When it came to sharing fake news on Facebook during the 2016 election, no age group was quite as active as those aged 65 and older, according to a new study. The study, published Wednesday in Science Advances, quantifies how aggressive seniors were in spreading misinformation, though the findings suggest that sharing such stories was […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney Michael Cohen said on Thursday he had agreed to testify publicly before a congressional panel on Feb. 7, as U.S. House of Representatives Democrats began kicking off numerous investigations of Trump, his business interests and his administration. Cohen said in a statement he had accepted an […]
Jeremy Corbyn today appeared to confirm Labour would need to delay the date of Brexit if it takes power in a snap election. In a major speech, the Labour leader said there would "need to be time" to negotiate his "practical and achievable" alternative with the EU as his party would be "right up against […]
Theresa May is hoping to win the support of Labour MPs for her Brexit deal by backing key guarantees on workers’ and environmental rights. The Mirror understands the Government is likely to support an amendment put down by Labour MPs who could be open to backing her in the crunch vote next week. As many […]
Transport Minister Shane Ross has defended canvassing his constituents’ houses after dark during the Christmas period. Mr Ross admitted some of his constituents were a “bit surprised” to see him when he called to their doors during the festive break. “If it has offended some people I’m sorry,” he said. The minister was responding to […]
A 57-year-old Wingham man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a double murder that shocked the community of Bluevale last year. Media reports say Kevin Carter pleaded guilty to killing the parents of his ex-girlfriend. Doug and Marian Fischer were slain inside the home they shared with their daughter Gail, who was forced to watch the horrific […]
Tory former minister Nick Boles revealed he had received a death threat for the first time since joining a Tory rebellion against a no deal Brexit. He told the BBC that "sad cowards with nothing better to do" had issued the threat after he joined forces with Labour to inflict another humiliating defeat on the […]
Theresa May was dealt a crushing Brexit blow today as her DUP allies REJECTED a Brexit compromise – before she even published it. Mrs May’s deputy David Lidington said the government would unveil "specific proposals" to calm fears in Northern Ireland about her 585-page Brexit deal. Mr Lidington claimed the Stormont assembly would have a […]
Good Wednesday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today. _____________________ • President Trump doubled down on one of the biggest gambles of his presidency with a televised appeal to pressure Congress into paying for his long-promised border wall. It was his first prime-time Oval Office address, a strategy […]
Kater won’t answer any questions about how the company plans on operating or whether it will be applying for ridesharing licences once the province puts in new policies this fall. “Kater is currently in the process of appointing our Communications Director and we are not providing interviews at this time,” reads an email from the […]