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Daddy Hugh Grant Makes Another Baby–A Boy–With Tinglan Hong

• February 16, 2013 • Comments Off

Posted in Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, China, Class, Comedy, Cultural History, European History, Journalism and Ethics, Love, People of Color, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "Love Actually", Andy Coulson, Baby, Baby Daddy, Cellphones, Electronic Snooping, Elizabeth Hurley, Felix, Grant, He Is The Father, Hugh Grant, Leveson Inquiry, London, Maury Povich, Notting Hill, Paddington, Personal Life, Private Life, Rupert Murdoch, Son, Tabitha, Tinglan Hong, Twitter

Hugh Grant, Baby Daddy

• November 2, 2011 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, Celebrities/Royals, Celebrity Children, China, Class, Cultural History, Gossip, Health, Love, Mental Health/Psychology, Pregnancy/Pre-Natal Issues, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), United Kingdom, Women
Tags: "About a Boy", Actress, Affair, Baby, Baby Daddy, Bridget Jones, Cary Grant, Cell Phone Hacking, Cell Phone Hacking Scandal, Chelsea, Chinese, Common Sense, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Daniel Cleaver, Daughter, Dyan Cannon, Fling, Girl, Grant, Hugh Grant, Jennifer Grant, Legitimize, London, Marriage, Raising Children, Rupert Murdoch, Sex, Sexual Health, Sexuality, Slut-Shaming, Sophie Hong, Tinglan Hong, Tony Randall, United States, Unplanned Pregnancy

Christmas Songs: “Silver Bells,” From The Film “The Lemon Drop Kid”

• December 19, 2010 • Comments Off

Posted in Acting, American Foreign Policy, Asians/Asian Pacific/Asian Americans, China, Class, Comedy, Crime, Cultural History, Film, Holidays, Memoir, Music, People of Color, Race, Television, Television Series, Weather
Tags: "Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer", "White Christmas", Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Brooklyn, California, Carol Richards, Children, Christmas, Christmas Season, Christmas Songs, Crime, Damon Runyon, English, Hip Hop, Jay Livingston, Jazz Era, KGO-7, KGO-TV, Korea, Lawrence Welk, Lemon Drop Kid, Manhattan, Marilyn Maxwell, Michael Jackson, Midtown, Musical Comedies, Muzak, Nat King Cole, Prohibition, Racism, Ray Evans, Roger Grimsby, Television, The Sixties, TV, Wrestling

Coming: Lockhart and Grace, and On Obama’s War

• December 2, 2009 • 1 Comment

Posted in Afghanistan, American Foreign Policy, American Politics, Black People, China, Class, Crime, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, History, Mexico, Murder/Manslaughter, Nancy Grace, Obama Administration, Pakistan, Pedophilia/Child Kidnapping, Public Intellectualism, Rape/Sex Crimes, Sexuality, Television, The Economy, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Antoinette Davis, Bradley Lockhart, Democrats, Democrats in Name Only, Generals, Goldman Sachs, Hamid Karzai, HLN, Iraq, Karl Rove, Nancy Grace, Ngo Dinh Diem, Pakistan, President George W. Bush, Rahm Emmanuel, Shaniya Davis, The Taliban, Vice President Dick Cheney, Vice President Joe Biden

Richmond High Gang Rape Update: The Kids Are Pissed Off

• October 28, 2009 • 7 Comments

Posted in Chicanos/Latinos, China, Class, Crime, Education, Health, Journalism and Ethics, Mental Health/Psychology, People of Color, Race, Rape/Sex Crimes, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World
Tags: 23rd Street, 911, Brandy, Bullying, Bystander Effect, California, Children, Constables on Patrol, Detective Ken Greco, Disrespect, Drew Carberry, El Cerrito High, Emeric Avenue, Genovese Syndrome, Girlfriend, Girls, Growing Up, KGO-7, Kitty Genovese, Latinos, Lighting, Lt. Mark Gagan, Murdered, National Council on Crime Prevention, Negativity, New Bedford MA, Normalcy, Queens, Rally in Support of Rape Victim, Raped, Raul Rubio, Recapitulation, Richmond CA, Richmond High, Richmond High School, Safety Issues, Security Cameras, Stabbed, The New York Times, West Contra Costa School Board, Women, You Tube

Choose Your Poison: North Korea or Pakistan?

• May 26, 2009 • Comments Off

Posted in Afghanistan, American Foreign Policy, China, Japan, Pakistan, Religion, Russia, South Korea, The Rest of the World
Tags: Afghanistan, al Qaeda, Benjamin Netanyahu, China, Dear Leader, General Stanley McChrystal, George W. Bush, Hamid Karzai, Iran, Islamic Bomb, Israel, Japan, Kim Jong Il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mujaheddin, North Korea, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Russia, Russia's Vietnam, South Korea, Swat Valley, Taliban, Yusuf Raza Gilani

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For This Fourth of July, Officials Say Celebrate Freedom by Staying Home July 3, 2020
As the nation staggers toward a holiday weekend during the coronavirus pandemic, health officials are pleading with residents to not make a bad situation worse.
Texas Governor Reverses Course and Orders Face Masks July 3, 2020
In an abrupt reversal, Gov. Greg Abbott directed Texans in all counties with 20 or more coronavirus cases to wear face masks in public places. He also authorized limits on public gatherings.
All Eyes on Bars as Virus Surges and Americans Go Drinking July 3, 2020
Governors were closing bars — again — in some states as coronavirus clusters emerged. Even federal health officials have pointed to bars as a problem.
Colleges Rescinding Admissions Offers as Racist Social Media Posts Emerge July 2, 2020
Amid a national accounting over racism after George Floyd’s death, at least a dozen schools have revoked admissions offers to incoming students.

