Month: February 2021

Over the past few years, Carol Wyer has made quite a name for herself as an author of crime fiction series. First came DI Robyn Carter, followed by DI Natalie Ward. Now let’s welcome a third member to the group, DI Kate Young. As An Eye for an Eye opens, Young is on extended leave
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Humza Yousaf put forward the proposed amendment to his hate crime bill. (Getty/Fraser Bremner) The Scottish government has pulled an amendment that sought to exempt “criticism of transgender identity” from hate crime laws. The country’s justice minister Humza Yousaf announced via Twitter on Monday (1 February) that he had pulled a planned amendment to the
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Exclusive Kevin Hart isn’t letting that horrific 2019 car wreck hold him back from one of his passions … he’s about to add another souped-up whip to his collection, and it’s a BEAST. Sources familiar with the deal tell us Kevin recently bought a new muscle car from SpeedKore in Wisconsin, dropping several hundred thousand
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Are there opposing views to voting rights history in the United States? According to some Board members of the Lafayette Parish Library in Louisiana, there are, and by not presenting opposing sides, the library isn’t serving its patrons well. Teresa Elberson, a long-time employee of the Lafayette Parish library and current system director, stepped down
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MOLLY SJ LOWE; GIO STAIANO; MYRTHE GIESBERS Style Points is a weekly column about how fashion intersects with the wider world. The designer Iris van Herpen recently became fascinated by what scientists call the “wood wide web,” the communication network used by fungi to send messages between plants—think of it as nature’s answer to the
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Layshia Clarendon said they felt freedom and euphoria after having top surgery. (Instagram/LayshiaC) Basketball player Layshia Clarendon has described the euphoria they felt after having top surgery amid a wave of support from professional sports organisations. The trans non-binary Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) player, who is currently New York Liberty guard, shared on Friday
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Warning! Spoilers ahead for Wolverine #9 from Benjamin Percy and Adam Kubert In the latest issue of Marvel Comics’ Wolverine, Logan has gone undercover, investigating a black market auction specializing in superhero items and antiquities, with a special focus on mutant memorabilia. As such, Krakoa has sent in Wolverine to prevent an international incident, as their reports have
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Sophie, one of the most important forces in electronic pop music, has tragically died. Her reps say … “Tragically our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident,” explaining, “True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell.” Sophie became famous in 2013, with
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The Real Housewives of Orange County star Kelly Dodd, a.k.a. Kelly Leventhal, is weighing in on Positive Beverage ending its affiliation with her. After posts went viral over the weekend featuring Kelly’s remarks about COVID-19, the beverage company announced on Sunday, Jan. 31 that it is “no longer connected” to the TV personality, although she remains
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Nicholas Hewlett. (St Dunstan’s College) A headmaster in Britain is set to make “education history” by coming out as gay during an online school assembly Monday (1 February) – and he knows he’s going to cry. Nicholas Hewlett, who leads St Dunstan’s College in the Catford neighbourhood of southeast London, said a conversation with a student
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Double K, one-half of Los Angeles rap duo People Under the Stairs, has died. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner, Double K died at home yesterday (January 30). DJ Mark Luv, a friend, claimed he died in his sleep. A cause of death has not yet been revealed. He was 43 years old.
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