Month: November 2020

Confirmation hearing for Martin Jenkins to Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court. (Photo: Jason Doiy/Commission on Judicial Appointments) An out gay judge has made history with his appointment to California’s Supreme Court. Martin Jenkins, who was nominated for the vacant seat on the state court by Governor Gavin Newsom last month, will be the
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In the wake of news that a coronavirus vaccine with a 90% efficacy rate on an initial trial is in development from pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Ticketmaster has announced a plan to check concertgoers’ vaccine statuses prior to attending concerts, Billboard reports. The proposed system involves using Ticketmaster’s digital ticket app, which will collect information from
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Bolsonaro is one of Trump’s biggest allies and has similarly spent the last eight months dismissing COVID-19. In addition to mocking mask wearing and downplaying the virus, in March he had his own “just inject bleach” moment when he said Brazilians could jump in raw sewage and “never catch anything.” The following month, responding to
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By 10 p.m. ET on election night, the narrative around the Latino vote had already begun to solidify. Early reports indicated that Cuban-American precincts in Miami-Dade County had swung heavily for President Donald Trump, and a number of predominantly Mexican-American counties along the Rio Grande River delivered astonishingly good results for the Republican Party compared
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‘Vanderpump Rules’ star Scheana Shay has revealed whether she’s having a little boy or girl, after announcing her pregnancy with boyfriend, Brock Davies. It’s a girl! Scheana Shay is set to welcome a daughter with her boyfriend Brock Davies. The Vanderpump Rules star, who first announced she was expecting a little bundle of joy on October 28,
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LGBT+ rights campaigners complain of a “culture of disbelief” in the Home Office’s treatment of LGBT+ asylum seekers. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty) LGBT+ asylum seekers are often subjected to bias and derogatory remarks from interpreters, a report has warned. The report from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration, published on Wednesday (November 11), flagged concerns
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EXCLUSIVE: Universal has set changes to its leadership teams for Germany/Austria and the Netherlands as Paul Steinschulte, Managing Director for Germany and Austria, has decided to retire at the end of the year. A 31-year veteran of the studio, he joined in 1989 as part of a joint venture between Universal and Paramount. Universal’s President
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It’s common knowledge that consumer behavior and industrialization have a major impact on the environment; as consumers, we’re responsible for both the current and future condition of our planet. We may think that our small, individual actions won’t have an immediate or major impact on the environment, but we all need to start somewhere. First
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Emily Simpson is 30 pounds down and she looks amazing! The ‘RHOC’ star showed off her incredible body transformation on November 10, along with her weight loss secrets! Emily Simpson has her confidence back after dropping 30 pounds! The Real Housewives of Orange County star, 44, revealed before and after photos of her weight loss transformation on
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On the morning of November 4, in the early fog of what turned out to be a slow-trickle election count, there was one undisputed winner: psilocybin. In Washington D..C, a ballot measure downshifted psychedelic substances like psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound that gives certain mushrooms their magic, to the lowest-level priority for prosecutions; in Oregon, there
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Britney Spears. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Britney Spears is “afraid” of her father Jamie and she will not perform again as long as he’s in charge of her career, according to her attorney. The singer has been embroiled within a 12-year long court ordered conservatorship, also known as a guardianship in some areas, since her public mental health
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While President-elect Joe Biden shares messages of hope and unity following last week’s election victory, the Trump administration has continued to undermine the integrity of the electoral process. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took to the podium to reiterate the same unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud that have led Twitter to attach warning
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