Month: November 2019

Two days after the federal election, my mom told me she voted Conservative because she heard the Liberals had a plan to legalize hard drugs. The claim was false, but it sounded scary and that’s what she remembered when she cast her vote. Click Here: st kilda saints guernsey 2019 My mom is a naturalized…

HALIFAX — The rogue goose likely responsible for an unprovoked attack on an 87-year-old Halifax-area woman has been identified, and the angry bird may be removed from a well-known flock that long ago became a beloved symbol of downtown Dartmouth. Hope Swinimer, director of the Hope for Wildlife rehabilitation centre, says the large, snow-white goose…

Largely due to armed conflicts, there has been “a staggering and stomach-churning 55 percent increase” in the number of acutely hungry people worldwide over the past two years, according to the head of the U.N. food agency. “The consequences of conflict and climate change are stark: millions of more people severely, even desperately, hungry. The…

Amid fresh warnings from United Nations researchers that there is a closing window to enact the “rapid, far-reaching, and unprecedented” societal changes needed to prevent a climate catastrophe, a new study of the global food system underscores the environmental necessity of a massive reduction in meat consumption worldwide. “Greening the food sector or eating up…

Anti-war groups and progressive lawmakers expressed cautious optimism this weekend after the Trump administration announced it would end its policy of refueling Saudi planes that are engaged in Saudi Arabia’s assault on Yemen—but called for bolder and broader policy changes to ensure an end to the attacks that have killed more than 15,000 civilians. On…

Remember 2006? Justin Timberlake tried (and succeeded) in bringing sexy back, we spent many a night yelling “No deal, Howie!” at our TV screens, aaaand we were introduced to the power (and heated controversy) of The Secret. Rhonda Byrne’s self-help book, which focuses ultimately on the overwhelming power of positive thinking, held a position on…

Proving just how dangerous the situation remains in Syria—where the U.S., Russia, Iran, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, France and other nations are all maintaining military operations amid a civil war that has dragged on for nearly seven years—the Kremlin on Tuesday is blaming Israel after the Syrian military reportedly downed a Russian military aircraft by mistake,…

Everybody might love Raymond, but Ray Romano isn’t so sure that the same goes for his son. On Monday, the Everybody Loves Raymond funnyman made an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where he shamelessly plugged one of his son Matt in order to find him a girlfriend. The 24-year-old, who has worked on the show…

Yolanda Hadid is holding nothing back when speaking about her struggles with lyme disease, and its harrowing effects on her body and brain. In her new memoir, Believe Me: My Battle with the Invisibility of Lyme Disease, the mom of three revealed that she once considered suicide during her darkest hours while battling the illness. “I’m such a fighter,…

Amy Winehouse really left an impression on Jay-Z when they first met, but the encounter caused him to feel concern. The rapper vividly remembers his first-ever meeting with Winehouse—who died in 2011 at 27, after years of struggling with drug and alcohol addiction—following one of her performances in New York City because, to his surprise,…