OCTOBER 08: Political consultant Roger Stone speaks onstage during The New Yorker Festival 2016 – ‘President Trump: Life As We May Know It,’ featuring Max Boot, Amy Davidson, Roger Stone, and Sean Wilentz in conversation with Evan Osnos at MasterCard Stage at SVA Theatre on October 8, 2016 in New York City.
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Yobs go on wrecking spree at Stafford allotments
YOBS went on a wrecking rampage at four allotment sites in Stafford stealing tools, smashing a disabled toilet, breaking windows and trashing sheds. Cotonfields, St George’s Road, Holmcroft and Rising Brook were all targeted by thugs over night on Saturday, with drawers turned out, CCTV destroyed and even coffee grinds tipped all over the place.
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Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower in West Hollywood on February 27, 2011. Photo credit: Mehdi Taamalah/ABACAUSA/Newscom I don’t know whether it’s “fake news,” but it’s almost certainly fake concern: all the solicitude in the mainstream media over First Lady Melania Trump’s supposed sham marriage with her extremely famous husband.
16 suspected illegal immigrants found in lorry detained + driver arrested
SIXTEEN men discovered in the back of a lorry outside an Oxfordshire Tesco store have been detained by immigration officials and the driver arrested, police have confirmed. Thames Valley Police has now revealed that it was called by one of the men onboard who believed they had been in the back of the lorry for two days.
From London to LA, women’s marches pack cities big and small
Across the globe, cities big and small saw throngs of women, men and children take to the streets Saturday in a show of unity and support for women’s rights. The swarms of marchers came together in the sunshine and rain to rally against sexism, racism and hatred and to protest President Donald Trump.
March in NYC heads to president’s local home
Demonstrators march across 42nd Street during a women’s march, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, in New York. The march is being held in solidarity with similar events taking place in Washington and around the nation.
British Lawmakers Worry About Donald Trump’s Offer of a Deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after delivering her keynote speech on Brexit at Lancaster House in London, England on Jan. 17, 2017. Before Nov. 8, the vast majority of British politicians did not believe they would be dealing with a U.S. President Donald Trump.
Keighley merchant seaman dies in submarine attack soon after promotion
THE ARMED Forces had no monopoly on bravery during the First World War, nor of men who laid down their lives. Merchant sailor John Sawyer Gostling was one such man, meeting his death while bringing much-needed supplies across the seas to the beleaguered British Isles.
New York Voting Process ‘Very Close to Failing,’ Advocate Says
Common Cause New York said the state lags far behind others in areas like early voting, allocating polling place resources and using electronic poll books. The organization led the federal suit against voter suppression in the city.
Police reformers are pro-cop
At his confirmation hearing, U.S. attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions expressed sympathy for the nation’s police officers. They feel unfairly “blamed” and their “morale has suffered.”
Is ‘Hillary Clinton for mayor’ crazy talk?
If there’s any glimmer of truth to the rumors that Hillary Clinton is considering a run for mayor of New York City, it would be evidence that she might have tripped and bumped her head during one of those long walks she’s been taking in the woods of Westchester County. It’s not that she couldn’t make a credible run.
Rumors fly that Hillary Clinton might run for mayor of New York…
Inside the Obamas all-night White House farewell party: Star-studded bash goes on until 4AM with Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks and SJP on the dance floor and chicken and waffles for breakfast 72 MILLION are put under a winter storm warning: Three dead, thousands without power in the South, Northeast is buried in blizzards and California braces for conditions ‘not seen for a decade’ Thousands of people wait for hours in freezing temperatures to try to score tickets to President Obama’s farewell speech in Chicago The Queen is STILL ill: Monarch to decide in the next 24 hours if she is well enough to attend church a month after she was last seen in public Charles Manson is back in prison after doctors determine he is TOO WEAK for surgery after suffering from intestinal bleeding 4,000 mile terror trip: Ex-soldier ‘specifically flew across the country to carry out Ft.
Named and shamed: Who’s been in Derbyshire’s courts? 1
TAHIR Ashfaq, 41, of Darby Street, Normanton, was fined A 50 and was ordered to pay A 85 costs and a A 30 victim surcharge for speeding at 36mph in a 30mph limit in London Road, on June 4. SAMUEL Brealey, 22, of Wildhay Brook, Hilton, was fined A 40, ordered to pay A 85 costs, a A 30 victim surcharge and had his licence endorsed with three penalty points for speeding at 38mph in a 30mph limit in Burton Road, Derby, on April 23. STEVEN Casey, 38, of Holmegate Close, Chaddesden, was fined A 220, ordered to pay A 85 costs, a A 30 victim surcharge and had his licence endorsed with three penalty points for speeding at 38mph in a 30mph limit, in Raynesway, Alvaston, on May 14. MARTIN Cicak, 49, of Lower Dale Road, Normanton, was fined A 166, ordered to pay A 85 costs, a A 30 victim surcharge and had his licence endorsed with three penalty points for driving while not wearing a seat belt in … (more)
Highlights from New Yorker Interactive and Multimedia Stories of 2016
One mark of a good story is that you fall into it, enraptured by every detail. The same is true of multimedia storytelling-except that, depending on the medium, you can sometimes virtually “fall in.”
Three suspected illegal immigrants arrested in takeaway search
THREE suspected illegal immigrants working at a takeaway were arrested as police searched for perpetrators, and victims, of child sexual exploitation. Officers from the Castle Point and Rochford community policing team, backed by Rochford District Council, carried out the intensive checks at several fast food outlets across Rayleigh in an effort to find any vulnerable children.