By Oliver Smith As part of his investment, Snoop Dogg is also becoming the face of Klarna’s Smoooth Dogg campaign Klarna, the Swedish financial technology giant valued at $2.5 billion last year, has a new addition to its shareholder register from the most unlikely source. Millionaire American rapper Snoop Dogg, aka Calvin Broadus, has today […] Read more
By: Michael Walsh Andrew Wheeler arrives to testify at a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing to be the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, on Capitol Hill in Washington The Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hammered Andrew Wheeler on Wednesday for his role in systematically rolling back environmental protections at the […] Read more
By ELIAS LEIGHT Members of Color of Change, UltraViolet, Girls for Gender Equity and Black Women’s Blueprint brought the #MuteRKelly movement to the singer’s label Demonstrators chant during an R. Kelly protest outside Sony headquarters in New York. As the morning rush gained momentum at a Gregorys Coffee outlet in midtown Manhattan on Wednesday, a small […] Read more
Theresa May has seen off a bid to remove her government, winning a no-confidence vote by 325 to 306. Rebel Tory MPs and the DUP – who 24 hours ago voted down the PM’s Brexit plan by a record margin – voted to keep her in Downing Street. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn argued that Mrs […] Read more
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has overwhelmingly lost a crucial vote on her Brexit plans in the House of Commons, the U.K.’s lower house of parliament. May lost by 230 votes after lawmakers voted by 432 to 202 to reject the deal. Politicians from different political parties rejected the proposed Withdrawal Agreement, currently the only […] Read more
Following the resounding defeat of U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the U.K. Parliament last night, the global media are giving their reactions to the vote – and they’re not holding back. May’s deal was roundly rejected by British members of Parliament (MP) with 432 MPs voting against it and 202 approving it, […] Read more
NAIROBI, Kenya — A blast and heavy gunfire sent workers fleeing for their lives at an upscale hotel and office complex in Kenya’s capital on Tuesday. “We are under attack,” one person in an office inside the complex told Reuters, before hanging up. Several vehicles were burning and gunfire continued for several minutes, witnesses said. […] Read more
Freshman Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hit President Donald Trump where it hurt on Monday — mocking his wealth — after the president had dismissed her recent comments about him with a “who cares?” Trump was asked on the White House lawn about Ocasio-Cortez calling him a racist during a “60 Minutes” interview earlier this month […] Read more
Most illegal immigration doesn’t come through the Mexican border where Trump wants to build his wall
Although President Donald Trump has frequently called the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border a “crisis,” government data shows that arrests are down compared with the Obama administration as most illegal immigration occurs through overstaying temporary visas. As the government shutdown enters day 18 with no resolution in sight, Trump has repeatedly overstated the severity of […] Read more
Federal MP and State Chairman for right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) Frank Magnitz was assaulted by at least three men in Bremen as he was leaving a New Year’s reception party on Monday afternoon. The police are investigating the case as a “politically motivated act”. AfD has been the main opposition party in the country […] Read more
