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Paying For Your Paycheck: Companies Using Prepaid Cards That Charge Fees to Pay Hourly Employees

• July 3, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, Class, Consumer Fraud, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, History, Labor History, Obama Administration, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Chase, Debit Cards, McDonalds, NetSpend, New York, New York Times, Paycheck, Payroll, Payroll Cards, Stored-Value Cards, Taco Bell, The Poor, Visa

Kevin Clash: Making Sense of a Tragedy

• November 24, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American Politics, Arts, Black Nerds, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Children's Shows, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Documentary, Education, Emmys/Grammys/Oscars/Globes, Facebook, Film, Journalism and Ethics, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "Being Elmo", "Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey", "My Life as a Furry Red Monster", "Sesame Street", African Americans, Andrew Vachss, Big Bird, Bishop Eddie Long, Blacks, Cecil Singleton, Child Abuse, Children, Common Sense, Elmo, Facebook, Grooming, Growing Up, Homosexuality, Homosexuals, Jerry Sandusky, Jim Henson, Katherine Franke, Kevin, Kevin Clash, LGBT, Love, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Make-A-Wish Foundation, Marriage, Michael Jackson, Mitt Romney, PBS, Puppetry, Rape, Sesame Workshop, Sex, Shannon Clash, Sheldon Stephens, The Closet, The Muppets, The New York Times, TMZ.com, United States

Those Pictures from Facebook: Going Wild from Obamacare

• July 1, 2012 • 4 Comments

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Democrats, Facebook, Health, Health Care/The Public Option, Journalism and Ethics, National Issues, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Race, Race and the Health Care Debate, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: $1.1 Billion, Affordable Care Act, Barack Obama, Canada, Common Sense, Consumers Union, Costa Rica, Insurance, Keith Olbermann, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Socialized Medicine, Supreme Court of the United States, United States

Those Jennifer Hudson, Charles Barkley, and Janet Jackson Weight-Loss Commercials

• January 8, 2012 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Health, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Jon Stewart/"The Daily Show", Love, Race, Television, The Heart, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Women
Tags: "American Idol", "Good Morning America", Academy Award, Atlanta Hawks, Charles Barkley, Dreamgirls, Health, Hudson, Janet Jackson, Jennifer Hudson, Nutrisystem, TNT, Weight Loss, Weight Watcher, Weight Watchers

That Kohl’s “Gotta Go to Kohl’s on Black Friday” Commercial

• November 22, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Class, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Holidays, Music, Television
Tags: Adrants, Advertising, Black Friday, Bullying, Buying, Christmas, Christmas Shopping Season, Commercials, Department Store Chain, Friday, Kohl, Kohl's, Midnight, Music, Music Jingle, Rebecca Black, Sales, Shopping, Teenage Girl, Teenager, Threats, TV Commercials, Visible Measures, Xmas, Youth

How Buddhism Changed This Young Black Brother’s Life

• November 21, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Arts, Black People, Books, Class, Comedy, Consumerism, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Gang Violence, Joblessness, Mental Health/Psychology, Music, Race, Religion, SGI Nichiren Buddhism, The Economy, Women
Tags: African Americans, AR, Blacks, Buddhism, California, Chino XL, Common Sense, Daimoku, Donnie Darko, Gohonzon, Immortal Technique, Inner Development, iTunes, Killah Priest, Lord Brilliant, Peace, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, SGI Buddhism, SGI-USA, The Lower Four Worlds, United States, Young Men's Division, Youth Division

UPDATE: Heavy D’s Funeral Friday, November 18, To Be Live-Streamed; Plus Autopsy Results Prove Inconclusive and What Might Have Been

• November 18, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, African American History, American History, Black Britons/British Caribbean, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Film, Food, Health, Jamaica/British Caribbean, Love, Music, Music Videos, Pneumonia/Respiratory Diseases, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Weight Gain/Lack/Loss, Women
Tags: Al Sharpton, Baptist, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Consumerism, Dwight Arrington Myers, Ernie Davis, Floyd Myers, Grace Baptist Church, Heavy D, Hip-Hop Pioneer, Kim Burrell, Los Angeles, Lungs, Mount Vernon New York, Pneumonia, Rapper, Russell Simmons, Smooth Hip Hop, Smooth Rap, The Overweight Lover, Wretched Excess, Xea Myers

