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Ultra-woke woman running for Wisconsin governor claimed she once left restaurant because there were ‘too many old white people’ causing her anxiety
A Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate has faced criticism after resurfaced comments showed her claiming she once left a restaurant because there were “too many old white people” present, which she said triggered her anxiety. The remarks have been seized upon by critics as evidence of the candidate’s progressive, “woke” outlook, adding to scrutiny of her positions…
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SHINEDOWN’s ZACH MYERS On ERIC BASS’s Absence From Current Tour: ‘It Was Important For Him To Take A Step Back And Take Some Time At Home’
Shinedown guitarist Zach Myers has spoken publicly for the first time about bassist Eric Bass’s decision to step back from the band’s current tour to focus on his mental health, explaining that Bass needed time away from the demands of both touring and studio work. Myers, speaking to Rock 102.1 KFMA’s Razor, said the move…
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Phil Collins’ brush with death left his children preparing for the unthinkable
Phil Collins has revealed that a health crisis in 2024, brought on by alcoholism, was so severe that his family were forced to consider whether to keep him on life support. The Genesis frontman’s manager contacted Collins’ five children while he lay unconscious in a Swiss hospital, warning them that decisions about his care might…
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Aaron Rodgers: Fauci a ‘coward’ and a ‘criminal’ for taking the Fifth
NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers publicly criticised Dr Anthony Fauci, the former US chief medical adviser, branding him a “coward” and a “criminal” after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a Senate hearing. Rodgers, who has long been an outspoken critic of Fauci and official Covid-19 pandemic policy, used the moment to renew…
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Dem senator accuses Pentagon of murder with boat strikes targeting drug traffickers
Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia has accused the Trump administration of unlawfully killing innocent people through military strikes on boats suspected of drug trafficking. In a letter to President Donald Trump dated 3 August, Kaine said an examination of the evidence suggested some of those killed were not involved in narcotrafficking, declaring “they are…
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Tucson grandmother who beat cancer twice killed in alleged attack by felon at apartment
A 61-year-old Tucson grandmother, Susan Gehrke, has died four days after allegedly being attacked by a convicted felon outside her apartment complex. Police say the assault occurred on 24 July, and Gehrke, who had twice survived cancer, succumbed to her injuries days later, prompting authorities to upgrade the charges against her alleged attacker. Dahseir Edward…
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AstraZeneca should stick to its winning formula. It doesn’t need a $400bn US mega-merger
Guardian columnist Nils Pratley argues AstraZeneca does not need a $400bn (£300bn) mega-merger with US firm Bristol Myers Squibb, warning that pursuing one would risk undermining chief executive Sir Pascal Soriot’s otherwise successful tenure. Reports of the potential tie-up sent AstraZeneca shares down 8.9%, reflecting investor unease about a deal that would saddle the Anglo-Swedish…
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Satanist who drinks animal blood and calls himself ‘Dracula’ given hospital order after he left lamb corpses outside churches in campaign against Christians
A 48-year-old man who believes himself to be a vampire has been detained under a hospital order after mounting a campaign of intimidation against churchgoers in the New Forest, Hampshire. Benjamin Lewis stole and killed farm animals, leaving their rotting remains, including deer heads and slaughtered lambs, on pulpits and pews alongside inverted crosses, in…
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Watch Bruce Springsteen Reflect on Wife’s Cancer Diagnosis, Perform ‘Born to Run’ Acoustic
Bruce Springsteen sent a pre-recorded video message to the Pan-Mass Challenge, an annual charity bike ride raising money for cancer research and treatment at Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, revealing that his wife and E Street Band bandmate Patti Scialfa has been treated there for multiple myeloma. The message, played at the event on Friday night,…
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NHS surgeon is struck off after he almost killed a patient by connecting the wrong parts of their organs together
An NHS surgeon has been struck off after connecting the wrong parts of a patient’s organs during an operation, an error that nearly killed them. A medical tribunal found the surgeon’s conduct fell so far below acceptable standards that they were no longer fit to practise, resulting in their removal from the medical register. The…