Republicans Clash on Stimulus Package as Trump Says Go Big
The president said he wanted a much larger package than the .8 trillion measure under discussion. The top Senate Republican said his party could not accept a deal anywhere near that big. Read more...
Krysten Ritter She's sleek, she's chic
The B***knows how to dress... Read more...
China Threatens to Detain Americans if U.S. Prosecutes Chinese Scholars
American officials said China had insisted that the Justice Department not proceed with cases against the arrested scholars, who are in the Chinese military and face charges of visa fraud. Read more...
NBC Faces Backlash Over Trump Town Hall
Rachel Maddow of MSNBC criticized the decision to air the town hall opposite ABCs Biden forum tonight. NBC stars and producers also objected as Savannah Guthrie prepared to moderate. Read more...
Wild horses face slaughter after breeding too fast Mustangs roaming plains of America endanger animals
America's iconic mustang has reached a critical state of overpopulation prompting some ranchers to consider slaughter as a way of managing the crisis. Read more...
Eight-year-old girl who died 'after being tortured by her father was forced to eat her own faeces when his mistress locked her in toilet'
An eight-year-old girl who died from torture was forced to eat her own faeces after her father and his mistress left her to starve in a locked toilet, a Dubai court heard. Read more...
Soldiers told they can serve until they're 65 so defence chiefs can use their expert knowledge
Specialists in intelligence, engineering, surveying and certain specialist administrative roles will be able to stay on until the normal retirement age. Read more...
OLIVER HOLT Project Big Stitch-Up and the pygmy leaders incapable of working for common good
OLIVER HOLT The supporters of the big clubs and the little clubs, they all deserve better than this. They deserve people who love the game, not people who only love money Read more...
Whitmer accuses Trump of 'incentivizing domestic terrorism' after prompting 'lock her up' chants
Gretchen Whitmer lashed out at Trump for inciting domestic terrorism after he encouraged a rally crowd in Michigan to chant 'lock her up' over her state-wide handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more...
British woman, 26, takes on 14 Tanzanian childrenafter volunteering in an orphanage on her gap year
Letty McMaster, 26, from Tunbridge Wells, Kent, was just 18 years old when a month long trip volunteering at an orphanage in Africa changed her life forever. Read more...
Word of the Day + Quiz 124; parsimony
This word has appeared in three New York Times articles in the past year. Read more...
Stockbroker seduced wealthy businesswoman in her 50s to con her out of 500,000
Sam Whittingslow, 29, from Hyde, used an affair with Jill Kelly, a woman he had known since he was a child, to con her out of more than 500,000, while also targetting her friends. Read more...
Ali Oetjen and Candice Warner inadvertently flash their bare bottoms on SAS Australia
They're used to a life of luxury, but the celebrities on SAS Australia were afforded no creature comforts during Monday's premiere episode. Read more...
Is This a Good Time to Be Born? Comparatively Speaking, Yes
In her new book about child mortality, Perri Klass explores the science. Read more...
Cold water swimming may help defend the brain from dementia, scientists say
Scientists have identified the 'cold-shock' protein in humans. In hibernating mammals it is used to remove synapses to conserve energy and then trigger their regrowth. Read more...
Oracle CEO donated 0k to Lindsey Graham's re-election campaign hours before TikTok deal unveiled
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison made the quarter of a million dollar donation to the Security is Strength PAC, which is paying for ads supporting Graham in his reelection bid, the Verge reported. Read more...
When The Stars Are Out of Alignment
Art provides clarity. Read more...
The Mysteries of the American-Saudi Alliance
Two new books, David H. Rundells Vision or Mirage and Bradley Hope and Justin Schecks Blood and Oil, offer insights into an enigmatic country. Read more...