Those Packer Aaron Rodgers Associated Bank Commercials

• October 21, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Aaron Rodgers, Acting, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Film, Health, Love, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Green Bay Packers, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: Aaron, Aaron Rodgers, Acting, Actress, Admiration, Associated Banc-Corp, Associated Bank, Chicago, Commercials, Edith, Elderly Women, Football, Go Pack!, Green Bay, Green Bay Packers, Green Bay WI, Laughlin Constable, Marjorie Main, Milwaukee, Minnesota Vikings, Quarterback, Reta Shaw, Rodgers, Super Bowl, Television Commercials, The Chicago Bears, United States, Wisconsin

On The Dedication of The King Memorial in Washington, D.C.

• October 16, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, American History, American Politics, Art, Black People, Civil Rights/Human Rights, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Journalism and Ethics, Love, National Issues, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Spirituality, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "I Have a Dream" Speech, Africa, African Americans, Aretha Franklin, Blacks, Call and Response, China, Civil Rights Activists, Drum Major, Ebenezer Baptist Church, Georgia, Homeless, King, Lei Yixin, Mao Anqing, Martin Luther King, Maya Angelou, Memorial, Monument, Nobel Peace Prize, Philosophy, Poverty, Prisoners, Robert Pierre, Stevie Wonder, Sweet Auburn, The King Memorial, Tiananmen Square, United States, Vietnam

Jason Alexander Says Netflix Price Increase Was The Worst Thing to Happen to White People in “Funny or Die” Video

• July 29, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Class, Comedy, Consumerism, Cultural History, Film, Mental Health/Psychology
Tags: Bitching, California, Comedy, Complaining, DVD, Facebook, Faux Charities, Funny or Die, Gone Viral, Jason Alexander, Jerry Lewis, Netflix, Pilates, Price Increase, Price Increases, Raising Rates, The Netflix Relief Fund, Videos, Viral Video, White People, White People's Complaints, White Whine

Tiger Woods Visits Jimmy Fallon

• March 18, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Gossip, Late Night TV, Love, People of Color, Sexuality, Sports, Television, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Tiger Woods, Women
Tags: A Game, Bad Golf, Charlie Woods, Cheater, Children, David Letterman, Eldrick Tont Woods, Eldrick Woods, Elin Nordegren, Golf, Golf Course, Golf Courses, Golfer, Golfing, Interview, Jay Leno, Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Jumpoffs, Kids, Late Night TV, Late Night TV Host, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Mansion, No. 5 in the World, Off-Game, Parenthood, Personal Life, Raising Children, Raising Kids, Sam Woods, Single Fatherhood, Spitting, Spitting Fines, Stephanie Birkitt, The Masters, The PGA Tour, Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12, Traditional Marriage

Atlanta Fox 5 I-Team Reporter Dale Russell Adds to Story About Bishop Long, Ephren Taylor and The Cheated Parishioners

• February 4, 2011 • 1 Comment

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Protestant Denominations, Religion, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Atlanta GA, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Long, Blacks, Born again (Christianity), Common Sense, Dale Russell, Ephren Taylor, Financial Mismanagement, Financial Presentation, Fox I-Team, Fox News, Illegal Gambling, John Meddling, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Seven Deadly Sins, Sweepstakes Video Games, The Black Church, Vanity, YouTube

More Bishop Long Chicanery? Long Asks Ephren Taylor to Return Investment Money to Beleaguered Parishioners, But May Have “Forgotten” That He Took a Cut From Taylor’s Profits

• February 3, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Consumerism, Cultural History, Protestant Denominations, Religion, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "Wealth Tour 2009", African Americans, Atlanta, Atlanta GA, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Baptist, Bishop Eddie Long, Bishop Gary Hawkins, Blacks, Commissions, Common Sense, Drama, Eddie Long, Ephren Taylor, FBI, Financial Mismanagement, Harassment, Lithonia GA, Megachurches, Molestation, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Prosperity Gospel, Public Relations, Secret Service, Sexual Abuse, You Tube, YouTube

