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The biggest unanswered questions about Matt Gaetz's AG replacement
President-elect Donald Trump nominated Florida’s former top prosecutor Pam Bondi to be attorney general following Rep. Matt Gaetz's withdrawal. Is she better?Top stories - NBC News - 4 days ago -
Gaetz joins Cameo after withdrawing from AG consideration
Former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) joined Cameo just a day after withdrawing from consideration for attorney general and announcing that he will not return to Congress for its next session. Gaetz's ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago -
Not quite religion, not quite self-help: welcome to the Jordan Peterson age of nonsense
Unintelligible as it is, new book is part of a ‘manifesting’ trend offering the young and spiritually lost an illusion of control. What links these two news stories? The first: “manifesting” has ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Isabella Rossellini: ‘People never talk about the freedom, the lightness, that comes with ageing’
The Italian star is having a late career renaissance, including a powerful turn in acclaimed Vatican thriller Conclave. She talks about the serenity of being single, enjoying farming in later life ...World - The Guardian - 3 days ago -
Klobuchar says she hopes Bondi aims to 'uphold the Constitution' as AG
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) said she hopes President-elect Trump’s attorney general pick, former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, will aim to “uphold the Constitution” if the Senate confirms ...Politics - The Hill - 3 days ago -
Medicaid is crucially important to older Americans, but can it handle a rapidly aging population?
Needs may be unmet or larger burdens may fall to familiesBusiness - MarketWatch - Yesterday -
Jim Abrahams, co-creator of Airplane! and The Naked Gun, dies aged 80
Famed comedy writer and director, who was also involved in Ruthless People and Hot Shots!, died of natural causes. Jim Abrahams, the writer-director involved with hit comedies Airplane! and The ...World - The Guardian - Yesterday -
In the age of Trump, America should take a page from Machiavelli
We are watching an assault on American democracy. But Machiavelli’s text offers a glimmer of hope.Politics - The Hill - 8 hours ago -
US tells Ukraine to lower conscription age to 18 to stem manpower shortage
Biden administration warns Kyiv is not recruiting enough soldiers to keep pace with Russia’s deploymentBusiness - Financial Times - 2 hours ago -
Former BBC athletics commentator Dickenson dies aged 74
Former BBC athletics commentator Paul Dickenson dies at the age of 74.Top stories - BBC News - 1 hour ago -
Hallmark exec says actors Lacey Chabert, Holly Robinson Peete 'aging out': lawsuit
Hallmark Media executive vice president of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly instructed a former employee not to cast “old people” for Hallmark roles, saying that “our leading ladies are aging out,” ...Entertainment - ABC News - October 28 -
Italian junior champion skier Matilde Lorenzi dies in training accident at age of 19
Teenager died in hospital from injuries sustained in crash Lorenzi was overall Italian junior champion last year Promising Italian skier Matilde Lorenzi has died from her injuries after a crash ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Mass Effect 5 Won't Have Stylized Dragon Age Graphics, But It Will Have Mature Tones
With the upcoming launch of Dragon Age: The Veilguard this week, Mass Effect 5 project director Michael Gamble has commented on some of the differences that players will see between BioWare's ...Tech - GameSpot - October 29 -
Movie Review: An unmoving camera and de-aging technology make 'Here' with Tom Hanks painful to watch
Robert Zemeckis’ latest movie is insanely ambitious, starting with the dinosaurs and ending in present day with the RoombaEntertainment - ABC News - October 29 -
Football Daily | Real Madrid’s Ballon d’Or boycott ushers in the age of the super-sulk
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! . Isn’t modern football just super ? We’ve got superclubs, super-agents, Super Sunday, supercomputers, even – we’re not making this up – ...World - The Guardian - October 29 -
Anti-aging enthusiasts are turning to the drug rapamycin to help extend their lives—can it work? A longevity doctor weighs in
Longevity seekers are taking rapamycin in hopes of living longer. Here's what a health and longevity doctor has to say about the drug.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
At age 97, pioneering Black businessman George E. Johnson has finally written his memoir
As he approached his mid-90s, pioneering Black businessman George EEntertainment - ABC News - October 30 -
Colm McLoughlin, Irishman who led Dubai Duty Free to become an airport retail giant, dies at age 81
Colm McLoughlin, an Irishman who landed in the deserts of the United Arab Emirates and helped lead Dubai Duty Free into becoming an airport retail behemoth generating billions of dollars a year, ...World - ABC News - November 1 -
‘The flaws are the sexy bits’: Anne-Marie Duff on courage, curiosity and the rare gifts of ageing
Few actors inhabit a character as fully as Anne-Marie Duff, whether it’s Elizabeth I or Lady Macbeth. As the second season of Bad Sisters arrives on our screens, she talks to Eva Wiseman. ...World - The Guardian - November 3 -
Quincy Jones, giant of US music who produced Michael Jackson's Thriller, dies aged 91
Jones was best known as the producer of three Michael Jackson albums - Off the Wall, Thriller and Bad.Top stories - BBC News - November 4