WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A prominent U.S. senator warned China on Tuesday Hong Kong could lose its special U.S. trade status if Beijing intervenes directly to crack down on increasingly violent pro-democracy protests in the city. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) speaks with reporters ahead of the weekly policy luncheons on Capitol Hill in
The first look at Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women is here! Gerwig, of Lady Bird fame, directs an incredible ensemble cast including Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, Saoirse Ronan, Timothée Chalamet, Emma Watson, Eliza Scanlen, Florence Pugh, and others. It’s already receiving immense buzz and is expected to be well-received by critics and
Marco Grob Michael Gandolfini is revealing how stepping into his father’s shoes helped him to get through the tough “grieving process.” When his father, James Gandolfini, died in June 2013, the then-14-year-old hardly knew how to process the shocking death. Sadly enough, the Gandolfini family was vacationing in Rome at the time of the 51-year-old’s ill-fated heart
Christie made her way to the block for the first time during Sunday’s episode of Big Brother. It was all thanks to America’s Field Trip, so it put her at risk of going home. The veto competition has already been played, and the results have been revealed. Tommy, Cliff, Kat, Christie, Michie, and Nick played
FUNAFUTI, Tuvalu (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison will on Wednesday arrive in Tuvalu, a tiny Pacific Island, to start wooing a region that Canberra fears is edging closer to China. FILE PHOTO: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during a joint press conference at the Istana Presidential Palace in Singapore, 07 June 2019.
FILE PHOTO: A trader works below the CBS Corporation logo on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange shortly after the opening bell in New York, U.S., May 14, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo (Reuters) – CBS Corp (CBS.N) and Viacom Inc (VIAB.O) have reached a deal to reunite media mogul Sumner Redstone’s U.S. entertainment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democrats sought to gain the upper hand in the gun debate with President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans on Tuesday, demanding quick action on background checks and suggesting that money for Trump’s border wall be used to fight domestic terrorism. FILE PHOTO: A member of the U.S. Congress wears a “Background
(Reuters) – Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg unveiled an ambitious plan on Tuesday to transform the economy of rural America, including spending $80 billion to provide high-speed internet and $50 billion over a decade to help farmers combat climate change. 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential candidate and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaks during the Presidential
Search the Internet for the top 10 “inventions” of all time and you’ll come up with fire, the wheel, the printing press, the Internet, etc. Change the search for “innovations” and some of the same items appear again: fire and the printing press, for example. Who among us believes we can come up with new
Colour has long been a contentious subject in menswear. While some guys pride themselves on broaching the punchier realms of the colour wheel, most are content to keep things low-key. But while blink-and-miss-’em colours like black, white, grey and beige have always been a mainstay in the minimalist wardrobe, in recent years they’ve been thrust
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Slipknot are on the verge of tying up their first U.K. albums chart title in 13 years. The U.S. metal veterans have taken charge of the midweek albums survey with We Are Not Your Kind (Roadrunner), which leads Ed Sheeran’s second-placed No.6 Collaborations Project (Asylum) by more than 13,000 chart sales, according to the Official
1 hour ago Arriving 27 years after the animated original, the live action remake of Aladdin may not quite have been the critical hit as its predecessor, but it was definitely a commercial success, making over $1 billion worldwide. Now, following in the footsteps of fellow Disney live action adaptations Alice in Wonderland and Maleficent,
FILE PHOTO: Logo of lamp manufacturer Osram is pictured during official opening of the company ‘World of light’ showroom in Munich, Germany, October 24, 2017. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle VIENNA (Reuters) – Sensor specialist AMS (AMS.S) (AMS.VI) on Tuesday said it took note of Osram’s willingness to discuss a takeover and was looking forward to discussions. The
FILE PHOTO: Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg takes part in a climate strike after the five-day Summer Meeting in Lausanne Europe (SMILE) of the Fridays for Future movement in Lausanne, Switzerland August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse LONDON (Reuters) – Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg will set sail for New York this week, crossing
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Donald Trump Jr, the eldest son of the U.S. president, said he was upbeat about two planned Trump-branded projects in Indonesia and dismissed any risk of conflict of interest over involvement in the luxury resorts in Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization, Donald J. Trump Jr. talks