“Robbery” of Bishop Long’s Private Church Office Now Reappraised As a Hunt for Evidence Against Him; Sexual Abuse Investigation May Go Nationwide

• December 20, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in African American History, Black People, Class, Consumer Fraud, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Mental Health/Psychology, Protestant Denominations, Rape/Sex Crimes, Religion, Sexual Harassment, Sexuality, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, Televangelists, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: Age of Consent, Anthony Boyd, Anthony Flagg, Atlanta, Baptist, Bilking, Bishop Eddie Long, Bloomfield CT, Born again (Christianity), Brad Pitt, Break-In, Burglary, Cheating, Coercion, Consenting, Credibility, Crime, Dale Russell, Eddie Long, Faux Noise, Foreclosure Scam, Foreclosures, Fox News Atlanta, Fred Lee, Gary Hawkins, Grooming, Investigation, iPad, iPhone, Jamal Parris, Jewelry, Lithonia GA, Matrix, Matrix Capitol Mortgage Company, Maurice Robinson, New Birth, New Birth Missionary Baptist Church, Parishioners, Prosperity Gospel, Secret Service, Security Breach, Security Camera, Security Cameras, Seduction, Sexual Abuse, Spencer LeGrande

General Motors Thanks The American Public for Saving The Company

• November 25, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Black People, Class, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Democrats in Name Only, Education, National Issues, Obama Administration, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Tea Party Movement
Tags: American Business, Assembly Plants, Baggers, Banksters, Bay City Michigan, Blue Dog Democrats, Chevrolet Cruze, Chevrolet Volt, Flint Michigan, Football, Gangsters, General Motors, Janesville WI, Kokomo Indiana, Lawyers, Mafia Goons, Parades, Pinkerton Agents, Public Relations Agencies, Republicans, Share (finance), Thanksgiving, The New York Stock Exchange, United States

Yesterday, Nine Years Ago

• September 12, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Afghanistan, African American History, Africans, American Foreign Policy, American History, American Politics, Arabs, Bailouts, Black People, Cancer, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Cultural History, Domestic Terrorism, Hate Crimes, Health, History, Homelessness, Immigration, Indians/Bangladeshi/Pakistani, Iran, Iraq, Islam/Sufism, Jews, Joblessness, Memoir, Mental Health/Psychology, Obama Administration, People of Color, Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome, Protestant Denominations, Public Intellectualism, Race, Religion, Spirituality, Teabagging Party, The Catholic Church, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Wisconsin
Tags: 2001, 2050, 30 Mosques 30 States, Afghanistan, African Americans, al Qaeda, Alpha Kappa Alpha, American, American Exceptionalism, American Extremism, American Racism, Americans, Ayman al Zawahiri, B-17, B-29, BBC, Bin Laden, Black Muslims, Brown-Skinned People, Bush, California, Collateral Damage, Faculty Meeting, Fear, Fiction Writing, Human Beings, Iraq, Israel, Jingoism, Lebanon, Lives, Memoir, Mike Wallace, Mosques, Multiracial, Muslim Americans, Muslim Extremism, Muslims, Nationalism, Nativism, New York, New York City, North Dakota, Novel, NPR, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Palestinians, Racism, Reactionaries, Reactionary, Ross, Saudi Arabia, September 11, Sheboygan WI, Shi'a, Sunni, Television, Terrorists, The Bay Area, The Empire State Building, The FBI, The Justice Department, The Twin Towers, The World Trade Center, Travel Scholarship, Under Armour Caps, W, War on Terror, Writing, Writing Residency

