‘I won’t be 80’: Michael J Fox describes struggles with Parkinson’s

The actor, who was diagnosed aged 29, said advancing disease had caused him a string of injuries but he was still able to remain optimistic

Back to the Future star Michael J Fox described Parkinson’s as a “gift that keeps on taking” in an interview on CBS Sunday Morning, in which he described his struggles with the illness.

The 61-year-old activist and former Hollywood actor was diagnosed with young-onset Parkinson’s disease a year after Back to the Future Part III was released in 1990.

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Trump ‘deeply wounded narcissist’ says former White House lawyer

Ty Cobb served during the ex-president’s administration and claimed it was one of his two toxic traits dictating his actions

A lawyer who served in the White House during Donald Trump’s administration, said the ex-president is a “deeply wounded narcissist”, claiming that’s one of the two toxic traits that dictate his actions and decision making.

Ty Cobb, who stepped down in 2018 because of Trump’s disapproval of his “conciliatory” approach, also said Trump is “incapable of acting other than in his perceived self-interest or for revenge”.

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The Activist: reality TV show to be ‘reimagined’ as documentary after backlash

CBS says it will drop X-Factor-style competition from celebrity-fronted show after widespread criticism

A reality TV show that planned to pit activists against each other in an X-Factor style contest judged by celebrities is to be drastically “reimagined” after it sparked a backlash from campaigners.

The Activist, which had been due to air in the US in late October, prompted incredulity among many campaigners and elsewhere when its format was revealed last week, with many labelling it a “tone-deaf” distortion of true activists’ values.

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The Activist: ‘tone-deaf’ new TV show has activists compete to lobby G20 leaders

CBS programme has caused a social media storm for its crass choice of format and ill-qualified judges

Producers have billed it as an exciting new twist on reality television: an X-Factor style competition between campaigners that will give them the chance to lobby world leaders at the G20.

But The Activist, a show announced last week by the American network CBS, has already learned to its cost that people power can be unpredictable, ruthless and highly effective.

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Harry and Meghan aim to avoid embarrassing Queen in Oprah interview

‘Tell-all’ interview announcement has prompted reports it will lead to couple being stripped of patronages

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will not wish to embarrass the Queen despite frenzied speculation over their planned “wide-ranging” interview with Oprah Winfrey, it is understood.

The announcement by CBS of a “tell-all” intimate account by Harry and Meghan of their “Megxit” departure from the UK has led to reports it is the final straw for an exasperated Buckingham Palace who will strip the couple of their royal patronages.

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Rapist goes on the run after leaping out of dock and fleeing court

'Boof and 'Devil's Triangle WERE sexual terms': Kavanaugh's freshman year roommate says the SCOTUS nominee lied under oath to senators about excessive drinking and his yearbook entries FBI report does NOT corroborate Christine Blasey Ford's claims that she was sexually assaulted by Brett Kavanaugh, White House sources say as Trump is briefed and a SINGLE copy is handed to all 100 senators to share and read in a secure room More than 1,200 law professors sign letter urging the Senate to reject Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation because he 'did not display the judicial temperament' required for the Supreme Court Senators will see FBI's Kavanaugh report from 8am, but will NOT be allowed to discuss the contents, as Democrats claim bureau's background check ALREADY included warnings about allegations of sexual misconduct Lectures on sexual impropriety from a Clinton? CBS fails to ask Chelsea once ... (more)

Dilan seeking to toss Salazar off Democratic primary ballot over…

Les Moonves and CBS Face Allegations of Sexual Misconduct - Six women accuse the C.E.O. of harassment and intimidation, and dozens more describe abuse at his company. - For more than twenty years, Leslie Moonves has been one of the most powerful media executives in America.

Protesters pack Capitol Square to fight Trump immigration policy

Hundreds of people gathered at the Capitol Square in Richmond to protest the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy toward undocumented immigrants, prompting the separation of thousands of children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to CBS 6. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., who attended the rally, said the demonstrations are a way of showing the Trump administration that people do not approve of the family separation policy. "And bluntly, the president thought he could separate kids form their parents and the American public wouldn't care.

The ‘go-to lawyer’ for insurers fighting flood claims is this Metairie attorney: report

Flood insurance -- the costs, benefits, risks and rewards of the federally backed program -- is a familiar topic to Louisianians. Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Louisiana Flood of 2016 drove home its advantages as well as its outrages -- the latest being that as much as two thirds of the money paid by property owners for coverage goes to private insurance companies and the lawyers who are hired to fight claims.

Missy Peregrym Cast as Female Lead in CBS’ Dick Wolf Drama F.B.I.

Talk about a well-deserved promotion: Missy Peregrym is trading in her Rookie Blue uniform for a spot at the F.B.I. Peregrym has been tapped to star in the Dick Wolf-created series, which - as the title suggests - focuses on the men and women in the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, our sister site Deadline reports. Peregrym will play Special Agent Maggie Bell, a highly protective and deeply committed Midwest native whose family has been in law enforcement for generations.

Trump’s infrastructure plan puts most of burden to states, cities

The Trump administration is set to unveil a $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan Monday that largely puts the bill on the shoulders of local governments. But just $200 billion would actually come from the federal government - something President Trump hinted at during his State of the Union address last month.

5 key quotes from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand’s ’60 Minutes’ interview

CBS' 60 Minutes ran a 12-minute segment Sunday night on U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., as she seeks re-election this fall and as she continues to be discussed as a potential presidential candidate . The national spotlight comes as Gillibrand has risen to the forefront of the Me Too movement after spending years fighting for stronger protections against sexual harassment in the military and sexual assaults on college campuses.

Trump’s State of the Union will be answered by a cacophony of resistance voices

Democrats announced last week that Rep. Joe Kennedy III, the fresh-faced 37-year-old grandson of Robert F. Kennedy, would give their party's formal response to President Trump's first State of the Union address Tuesday night. But his speech, which will air on major networks such as CBS, ABC and NBC, will not be the only voice offering a Democratic response.

With new cartoon, no such thing as Trump fatigue for Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert, right, executive producer of the Showtime animated series "Our Cartoon President," takes part in a panel discussion on the show with fellow executive producer Chris Licht at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Jan. 6, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif. Stephen Colbert, right, executive producer of the Showtime animated series "Our Cartoon President," takes part in a panel discussion on the show with fellow executive producer Chris Licht at the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour on Jan. 6, 2018, in Pasadena, Calif.

Teens wearing burqas charged over supermarket robberies

'Did you thank the doctor for bringing you into this world?' LaVar Ball escalates Trump feud in car-crash interview where he again refused to thank President for helping free his son from China 'I finished her off, I strangled her. I got up and wiped off the blood.