Fact Checking Mike Pence on the Coronavirus Pandemic

If the rise in cases was solely attributable to more testing, the rate of positive test results would decrease or at least hold steady. But while the number of daily tests performed has steadily increased from under 100,000 in March to 460,000 to 640,000 this week, the positive rate had …...Read More

New Numbers Showing Coronavirus Spread Intrude on a White House in Denial

The return of the televised task force news conference — at which reporters were limited to only a handful of questions — revived the deep disconnect between Washington and the states where local officials spent Friday sounding the alarm and, in some cases, halting the reopening that Mr. Trump has …...Read More

Charity for sick children championed by Prince Harry thanks Mail Force for donating PPE

A charity for sick children championed by Prince Harry yesterday thanked Mail Force for donating desperately-needed face masks. WellChild will pass the personal protective equipment on to families whose lives have been plunged into chaos by the Covid-19 crisis. For them, lockdown was not just an inconvenience but a disaster. …...Read More

After Functioning for 28 Days, U.S. Election Regulator Will Be Powerless Again

With the swearing-in on June 5 of James E. Trainor III, a Republican lawyer from Texas, the agency was finally able to begin taking official actions, like addressing a backlog of potential violations relating to how campaigns raise and spend money. When it was without a quorum, the agency continued …...Read More

Royal Marines unveil new kit - and they'll wear White Ensign flag on their sleeve for the first time

Since their first battles in 1664, the elite Royal Marines have worn their uniforms with pride. And so it will be, no doubt, with their brand new kit – a state-of-the-art uniform fit for modern combat. It is the biggest makeover the Royal Marines have seen since the Second World …...Read More

Food writer Alison Roman does painfully awkward interview with a Black woman about racism

Alison Roman is finding herself under fire yet again after she submitted to an interview about topics related to race and racism with comedian Ziwe Fumudoh. Ziwe, 28, hosts a popular YouTube and Instagram show called 'Ziwe; A Race-Baiting Series,' and invited Alison on to be her latest guest in …...Read More

VIPs' police bodyguards forced to swap guns for Tasers in 'cost-cutting' move, report reveals

Police bodyguards who protect Prince Charles and Prince William have expressed grave concerns over moves to strip junior royals and other VIPs of armed protection, according to a bombshell leaked report. Officers who have to rely ‘solely’ on Tasers to stop someone being attacked are ‘playing Russian roulette’ with their …...Read More

Prince's estate makes his music catalog available on TikTok to inspire a 'new generation' of fans

Prince’s entire song catalog has been added to the popular video-sharing app TikTok, under a deal with the late music icon's estate. The late Purple Rain hitmaker's estate adviser, Troy Carter, explained the decision was influenced by the seven-time Grammy winner's longtime history of 'breaking boundaries.' 'It is our hope …...Read More

Conservationists claim Britain's hunger for free-range eggs has turned river into a putrid swamp

The River Wye at Tintern Abbey was Britain’s first beauty spot to be acclaimed, with the great and good of Georgian society flocking to a place where William Wordsworth waxed lyrical about ‘These waters, rolling from their mountain-springs, With a soft inland murmur’. Today, the 250-year-old tourist attraction still draws …...Read More

Many Students Will Be in Classrooms Only Part of the Week This Fall

Reopening decisions are likely to vary greatly based on the size and density of districts, as well as region. In the South and West, where political leaders have been more eager to reopen their economies despite a recent upswing in coronavirus cases, school systems may be more likely to return …...Read More