Yesterday Was “Fighting Bob Fest” in Wisconsin

• September 12, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in American History, American Politics, Bailouts, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumerism, Democrats, Joblessness, Obama Administration, Public Intellectualism, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, Teabagging Party, The Economy, The Rest of the World, The Stimulus Bill, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "Fighting Bob Fest 2010", "Fighting Bob" LaFollette, Barack Obama, Chatauqua, Economic Justice, Human Rights, Issues, Jesse Jackson, Jobs, Kickoff, Leftists, Liberals, Madison WI, Midterm Elections, Network, Political Activism, Political Chatauqua, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Progressives, Republicans, Robert LaFollette, The Barrymore Theater, The Capitol Times, The Midterm Elections 2010, The Obama Administration, The Reverend Jesse Jackson, Wisconsin

The Eyewear Industry Is Robbing You Blind: Get Your Glasses Online

• September 11, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Class, Consumerism, Fashion
Tags: Alternet, America's Best, Anneli Rufus, Astigmatism, Better Business Bureau, Customers, Davis Duehr Dean, Elderly, Eyeglasses, Eyemart Express, EyeMed, Eyewear Business, Eyewear Industry, Fixed Income, Glasses, Glassy Eyes, Ira Mitchell, Japanese Americans, John Belushi, LensCrafter, Low Income, Luxottica, Middle-Aged, Monopoly, OLTs, Optical Lens Technicians, PearleVision, Racist, Ripoff, Savings, SNL, Toshiro Mifune, Tsubaki Sanjuro

Ten Store Chains Closing More Stores or Going Out of Business

• August 23, 2010 • 4 Comments

Posted in Black People, Class, Consumerism, Fashion, Joblessness, People of Color, Race, Store Closings, The Economy, Women
Tags: Access, African Americans, Bank Loans, Blacks, Bodega, Convenience Store, Debt, DVDs, Fashion, Food, Grocery Stores, Mergers, Over-Extended, Store Closings, Supermarkets, The Economy, Variety, Videos

Dave Zirin: LeBron James Doesn’t Deserve the Hate

• July 14, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Homelessness, Joblessness, Race, Sports, Subprime Loans-Foreclosures, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: African Americans, Basketball, Basketball Player, Blacks, Casinos, Championship Player, Championship Team, Common Sense, Dan Gilbert, Dave Zirin, Forelosures, LeBron James, Ohio, Quicken Loans, Racism, Self-Respect, Self-Worth, Sports, Sports Journalist, Subrprime Loans, The Cleveland Cavaliers, The Economy, The Midwest

Technical Difficulties: The Laptop is Done, But the Beat Goes On

• May 18, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Consumerism, Crime, Crime-Cops-Injustice, Cultural History, Dr. Ronda Hampton, Joblessness, Lena Horne, Love, Maxine Waters, Mental Health/Psychology, Mitrice Richardson, Murder/Manslaughter, Race, Rep. Maxine Waters, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), Who I Am, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: African Americans, Aiyana Jones, Black Women, Blacks, Blogging, Computer, Craig's List, Detroit MI, Geoffrey Feiger, Grandmother, Jobless, Laptop, Lena Horne, Madison WI, Mertilla Jones, Mitrice Richardson, Money, PayPal, Rep. Maxine Waters, Videotape, Writing

Happy Mother’s Day (with The Intruders: “I’ll Always Love My Mama,” 1973)

• May 9, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Black People, Chicanos/Latinos, Class, Consumerism, Cultural History, Holidays, Love, Music, People of Color, The Intruders, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "I'll Always Love My Mama", "Respect", African Americans, Black Women, Blacks, Children, Common Sense, Disco, Grandmothers, Holidays, Love, Married, Mother's Day, Motherhood, Single Black Female, Single Black Woman, The Intruders, The Philadelphia Sound, The Seventies, The United States, Unmarried

That Pine Sol Sista: The “Intensity” Campaign is a Straight Up Winner

• May 7, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Commercials, Consumerism, Cultural History, Diane Amos, Race, Sexuality, Television, Women
Tags: "Advertising Age", "Balancing Act", "Intensity" Campaign, "Mandingo", "Notorious", Actress, Advertising, Barbara Billingsley, Black Man, Black Women, Comedian, Commercials, DDB, Death + Taxes, Diane Amos, Housework, James Medellin, Lesbian Mom, Mopping Floors, Olivia Cruises, Pepper Miller, Pine Sol, Sexuality, Shannon Hassett, The Clorox Corporation, The Economy, The Great Recession, Voice-Over, White Man

The Slo-Mo Oil Sludge Will Make Landfall Friday; Another Louisiana-Gulf Coast Disaster in the Making?

