National Review The Baltimore Prosecutor’s Plan to Decriminalize Crime In late March, Baltimore’s chief prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby, stepped to the microphone and triumphantly announced: “Today, America’s war on drug users is over in the city of Baltimore. We leave behind the era of tough-on-crime prosecution and zero-tolerance policing.” Mosby will also allow prostitution, trespassing, open […]
The Daily Beast Matt Gaetz Said His ‘Travel Records’ Would Exonerate Him. Not So Fast. Caroline BrehmanWhen it first came out last week that Rep. Matt Gaetz was under investigation for his sexual involvement with a 17-year-old, the Florida Republican said his travel records would exonerate him.“It is a horrible allegation, and it is a […]
The Telegraph Veteran actor Leslie Jordan on Hollywood homophobia, alcoholism and late-blossoming fame What do Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga and 5.7m followers on Instagram all have in common? Each loves the pint-sized phenomenon that is Leslie Jordan. The 65 year old, 4ft 11in actor, hailing from Chattanooga, Tennessee, was already an industry darling before Covid-19 […]
The New York Times Why Are So Many Kids In Pakistan Testing Positive for HIV? A PEDIATRIC H.I.V. OUTBREAK IN RATODERO SHOWS THE URGENCY OF GLOBAL HEALTH AFTER COVID. One day in February 2019, Nazeer Shah carried his 1-year-old daughter, Eman, into a medical clinic. The doctor there, Imran Arbani, was immediately alarmed: The girl […]
A view of Palermo – GIOVANNI FRANCO/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock The irresistible call of a lavish Easter feast in Sicily landed a prominent mobster behind bars Sunday after authorities arrested him as he was returning to the Mediterranean island from Brazil to celebrate with family. Considered by authorities to be the newly appointed “capo” of the Pagliarelli mafia […]
The Telegraph Thandie Newton reveals she will use original spelling of her name from now on She has been known by an anglicised version of her name for the entirety of her hugely successful career. But Thandie Newton has revealed that she will now revert to the original, Zulu spelling of her name, declaring: “I’m […]
Egypt’s first female ship captain Marwa Elselehdar – Pics from her Instagram Egypt’s first female ship captain says she was subject to a fake news campaign blaming her for grounding the Ever Given container ship in the Suez Canal, despite at the time working on a ship that was hundreds of miles away. Marwa Elselehdar […]
The Daily Beast HBO’s ‘Exterminate All the Brutes’ Is a Flawed Study of White Colonialist Rape and Terror HBO“The forces involved here are less visible than gunfire, class property or political crusades, but they are no less powerful,” Raoul Peck posits in his new docuseries Exterminate All the Brutes, premiering April 7 on HBO.The critically […]
The Daily Beast Trump Isn’t Coming to Matt Gaetz’s Rescue—for Now Zach Gibson/GettyIn the days following revelations about the federal investigation into Rep. Matt Gaetz’s alleged sexual relationship with a 17-year-old girl, advisers to Donald Trump have consistently offered him a simple message: Please, please keep your mouth shut.According to two people familiar with the […]
The Guardian Trump on the ballot again? Daughter-in-law Lara ponders Senate run The former TV producer is said to be an ardent ‘Maga’ champion – and a North Carolina seat is soon to be vacant Lara Trump before her speech to the RNC last August. Since becoming a member of the family, she has displayed […]