China has reported almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths since early December after the country dropped its strict lockdown restrictions. The announcement follows complaints that the Chinese government was failing to release data about the status of the pandemic. China dropped its strict zero COVID policy on 7 December, leading to a surge in infections among the
A relative of a Black Lives Matter founder died from a cardiac arrest after being repeatedly tasered by police in the US. Keenan Anderson, the cousin of BLM co-founder Patrisse Cullors, was arrested by police on 3 January following a traffic collision in Los Angeles. Bodycam footage of the incident shows Mr Anderson initially complying
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen just added a new bundle of joy to their growing fam. The Grammy Award-winning singer announced he and his model wife had welcomed their fourth child on Friday morning … and John delivered the happy news during a private performance that night, according to PEOPLE. Waiting for your permission to
In the booming sneaker world, it’s harder than ever to find a durable pair of kicks that don’t cost an arm and a leg. Prices seem to rise constantly, making it nearly impossible to keep up with trends without shelling out a fortune each time there’s a new release. If you’re sick of spending hundreds
Lana Del Rey has unveiled the tracklist for her upcoming album Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, as well as several alternate covers. Additionally, she’s pushed back the release date from March 10th to March 24th. In a post to her private Instagram page, Del Rey revealed the album’s tracklist. Across
Throughout our lives, we encounter fraught decisions around love and money: whether to take a better job across the country when our partner wants to stay put; when and whether to marry, buy a house, have a child; if we should work full time with children in the picture. Money and love “are profoundly intertwined,
In this article FTT.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Representative French Hill, a Republican from Arkansas, left, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 24, 2018. Zach Gibson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Republican lawmakers announced late Thursday the launch of a new subcommittee that will oversee the crypto
Rishi Sunak is preparing to block laws in Scotland that make it easier for people to change gender, Sky News understands. The move would be an unprecedented intervention in 25 years of devolution and is likely to spark a new constitutional row with Holyrood. The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill was passed by a majority
Good news has been in such rare supply in economics recently that it’s worth dwelling on it when it arrives. This morning, on Friday 13th of all days, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced that the economy had grown by 0.1% in November. This is hardly especially strong gross domestic product growth, but it’s
An explosion has hit a gas pipeline connecting Lithuania and Latvia. The blast happened in the Panevezys county, northern Lithuania, said the country’s gas transmission operator Amber Grid. Lithuanian broadcaster LRT said the village of Valakeliai, with about 250 inhabitants, was being evacuated as a precaution. Image: Pic: Gintautas Geguzinskas, Mayor at Pasvalys municipality Nemunas
At least nine people, including a five-year-old child, have been killed in the US after dozens of tornadoes struck the southern states of Alabama and Georgia. Rescue teams are working to clear debris and find any survivors across 14 counties in the two states, with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reporting at least 35
So far, this week alone, Coachella, Sunset Music Festival, Escapade, and Bonnaroo have all dropped lineups for 2023. Yesterday, North Coast joined the fray with a formidable lineup of their own, and the first so far for Marshmello, who’s been seemingly absent on lineups lately. Marshmello, Zeds Dead, Flume, Alesso, Ganja White Night, and Alison
Cheer dad! The incredible lessons from this middle-aged man learned coaching a team of tween girls. When Patrick first became a “boy cheer coach” a few years back, he had no idea what was in store for him. He had agreed simply because his daughter asked him to. Once the deal was done, there was
Rihanna’s Super Bowl performance is now officially less than a month away, scheduled for February 12. To celebrate, she and Apple Music released the first trailer for her headlining set. The video is short but full of high fashion, featuring Rihanna strutting in a real look (featuring a luxurious coat by Area) while voices in
Kanye West isn’t just hanging around town with a mystery blonde, he’s also married to her — they recently had a private ceremony to celebrate their love … TMZ has learned. Sources connected to the couple tell TMZ the woman is Bianca Censori, she hails from Australia and she’s worked as an architectural designer at
In a fantastic collaboration between two top-notch institutions working against censorship and book bans, high school students across the country are invited to apply to and take part in the Freedom to Read Advocacy Institute. Brooklyn Public Library–named Librarians of the Year from Library Journal for their Books Unbanned program–and PEN America–a leader in tracking