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For the Record’s week in review: And then there was Trump
"There he is, (Mr.) America. There he is, your ideal.” With Ted Cruz and John Kasich bowing out of the Republican race this week, only Donald Trump remains. Deep down, in the pit of our souls, we always knew it would end this way, didn’t we? And yet the finality of Trump effectively clinching the nomination...
‘Idol’ 2003 finalist Rickey Smith killed in car crash in Oklahoma
Rickey Smith, a Top 10 finalist from Season 2 of American Idol, was killed early Friday on a highway in Oklahoma City when his car was struck by a wrong-way driver. He was 36. Smith was eastbound on Interstate 240 south of the city shortly after 3 a.m., when his Honda Accord was hit head-on by a pickup truck that was westbound...
Trump could actually pull this off: Column
After a week of watching the Donald Trump Political Circus in Indiana, it seems clear that he has two things going for him above all else as we head toward November. First, there is the undeniable connection he has established with many of his supporters. Few politicians who’ve made a career in the profession have enjoyed...
London Mayor banned from USA? MP questions if Sadiq will be allowed into Trump’s America
A SENIOR Labour MP has questioned whether the new Mayor of London will be allowed into the United States if Donald Trump wins the presidency. Diane Abbott made the comments just hours after Sadiq Khan beat out Tory rival Zac Goldsmith to become the third Mayor of London. Presidential hopeful Donald Trump called in December for...
Islamist Rebels Seize Village Near Aleppo, 73 Killed: Monitor
Rebels seized a village from government forces near Aleppo overnight, a monitoring group and rebel sources said on Friday, gaining important ground near the Syrian city where the United States and Russia are trying to de-escalate the war. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 73 people had been killed in the battle for...
Astronaut feared he’d be left in space if Russian relations broke down
British astronaut Tim Peake feared being left in space if the West's relationship with Russia deteriorated, a Foreign Office minister said. But Tobias Ellwood told members of Parliament he had received assurances from Russian President Vladimir Putin that Peake will not be abandoned on the International Space Station. The...
Pictures of goose attack on 5-year-old girl go viral
To commemorate paying off his student loans, rapper Dee-1 made a music video that went...
Pants in socks: fashion oddities of a big policy
Politicians are people too, and though they should more carefully to relate to their wardrobe, nevertheless no one, whether minister or the Queen herself, is not immune to surprises. We remembered the most curious cases with wardrobe...
Petition Puts Pressure on Businesses Sponsoring GOP Convention
With Donald Trump the likely nominee for the Republican party, anti-Trump protesters are turning up the heat on corporations that are sponsoring the GOP convention in Cleveland in July. Now that Trump's last competitors have dropped out of the race, protesters are ramping up their efforts against corporate sponsorship at...
Los Angeles Man Guilty in 10 ‘Grim Sleeper’ Serial Killings
A former Los Angeles trash collector was convicted Thursday of 10 counts of murder in the "Grim Sleeper" serial killings that targeted poor, young black women over two decades. Lonnie Franklin Jr. showed no emotion as the verdicts were read and family members who had wondered if they would ever see justice quietly...
Florida Man Calls 911 After Hearing Wife Being Kidnapped on Bluetooth Device, Officials Say
A South Florida man recently helped save his wife's life by calling 911 after he heard her being kidnapped at gunpoint through the Bluetooth earpiece she had on at the time, according to officials. The harrowing incident happened this past Tuesday when 49-year-old Priscilla Cercone was sitting in her car in front of her...
Are you BARRED from entering the US? New passport rule for Brits explained
MILLIONS of Britons are barred from America even if they have a valid passport after a change in border control rules. Here is everything you need to know. Devastated holidaymaker Vic Ryan, who was stopped from flying to America, has warned other Brits that they cannot travel with an ‘old’ passport. Mr Ryan was not...