Women behind the lens: ‘The mat is about the shared moments it fosters’ | Global development
THis images are part of a series called “Backyard Kids,” which explores the role of simple everyday objects in forming communities and relationships across West Africa. Plastic mats are one of the items with great cultural significance, symbolizing the unity and daily life of people of different religions and tribes. My earliest memory of a […]
Labour must ensure benefits of future growth are shared equally across Britain | Larry Elliott
PPolitics is difficult because it always requires choosing between conflicting objectives. As Keir Starmer discovers, the need to prioritize means you can't please everyone all the time. Labor wants faster growth, stronger public finances, decarbonisation, a more even distribution of prosperity across regions, tighter immigration controls and a reset of the UK's relationship with the […]
In their inhumanity, conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine offer a shared, brutal vision of the future of war | Simon Tisdall
IThe golden rule of politics is that national leaders do not interfere in the elections of other countries. Tell that to Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who jumped into the midst of the US presidential election with both feet in size 10 combat boots last week. The resulting thud could be heard as far away as Kiev (perhaps […]
Virginia FAA contractor allegedly spied for Iran, shared private info on US airports, energy industry: DOJ
The Department of Justice announced Friday that a former Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) contractor has been charged with being an illegal agent of the Iranian government. According to To the Department of Justice releasefrom at least December 2017 to June 2024, Abuzar Rahmati, 42, allegedly met with Iranian government officials and acted on their behalf. […]
Shared political views are more likely to result in a job hire
A new poll finds that seven in 10 recruiters would give preference to candidates who share their own political views. Resume Builder the studyThe announcement is timely as the US presidential election heats up: the company surveyed 1,000 US-based recruiters and found that 68% are more likely to hire someone with similar political views to […]
Florida mom Catherine Griffith shared eerie final photo before she was allegedly stabbed to death by son Collin
A Florida mother who was allegedly stabbed in the neck by her knife-wielding teenage son over the weekend posted a chilling final message on Instagram the day before the brutal murder. Katherine “Kathy” Griffiths, 39, was found dead in her Auburndale home by police who responded to a call from her son, Collin. When police […]
Fired Norfolk Southern CEO and top lawyer shared hotels, cars: report
The chief executive officer of Norfolk Southern Railway, who was fired this week for being romantically involved, and the chief lawyer for a major U.S. railroad often stayed in the same hotel and rode in the same car separately from other employees on company trips, according to reports. Norfolk Southern Railway CEO Alan Shaw has […]
JD Vance torches media for not caring about immigration crisis until GOP shared cat memes
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio blasted the media for not paying attention to the Biden-Harris administration's self-inflicted immigration crisis until Republicans started sharing cat memes online. Following Tuesday night's debate between former President Donald Trump and current Vice President Kamala Harris, CNN's Kaitlan Collins They tried to corner Vance after he […]
FACT CHECK: Fake Photo Of J.D. Vance Smoking On Couch Shared On Social Media
Posts Share on social media The photo reportedly shows vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance sitting on a couch smoking a cigarette. What am I looking at? pic.twitter.com/s5OX1gl2BA — Morgan J. Freeman (@mjfree) September 6, 2024 Verdict: False Image has been digitally altered. Fact check: Ron Howard, director of the film adaptation of Senator J.D. Vance's […]
Political Ad Shared by Lara Trump Urges ‘Independence’ for Those Struggling from TDS
A political ad parodying a prescription drug commercial sells “independence” to people suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS), claiming that it will give them the “freedom to finally think independently again.” “Do you or your loved ones suffer from an illness such as TDS, also known as Trump Derangement Syndrome? Do you downplay or deny […]