Stephen Fry launched his new book More Fool Me by cementing his place in the nation’s heart. http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/comedy/stephen-fry-festival-hall–comedy-review-a-warm-and-lively-testament-to-frys-unique-charm-9770030.html
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Danny Care blanks out his England battle and focuses on Harlequins
Danny Care could reach a half century of caps for England next month but knows that is not a certainty given Harlequins’ uncomfortable start to the season. http://www.standard.co.uk/sport/rugby/danny-care-blanks-out-his-england-battle-and-focuses-on-harlequins-9769461.html
Stephen Fry, Festival Hall – comedy review: ‘a warm and lively testament to Fry’s unique charm’
Stephen Fry launched his new book More Fool Me by cementing his place in the nation’s heart. http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/comedy/stephen-fry-festival-hall–comedy-review-a-warm-and-lively-testament-to-frys-unique-charm-9770030.html
Morrisons matching Lidl and Aldi? Check out the Dutch for supermarket price wars – Chris Blackhurst
If I had a tenner for every time a supermarket cut its prices, promising this or that but failing to make a positive difference in the long-term, I’d probably have my own chain by now. http://www.standard.co.uk/business/markets/morrisons-matching-aldi-and-lidl-check-out-the-dutch-for-supermarket-price-wars–chris-blackhurst-9770080.html
Anorexia, Anxiety And Learning To Let Go
It’s hard to own up to this stuff, but I want to make the point that having an eating disorder isn’t some sort of win. It’s isolating, exhausting — they screw you physically and emotionally, and they siphon the joy out of life. And the joy out of th… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-illingworth/anorexia_b_5900094.html
Who Will Profit From the Wars in Iraq and Syria?
If there’s one thing we should have learned over the past 13 years of war, it’s that war is good business for those in the business of war. Unfortunately, while profits for the Pentagon’s contractors increase, so does the cost to taxpayers in billion… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-hartung/who-will-profit-from-the_b_5915794.html
Mila Kunis And Ashton Kutcher Welcome Baby Girl
Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher are reportedly parents! The couple welcomed their first child, a baby girl, on Tuesday, according to TMZ. Kunis gave birth at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Gossip Cop has confirmed the news. The little girl… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/01/mila-kunis-baby-girl_n_5549461.html
A Cop Killing and a Beheading: How Fox News Picks and Chooses Its
On Fox News a Muslim who killed a co-worker in Oklahoma and who remains in police custody represents a much bigger story than a suspected anti-government assassin who killed a cop and remains on the run, eluding hundreds of law enforcement officials … http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-boehlert/a-cop-killing-and-a-behea_b_5907396.html
Science News, Discoveries and Breakthrough Scientific Research – HuffPost Science
Astrophysicist, Space Telescope Science Institute http://www.huffingtonpost.com/science/
Black News, Entertainment, Style and Culture – HuffPost Black Voices
Just like school districts had to do with segregation in Brown v. Board of Education, the NFL should have to explain why it’s OK to treat Natives different than every other race. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/black-voices/
Philanthropies, including Rockefellers, and investors pledge $50 billion fossil fuel divestment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Rockefellers, who made their vast fortune on oil, and other philanthropies and high-wealth individuals on Monday will announce pledges to divest a total of billion from fossil fuel investments. The Global Divest-Invest coalition will announce new pledges and members one day before 120 heads of state address the United Nations on […]
Why Ordinary People Bear Economic Risks and Donald Trump Doesn
In America, people with lots of money can easily avoid the consequences of bad bets and big losses by cashing out at the first sign of trouble. But workers who move to a place like Atlantic City for a job and invest in a home have no such protection…. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-reich/why-ordinary-people-bear-_b_5858306.html
Business and Finance News, Opinion and Analysis – HuffPost Business
Alibaba puts China on par with the United States in the rapidly increasing global competition for technological innovation and economic transformation. The GSK case reminds me of a popular book “China Can Say No,” first published in China in 1996 and which signaled a new era for growing Chinese nationalism. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/business/
World News, Foreign Policy and International Affairs – The WorldPost
Futurist, co-founder of the Global Business Network http://www.huffingtonpost.com/theworldpost/
Authorities Say Bear Attacked And Killed New Jersey Hiker
WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — A black bear believed to have attacked and killed a hiker over the weekend likely was looking for food and was circling the victim’s body when sheriff’s officers and wildlife officials killed it, officials said Monday…. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/darsh-patel-hiker-killed_n_5860554.html
Cities and Nations Must Collaborate to Fight Climate Change
From Rio to Paris to Istanbul to Durban to Seoul, city mayors are already making great progress in reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and minimizing climate risks…. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anne-hidalgo/cities-and-nations-must-c_b_5861340.html
Book Reviews, Excerpts, eBooks and Reader Exclusives – HuffPost Books
Think about it: the American Girls were strong-headed, spirited, courageous, kind, and fought for a more equal world. Feminism, baby. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/books/
And the world
Atlanta airport is still the busiest passenger airport in the world, followed by Beijing and London Heathrow. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/17/travel/worlds-busiest-airport-final-2013/index.html?hpt=us_t3
Passengers cry and pray as smoke-filled plane rattles to emergency landing
A JetBlue flight with 147 people aboard made an emergency landing at a California airport Thursday after an issue with an engine, the airline said. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/18/us/jetblue-emergency-landing/index.html?hpt=us_c1
MAVEN spacecraft close to entering Mars orbit — and it won
NASA says its latest Mars-exploring spacecraft MAVEN is on track to fire up thrusters and enter orbit Sunday night. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/17/tech/mars-maven-spacecraft-orbit/index.html?hpt=us_bn4
Made in China and India: Can Xi and Modi merge world
China’s President Xi Jinping will spend three days in India this week meeting Narendra Modi, the country’s new prime minister. What will they achieve? http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/17/world/asia/xi-modi-india-china/index.html?hpt=ias_t4
Fixer recounts how ISIS abducted him and Steven Sotloff
Yosef Abobaker, a fixer, tells CNN how ISIS abducted him and journalist Steven Sotloff in Syria last year. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/16/world/steven-sotloff-fixer-isis-interview/index.html?hpt=imi_c2
Log on and learn: The tech geeks working to transform Africa
Five digital natives from five very different African nations have come together to transform the continent’s approach to education. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/15/world/africa/logging-on-to-learn-africas-education/index.html?hpt=ibu_bn6
Beyonce and Jay Z: From breakup chatter to baby rumors
Beyonce and Jay Z appear determined to keep fans guessing. The conversation has gone from “Are they over?” to “Are they overjoyed about a pregnancy?” http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/15/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/beyonce-jay-z-baby-rumors/index.html?hpt=en_bn5