APRIL 5, 2019
Amal Clooney speaks about media freedom at the UN general assembly in New York last year. Photograph: - Shannon Stapleton/Reuters
Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt hires human rights lawyer for journalist safety campaign
LONDON, ENGLAND - Amal Clooney, the international human rights lawyer, has been appointed by Jeremy Hunt to act as the foreign secretary’s special envoy on media freedom...
APRIL 5, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Kolkata Knight Riders 206 for 5 (Russell 48*, Lynn 43, Negi 2-21) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 205 for 3 (Kohli 84, de Villiers 63) by five wickets
BENGALURU, INDIA - Andre Russell produced fourth consecutive devastating innings, clubbing an unbeaten 13-ball 48 as Kolkata Knight Riders chased a steep total with five balls to spare. Chasing...
APRIL 5, 2019
President Donald Trump has called India “one of the highest taxing nations in the world” this time, repeating, as evidence, an outdated and misleading claim that India continued to levy a steep 100% tariff on high-end Harley-Davidson motorcycles imported from the United States.
“They charge us 100% tariffs on goods. So they send a motorcycle--and they make a...
APRIL 5,2019
Nothing is more annoying when you’re cruising on a road trip or commuting to work and realize something urgent: you need gas. Between the time it takes to fill up, the cost of the gas, and just the general inconvenience, you might be wondering whether you can just cruise a little bit longer without stopping. Maybe not so much, according...
APRIL 5, 2019
Attorney General P. William Barr’s four-page memo on March 24 described what he said were the principal conclusions of special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s report. Pressure has been growing for him to release the full report. - Yuri Gripas/Reuters
Revelations that special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s still-confidential report may contain damaging information about President Trump...
APRIL 4, 2019
Australia has passed laws aimed at curbing the sharing of violent material on social media. Photograph: Reuters File Photo/Reuters
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - Labor supports legislation in response to Christchurch shooting that threatens jail for executives, despite media companies’ concerns.
The Australian parliament has passed legislation to crack down on violent videos on social media, despite furious reaction from the...
APRIL 3, 2019
Brief Scorecard: Mumbai Indians 170 for 5 (Suryakumar 59, Krunal 42, Jadeja 1-10) beat Chennai Super Kings 133 for 8 (Jadhav 58, Hardik 3-20, Malinga 3-34) by 37 runs
MUMBAI - Jason Behrendorff starred on debut while Hardik Pandya shone with bat and ball as Mumbai Indians became the first team in IPL history to win 100 matches....
APRIL 3, 2019
A 24-year-old Greenbelt man by the name of "Albanky" drove a Bentley Continental, a Porsche and a Land Rover. He made a hip-hop video documenting his life as a club denizen in D.C. area nightspots and claimed to run a media production business.
In reality, the 24-year-old with roots in Cameroon named Aldrin Fon Fomukong, and a crew of...
APRIL 3, 2019
Representative Richard Neal, a Democrat from Massachusetts and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, center, speaks while Representative John Lewis, a Democrat from Georgia and chairman of the House Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee, second left, and Representative Kevin Brady, a Republican from Texas and chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
The most...
APRIL 3, 2019
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler speaks with ranking Republican member Rep. Doug Collins as the committee debates before voting to subpoena Special Counsel Robert Mueller's full unredacted report on April 3, 2019. - Alex Wroblewski
The House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines on Wednesday to authorize the chairman to issue subpoenas for the full Mueller report,...
