l investments, renewable energy use has nearly doubled, and thousands of Americans have jobs because of it. When Bryan Ritterby was laid off from his job making furniture, he said he worried that at 55, no one would give him a second chance. But he found work at Energetx, a wind turbine manufacturer in Michigan. Before the recession, the factory only made luxury yachts. Today, it’s hiring worker…
…in this year’s French election but had to pull out. Anne Sinclair, a journalist, heiress and head of the Huffington Post’s French edition, and Dominique Strauss-Kahn were married for some 21 years. Until recently they had lived in Washington DC, where she had covered US politics for French media. …
…being tipped to become Socialist president of France. Anne Sinclair, the long-suffering wife of former IFM chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has finally left him Instead his career was ruined when, in May 2011, a New York chamber maid accused him of attempted rape. DSK was later cleared in a criminal court, but admitted that a sex act had taken place, and the maid is now pursuing a civil case against…
8217; signature from yellow to pink. The store, like the Empire State Building and Niagara Falls, was illuminated in pink to raise awareness to the importance of mammography screening (over the age of 40) for early diagnosis of breast cancer. “I’ve just arrived from New York where I helped launched a fabulous new awareness campaign called Shine a Light on Breast Cancer which launches n…
7;s well-being. Seal has sensationally revealed that Heidi Klum was having an affair with her bodyguard before the couple broke up Seal has three biological children with Heidi Klum, including Johan, 5, Henry, 6, and Lou, 2. As well as Leni, 8, whom he formally adopted. “That’s what happens when two people separate, they move on and generally meet other people in their lives,” he said. “I c…
Antonio Conte, Juventus manager and coach, has been banned for 10 months after an investigation into match-fixing. Last year Antonio Conte, 43, led the club to the Serie A title in his first season in charge without losing a single game. He was accused of failing to report alleged match-fixing involving former club Siena in the 2010-11 season. Antonio Conte, whose assistant coach Angelo Alessio w…
…ile Matthew McConaughey has been on a slim-down mission for six months, Jaredo Leto has transformed his physique in little over a month after only recently getting involved in the project. Jared Leto, 40, who has waxed his body hair and eyebrows for the movie. This week, Jared Leto told Vulture about how he has been suffering for his art, revealing he has essentially starved himself for the past…
A picture of a foetus whose mother Feng Jiamei was forced to have an abortion has shocked China web users. Feng Jiamei, from Shaanxi province, was made to undergo the procedure in the seventh month of pregnancy, local officials said after investigating. Feng Jiamei was forced into the abortion as she could not pay the fine for having a second child, US-based activists said. Rights groups say Chin…
George Soros warns European leaders they have a “three-month window” to save the euro. The billionaire investor said he believed Greece would elect a government willing to abide by loan conditions imposed by the EU in this month’s elections. But George Soros said the German economy would begin in weaken in the autumn, making it much harder for Chancellor Angela Merkel to provide…
…to Feng Jianmei, the woman who was forced to have an abortion in the seventh month of pregnancy and suspended three people responsible On Thursday night, the city officials apologized to Feng Jianmei, 27, and her family, the report said. She was ”forced to terminate her pregnancy” at a hospital in Zhenping on 2 June, said Xinhua. Officials in Zhenping county claimed she agreed to the a…
, Jaden and Willow. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have separated? Will Smith met Jada Pinkett when she auditioned for “The Fresh Prince of Bel Air,”and married her on December 31st, 1997. Will Smith has another son, Trey, from a previous marriage. According to TMZ reporters, who called Jada’s representative, Karynne Tencer said: “What? In Touch said…
HawthoRNe, Jada Pinkett Smith’s show cancelled after three seasons. Will Smith says his marriage is “intact”. Jada Pinkett denies affair with Marc Anthony. Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith have separated? The US In Touch magazine yesterday release claimed Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s marriage is in crisis because of the Jada’s relation with Marc Anthony. InTouch magazine mad…
A new study suggests that eating apples each day could significantly improve the heart health of middle-aged adults in just one month. Those who ate a daily apple over four weeks lowered “bad” cholesterol in the blood by 40% – a substance linked to hardening of the arteries. Taking capsules containing polyphenols, a type of antioxidant found in apples, had a similar, but not as large, effec…
