Thousands march as Hong Kong protests near half-year mark
HONG KONG (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crammed into Hong Kong’s streets on Sunday, their chants echoing off high-rises, in a mass show of support for a protest movement that shows no signs of flagging as it enters a seventh month. Chanting “Fight for freedom” and “Stand with Hong Kong,” a sea of…
Jury to decide if college student's killing was hate crime
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Three friends were waiting at a bus stop on the University of Maryland’s campus around 3 a.m. on a Saturday when a stranger approached them, screaming. “Step left, step left if you know what’s best for you,” the 22-year-old white man told the friends, according to police. “No,” one of…
Officials list pot vape brands reported in U.S. outbreak
NEW YORK — Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses have listed, for the first time, the vape brands most commonly linked to hospitalizations. Most of the nearly 2,300 people who suffered lung damage had vaped liquids that contain THC, the high-inducing part of marijuana. In a report released Friday, the U.S. Centers…
Webber: Time is right for ‘handy’ Hulkenberg to move on
Former F1 driver Mark Webber says he won’t lose any sleep over Nico Hulkenberg’s departure from F1, insisting the veteran German driver’s career at the pinnacle of motorsport has run its course. Hulkenberg’s departure from the sport after nine seasons and 177 races became a likely prospect when Renault signed Esteban Ocon for 2020. But…
Found! A Lost TV Version of “Wuthering Heights”
Click:galvanised street light pole When I last caught up with Jane Klain, the tireless research manager at the Paley Center for Media, on West Fifty-second Street, she had unearthed a long-lost television version of “The Glass Menagerie,” which had aired in 1966 and then vanished for half a century. Klain has a knack for these…
Instagram’s Decision, Explained
The Instagram interns Matt and Maht explain how the social-media company’s brave new likes policy will affect you.
Could Iran’s Revolution Unravel Over a Four-Cent Price Hike?
In mid-November, in a surprise overnight announcement, the revolutionary regime in Iran hiked the price of gasoline. By standards anywhere else in the world, it is still pitifully cheap. A litre of gas increased from eight cents to twelve cents—or to fifty cents per gallon—for the first fifteen gallons each month. That’s about a tankful…
PSG condemn 'immature' criticism of Marquinhos after birth of his child
Pundits jokingly asked if the centre-back was the one who was pregnant after the club allowed him time off to be with his family Paris Saint-Germain have hit out at “immature” criticism of Marquinhos after they allowed him to miss Saturday’s match at Montpellier for the birth of his second child. A discussion on programme…
Mort de Gaëlle Voiry (Miss France 1990) dans un accident de voiture : « Un choc d’une extrême violence »
Samedi 29 septembre, Gaëlle Voiry, élue Miss France il y a près de trente ans, a tragiquement trouvé la mort sur les routes de Chens-sur-Léman (Haute-Savoie), fauchée par un chauffard alors qu’elle se baladait à vélo avec un ami, décédé également. Un accident décrit comme “un choc d’une extrême violence”… Sa disparition avait ému les…
VIDEO – Malik Bentalha s’explique après sa condamnation pour avoir allumé un fumigène au Parc des Princes
Condamné pour avoir allumé un fumigène lors d’un match au Parc des Princes, Malik Bentalha est revenu sur son geste dans TPMP ce mercredi 2 octobre et a adressé un message. Son visage a été reconnu sur les images de vidéosurveillance du Parc des Princes. Dans les tribunes du Collectif Ultras Paris lors du match…