In a warm, encyclopedic tribute to her family Wednesday night, as she formally accepted the vice-presidential nomination, Senator Kamala Harris skimmed past any discussion of her father, Donald J. Harris, a Jamaican-born professor of economics at Stanford University. The reason is common to many of Ms. Harris’s generation: She is …...Read More
Kamala Harris’s father, a footnote in her speeches, is a prominent economist.
Republicans will now gear up to renominate Trump.
Next up for convention weirdness: the Republican Party. A group of delegates — six representing each state, territory and the District of Columbia for a total of 336 — is expected to begin arriving this weekend for the Republican National Convention before a formal roll call on Monday morning in …...Read More
Holidaymaker wins £29,000 payout from TUI over violent tummy bug he caught
Holidaymaker Peter Griffiths, 58, (pictured) who lost 1.5 stone after contracting a violent stomach bug at a luxury five-star hotel has won £29,000 compensation from TUI A holidaymaker who lost 1.5 stone after contracting a violent stomach bug at a luxury five-star hotel has won £29,000 compensation from TUI. Peter …...Read More
Alcoholic who poisoned her ex via Bluetooth is jailed for abandoning two children to go clubbing
Laura Hopkin, 35, was jailed for 14 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court after she left two children at home to go for a booze-fuelled night out at Pink club in Hanley, Staffordshire A 'self-centred' alcoholic has been jailed after left her two children home alone to go on a booze-fuelled …...Read More
Woman who had cystic acne so severe that it affected her sight
A woman who had never had a single pimple until she took birth control pills that caused her face to break out in cystic acne has revealed how the condition was so severe it affected her sight. Mina Stein, 20, from Frankfurt, Germany, has struggled with acne for the past …...Read More
Sahara turned from grassland to wasteland 4,000 years ago triggering a megadrought in Southeast Asia
A megadrought that crippled Southeast Asia for 1,000 years was triggered by the of Sahara going from lush grassland to a barren desert 4,000 years ago, a study found. The end of the 'Green Sahara' — also known as the 'African humid period' — was brought about as changing world …...Read More
Putting Birmingham under a city-wide lockdown is 'risk averse', top doctor says
An intensive care doctor working in Birmingham has said that putting the entire city under lockdown would be 'risk averse' because new cases are being driven by clusters in separate parts of the city. Dr Ron Daniels, who works for University Hospitals Birmingham, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that …...Read More
Carer is left unable to sleep because of the sound of neighbours having 'vigorous sex'
A live-in carer was kept awake because it sounded as if one of her neighbours in 'a posh retirement flat' was having sex so loudly she could hear everything from her bedroom. Lucy Dearlove was looking after some elders at a retirement home in Chelsea during the heat wave when …...Read More
World War One fighter ace's logbook found in a wardrobe goes on sale
World War One pilot's log book found in a wardrobe has gone up for auction Air Vice Marshal John Denis Breakey's 'nationally important' log book detailing aerial battles in World War One is set to go up for auction A fighterpilot ace's 'nationally important' log book detailing aerial battles in …...Read More
Learner drivers react with fury after DVSA website crashes on the first day they can book a new test
Learner drivers have vented their anger on social media after the DVSA website crashed leaving thousands struggling to book a test. Some claimed they had to wait 'hours' to book a test without being able to get through, while others received an error message reading: 'Oops! You went away and …...Read More
