The US ambassador to the United Kingdom denied reports that he made “insensitive” comments about race and gender to embassy staff. CNN said Woody Johnson had been investigated by US officials after making “generalizations about black men” and “cringeworthy” comments about the appearance of women. But the diplomat tweeted that …
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Annie Ross, Grammy-winning jazz singer, dies at 89
Annie Ross, the skilled jazz singer and leading practitioner of the art of “vocalese” heard on her song, “Twisted,” has died. She was 89 years old. Ross died Tuesday at his Manhattan home of complications from emphysema and heart disease, his former manager Jim Coleman said. The Washington Post. Ross …
Read More »Delta CEO: More than 100 people already on the airline’s banned list for refusing to wear a mask
More than 100 people have been added to Delta’s flight list because they refused to wear a mask on a flight, CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday. “We have been steadily and quite aggressively intensifying our application of the mask policy. You cannot board a Delta aircraft unless you have a …
Read More »Government says Michael Cohen returned to prison because he was “defiant” with officers
The probation officer who was allegedly responsible for overseeing Michael Cohen while he was in home confinement said in a court filing Wednesday that Cohen was “combative” during the July 9 meeting that brought in the president’s former personal lawyer. to prison. Cohen defendant This week he will be released …
Read More »Blazers’ Damian Lillard calls federal response to Portland protests “disturbing”
In recent days, President Donald Trump has deployed federal police to monitor the protests in Portland, Oregon, with images and videos posted online of unmarked officers in military-style uniforms arresting protesters, something Damian Lillard, Guard of the Trail Blazers, called “disturbing.” “ “I had a personal experience with a protest …
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