A closely-watched survey suggests that the eurozone’s economy is set to contract by 0.5%-0.6% in the July to September quarter, tipping it into its second recession in three years. The Markit Flash Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index, which measures new orders in manufacturing and services, was 46.6 in August, compared with 46.5 in July. A score below 50 indicates contraction. Output declin…
Holly Petraeus, wife of disgraced General David Petraeus, is so angry at his affair with his biographer Paula Broadwell that “furious would be an understatement”, a former spokesman for the ex-CIA boss has revealed. Speaking to ABC News, Colonel Steven Boylan said Holly Petraeus, who has been married to the former general for 38 years, is “not exactly pleased right now”. “Anyone put in that situa…
…of fears that this is how attackers could be brought to their targets. Attacks on minority Shia by hard-line Sunnis have increased in recent months across Pakistan. In the deadliest attack this week, 23 people were killed at a Shia procession in the city of Rawalpindi. On Friday, mobile phone services were temporarily blocked in parts of the capital Islamabad, the southern port city of Karachi, a…
…i-abortion groups in China – and fury is spreading around the world. The mother told local media that she was forceably injected with a chemical to induce an abortion and her child was stillborn 36 hours later. Because Feng Jianmei already had a child, she said, local birth-control authorities ordered her to pay a fine of $6,500. She didn’t have the money, she said, so a team from the…
…ld. The Gregorian calendar, which is a reform of the old Julian calendar, was first introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. In the leap-year-free calendar, each year would be 364 days long, and every 5 or 6 years there would be a week-long “mini-month” to keep the calendar in tune with the solar cycle, instead of using leap years. The sheer predictability would save the economy billions – a…
El DeBarge was arrested for possession of narcotics in a Los Angeles suburb on Monday afternoon, just one month after he talked to Whitney Houston about their addiction. According to E! Online, El DeBarge is out on $30,000 bail and awaits an April 9 court date. It’s a big setback for the singer, who was sentenced to two years in prison in 2008 for possessing crack and drug paraphernalia and viola…
Pictures of cruise ship rep Domnica Cemortan with her “lover” captain coward Francesco Schettino just a month before the Costa Concordia disaster have emerged this week. Moldovan Domnica Cemortan , 24, and Francesco Schettino, 52, are pictured at a restaurant table groaning under the weight of fresh oysters and crabs during a stop over on a previous cruise – while his unsuspecting wife Fabi…
h, in the third such incident this month In Wednesday’s attack, the man was set upon near Newcastle, 125 km (80 miles) from Sydney. Witnesses believe a great white or bull shark was involved. On 4 January, another surfer survived a shark attack in the city of Gosford, north of Sydney. In October, a great white shark killed a US diver in what was thought to be the second fatal shark attack in…
would be a “grave provocation” and Japan urged the North to “exercise restraint”. The move is seen as violating UN Security Council resolutions passed after a similar launch in 2009. Japan is particularly concerned as North Korea’s April 2009 rocket was launched over the country. Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Osamu Fujimura, told a news conference on Friday t…
…to try out the latest fad have now decided that it is not for them. However, Pinterest may not need to worry just yet – after a media frenzy and celebrity support the site’s traffic soared up by 50% from January to February. And by the beginning of April it was declared the third most popular social network based on visits from American users coming after only Facebook and Twitter. This surg…
cial and overwhelming that words would not be enough” to describe. Marialucas is Mariacarla Boscono’s first child with her husband Andreas Patti. As well as being Givenchy’s longtime muse, 5ft 10in Mariacarla Boscono has starred in dozens of campaigns for brands including Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Dolce & Gabbana and Lanvin….
pport. He paid up, and said the whole thing was a misunderstanding January 7, 2004 – Bobby Brown is scheduled to be in court for a preliminary hearing regarding the December 2003 battery incident. May 5, 2004 – bobby Brown is scheduled to appear in a Fulton County, GA court to face misdemeanor battery charges after he allegedly hit his wife, leaving her with a bruised cheek and a cut lip. A judge…
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