Pimlico Plumbers boss Charlie Mullins, 67, joined Eamonn Holmes, 60, and Ruth Langsford, 60, on This Morning as more workers return to the office in light of the coronavirus crisis. Thousands applied to the Government’s furlough scheme at the end of March when the nation was put into lockdown, meaning 80 percent of their wages […]
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GMA’s Lara Spencer Apologizes On-Air for Mocking Prince George’s Ballet Lessons: ‘My Comment Was Stupid and Insensitive’
RELATED STORIES Lara Spencer is not finished apologizing. The embattled Good Morning America co-host — who drew fire last week for mocking six-year-old Prince George’s interest in ballet — followed up her recent social media mea culpa with a formal on-air apology during Monday’s GMA. “I screwed up,” Spencer told viewers. “The comment I made about dance was […]
‘It’s all acting’: NGO exposed teaching migrants how to trick ‘f***ing stupid’ EU border guards
A group that helped over 15,000 refugees and migrants to get into Europe has been caught on tape admitting to systematically training asylum seekers to exploit screening interviews by feigning trauma and persecution. Ariel Ricket, the executive director of Advocates Abroad, a major non-profit NGO which provides legal aid to migrants, has been caught on […]
‘Those are stupid people’: Trump reportedly tried to calm Putin after he complained that White House officials were trying to stop them from speaking
Associated Press/Andrew Harnik President Donald Trump reportedly sought to ease Russian President Vladimir Putin’s concerns that White House officials were trying to block a phone call between the two. After Putin told Trump that White House advisers were trying to interfere, Trump reportedly called those advisers “stupid people,” and told Putin he “shouldn’t listen to […]
Uber says sending drivers medical tests they could easily cheat was ‘pretty stupid’
David Ramos/Getty Images Uber has admitted that sending drivers DIY eye tests was probably not a good idea because the process was “open to abuse.” The company said using Push Doctor, which carried out medical checks on drivers over a video call, was a mistake and that it stopped after 2016. Uber held its hands […]
North Korea claps back at Mike Pence’s ‘ignorant and stupid remarks,’ leaving summit with the US hanging by a thread
Spencer Platt/Getty Images A senior North Korean official forcefully condemned comments that US Vice President Mike Pence made recently during an interview with Fox News. Pence reignited concerns over the US’s strategy for upcoming diplomatic talks with North Korea on Monday, after suggesting the North could end up like Libya if it doesn’t agree to […]
Your stories (and some answers) about stupid health-care rules
White Coat, Black Art recently asked listeners for their stories about encountering seemingly stupid rules in the health-care system. Dozens shared their tales of frustration, looking for answers.
‘You can’t fix stupid but you can vote it out’: Here are some of the best signs from the March for Our Lives protests
Associated Press/Alex Brandon Hundreds of thousands of protesters descended on cities across the United States and around the world on Saturday, as gun-control activists and survivors participated in the “March for Our Lives” rally. Attendees were pushing for gun reform and demanding an end to the type of violence that took the lives of 17 […]
‘Painfully stupid’: Former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele responds to racial insult hurled at him during conservative conference
Joshua Blanchard/Getty Images for Politicon Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) communication director Ian Walters sparked controversy with what was seen as a racially charged insult on Friday night. Walters said told hundreds of dinner guests, “We elected Mike Steele as chairman because he was a black guy, that was the wrong thing to do.” Steele […]
Don’t Make Artificial Intelligence Artificially Stupid in the Name of Transparency
Opinion: A democracy shouldn’t leave it to companies to figure out the ethics of artificial intelligence. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a6ba4c8bc71be6b2c6010ee/master/pass/ai_car_fatalities-01-FINAL.jpg