The Guardian, UK

Coronavirus live news: pubs reopen in England as Catalonia announces new lockdown July 4, 2020
Fourth of July holiday weekend in US sees cases still surging; WHO changes timeline of how it was alerted to virus; housing estates in Melbourne locked down after outbreak. Follow all the developments liveWhat we’re learning about Covid as US states open upHow Victoria’s outbreak divided AustraliaScotland and Wales attack UK government’s shambolic travel cha […]
Global report: WHO changes timeline on virus alert as cases top 11m July 4, 2020
UN health body says it found out about the outbreak itself, not via Chinese officials; US cases increase 53,000 on Friday; English pubs reopenCoronavirus latest updatesThe World Health Organization was alerted to the coronavirus crisis by its own office in China, and not by the local authorities, according to reports, as worldwide cases of Covid-19 passed 11 […]
New York hails comeback from Covid-19, but hidden dangers lie ahead July 4, 2020
The virus could be reimported to New York City from other parts of the US as several states record surgesPatience and Fortitude are proud advocates of social distancing and mask-wearing. The famous marble lions which guard the steps of the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and 42nd St have sat 90ft apart for more than a century, and this week were ador […]
One school, 25 bereavements: Essex head fears emotional impact of Covid-19 July 4, 2020
Vic Goddard is one of many school leaders daunted by the burden of supporting pupils and staff through their griefCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVic Goddard is trying not to cry. The headteacher of Passmores academy in Harlow and star of the 2011 TV series Educating Essex is thinking about the 23 pupils and two staff at his schoo […]
India had one of the world's strictest lockdowns. Why are cases still rising? | Rukmini S July 4, 2020
Unable to expand testing or hospital capacity, Narendra Modi’s administration has turned to bluster and brute force The response to the spread of coronavirus that most Indians are talking about this week is not an innovation in contact tracing or a big increase in hospital beds, it’s the death of a father and son in judicial custody in the southern state of […]
US under siege from 'far-left fascism', says Trump in Mount Rushmore speech July 4, 2020
US president enflames national tensions with attack on ‘leftwing revolution’ and plan for national memorial of statues of ‘American heroes’Standing beneath Mount Rushmore on the eve of American independence day, Donald Trump staged a defiant celebration of what critics say is white identity politics and warned the nation’s history is under siege from “far-le […]
Ghislaine Maxwell will not say anything about Prince Andrew, says friend July 4, 2020
Laura Goldman says she expects Maxwell to seek plea deal over charges relating to exploitation of young girlsGhislaine Maxwell would never say anything about the Duke of York’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, according to one of her friends.Maxwell appeared in court in the US on Thursday accused of helping disgraced financier Epstein “identify, befriend a […]
‘It feels like a failed state’: Lebanon's crisis deepens as it awaits bailout July 4, 2020
Regime’s critics call for overhaul of system of patronage many say has reinforced widespread corruptionLebanon’s catastrophic economic collapse is gathering pace, with its currency shedding value daily, prices of essential foods out of the reach of many and talks that could unlock a desperately needed bailout crippled by what critics say is a determination b […]

The BBC

Mount Rushmore: Trump denounces 'cancel culture' at 4 July event July 4, 2020
President Trump rails against anti-racism protesters who toppled statues in a speech marking 4 July.
Coronavirus: Brazil's Bolsonaro waters down law requiring face masks July 3, 2020
Brazil's president vetoes articles making masks obligatory in shops, churches and schools.
Coronavirus Australia: Melbourne locks down tower blocks as cases rise July 4, 2020
Nine housing estate blocks in the Australian city are locked down amid a “new phase of the pandemic”.
Japan flooding: Fears for nursing home amid torrential rain July 4, 2020
Fourteen are believed dead at the home on Kyushu, as the PM deploys 10,000 troops to help rescuers.
Nagaland dog meat: Animal rights groups hail ban as 'major turning point' July 4, 2020
Animal rights groups say a ban on the sale of dog meat in Nagaland is a milestone.
'Fourth of July isn't for people who look like me' July 3, 2020
What does the Fourth of July mean to black Americans?
Elijah McClain: Denver officers fired for pictures mocking man's death July 4, 2020
Three officers are sacked in Denver, Colorado after they shared photos re-enacting a chokehold.
Edouard Philippe: France's former PM faces probe into Covid-19 response July 3, 2020
Hours after Philippe's resignation, an inquiry is launched into the government's handling of Covid-19.