Hong Kong announced on Friday that it is delaying the city’s upcoming legislative elections by one year, citing concerns about the coronavirus. The move represents another major blow to the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong, and has disturbing parallels with President Donald Trump’s recent efforts to undermine the legitimacy of …
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Republican lawmaker quits Alabama church after celebrating KKK leader
A Republican Alabama lawmaker said he has no plans to resign after days of backlash over posting a photo celebrating the birthday of a Ku Klux Klan leader, the same day the state honored the late civil rights icon, the Representative. John Lewis. State Representative Will Dismukes, R-Prattville, resigned as …
Read More »Golfer Bryson DeChambeau says he intends to live to 130 or 140
Bryson DeChambeau approaches golf differently than most professionals. Apparently that also applies to life. The eccentric player known as “The Scientist” told GQ that he hopes to live to be 130 years old. “I always try to add more value to my life in general. I mean, my goal is …
Read More »Dan + Shay in new single: ‘If this were the last song we released, we would be very proud’
Dan + Shay were in the middle of a main tour in the arena when COVID-19 closed tours and life in general in March. But as their new single, “Probably Should Go to Bed,” released today (July 31) shows, they have made the most of their time in quarantine. Dan …
Read More »Google ‘Pixel 5a’ makes its first appearance on AOSP
Just yesterday, Google started teasing the mid-range Pixel 4a along with a date of August 3. Today, however, we have our first look at the mid-range Pixel phone for 2021: the “Pixel 5a” in the Android Open Source Project. Earlier this month, we’re pretty sure we know about all three …
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