Month: November 2019

EDMONTON — A bill that many worry will restrict Albertans’ access to abortion, LGBTQ health care and contraception passed the first reading in the province’s legislature Thursday. United Conservative MLA Dan Williams, who represents Peace River, introduced the Conscience Rights (Health Care Providers) Protection Act, which aims to assert freedom of conscience and religion for…

Chef Mario Batali is the latest public figure to be accused of sexual misconduct. In an article posted on Eater on Monday morning, four women came forward with personal stories accusing Batali of “inappropriate touching in a pattern of behavior that spans at least two decades.” Batali has since removed himself from the day-to-day operations…

Click:fabric scans Jonathan Cook won the 2011 Martha Gellhorn Special Prize for Journalism. His latest books are Israel and the Clash of Civilisations: Iraq, Iran and the Plan to Remake the Middle East (Pluto Press) and Disappearing Palestine: Israel’s Experiments in Human Despair (Zed Books). His website is here. Click Here: Fjallraven Kanken Art Spring…

Click:EPCOS B43564-S9588-M003 400V 5800uF Capacitor With the U.S. embassy officially set to open in Jerusalem on Monday after President Donald Trump recognized the city as Israel’s capital last December—a move that has been decried by much of the international community and human rights groups as a “stark violation of international law”—Israelis opposed to the embassy…

Characterizing U.S. national security adviser John Bolton as a human “landmine,” a South Korean lawmaker has reportedly joined others who have made clear their belief that Bolton is the true culprit behind faltering diplomatic efforts ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next month. “There are several…

Weather experts at the United Nations just said that the highest April temperature ever may have just been recorded—an ominous sign that comes on the heels of the monthly average concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hitting the highest level on the books. Speaking to press at the UN headquarters in Geneva, Clare Nullis…

In a bizarre, exclamation point-riddled statement on Tuesday that one critic said reads more “like a 6th grader’s school report” than an official White House press release, President Donald Trump shrugged at the CIA’s conclusion that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) ordered the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi—”maybe he did and maybe he…

Though the subject matter of Mother! is quite harrowing, Jennifer Lawrence has looked positively ethereal during the most recent stop of the film’s global promotional tour. At the New York City premiere of the movie on Wednesday night, the Academy Award winner had a total princess moment in a look that channeled Cinderella. Lawrence is…

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon became the first world leader to declare a “climate emergency” on Sunday. The Scottish leader told delegates to a party conference in Edinburgh she was inspired after meeting young climate activists. Ms. Sturgeon said: “A few weeks ago, I met some of the young climate change campaigners who’ve gone on strike from school…

What do you get when you put one of the most iconic female performers of all time on set with the chart-topping rapper of the moment? A duet you never knew you needed. Unlikely duo Cher and Future team up for Gap’s latest installment of its “Meet Me in the Gap” fall campaign to make…