Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters Selmayr’s Jamaica tweet ‘probably about Usain Bolt’s retirement’ Commission spokesman suggests sprint legend, not possible next German government, the reason behind social media post. By Paul Dallison and Quentin Ariès 9/25/17, 1:28 PM CET Updated 9/26/17, 1:59 PM CET A tweet featuring the Jamaican flag sent out by Martin Selmayr after the German…
Read moreEU enlargement commissioner calls for new Turkey policy
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the 16th Anniversary of the AKP's foundation in Sincan district of Ankara on August 14, 2017 | Adem Altan/AFP via Getty Images EU enlargement commissioner calls for new Turkey policy ‘Shrugging alone is not a political strategy in the long run,’ Johannes Hahn said. By…
Read moreDiamond and Silk: Trump Did More for Blacks than 'Any Other President'
The popular YouTube video duo Diamond and Silk tweeted Saturday that President Donald Trump did “more for black people than any other president” and posted a photo of them posing with the president. “Enjoyed chatting with our great President, @realDonaldTrump. We love & support the @POTUS because he loves & supports all Americans,” the celebrity…
Read moreBrexit poses European defense dilemma
The U.K, with its nuclear arsenal and seat on the U.N. Security Council, has a special role in Europe’s defense. Just how special it remains post Brexit will be up for discussion starting next week. The future defense relationship will be on EU officials’ agenda next Thursday as part of their internal preparatory work anticipating the…
Read moreFashion Notes: What Karl Lagerfeld Meant to So Many of Us
Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is dead at 85, but how does fashion move forward without its most prolific innovator? For so many of us fashion outsiders, Lagerfeld’s work for his own label, Chanel, and Fendi was often that glimmer of style fantasy among seas of mundane, boring office clothes that you become accustomed to living…
Read moreTurkey calls on EU to speed up cash flow in migrant deal
Nizip refugee camp near Gaziantep, Turkey | Sedat Suna/EPA Turkey calls on EU to speed up cash flow in migrant deal Brussels responds by saying it’s keeping its end of the bargain. By Joshua Posaner 12/30/17, 1:51 PM CET Billions in EU funding aimed at supporting Syrian refugees in Turkey and stemming the migrant flow…
Read moreKorean Pop Star Attempts Suicide amid Revenge Porn Scandal
South Korean pop star Goo Ha-ra reportedly survived a suicide attempt Sunday amid an increasingly messy legal dispute with an ex-boyfriend, who she has accused of physical assault and attempted use of revenge porn to silence her. He also pressed charges against her for alleged domestic assault. The talent agency representing Goo, Content Y, dropped…
Read moreToday at Commission, back to school agenda and no funding for fences
The transit zone at the Tompa border station | Attila Kisbenedek/AFP via Getty Images MIDDAY BRIEF, IN BRIEF Today at Commission, back to school agenda and no funding for fences Hungarian prime minister is hoping the EU will pay for border fences. By Quentin Ariès 9/1/17, 2:41 PM CET Updated 9/1/17, 3:32 PM CET After…
Read moreDaniel Flynn: From Harvey Milk and Matthew Shepard to Jussie Smollett — How True Crimes with Fake Motives Inspired Fake Hate Crimes
Cancel the BOLO alert for red-capped racists braving the polar vortex on streets of Chicago in search of blacks and gays and black gays to victimize. It turns out that the same perpetrators who smeared feces on Tawana Brawley, drew that backwards swastika on Morton Downey, Jr., and gang raped Crystal Mangum also put that…
Read moreUK’s data flows under EU surveillance
Keeping data flowing across the Channel could get much trickier than the U.K.'s position paper suggests | Boris Reossler/EPA Brexit Files Insight UK’s data flows under EU surveillance The Brits want data protection rules to stay the same after Brexit. But there’s a catch. By Laurens Cerulus 8/24/17, 3:17 PM CET Updated 1/28/18, 10:21 PM…
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