Iran's supreme leader says Europe 'cannot be trusted' in rare Friday prayers address
Iran’s Supreme Leader, leading a sermon in Iran for the first time in eight years, said Britain and other European states who were party to a nuclear pact were “American pawns” who “cannot be trusted”. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told thousands of worshippers that the UK, France and Germany “cannot be trusted”, after the co-signatories to…
'Days of God': A look at Iran's mounting crises
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s supreme leader says his nation is living through “days of God.” The Islamic Republic has been reeling from one crisis to another, from the targeted killing by the United States of its top general to the Revolutionary Guard’s accidental shootdown of a passenger plane carrying scores of young…
The Campaign to Redefine 'Chinese Restaurant Syndrome'
Merriam-Webster added “Chinese restaurant syndrome” to its dictionary in 1993. The definition described symptoms affecting “susceptible persons eating food and especially Chinese food heavily seasoned with monosodium glutamate.” The entry came decades after a physician, Robert Ho Man Kwok, wrote The New England Journal of Medicine to describe an unusual malady. Whenever he ate at…
Parnas turns spotlight on Pence's role in Ukraine affair
Among the many revelations in the spate of recent interviews by Rudy Giuliani’s associate Lev Parnas was a claim that Vice President Pence was “in the loop” regarding President Trump’s plan to pressure Ukraine to announce an investigation into former Vice President Joe Biden, the underlying act for which Trump has been impeached. “I’m gonna…
Should cash bail be eliminated?
“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories. What’s happening A new law in New York state that eliminated cash bail for most nonviolent crimes went into effect at the beginning of January. The change has been celebrated by criminal justice reform advocates but has been met with intense opposition from law…
Eleven U.S. troops injured in Jan. 8 Iran missile attack in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States treated 11 of its troops for symptoms of concussion after an Iranian missile attack on an Iraqi base where U.S. forces were stationed, the U.S. military said on Thursday, after initially saying no service members were hurt. The attack was retaliation for a U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on…
Affaire Kesha : sa mère sort de son silence
L’affaire qui oppose la chanteuse Kesha à son producteur Dr. Luke agite toujours outre-Atlantique. Cette semaine, la mère de l’interprète a pris la parole. Malgré la perte de son procès contre le producteur Dr. Luke qu’elle accuse de l’avoir violée et la justice qui l’oblige à aller aux termes de son contrat, Kesha ne démord…
For the Senators Who Will Judge Trump, an Incomplete Story to Consider
WASHINGTON — By the time the Senate opened impeachment trials for Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton, its members pretty well knew the facts of the accusations against the presidents. None of them needed to turn on “The Rachel Maddow Show” to learn things they did not already know. But as senators formally convened Thursday as…
Madonna: une tournée toujours plus trash
« Le Rebel Heart Tour », un événement musical? Pas vraiment. La 10ème tournée internationale de Madonna aura davantage bénéficié d’une médiatisation due au nombre de frasques de la star qu’à son brio au micro ! Les jours passent et les petits scandales initiés par Madonna se succèdent. Cette fois-ci, le 17 mars, en concert…
Manuel Valls: la rumeur avec Najat Vallaud-Belkacem “ne lui fait pas peur”
Alors que les rumeurs d’une liaison entre Manuel Valls et Najat Vallaud-Belkacem s’étaient étouffées d’elles-mêmes, le Premier ministre a décidé d’en faire le démenti. Désir de vérité ou erreur de communication? Tout va bien merci. Manuel Valls ne s’encombre pas des convenances. Le Premier ministre de François Hollande a fait du style direct sa marque…