With Me” exemplifies her artistic vision, rocking a dark punch, quirky synths and creative use
Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for iHeartMedia The 2019 iHeartRadio Music Festival is on and popping! Now in its eighth year, the two-day event hosted by Ryan Seacrest boasts its most star-studded performance lineup yet. Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys and Camila Cabello will take the stage inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, in addition to Billie Eilish, Backstreet Boys, Cage The Elephant, Chance The
I love it when a plan comes together. Finally, after being a step behind The Lady all season, the Killjoys and their resistance allies won when it counted on the series finale, Killjoys Season 5 Episode 10. For an ultimate battle, there was a surprisingly low body count, with no one making a noble sacrifice at
Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds are set to star in a musical reimagining of A Christmas Carol. The two actors are developing the musical based on Charles Dickens’ classic holiday story. As for who Reynolds and Ferrell will play in the movie, that is unclear at this time since it looks like the project is
FILE PHOTO: Britain’s Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Tom Watson speaks on Brexit at an event in London, Britain September 11, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – The deputy leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said on Saturday that his stance on Brexit, where he backs a second referendum before a parliamentary
FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks past a Thomas Cook shop in central London, November 26, 2014. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett/File Photo (Reuters) – Britain’s Thomas Cook Group Plc (TCG.L) has approached the UK government for a bailout in an attempt to save itself from collapse after its lenders threatened to pull out of a proposed rescue deal,
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former Vice President Joe Biden’s decades-long record on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues was scrutinized on Friday in Iowa at the first major forum focused on the topic during the 2020 Democratic presidential nominating contest. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the One
FILE PHOTO: General Motors assembly workers picket outside the General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant during the United Auto Workers (UAW) national strike in Hamtramck, Michigan, U.S., September 16, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two major Democratic presidential candidates plan to visit striking General Motors (GM.N) workers in Detroit in the coming days as a
Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Keke Palmer is the gift that keeps on giving. Last week, the Hustlers actress went viral for her hilarious lie detector test, during which she was asked about former Vice President of the United States, Dick Cheney. For those who may not know, Keke previously starred on the hit Nickelodeon series, True Jackson, VP. And
Trudeau apologizes on his campaign plane in Halifax (Photo: The Canadian Press) In the past 24 hours our prime minister, champion of “diversity is our strength,” was revealed to have worn “brownface” or blackface three times that we know of so far. Time broke the story Wednesday evening with a yearbook photo from 2001, showing