Late last month, as the Texas Republican Party was shifting into campaign mode, it unveiled a new slogan, lifting a rallying cry straight from a once-unthinkable source: the internet-driven conspiracy theory known as QAnon. The new catchphrase, “We Are the Storm,” is an unsubtle cue to a group that the …...Read More
The Republican embrace of QAnon goes far beyond Trump.
Barack Obama and Kamala Harris attracted the convention’s biggest TV audience yet.
MSNBC has dominated ratings for this year’s Democratic National Convention, and its streak continued on Wednesday as it attracted 6.3 million viewers for a starry night that featured speeches by Senator Kamala Harris and former President Barack Obama. The evening marked the biggest live TV audience yet for the convention, …...Read More
Taylor Swift donates £23k to Tottenham teenager for university
Taylor Swift has donated over £23,000 to a Tottenham teenager who started a GoFundMe appeal to become a mathematician. The singer, 30, made the generous donation to Vitoria Mario who described herself as a 'black 18-year-old with a dream'. The teen explained that despite being offered an unconditional place at …...Read More
Fact check: Trump criticized a criminal justice initiative started by Harris and distorted Biden’s positions.
President Trump, speaking in Pennsylvania on Thursday afternoon, made a litany of accusations against the Democratic nominee, Joseph R. Biden Jr., and his running mate, Senator Kamala Harris of California. Mr. Trump said that Ms. Harris, during her time as San Francisco’s district attorney, “put a drug-dealing illegal alien into …...Read More
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Bagged Peaches Sickens Dozens
The Food and Drug Administration is investigating bagged peaches as a likely source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened 68 people across nine states, 14 of whom were hospitalized. The peaches were packaged by Wawona Packing Company and sold in two-pound, clear plastic bags starting June 1. Aldi, the …...Read More
Former Uber security chief is charged after 'concealing hack'
Uber's former chief security officer Joe Sullivan (pictured) was charged with obstructing justice and concealing a felony on Thursday Uber's former chief security officer has been charged with allegedly trying to cover up a data breach that exposed the email and phone numbers of 57 million drivers and passengers. Federal …...Read More
Mother who left dying girl, 13, for pub accused her of 'faking'
Sharon Goldie, 45, left her dying daughter to go to the pub before returning home to find her slumped across a sofa - and even then told paramedics the dead teenager was 'faking it' A callous mother left her dying teenage daughter to go to the pub before returning home …...Read More
Newborn baby's body found in Bradford waste recycling centre
A newborn baby's body was found wrapped up in a purple beach towel at a waste centre this morning. The baby was found at the Bowling Back Lane Household Waste Recycling Centre in Bradford, Yorkshire, earlier today. Police have launched a desperate appeal in aid of their search for the …...Read More
'Fake psychiatrist' charged with fraud after 22 years with NHS
A fake psychiatrist who worked for the NHS for 22 years despite allegedly not having any qualifications has been charged with 13 fraud offences. Zholia Alemi, 57, formerly from High Harrington, has been was charged with the fraud offences following an investigation by detectives in the area's Crime and Safeguarding …...Read More
Bristol drops diesel-free plan after lockdown led to lower traffic
Bristol has dropped its diesel-free plan after lockdown led to lower traffic and lifestyle changes which meant a ban on high-polluting vehicles might not be needed. The city, which suffers high levels of air pollution caused by nitrogen dioxide, had been told by the government to take drastic action in …...Read More
