‘Hero & patriot representing our best ideals’: US politicians mourn McCain’s passing

Despite being pre-emptively ‘disinvited’ by McCain from his funeral, Donald Trump has expressed his condolences, joining a long list of US politicians praising the late John McCain’s patriotism, heroism and high morals. “Our hearts and prayers are with you!” Trump tweeted after McCain’s family announced the senator’s death. Recalling John McCain’s six-decade service to the […]

Eurovision 2018 Lithuania: Who is representing Lithuania? Who is Ieva Zasimauskaitė?

Who is representing Lithuania at Eurovision 2018? Representing Lithuania at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is singer Ieva Zasimauskaitė. The 24-year-old vocalist will be performing the song When We’re Old. Well known in Lithuania, the singer has attempted to represent her country five times before she was successful this year. The Kaunas native won the […]

Eurovision 2018 Sweden: Who is representing Sweden? Who is Benjamin Ingrosso?

Who is representing Sweden at Eurovision 2018? Representing Sweden at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest is singer Benjamin Ingrosso. The 20-year-old vocalist will be performing the song Dance You Off. Well-known in his native Sweden, the singer participated in national talent contest Let’s Dance in 2014 and on Melodifestivalen in 2017 and 2018. The latter […]

Eurovision 2018 Germany: Who is representing Germany? Who is Michael Schulte?

The 63rd Eurovision Song Contest grand final will be held on Saturday, May 12 at 8pm BST (9pm CEST). Portugal will be hosting this year’s Eurovision at the Altice Arena in the capital Lisbon. Since 2011 the so-called “big five” – comprising of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK – is automatically fast-tracked straight […]

Apple proposes 13 new emojis representing users with disabilities

At some point over the past five years, emojis evolved from a niche into an important form of communication — a point that hasn’t been lost on Apple. Having previously suggested new professions and diversity icons, the company today pitched the Unicode Consortium on a collection of 13 new emojis “to better represent individuals wi…Read More

American halfpipe skier who didn’t perform a single trick gamed the system to qualify for the Olympics while representing Hungary

Elizabeth Swaney competed in the ladies’ ski halfpipe on Monday despite being unable to land any real tricks. Swaney qualified for the Olympics through a loophole of sorts — athletes were required a number of top-30 finishes, so she would enter competitions with less than 30 athletes in the field, thus assuring the requirement would be […]

US Senate attempt to repeal Obamacare fails, representing blow to President Trump

Published time: 28 Jul, 2017 05:37 Edited time: 28 Jul, 2017 05:57 The US Senate has not supported a “skinny” repeal of the previous administration’s healthcare law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), widely known as Obamacare. The repeal failed by a narrow margin of 59-49. At least three Republicans voted “no,” including John McCain, Susan […]

A group representing $6.2 trillion of the US economy says they’re ‘still in’ the Paris climate agreement

AP A coalition of US economic, education, and local government leaders announced on Monday they will continue to abide by the Paris agreement regardless of America’s withdrawal, forming the We Are Still In movement.  The coalition represents 120 million Americans and $ 6.2 trillion of the US economy.  In total, the group includes 125 cities, 9 states, […]

Representing Women

View this image › Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis (left), Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford. Suzanne Tenner / FX Ryan Murphy has created a new role for himself as an expert chronicler of scandalous episodes in tabloid history, with 2016’s award-winning miniseries The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story and FX’s newest Murphy installment, […]