Roaring Liverpool prepare for up-close encounter with Everton
It has been nearly 13 years since a Liverpool side was so good that they merited a three-point deficit to overcome. They are now four away from equalling that feat and using it as…
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‘We will be back’: It’s official: Uber has lost control of its behaviour
An academic study from Israel showed that Uber was working with Israeli spooks in 2015 and 2016. Now what? After a deeply embarrassing public relations debacle, Uber is almost being forgiven. Last night, the…
In space, black-eyed peas are #YouWillWhenYouEverSeeIt, apparently
Before going to work Wednesday morning on the International Space Station, two astronauts on the station — two men selected not only because of their NASA backgrounds, but because of their deeply human and…
Pulitzer-winning author apologizes to ex-convict wrongly convicted of rape
Written by By Staff Writer The author Alice Sebold, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her novel “The Lovely Bones,” has apologized to an exonerated man who spent more than a decade in prison…
Japan’s PM: Trump Twitter Comments Should Concern Us
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters Monday that he hopes to lower tensions with the United States following President Trump’s tweets, but is concerned the situation could escalate. When asked if he will…
Richard Barrington: Home Value Growth is Soaring Faster Than It Has In Six Years
Business Insider reports that there are now close to 15 million new properties on the U.S. market, according to the NAR, which reports that American home values are growing faster than the previous six…
A royal trial, a very-personal debate and the future of local news | Letters
Meghan Russell Ghislaine Maxwell. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Reuters We’ve all seen these tabloids. Prince Harry has moved on, with Camilla Thurlow, and Sir Michael Caine has just broken up with her. Then the world turns…
A world-renowned, 80-year-old Brazilian sport may be getting robbed
In Brazilian media, everyone (except rightwing politicians) seems to be a fan of the white, yellow and green jerseys the Máso Choc The Crites-O Globo sports daily, substituting for El País, was on the…
Taliban ‘execute dozens of Afghan soldiers’
The Taliban has executed scores of Afghan security force members after they surrendered, Human Rights Watch said. The shootings were most common in Helmand province, in the south of the country, where the Taliban…
I thank you for all your support | Lord Selborne
Thanks to all of you who tuned in today, today has been truly an incredible journey. What a way to get to the end of the trial. To conclude this chapter of the story…