AP — This year’s official international ambassador to Tel Aviv’s Gay Pride Parade says he has no interest in being a gay icon. TV star Neil Patrick Harris arrived in Israel Wednesday along with his husband, the chef and actor David Burtka, to headline Tel Aviv’s annual celebration of its famous gay-friendly scene. But Harris,…
Read moreWatch: Flying Wallendas Successfully Cross Wire 25 Stories Above Times Square
An acrobatic group called The Flying Wallendas shocked the world Sunday evening as they crossed a high wire 25 stories over New York City’s Times Square. Siblings Nik and Lijana Wallenda completed the daredevil stunt where they crossed two skyscrapers, 1 Times Square and 2 Times Square, while hundreds looked on down below. The Wallendas wore…
Read moreHow the EPP lost its way
Manfred Weber’s misfortune is to have become the candidate for president of the European Commission of a political party that no longer exists. In theory, Weber is the Spitzenkandidat of the European People’s Party, a Europe-wide federation of national political parties, whose members include Germany’s Christian Democratic Union, France’s Les Républicains and Spain’s Popular Party….
Read moreParkland Shooting Survivor Emma González: Madonna’s 'God Control' Music Video Is 'F*cked Up'
Click:发稿 Parkland shooting survivor Emma González slammed to Madonna’s controversial “God Control” music video, calling the depiction of the mass shooting “fucked up” and “horrible.” “So I’ve been ruminating on this thread for the past few days, make sure I get the words right. Madonna’s new video for her song #GodControl was f*cked up, it was…
Read moreWatch: The Rock Joins Hawaiians Protesting $1.4 Billion Telescope Project
Action megastar Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson joined a group of indigenous Hawaiians protesting against plans to build a telescope on the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii. “What I realized today … it’s bigger than the telescope,” Johnson told the media. “It’s humanity. It’s the culture, it’s our people, Polynesian people, who are willing to die…
Read moreMichel Barnier’s zen Brexit
Meet Michel “No Drama” Barnier. The EU’s dapper French Brexit negotiator has long called for “de-dramatizing” his backstop proposal to avoid a hard border in Ireland. But in a speech on Wednesday to an industry and business conference in Brussels, Barnier expanded his efforts to dial down tensions across the full Brexit file. He declared that…
Read moreCommission slammed over Selmayr promotion
The European Commission “stretched and possibly even overstretched the limits of the law” by fast-tracking Martin Selmayr’s appointment as secretary-general, the European Ombudsman reported Tuesday. In a scathing report detailing the findings of a five-month investigation, the ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, says the Commission had committed four acts of “maladministration” and forced Selmayr, Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s chief of staff,…
Read morePolice Investigating Double Murder at Home of NYC Comedy Club Owner
Police are investigating a double murder of a man and an au pair in and around the New Jersey home of a New York City comedy club owner, authorities said. Authorities arrested Joseph Porter, 27, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, and charged him with two counts of murder and two counts of weapons possession in connection…
Read moreMarianne Faithfull sait qui a tué Jim Morrison
La mort de Jim Morrison fait partie de ces histoires dont on ne pensait jamais pouvoir connaître le fin mot. Pourtant, 47 ans après les faits, la rockeuse Marianne Faithfull assure connaître l’identité du responsable. Avec ses cheveux longs, sa gueule de rebelle et ses chansons contestataires, Jim Morrison s’est élevé au rang d’icône de…
Read moreOscar Pistorius prie pour ne pas aller en prison
Le procès d’Oscar Pistorius a pris fin vendredi dernier. L’athlète attend désormais la décision de la juge Thokozile Masipa, prévue pour le 11 septembre prochain. Voilà tout juste un an et demi qu’Oscar Pistorius a abattu sa compagne, le mannequin Reeva Steenkamp. Il ne lui reste désormais qu’un mois avant d’en connaître la conséquence. Prison…
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