It was a different world back in the early 1990s — literally. On this
On a recent episode of The View, Whoopi Goldberg once again showed her ignorance of morality by saying that abortion is 'not mentioned in the big ten,' meaning the Ten Commandments.
Whoopi Goldberg told her co-hosts Wednesday on ABC's "The View" that Republicans are afraid of information and history, so they are "snowflakes." | Clips
[caption id="attachment_3580786" align="alignnone" width="900"] Debbie Allen and Whoopi Goldberg[/caption] When A Different World made the historic decision to address the AIDS epidemic head-on, Debbie Allen knew exactly who she had to call. “I remember the degree of difficulty of doing a show about AIDS,” Allen, 74, recalled during a cast reunion of the iconic sitcom on The View Wednesday, April 17. “Whoopi Goldberg was our secret weapon.” In a season 4 episode of A Different World...
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has recommended that Kosovo be invited to become a member of the Council of Europe – while deciding to monitor its fulfilment of an extensive list of commitments and obligations as from its accession. Under the Council of Europe’s procedures, the Assembly must first give its …
Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. Love him or hate him, Elon Musk attracts as much attention as any CEO in memory. The latest example: this week’s Tesla earnings call, an obligatory event that at times seemed to be anticipated as a borderline cultural happening. Of course, a public company with a whopping market cap like Tesla’s will draw plenty of investor interest in its latest numbers. Of course, there were the usual...
Fed-up residents say drivers are causing them headaches by parking on double-yellow lines - with little danger of them getting fined due to a lack of parking enforcement officers. One St George's Terrace resident said he presented Sunderland City Council with a petition asking for a residents’ parking scheme in May 2023, but waited until March 2024 for an answer. It was turned down. But he says what parking restrictions are ignored because of a lack of enforcement, suggesting more parking...
The United States vetoed Palestine’s draft resolution to have full membership in the United Nations (UN), during the UN Security Council on 18 April. Twelve members voted in favor, two (the United Kingdom and Switzerland) abstained, and the United States voted against Palestine becoming a UN member state, which would entail participating in decision-making and voting powers in the General Assembly for resolutions. The US veto is “a blatant aggression” and “an encouragement to the pursuit of the...
The US said a Palestinian state could only be established through negotiations with Israel
The House of Representatives has called out anew its members who are using protocol plates bearing the number “8,” saying these plates are not considered legitimate and authorized.
Academics at the University of Galway found that people who take part in meetings on apps like Zoom or Teams become more fatigued when they can see themselves on screen
Rep. Jake LaTurner (R-KS), one of the youngest House Republicans, is not running for reelection in 2024, joining the mass exodus of GOP members leaving Congress after a tumultuous year on Capitol Hill. LaTurner, 36, announced his retirement from the House on Thursday. The Kansas congressman is the 22nd House Republican to decide against running […]