WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump wants combat forces reduced in Afghanistan by the next U.S. presidential election, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Monday, introducing a timeline to Washington’s plan for cutting troop numbers there. FILE PHOTO: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo walks from a helicopter to return to his plane at
Photography via istockThe titles on our summer bookshelf range from a modern romance novel to a collection of essays about prestige TV. By Pahull Bains Date July 26, 2019 icon-facebook icon-twitter Whether you’re lazing at the cottage with hours at your disposal or just squeezing in a few chapters here and there between hectic summer
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Was there more drama behind the scenes of Big Little Lies season two than on screen? Depends on what you read. A report in IndieWire indicated there was quite a bit of upheaval, with director Andrea Arnold‘s vision of the season being taken over by executive producer and first season director Jean-Marc Vallée. However, at
[embedded content] There are almost too many original Netflix shows to keep track of at this point, so it shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that there is an announcement about one either getting cancelled or renewed just about every day. Just last week the streaming service said goodbye to Designated Survivor and Tuca
BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, again stoking racial divisions, on Monday renewed his attacks on a black U.S. congressman from Baltimore and slammed black civil rights activist Reverend Al Sharpton, drawing a rebuke from Maryland’s Republican governor and the black former Republican Party national chairman. The Republican president, in a series of Twitter posts,
(Reuters) – Drugmaker Pfizer Inc (PFE.N) has agreed to spin off its generic drugs business and combine it with Mylan (MYL.O), a move that leaves Pfizer with more profitable innovative drugs, including cancer drug Ibrance and pneumonia vaccine Prevnar. FILE PHOTO: The logo of U.S. pharmaceutical corporation Pfizer Inc. is seen at a branch in
An electronic billboard displays a marijuana hashtag at Times Square in New York, U.S., November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York state on Monday decriminalized recreational marijuana use, meaning possession of small amounts of the drug will be punished with fines rather than jail time, a step short of Governor Andrew
What they’re reading: Kelsey Miller Posted by Lily, Associate Editor on December 17, 2018 When a rumor recently surfaced that Netflix was pulling “Friends” from its lineup at the end of the year, Twitter collectively lost its mind. No need to panic yet (Netflix has the rights to the ’90s phenomenon till the end of
HIIT has been one of the most popular and, ironically, long-lasting fitness trends of the past few years, underpinning pretty much every overpriced boutique studio class and home workout programme promising an six-pack in an improbable time span. (“Listen to this: Seven. Minute. Abs.”) But what exactly is HIIT? Should you be doing it? And
Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Eva Longoria is shining bright! On Sunday, the 44-year-old actress showed up and showed out at the Dora and the Lost City of Gold movie premiere in Los Angeles. She looked like a ray of sunshine in a bright-yellow strapless cocktail dress by Vitor Zerbinato. She tied her dazzling ensemble together with dainty
The National Civil Rights Museum says this year’s Freedom Award recipients are musician John Legend, feminist writer Gloria Steinem and human rights activist Hafsat Nabiola. The Memphis, Tennessee-based museum announced in a news release Thursday the winners of its annual awards honoring civil and human rights leaders. The awards will be presented Oct. 30 at
Here’s a list of TV shows that aired (or are expected to air) during the 2017-18 season (roughly September 2017 through August 2018) but won’t be back for the 2018-19 season. Not finding a show that you believe has been cancelled? Check the the 2015-16 season list or the 2018-19 season list. Most recent additions: Lore (Amazon), Humans
40 minutes ago This year, Fox’s newly remade Disney star really outdid himself. Ryan Reynolds posted a cork board with a very Deadpool breakdown of the suspects he’s investigating. You could spend all day zooming in to appreciate every easter egg on this beauty: First of all, you have to appreciate how Ryan Reynolds calls
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong bore the scars on Monday of another night of violent protests, with hard hats, umbrellas and water bottles littering some central streets, as Beijing was set to make an announcement on the Asian financial center’s worst crisis since 1997. Police officers line up during a protest against what the
SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – Police and ambulances raced to a shooting at a food festival in California on Sunday, with three people reported dead and several injured, and video posted on social media showing people at the event running for cover as shots rang out. People run as an active shooter was reported at the Gilroy