The Times Of India reports: Mumbai: The amiable Sindhi lady, waiting at Kemps Corner signal, carefully propped up her shopping bags against her leg, and trained her phone’s camera on the profusion of colour that had suddenly poured down the road. “It is for gay rights, no?” she asked a couple of passing reporters. “Yes, I read about it in …
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Another highlight/lowlight last night came when Donald Trump attacked the audience at the GOP debate after they booed him. Watch below. Via The Hill: Donald Trump was booed loudly during the Republican debate when he claimed the audience was stacked with Jeb Bush’s donors and special interests. “That’s all of his donors and special interests out there,” Trump said as …
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Death & Taxes recaps last night’s bungled opening to the GOP debate: Saturday night’s GOP debate got off to an inauspicious start when Ben Carson apparently did not hear the moderators call his name, signaling his turn to walk out on stage, the result of which was absolute chaos. The disastrous effects of Carson’s misstep were amplified by the fact …
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The Guardian reports: France has become the first country in the world to ban supermarkets from throwing away or destroying unsold food, forcing them instead to donate it to charities and food banks. Under a law passed unanimously by the French senate, as of Wednesday large shops will no longer bin good quality food approaching its best-before date. Charities will …
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Via Rolling Stone: As promised, Bernie Sanders made an appearance on the Larry David-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. However, instead of the Democratic hopeful simply acting as himself alongside David’s perfect impression of the Vermont senator, Sanders was pulled into a sketch that highlighted his views on democratic socialism and the 1-percent. The sketch opens up with David and …
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The final GOP debate before the New Hampshire primary begins shortly. ABC News is live-streaming the debate and you local cable provider login may be required in some areas. A bootleg live stream from YouTube is embedded below. Watch along with us as the newly resurgent Marco Rubio bears the brunt of the attacks from his rivals.
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Via Rolling Stone: The day before Beyoncé takes the stage during the Coldplay-headlined Super Bowl 50 halftime show, the singer dropped her surprise new single “Formation,” her first new song since her Beyoncé: Platinum Edition was released in November 2014. “Formation” is available to stream and download for free exclusively through Tidal. In addition to the new Mike Will Made …
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Huge news today in New York state! From the HRC: Under Gov. Cuomo’s leadership, the New York State Department of Financial Services will issue regulations prohibiting insurance providers from covering conversion therapy on patients under the age of 18. The New York State Office of Mental Health will prohibit mental health providers from using conversion therapy on youth under the …
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One day after releasing a campaign ad starring his brother, Jeb Bush has issued a 30-second spot in which his mother takes a swipe at Donald Trump. The ad was cut from a CBS interview done yesterday. Politico recaps: Former first lady Barbara Bush has some advice for Jeb Bush ahead of Saturday’s Republican debate: Man up. “He’s almost too …
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Megyn Kelly’s war with Donald Trump has turned out rather nicely for her. From the New York Daily News: Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly has landed a book deal and it’s reportedly worth a fortune. The anchor dared to truly question Donald Trump — not throwing the expected softballs — during the first GOP debate. It drew his ire and …
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