BEIJING – In retaliation for the Trump administration’s order to close the Chinese consulate in Houston, China announced on Friday that it had ordered the United States to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu, in southwest China. The eye-for-eye consulate closings were another twist in the deteriorating relations …
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Trump insists that the basic cognitive test was difficult: ‘Person, woman, man, camera, television’
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Donald Trump has once again bragged about his performance on a primary test designed to detect early signs of dementia, this time demonstrating one of the easiest tasks during …
Read More »Chicago Bears pitched veteran TE Ben Braunecker
The Bears pitched veteran tight end Ben Braunecker on Thursday. Since arriving in Chicago as Harvard’s undrafted free agent in 2016, Braunecker has appeared in 47 games with seven starts over four seasons, catching 13 passes for 142 yards and a touchdown while also regularly contributing to special teams. Last …
Read More »Emilia Clarke defended Nathalie Emmanuel on the set ‘Game of Thrones’; ‘They got into like a burning house’
More than a year has passed since the end of game of Thrones it came and annoyed most of its fans. It’s actually surprising how quickly the final season became so polarizing. But unfortunately, after a year to reflect on this, there are some parts where fans can agree. For …
Read More »Rare shows more of the fantastic Everwild desert
Weird, the studio behind Sea of thieves and Banjo-Kazooie, showed a longer look at his next project Everwild during Thursday’s Xbox game show. The latest trailer included more of its bizarre and beautiful world, but this is a cinematic trailer, so much of what gamers will be able to do …
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