Inside the White House, a Gun Industry Lobbyist Delivers for His Former Patrons

In an interview, Mr. Keane praised Mr. Williams, saying “he understands the product, obviously, having worked at the American Suppressor Association.” That association said it was “thrilled” with the ban’s end; the group also dismissed safety concerns, noting that the sales would be regulated by the State Department and that …...Read More

Choke Point for U.S. Coronavirus Response: The Fax Machine

“There are standards that exist out there, but with the onslaught and the drastic increase in volume and the increase in the number of tests, they’re struggling to keep up,” said Jason Hall, who is the lead for the C.D.C.’s Laboratory Reporting Working Group. Nationally, about 80 percent of coronavirus …...Read More

You Know What Else Sold Well During the Pandemic? Weed Edibles

Ben Emerson had never tried cannabis edibles before his birthday in April. He was raised in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church, which he left five years ago, and marijuana was “this thing that I had never really even thought that I was allowed to do,” he said. “And then I’m like, …...Read More

Bear mother and her two cubs wrestle and play in back yard

This is the adorable moment two bear cubs wrestle in a back yard under the watchful eye of their mother. The little balls of fluff bash into a slide and roll onto an upside-down trampoline as they battle. Tiring of the contest, one young bear even decides to scramble onto …...Read More

David McGoldrick becomes latest Premier League star to reveal vile racist abuse he has been sent

David McGoldrick has become the latest Premier League star to reveal the vile racist abuse he has received on social media. The Sheffield United star follows in the footsteps of Wilfried Zaha, who on Sunday posted the messages he was sent on Instagram, with a 12-year-old boy later being arrested …...Read More

BT warns it will take a DECADE to remove Huawei from UK telecoms network

BT has warned it will take at least a decade to strip Huawei technology out of the UK's telecoms network amid a mounting row. Boris Johnson is expected to confirm a U-turn tomorrow on allowing the Chinese firm to be part of the new 5G project. But BT chief executive …...Read More

Tottenham defender Serge Aurier's brother is shot dead at 5am outside a nightclub in Toulouse

Tottenham star Serge Aurier's brother, Christopher, was shot dead at 5am this morning and his killer is still on the run. His brother was fatally wounded in the early hours after being shot in Toulouse outside a nightclub and he was pronounced dead in hospital, according to Le Point and …...Read More

Cadbury Caramilk Hokey Pokey recipe goes viral after home baker shares her own creation online

After the news surfaced that Cadbury's limited-edition Caramilk Hokey Pokey will be unavailable to purchase in Australia, chocolate lovers are now making their own similar versions at home. The Hokey Pokey product combines Caramilk's caramelised white chocolate with crunchy pieces of sweet honeycomb. One woman posted on Facebook and shared …...Read More

More than 30,000 Asda workers take fight for equal pay to the Supreme Court

Asda workers will today take their long-running equal pay dispute to the Supreme Court in a battle which could lead to supermarkets paying out around £8 billion. More than 30,000 Asda store workers, most of whom are women, have brought equal pay claims after complaining that staff working in distribution …...Read More

Youth leader says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were 'warm and engaged'

Prince Harry has reignited the row over Britain's colonial history as it emerged today he wanted the organisation to 'acknowledge the past', even if it's 'uncomfortable'. It is likely to cause a ruckus in the Royal household, with his grandmother the Queen being head of the 54-nation group, and his …...Read More