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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

“America’s Got Talent” Sends Home Alice Tan Ridley, Subway Singer and Gabourey Sidibe’s Mom

• September 5, 2010 • 2 Comments

Posted in Acting, Alice Tan Ridley, Aretha Franklin, Big Beautiful Women, Black People, Celebrities/Royals, Class, Cultural History, Film, Gabourey Sidibe, Love, Music, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The Rest of the World, Women
Tags: "America's Got Talent", "The Bodyguard", Alice Ridley, Alice Tan Ridley, Broadway, Classics, Gabourey Sidibe, Gospel, Howie Mandel, Hustler, Jazz, Middle-Aged, R&B, Reality Show, Studio One Young Beast Society, Talent Competition, Talent Show, The Hof, The Oscars, Unofficial Poll

Why Can’t Monica Lewinsky Have Her Own Life (and Career)?

• April 11, 2009 • 2 Comments

Posted in American Politics, Celebrities/Royals, History, Journalism and Ethics, Sexuality, The Mainstream Media (MSM), The View
Tags: Alan Cumming, Barbara Walters, Bill Clinton, Career, Chelsea Clinton, Desire, Feminists, Hillary Clinton, Linda Tripp, London School of Economics, Middle-Aged, Monica Lewinsky, Paris Hilton, Reality Shows, The Scarlet Letter, TMZ.com, Womanists, Work

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In Charleston, S.C., Saving Historic Homes Means Hoisting Them in the Air July 24, 2021
A city known for extraordinary architecture is coming to terms with intensifying storms, a rising sea and streets that flood with distressing regularity.
Why Some Americans Are Still Hesitant to Get Vaccinated July 26, 2021
The U.S. vaccine rollout has plateaued and the course of the coronavirus pandemic in this country may depend on how many people are ultimately swayed to get vaccinated.
Photo From The Bootleg Fire: America's Largest Wildfire July 26, 2021
Small fires burned inside hollowed-out trees. Smoke rose from the blackened dirt. On the edge of the Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon, firefighters worked to halt the advance of the flames.
What to Know About the Heat Waves July 30, 2021
In most parts of the United States, temperatures must be above the historical average in an area for two or more days before the label “heat wave” is applied.
U.S. Authorities Seek Documents From Troubled Vaccine Manufacturer July 30, 2021
Emergent BioSolutions, which ruined 75 million Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses at its Baltimore plant, disclosed record requests from Congress and federal and state law enforcement agencies.
‘The Jetpack Guy Is Back’: Los Angeles Sighting Draws an Inquiry, Again July 30, 2021
Federal aviation officials said they, along with the F.B.I., were investigating the report of a person in a jetpack flying over Los Angeles.
Treasury Must Give Trump's Tax Returns to Congress, Justice Dept. Says July 30, 2021
The Trump administration had stymied the request, and the committee sued to obtain the documents.
U.S. Will Pay for Unvaccinated Federal Workers' Coronavirus Tests July 30, 2021
The decision could set a benchmark for state governments and companies now grappling with the same issue.

The Guardian, UK

Turkish fires sweeping through tourist areas are the hottest on record July 30, 2021
Thousands of holidaymakers evacuated from Aegean Sea resorts as country fights more than 50 blazesThe heat intensity of wildfires in Turkey on Thursday was four times higher than anything on record for the nation, according to satellite data passed on to the Guardian.At least four people were killed by blazes that swept through the tourist regions of Antalya […]
British national among two crew killed in attack on Israeli-linked oil tanker off Oman July 30, 2021
Deaths of Briton and Romanian in suspected drone attack come amid heightened Israel-Iran tensionsA suspected drone attack on a freighter linked to an Israeli tycoon has killed two crew members, including a British national, off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea.The attack hit the Liberian flagged Mercer Street late on Thursday. Though Japanese-owned, it w […]
USA swimmer Ryan Murphy sparks war of words over doping after Olympic final July 30, 2021
Murphy says 200m backstroke final ‘probably not clean’Russian winner Rylov says: ‘Ryan didn’t accuse me of anything’A storm broke out at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on Friday morning when Ryan Murphy, the USA’s silver medallist in the 200m backstroke, spoke out against the sport’s doping problem and said he was “swimming in a race that’s probably not clean”. A […]
Trump pressured DoJ officials to falsely claim election corrupt, memos show July 30, 2021
‘Just say the election was corrupt,’ ex-president said, according to notes obtained by House oversight committeeDonald Trump pressured top justice department officials to falsely claim that the 2020 election was corrupt so he and his allies in Congress could subvert the results and return him to office, according to newly released memos.“Just say that the el […]
Lula 2022? Brazil poised for sensational political comeback July 30, 2021
With former president’s political rights restored, polls suggest he would thrash Jair Bolsonaro if he stands for electionAnazir Maria de Oliveira has a simple message for the man they call Lula.“Comrade, I want you back,” said the 88-year-old union veteran and black activist as she celebrated the return of her “guru” to Brazil’s political fray. Continue read […]
UK waste firm fined £1.5m for exporting household waste July 30, 2021
Biffa convicted of exporting filthy rubbish marked as waste paper for recycling in India and Indonesia in breach of banThe UK’s largest waste company, Biffa, has been fined £1.5m after exporting filthy rubbish marked as waste paper for recycling in India and Indonesia, in actions a judge called “reckless, bordering on deliberate”.Last week, the company was c […]
UN compound attacked in Herat city, western Afghanistan July 30, 2021
Identity of assailants unknown, but Taliban fighters are known to have penetrated city after US withdrawalThe main UN compound in the capital of the western Afghan province of Herat was attacked by “anti-government elements” on Friday and at least one security guard was killed, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said.The attack, inv […]
Victims of Canadian IVF doctor who used own sperm win settlement July 30, 2021
Judge expected to award damages worth C$13.4m (£7.7m) to hundreds affected by disgraced doctor’s methodsHundreds of victims of a disgraced Canadian fertility doctor, including more than a dozen children conceived using his sperm, are set to share a proposed C$13.375m (£7.707m) class-action settlement – the first of its kind in the world.On Wednesday, an Onta […]

The BBC

Covid-19 pandemic: Japan widens emergency over 'frightening' spike July 30, 2021
The Olympics host is facing record Covid case numbers, fuelled by the virulent Delta strain.
Nanjing: New virus outbreak worst since Wuhan, say Chinese state media July 30, 2021
Almost 200 people have been infected since the virus was first detected at Nanjing airport on 20 July.
Australia to return 14 artworks of disputed provenance to India July 30, 2021
The National Gallery says their repatriation will "close a very difficult chapter of our history".
Deadly oil tanker attack in Arabian Sea July 30, 2021
Two crew members, a British and a Romanian citizen, are killed in an incident off the coast of Oman.
Hong Kong: First person jailed under security law given nine years July 30, 2021
Tong Ying-kit rode a motorbike into police officers while flying a flag with a protest slogan.
Turkey fires: Blazes threaten Marmaris and other coastal resorts July 30, 2021
Villages and hotels are evacuated as firefighters attempt to put out dozens of blazes.
Amanda Knox claims Matt Damon film Stillwater profits from her life July 30, 2021
The director of Stillwater said he was fascinated by Ms Knox's wrongful murder conviction in Italy.
Amazon hit with $886m fine for alleged data breach July 30, 2021
The tech giant rejects claims it has broken European Union data protection laws.