Brooke Shields (left) called former President George H.W. Bush a “confidant,” while speaking to his granddaughter Lauren Bush Lauren at the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy’s New York Celebration of Reading. Courtesy of Jennifer Graylock-Graylock.com When Brooke Shields needed dating advice in her single days, she consulted the 41st president of the United States. … Read more
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has effectively killed a House-passed bipartisan press shield bill after Senate Democrats sat on it and President Biden declined to take a stand for nearly a year as it languished. “REPUBLICANS MUST KILL THIS BILL!” Trump posted on his Truth Social platform Wednesday afternoon, along with a video clip from … Read more
President-elect Donald Trump’s new secretary of Education, Linda McMahon, is not exactly the school librarian type. As the wife of WWE founder Vince McMahon, Linda has been heavily involved in the wrestling entertainment product for decades, much like Trump himself. She even led the WWE organization as CEO. The new executive branch Cabinet member was even the recipient of … Read more
Erwin Zuniga was charged with killing three people in a fatal crash — but was deported before he could stand trial. Now Miami prosecutors want him back. An illegal immigrant was deported back to Honduras before he could face manslaughter charges in a drunken Florida car wreck that killed three people — and prosecutors now … Read more
“The arrival in Montreal of a planeload of endangered long-tailed macaques is a troubling reminder of Canada’s role in the global primate trade.” Dozens of Canadian scholars and researchers are calling on the federal government to stop the importation of endangered macaque monkeys.Photo by Courtesy of People for the Ethic /PETA The recent arrival in … Read more
A Wisconsin man who faked his own death, ditched his family and fled to Eastern Europe has been telling the cops how he pulled off the bizarre stunt — but still won’t say if he’s coming back. Father-of-three Ryan Borgwardt vanished during a kayaking trip in August, leaving his forlorn family fearing the worst after … Read more
Senators were set to resume debate on Thursday, with a vote expected next week Leader of the Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet speaks in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.Photo by Spencer Colby /The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois is pressuring senators to … Read more
Some stores may only sell a few of the qualifying items while others may have an expansive inventory that spans several categories “While this relief will benefit consumers, the administrative burden will fall on suppliers and retailers who must adjust their payment systems accordingly.”Photo by Brent Calver/Postmedia/File A temporary pause on charging the federal sales … Read more
The company says the Canadian subsidiary is financed separately and “will continue to operate as usual outside of the Chapter 11 process.” An aerial view of the construction site of a new EV battery plant by Northvolt in St-Basile-le-Grand, east of Montreal.Photo by Christinne Muschi /The Canadian Press Amid a sputtering global market for EVs, … Read more
LAPD headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times) Allegations of cheating by officers on a promotional exam that swept through the Los Angeles Police Department over the summer were found to be false after an internal investigation, officials said this week. As first reported by The Times in September, the … Read more
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