• April 30, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in American Politics, Class, Consumerism, Health, Joblessness, Natural Disasters, New Orleans, Obama Administration, Science, The Economy, The Iraq War II, The Mainstream Media (MSM)
Tags: "The Times-Picayune", Alternative Energy, Booms, British Petroleum, Burning Oil, Cementing, Depressed Economy, Drilling, Dubai, Environmental Disaster, Fisheries, Fishermen, Flora, Governor Bobby Jindal, Halliburton, Hydrofracking, Louisiana, Natalie Roshto, New Orleans, New Orleans LA, Odor, Offshore Drilling, Oil Spill, Oysters, Reduced Air Quality, Sarah Palin, Shane Roshto, Shrimpers, Shrimping, Smell, The Deepwater Horizon, The Gulf of Mexico, Transocean, Wildlife

Those Swiffer “Who’s That Lady” Commercials

• April 26, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Black People, Comedy, Commercials, Consumerism, Love, Music, Sexuality, Television, The Isley Brothers, Wisconsin, Women
Tags: "That Lady", "Who's That Lady?", Broom, City of Madison, Competition, Faithlessness, Jealousy, Love, Mad City, Madison WI, Mop, Official Bird of the City of Madison, Pink Bowling Balls, Plastic Pink Flamingos, Retaliation, Swiffer, Swiffer Mop, Swiffer Sweeper, Swiffer Vac, The Isley Brothers, The Seventies

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The New York Times

How Austin Became One of the Least Affordable Cities in America November 27, 2021
The capital of Texas has long been an attractive place to call home. But with an average of 180 new residents a day arriving, its popularity has created a brewing housing crisis that is reshaping the city.
Minneapolis' School Plan Asks White Families to Help Integrate November 27, 2021
In a citywide overhaul, a beloved Black high school was rezoned to include white students from a richer neighborhood. It has been hard for everyone.
Why the Bradford Pear Tree Is Plaguing the South November 26, 2021
The Bradford pear, hugely popular when suburbs were developed, contributed to an invasion of trees conquering nearly anywhere it lands. South Carolina is stepping up its fight against it.
How a Prosecutor Addressed a Mostly White Jury and Won a Conviction in the Arbery Case November 26, 2021
Linda Dunikoski, a prosecutor brought in from the Atlanta area, struck a careful tone in a case that many saw as an obvious act of racial violence.
Democrats Struggle to Energize Their Base as Frustrations Mount November 27, 2021
Even as President Biden achieves some significant victories, Democrats are warning that many of their most loyal supporters see inaction and broken campaign promises.
The Disconnect Between Biden’s Popular Policies and His Unpopularity November 27, 2021
Voters often punish a president for pushing an unpopular agenda. But President Biden has been learning that they rarely reward a president for enacting legislation.
More Than $1 Million Raised to Help Kevin Strickland November 27, 2021
More than 20,000 strangers have donated to an online fund-raiser to help Kevin Strickland’s re-entry to society.
Seeking Backers for New Fund, Jared Kushner Turns to Middle East November 27, 2021
Former President Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law is trying to raise capital for his investment firm and is turning to a region that he dealt with extensively while in the White House.

