Axel Witsel announces retirement from football at 29 and reveals retirement plans
Axel Witsel is retiring from football at the age of 29. Now he wants to go out with a bang, and that means a trip to the International Horse Show in Vienna next year….
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LA turns into spy state, but community can change that
News.com.au A neighbourhood group in Los Angeles has installed automatic license plate readers at more than a dozen intersections to catch criminals. In Melrose, last summer surveillance drones were spotted flying near the city’s…
Don’t look now, but a media giant is the first to name a recipient of a gift banned by law
It may seem odd that the news company Uber, which has come under fire for allegedly bribing a commissioner in hopes of winning a permit in Russia, is the first company to name a…
China showcases futuristic next-generation train to travel up to 360 mph
China unveiled a novel rail technology Sunday that looks like a miniature version of a racing car and travels at four times the speed of U.S. airlines. The coach can reach a top speed…
Joe Biden and the British golden rule | Letter from Susan Delacourt
Dear Joe, You are a man who has stuck to his guns, and who cares passionately about your cause, which has always been to improve the quality of life for middle-class people – a…
The House just approved a $770 billion military budget
By Eugene Volokh and Henry C. Jackson Jr. The House on Thursday passed a bill authorizing $770 billion in military spending in the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. The budget, which had passed…
German court stops auction of Auschwitz tattoo machine after Jewish survivor’s legal complaint
A German court on Sunday halted the sale of a tattoo machine used to tattoo Jewish prisoners at Auschwitz. This was after the complainant, a 75-year-old Auschwitz survivor, applied to the court for an…
Prince Harry condemns report that said he warned Prince Charles about secret pedophile
Prince Harry has denounced a media report suggesting that his grandfather Prince Charles may have had a friendship with an alleged pedophile. In an article published on The Huffington Post on Thursday, the publication…
Dozens of states reach exemption status
Image copyright AFP Image caption The public health secretary announced Wednesday that Biron was issued a “final quit notice”. US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar has issued a final quit notice to…
David Stewart on making his own “Gnarls Barkley”
Written by By Sarita Allison, CNN Kenny G has a reputation as a cool, calm saxophonist. The music critic Joe Levy believed he was overshadowed by the likes of Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea,…