Read more at The Guardian.
‘She’s in the pantheon now’: Kristi Noem and the politicians who hit self-destruct
The dog-killing South Dakota governor’s VP hopes are in tatters. But she’s not the first politician to flame out with an own goal
She could have been a contender. But then she wrote a book. And suddenly Kristi Noem was caught like a rabbit – or a rambunctious puppy – in the headlights.
The governor of South Dakota found herself insisting that a false claim she met the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un had been put in her book by accident. Wait, said Elizabeth Vargas of NewsNation, you recorded the whole audiobook version and read this passage out loud. Why didn’t you take it out then?
Continue reading...Date: |
Topics
Sort by
Filter
Date
Items per page
-
Asha Puthli was nearly India's first disco star. She's now 79, and her tour's selling out
Puthli, an Indian jazz prodigy, was a Studio 54 star and friends with Warhol. Record labels let her down. Fifty years later, she's bigger than ever.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Carolina Bianchi was drugged and assaulted a decade ago. Now she drugs herself on stage, night after night
The Brazilian artist’s show The Bride and the Goodnight Cinderella provokes debate – but, she insists, it doesn’t take a toll on her. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe audience responses to Carolina Bianchi’s startling new stage show ...The Guardian - World -
The Pro Golfer Who's Hitting His Prime---at 51 Years Old
Richard Bland went 447 starts and nearly two decades before first tasting glory on the European Tour. Now he’s proving it was no fluke.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Harvard grad who went off script to address Gaza protests said she quietly revised her speech last minute
A Harvard senior who went viral for her graduation speech criticizing the school's response to pro-Palestine protests shares new details about the lead-up to the moment.NBC News - Top stories -
In the War on Consumers, Will California Politicians Ever Surrender?
A plastic-bag ban fails, so the answer is another ban.The Wall Street Journal - World - California -
German prosecutors criminally charge far-right Bavarian politician
Yahoo News - World - Germany -
She Made an Offer on a Condo. Then the Seller Learned She Was Black.
A Black woman claims a white homeowner tried to pull out of a sale because of her race.The New York Times - Top stories -
Hungarian politicians appeal to voters in first public TV debate in nearly 20 years
Nearly a dozen politicians have taken to the debate stage in Hungary’s capital to make their pitch to Hungarian voters ahead of European Parliament electionsABC News - World -
Is now the time to buy Japan?
This year’s powerful stock market rally attracted investors’ attention, but does it have staying power?Financial Times - World - Japan -
Nicole Brown Simpson's sisters want you to remember how she lived, not how she died
The sisters of Nicole Brown Simpson hope a new documentary on her life will explore how she lived, and not just how she diedABC News - Sports
More from The Guardian
-
Israel-Gaza war live: Israel’s opposition leader urges Netanyahu to accept ceasefire proposal
It comes after Israeli PM’s comments appeared to contradict a ceasefire plan Joe Biden presented as Israeli-endorsed. See all our Israel-Gaza war coverage hereAt least 36,379 Palestinian people have been killed and 82,407 injured in Israeli ...The Guardian - World - Israel -
Hundreds of millions wiped from Trump fortune in wake of conviction
Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock finishes day down 5.3% on Wall Street, as ex-president’s stake falls from $6bn to $5.6bn. Donald Trump’s paper fortune dropped by hundreds of millions of dollars on Friday as shares in his media firm came ...The Guardian - World - Donald Trump -
Boeing’s largest plant in ‘panic mode’ amid safety crisis, say workers and union officials
Managers in Washington accused of hounding staff to keep quiet over quality concerns, as employees point to union-busting. Boeing’s largest factory is in “panic mode”, according to workers and union officials, with managers accused of hounding ...The Guardian - World -
British ambassador to Mexico sacked after pointing gun at embassy employee
Clip on social media showed Jon Benjamin aiming assault rifle at colleague in region rife with drug gangs. The British ambassador to Mexico was quietly removed from his post earlier this year after he pointed an assault rifle at a local embassy ...The Guardian - World -
South Africa: Zuma’s new party upends election as ANC reels from vote collapse
Ex-president’s uMkhonto we Sizwe party erodes vote share of African National Congress, which has been in power for three decades. South Africa is facing the uncertain possibility of a coalition government after the former president Jacob Zuma’s ...The Guardian - World