Before handing pencil and paper to a group of inmates who attended one of his recent writing workshops in jail, Nate Johnson shared three things about his past. He is a recovering alcoholic. He has battled depression and anxiety for much of his life. “And I used to be a prosecutor,” Mr. Johnson disclosed, adding […]
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Murderers of teenager Brianna Ghey will be named by the media when they are sentenced, a judge has ruled. Mrs Justice Yip ordered the press can identify the teens responsible for the “frenzied and ferocious” attack on Brianna, 16, stabbed with a hunting knife 28 times in her head, neck, chest and back after being […]
Amazon delivery drivers have lifted the lid on the pressures of working over the Christmas period, with almost nine out of 10 branding the targets they face unmanageable, according to a survey published today. And 86 percent of those questioned fear the stress puts themselves and others at risk of harm – with one employee […]
Business
Following the launch of its products in Whole Foods stores nationwide, Meati Foods, which makes plant-based meat alternatives, is cutting about 20% of its positions to focus on becoming more profitable. The Boulder-based startup announced the cutbacks Tuesday. Scott Tassani, president and chief operating officer of Meati, said while about 60 positions will be eliminated, […]
High-ranking United States and Chinese officials held a series of economic policy meetings on Tuesday in Beijing, in the latest sign that both countries are trying to stop the long deterioration in their relationship and restore communications. Gina Raimondo, the U.S. commerce secretary, and other top officials from her department on Tuesday afternoon met with […]
World News
ONE girl, 12, died and hundreds of children from occupied Ukraine have been hospitalised with a mysterious high fever. They were removed from a long-distance train in Russia suffering acute sickness. The children are all from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian region Luhansk, and were on a train returning from a “holiday” in freezing Siberia. A total […]
Politics
Susan Hall takes aim at Sadiq Khan with ULEZ comment London mayoral hopeful Susan Hall has slapped down Sadiq Khan by claiming his Christmas wish was the ultra-low emission zone. Ms Hall blasted the Labour mayor for London during a grilling of London Assembly members on Thursday. Mr Khan’s rival said: “It’s quite clear all you wanted […]
BBC QT audience member wouldn’t vote independence again A BBC Question Time audience member who said she voted for Scottish independence admitted she was now glad the side lost in the referendum. The woman said she had a change of heart since 2014 because Scotland is in “such a mess”. Her intervention came during a […]
Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Congress passed a stopgap funding bill late on Saturday with overwhelming Democratic support after Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy backed down from an earlier demand by his party’s hardliners for a partisan bill. The Democratic-majority Senate voted 88-9 to pass the measure to avoid the federal government’s fourth partial shutdown in […]
China indicated on Monday that its top leader, Xi Jinping, will skip the Group of 20 summit meeting in New Delhi this weekend, dealing a blow to India, the event’s host nation, and raising questions about Mr. Xi’s profile as a global statesman. China will send the premier, Li Qiang, to the event, said Mao […]
