NICE, France — Welcome to France’s facial recognition laboratory. With its pebble beaches and iconic Promenade des Anglais boardwalk, the Riviera city of Nice is best-known as a holiday destination favored by tourists and well-heeled French retirees. But the city is carving out another niche under the leadership of right-wing mayor Christian Estrosi — as […]
British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen claimed in a recent interview with left-wing Hollywood star Don Cheadle that U.S. democracy is “being disintegrated” under President Donald Trump and argued the social media giant Twitter is partly to blame. During the pair’s sit-down for Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” series, Cohen discussed his Showtime program Who Is America? — a show centered around […]
EU Confidential episode 76, presented by Ericsson: European commissioner Carlos Moedas — Debating Macron’s climbdown and Denmark’s ‘unwanted foreigners’ By Ryan Heath Click Here: liverpool mens jersey 12/6/18, 11:08 PM CET In this week’s episode Ryan Heath interviews Carlos Moedas, European commissioner for innovation, research and science, about his passion for zero emission cities, artificial intelligence […]
Country singer Willie Nelson affirmed his support for Robert “Beto” O’Rourke Tuesday, telling The View hosts he supports the former Texas Congressman for either president or U.S. Senate in 2020. Nelson appeared on the ABC daytime TV show and said he still backs O’Rourke’s pursuit of higher office. Nelson supported O’Rourke in his 2018 run […]
European Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis confirmed that Brussels was considering punitive measures against Italy over its budget | Hans Punz/AFP via Getty Images Commission considering punitive action for Italy over budget Valdis Dombrovskis confirmed that Brussels is looking into proposing an ‘excessive deficit procedure’ against Italy. By Silvia Sciorilli Borrelli and Philip Kaleta 11/6/18, 4:54 PM […]
Click:electronic products manufacturer Not one to worry overmuch about historical facts, pop singer Cher once again went after President Donald Trump, this time claiming he is somehow reenacting the 1915 film, Birth of a Nation. In her typical, semi-literate style, Cher went on the attack saying: Aside from the absurd accusations, the core claim that […]
The race for European Commission president has barely started, and the Spitzenkandidat is on life support. The EU’s so-called lead candidate system was adopted in 2014 as a way of creating at least a veneer of democracy, and to push back against critics accusing Brussels of being controlled by unelected bureaucrats. Generally speaking, the process calls […]
The country band Confederate Railroad has been disinvited from a second state fair because of what officials claim is its “offensive” name. Formed over 30 years ago, the band has suddenly found its name a matter of contention. Two weeks ago, the group was dumped from the roster of acts that were set to appear […]
European Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn | Leon Neal — Pool/Getty Images Austria to nominate Johannes Hahn to stay at Commission The 61-year-old conservative is currently in charge of the bloc’s enlargement. By Judith Mischke 7/11/19, 5:29 PM CET Updated 7/12/19, 2:33 PM CET Austria’s interim Chancellor Brigitte Bierlein will […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — “The Wolf of Wall Street” producer and stepson of Malaysia’s former prime minister pleaded not guilty on Friday to laundering $248 million from a state investment fund, becoming the third person in his family charged in the 1MDB scandal that helped end Najib Razak’s government last year. Riza Aziz was […]