Month: February 2020

Actress and talk show host Busy Philipps has launched the #YouKnowMe campaign to urge women to celebrate their abortions in the face of a raft of restrictive new abortion laws popping up in several states. “1 in 4 women have had an abortion,” the E! talk show host said on Tuesday in an effort to…

Brussels fears U.S. President Donald Trump is out to poach the most valuable part of the European auto sector: the manufacturing of engine components, from electrical systems to fuel injection pumps. Europe’s big car exporters such as Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic are looking on with horror as Washington’s trade negotiators seek to bring…

Carbon removal schemes range from planting lots of trees to more experimental methods to artificially suck up carbon | Lukas Schulz/Getty Images Europe mulls stripping carbon from the skies The bloc’s mid-century emissions reduction strategy is going to include options to suck up carbon. By Kalina Oroschakoff 8/9/18, 12:19 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:45 AM…

The Chicago Police Department on Monday released hours of video captured as part of their investigation into the alleged hate hoax orchestrated by former Empire actor Jussie Smollett earlier this years. Included in the nearly 70 hours of video is footage of Smollett wearing the noose he alleged his so-called attackers looped around his neck during…

Formula 1 teams will continue their groundwork on Thursday at the Circuit de Catalunya for the second day of pre-season testing in Barcelona. There will be a few new names added to the time sheet today, with Alex Albon taking over from Max Verstappen at Red Bull, Romain Grosjean handling testing for Haas and Kimi…

British Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab says he's optimistic about Britain's future even in a no-deal Brexit scenario | John Thys/AFP via Getty Images UK Brexit secretary: Britain would ‘thrive’ after no deal Dominic Raab says he won’t ‘wallow in pessimism.’ Click Here: liverpool mens jersey By Tom McTague 7/24/18, 7:03 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:48…

For all the love and kisses, all U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed on was to leave things as they are. After a three-and-a-half-hour meeting Wednesday, Trump promised Juncker he would “hold off on further tariffs” on Europe. In exchange, Juncker assured the U.S. president that Europe would import more American soybeans…

Recently released records show disgraced Empire actor Jussie Smollett denied to the Chicago Police Department that Abel and Ola Osundairo were his attackers, citing their dark skin color. According to the approximately 460-pages of new documents, detectives interviewed Jussie Smollett on February 14th, shortly after the Osundairo brothers were taken into police custody. Authorities presented…

Purported footage of Jeopardy! champion James Holzhauer’s defeat following his epic 32-day winning streak is making the rounds on social media. Video of what appears to be a clip of Monday’s edition of the long-running game show depicts the professional gambler falling short of breaking all-time winner Ken Jennings’ record. Jennings holds the title of winning 74 consecutive games in…

U.S. President Donald Trump | Pool photo by Olivier Douliery/Getty Images Selmayr: ‘Low expectations’ for Juncker-Trump talks ‘The hope is to convince Trump that we are close allies, not foes,’ a diplomat said of next week’s meeting at the White House. By Hans von der Burchard 7/18/18, 9:34 PM CET Updated 4/19/19, 1:49 AM CET…