One of 2020’s standout novels for me, Kiley Reid’s terrific debut gives barbed commentary on problematic race relations and self-congratulatory white feminism. Such A Fun Age brilliantly eviscerates”woke” culture and lays bare the duplicity that lies beneath. This makes it a fantastic book club pick as it addresses timely themes both on and off-line and
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On a crag of rock called Brother’s Point on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, scientists have identified two bustling footprint sites that reveal an abundance of dinosaurs that thrived 170 million years ago including an early member of a celebrated group. University of Edinburgh scientists Steve Brusatte and Paige dePolo pose at a
A smartphone with the Huawei and 5G network logo is seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture taken January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration PARIS (Reuters) – France will authorize the use of some of Huawei’s equipment in the rollout of its 5G network, two sources close to the matter told Reuters, despite U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After all the rancor of the Democratic presidential race, front-runner Joe Biden has a chance in Sunday’s debate to extend an olive branch to rival Bernie Sanders and his fervent liberal supporters in a bid for party unity before the general election fight. FILE PHOTO: Democratic 2020 U.S. presidential candidates Senator Bernie
(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus epidemic today: FILE PHOTO: Pedestrians wearing masks to prevent contracting the coronavirus walk on a zebra crossing in Seoul, South Korea, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Testing times “Test and you shall find” is the mantra of epidemiologists tackling the new coronavirus: the only
FILE PHOTO: Croatia’s Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic arrives for the second day of the European Union leaders summit, held to discuss the EU’s long-term budget for 2021-2027, in Brussels, Belgium, February 21, 2020. REUTERS/Reinhard Krause ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia has decided to close schools and universities for two weeks, starting from Monday, to fight the
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Canadian businessman is expected to plead guilty on Friday to participating in a vast U.S. college admissions cheating and fraud scheme in order to rig the results of his sons’ SAT exams. Federal prosecutors in Boston say that David Sidoo, a Vancouver energy executive who at one time played in the
You don’t have to be a haulier to get a lot of mileage out of a trucker. Or a cowboy. The jean jacket (as its founding fathers call it in US) has, like a lot of workwear staples, gone from being a beat-up old-reliable of menswear to a go-to for more dress codes than you’d
LONDON (Reuters) – Disney’s European premiere of “Mulan” in London’s Leicester Square will be scaled down “in an abundance of caution”, with no media line-up or red carpet, organizers said on Thursday. FILE PHOTO: Actor Ming-Na Wen pose at the premiere for the film “Mulan” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
It was just one of those days when it seemed like the whole world was against you, or at least it was for the firefighters at Station 19. Our favorite first responders couldn’t seem to catch a break on Station 19 Season 3 Episode 8. It was just one thing after another, with no end in
FILE PHOTO: A full-size model of the ExoMars entry, descent and landing module, Schiaparell is seen during a press conference at the European Space Agency (ESA) Headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A joint Russian-European mission to send a rover to Mars has been postponed by two years
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Wirecard AG, an independent provider of outsourcing and white label solutions for electronic payment transactions is seen in Aschheim near Munich, Germany April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File Photo (Reuters) – Wirecard AG (WDIG.DE) said on Thursday auditing firm KPMG did not find any discrepancies in its audit of the company’s
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump faced one of the gravest threats of his political career as the coronavirus pandemic spread, leaving fellow Republicans to worry that the White House’s response and the hit to the economy would harm his re-election prospects. U.S. stock market indexes that Trump has touted throughout his term as
FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo (Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has reopened all 42 of its branded stores in China, more than a month after they were shut due to
WASHINGTON/BRASILIA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was not concerned about the possibility of being exposed to the coronavirus after dining last week with a Brazilian government official who has since tested positive for the disease. U.S. President Donald Trump listens to questions from the news media while meeting with Ireland’s
The cold-weather headwear landscape is a notoriously tricky area to traverse. Beanies are basically the only vaguely acceptable option, and let’s face it, they’re hardly held in high regard by followers of fashion. You can’t really blame them either. After all, usually when these woollen warmers stray into the public fashion consciousness, there have been