The first rule of crisis management, one might imagine, is to avoid becoming embroiled in the crisis yourself. That’s a rule that the attorney David Boies, the chairman of the law firm Boies Schiller Flexner, broke this week. On Monday, The New Yorker reported that Boies had helped Harvey Weinstein try to suppress a New […]
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‘Catalonia is an integral part of Spain’: The US sides with Spain’s government in Catalonia independence dispute
AP Photo/Alex Brandon The US government said it wants Spain to remain united amid the ongoing dispute over Catalan independence. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy imposed direct rule on Catalonia after the region declared independence. The Catalan parliament needed at least 68 votes for the measure to pass. The US State Department says it supports […]
Star Wars News: Is Everyone Switching Sides In ‘The Last Jedi’?
Is Luke going to the dark side? Will Kylo Ren see the light? Fan theories are all over the place on this one. https://media.wired.com/photos/59e8cbaa19bfcb28a5b3bff9/master/pass/EP8-Rey-LukeHP.jpg Feed: All Latest
Russia and Saudi Arabia’s new friendship is forcing oil giants to take sides
Alexei Nikolsky/Pool Photo/AP Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud visited Moscow last Wednesday, the first such visit by a Saudi monarch since the Soviet Union collapsed. Two topics dominated the agenda: Syria and oil. Saudi Arabia has likely found itself in the uncomfortable position of accepting Assad’s grip on power into the future in […]
The Walking Dead season 8: Which major player could SWITCH sides? Star drops HUGE hint
When Jadis (played by Pollyanna McIntosh) arrived in season seven, viewers of the hit AMC show were baffled by her group of Scavengers. It seems they were right to be wary as the mysterious leader stabbed Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) in the back by shopping him into Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in the gripping finale. […]
US-backed Syrian fighters refuse to let Assad’s forces cross Euphrates as both sides surround ISIS’ last foothold
Thomson Reuters U.S.-backed Syrian militias will not let government forces cross the Euphrates River in their bid to recover eastern Syria, setting a red line for President Bashar al-Assad as both sides converge on Islamic State in Deir al-Zor, their commander said. Militia commander Abu Khawla said a civilian administration would be set up to […]
Trump condemns ‘hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides’ after deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville
REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald Trump denounced the violent clashes between white nationalists and counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia on Saturday. “We condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious display of hatred, bigotry, and violence on many sides,” Trump said at a press conference. “On many sides.” He added: “It’s been going on for a long, long time in […]
Trump condemns ‘display of hatred, bigotry & violence on many sides’ after Charlottesville clashes
President Trump has condemned the violent clashes and a car ramming incident in Charlottesville, Virginia, saying that “the division must stop.” The statement has, however, angered his critics who insist he should have singled out white nationalists. READ MORE: 1 killed, more ‘extremely’ injured after car plows into protesters at Charlottesville rally (VIDEOS) “We condemn […]
Google Pixel 2 leak shows slimmer bezels, huge camera lens, squeezable sides
Enlarge (credit: Android Police) Assuming Google is working on a yearly cadence, we’re about three months out from a release of the second Google Pixel. That means we’re getting into proper leak territory, and, as usual, Android Police is giving us our first look at Google’s latest flagship. Today, the site posted a render that it […]
Judge sides with Twitter in lawsuit against the US government
The lawsuit Twitter filed against the US government over the right to fully disclose national security requests hasn’t been resolved yet, but at least it isn’t dead. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has allowed the case to go forward after the court deliberated the Department of Justice’s motion for summary judgment. The social network […]