The Guardian, UK

Covid live: PM announces new measures after two cases of Omicron variant detected in UK November 27, 2021
Masks mandatory in shops and on public transport; PCR tests reintroduced for travellers to UKUK imposes new restrictions to fight Omicron as first cases foundSuspected Omicron Covid cases found in Germany and Czech RepublicNew York governor warns of Covid rise as US braces for Omicron arrivalWhat do we know about the new ‘worst ever’ Covid variant?See all ou […]
‘A core threat to our democracy’: threat of political violence growing across US November 27, 2021
Republicans’ muted response to Paul Gosar’s behavior has intensified fears about where incendiary rhetoric may leadAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez stood on the House floor and implored her colleagues to hold Paul Gosar accountable for sharing an altered anime video showing him killing her and attacking Joe Biden.“Our work here matters. Our example matters. There is […]
UK officials still blocking Peter Wright’s ‘embarrassing’ Spycatcher files November 27, 2021
A documentary-maker has accused the Cabinet Office of defying the 30-year rule in withholding details of the MI5 exposéThe Cabinet Office has been accused of “delay and deception” over its blocking of the release of files dating back more than three decades that reveal the inside story of the intelligence agent Peter Wright and the Spycatcher affair.Wright r […]
Fundraiser for US man exonerated after 43 years in prison tops $1.4m November 27, 2021
Kevin Strickland, 62, wrongly convicted of 1978 triple murderSays criminal justice system ‘needs to be torn down and redone’By mid-afternoon on Saturday, a fundraiser for a man who spent 43 years in prison before a judge in Missouri this week overturned his conviction in a triple murder had raised more than $1.4m.The Midwest Innocence Project set up the GoFu […]
While Americans mark Thanksgiving, Republicans panned over Harris attack November 27, 2021
Criticism of vice-president over French cookware purchase backfires as people point out Donald Trump’s presidential largesse An attack on Kamala Harris for buying expensive French cookware rebounded on the Republican party over Thanksgiving, moving social media users to compare the vice-president’s culinary outlay with the cost to taxpayers of Donald Trump’s […]
Niger: two killed and 17 injured in clash with French military convoy November 27, 2021
Force used against protesters who blocked vehicles amid rising anger over France’s presence in former coloniesAt least two people were killed and 18 injured in western Niger on Saturday when protesters clashed with a French military convoy they blocked after it crossed the border from Burkina Faso, Niger’s government said.The armoured vehicles and logistics […]
Ilhan Omar: Lauren Boebert’s ‘Jihad Squad’ bigotry is ‘no laughing matter’ November 27, 2021
Colorado Republican apologises for remarks in home districtMinnesota Democrat demands action from party leadersHow the threat of political violence is growing across USIslamophobic remarks by Lauren Boebert are “no laughing matter”, Ilhan Omar said, demanding action from congressional leaders – after the Colorado Republican said sorry.“Saying I am a suicide […]
WTA still ‘deeply concerned’ over Peng Shuai’s ability to communicate freely November 27, 2021
Statement says Chinese player’s responses to chief of sport body were ‘clearly’ influenced by othersThe Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) has said it remains “deeply concerned” about the Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, weeks after she disappeared following her allegations against a high-ranking Chinese former politician.The WTA said in an email statement on S […]

The BBC

Covid: South Africa 'punished' for detecting new Omicron variant November 27, 2021
South Africa should be praised for discovering Omicron, not hit with travel bans, its officials say.
Covid: Dozens test positive on SA-Netherlands flights November 27, 2021
The Dutch health authority says the new Omicron variant was "probably found in a number of people".
Channel disaster: Kurdish woman is first victim identified November 27, 2021
Maryam Nuri Mohamed Amin was a 24-year-old Kurdish woman from northern Iraq.
Peng Shuai: WTA concerned over 'censorship or coercion' November 27, 2021
The head of women's tennis says he is not certain Peng Shuai is free of Chinese censorship or coercion.
Burkina Faso: Tear gas fired at protesters decrying Islamist attacks November 27, 2021
The protest comes amid fear of an Islamist encroachment following a number of recent attacks.
Pre-Inca mummy found in Peru November 27, 2021
Archaeologists think the mummy, found near Lima, could be up to 1,200 years old.
Covid: Swiss vote on ending restrictions while cases surge November 27, 2021
Sunday's referendum is held in a country with one of the lowest vaccination rates in Western Europe.
Musical theatre icon Stephen Sondheim dies at 91 November 27, 2021
The US composer and lyricist reshaped America's musical theatre in a career spanning over 60 years.