…attacks on Susan Rice in recent weeks.” He added that her decision to withdraw from consideration reflected strength of character and an ability to rise above politics. Days after the September 11th assault on the US consulate, Susan Rice, 48, said in a series of TV interviews that it seemed to have developed out of protests over an anti-Islamic film. But later intelligence reports suggeste…
…ed. After meeting Susan Rice on Tuesday, senators said they were troubled. The envoy said her initial line that the Benghazi attack appeared to have sprung from a protest had been wrong. The September 11 assault on the US consulate triggered a major political row over who knew what and when. Days afterwards, Susan Rice, 48, said in a series of TV interviews that it seemed to have developed out of…
…nside the Hammerstein ballroom. Susan Schneider teamed the dress with coordinating peep toe heels, an envelope-style clutch bag and gold accessories. Robin Williams, who wed Susan Schneider on October 23 last year in St. Helena, California, was honored with the Icon Award at the bash. In his acceptance speech, Robin Williams called himself “one of the luckiest (bleeps) in show business, with the p…
Every bride walks down the aisle hoping love will make her marriage last forever. But ask women a few years later if they’d marry the same man again, and almost six out of ten say no, according to a new book. So what happens between the “I do’s” and the “I wish I hadn’ts?” Best-selling British relationship author Susan Shapiro Barash interviewed more than 200 women aged between 21 and 85 for her…
…linton, could soon announce her departure from Obama’s administration. Hillary Clinton has insisted that she will be a one-term Secretary, fueling rumors she has her eye on a presidential run in 2016. Susan E. Rice, 47, has been part of the coterie of Barack Obama advisers since the early days of his campaign for president in 2007. But she has been on the receiving end of much criticism sinc…
…d reporters Wednesday that Mike Morell made the changes to the talking points because of his own concerns that they could prejudge an FBI investigation into who was responsible for the September 11th, 2012, attack that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans. The officials said Mike Morell also didn’t think it was fair to disclose the CIA’s advance warning without giving Hil…
David Petraeus has told US Congress that the CIA believed almost immediately that al-Qaeda-linked terrorists were behind the September 11th attacks in Benghazi, according to a leading Republican congressman. Representative Peter King of New York, a member of the House Intelligence Committee that David Petraeus briefed, said that the former general left a “different impression” today than he had w…
Barack Obama couldn’t partake in tasting a delicious menu of lobster, potato chips and blueberry pie on Thursday at a dinner with Senate Republicans because his taster hadn’t verified the food was safe. According to Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins, though he couldn’t indulge, Barack Obama “looked longingly at it”. Susan Collins had organized the Thursday dinner, held in t…
Congressmen watched harrowing footage of the US ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, being dragged out of the consulate during the terror attack which killed him. Members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees were shown a video of Chris Stevens being taken out of the building in Benghazi while it was attacked by radical Islamists on September 11. The lawmakers watched the video during a…
President Barack Obama says he has seen “no evidence” that former CIA director David Petraeus’ extramarital affair compromised national security. General David Petraeus’ resignation should be a “sidenote” to his distinguished career, Barack Obama added in his first public comments on the scandal. The general will testify to Congress about September’s atta…
…admitted his role in the film but investigators are trying to find out whether he was the internet user named “sambacile” who posted a clip of it online. He was freed on probation in June 2011 on condition that he did not use the internet without authorization or assume aliases. Nakoula Basseley Nakoula was released by police after questioning and may have gone into hiding, the Associ…
“but poorly skilled” local militiamen and contract guards was “misplaced”, the report said. In a letter to Congress, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she accepted all 29 of the recommendations put forward in the report. Hillary Clinton outlined some steps the agency would take, including sending hundreds of US Marines guards to missions abroad and assigning a stat…
…each diet was fed a mixture of high-fat crisps and the fat-substitute crisps, containing olestra, which is a synthetic fat with no calories, while the other group received only high-fat crisps. After 28 days, of the animals maintained on the high-fat diet, the rats given fat-substitute crisps gained more weight and developed more fatty tissue than those on regular high-fat crisps. Study co-author…
Enterprise, NASA’s original prototype for the space shuttle program, took to the skies today for the first time in nearly 27 years for a historic sky show above the Manhattan skyline. Secured to the top of a modified 747 Boeing jetliner, Enterprise took off on Friday morning from Dulles International Airport in Virginia for New York, where it landed just under two hours later at John F. Ken…
Christopher Artes and Medeana Hendershot, a couple who romanticized trains and lived a modern-day adventure by riding railroad cars across the U.S., were killed when a train dumped its load of coal on them at a Florida power plant. Workers discovered the bodies of Christopher Artes, 25, and Medeana Hendershot, 22, this Sunday. Though it’s unclear exactly how the young couple died, officials guess…
Falling asleep straight after sex shows that you and your partner are truly in love, a new study has shown. Research by evolutionary psychologists at the University of Michigan and Albright College in Pennsylvania, found the tendency to drop off to sleep first after sex is associated with greater partner desire for bonding and affection. Daniel Kruger, a research fellow at the University of Michi…
…-door hearing with former CIA Director David Petraeus on Friday, Republican Representative Peter King said that unclassified talking points prepared by the CIA for use by lawmakers about the September 11 attack originally pointed specifically to al Qaeda involvement. Peter King said they were edited before being cleared for use. Ben Rhodes said the White House, and also the State Department, chang…
A growing number of women are now cutting off their pinky toes to make wearing heels more comfortable. The shortening of toes and foot injections are similar surgeries that are popular with stiletto-obsessed women who find it too painful for her to wear heels for more than a few minutes. Susan Deming, a patient who recently underwent a toe-shortening procedure, told Fox News: “Unless you’ve been…
…am got a major boost with the addition of prominent anti-death penalty lawyer Judy Clarke, who has managed to get life sentences for several high-profile clients Three people were killed and more than 260 injured when two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. But judge Marianne Bowler denied, at least for now, a request from Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s public defender, Miriam C…
…Zenawi’s life and achievements. Thousands of people, including dozens of foreign leaders and dignitaries, attended Sunday’s funeral. The ex-prime minister died last month in Brussels after 21 years in power. The cause of the 57-year-old’s death has not been announced. Meles Zenawi was praised for bringing development to Ethiopia, which has long been associated with hunger and fam…
eries of bizarre media interviews, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva has staunchly defended her sons Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, who are accused of the terrorist attack on April 15 that left 3 dead and more than 260 injured. Zubeidat Tsarnaeva, 45, has sparked outrage for her incendiary comments to the media and now officials say they are probing her possible involvement in the tragedy. “She [Zubeidat Tsarna…
…Bashar al-Assad loyalists by rebels in Aleppo, sparking criticism from human rights groups. Fighting in Syria's embattled city of Aleppo has increased significantly in the past few days More than 200,000 people have fled Aleppo in recent weeks, the UN says, as government forces battle to oust Free Syria Army (FSA) rebels from the country’s biggest city. The rebels appear to control larg…
Shevell and Paul McCartney have a combined fortune of over $1 billion. Nancy Shevell, 51, is the third wife of Sir Paul McCartney. The New York millionairess started dating Paul McCartney in November 2007 and it was announced on 6 May 2011 that the two had become engaged. Nancy Shevell and Linda McCartney, Paul’s first wife, were pals. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in her 30s, around the t…
Tony Post, the chief executive of Vibram USA and former marathon runner, introduced the minimalist Five Fingers running shoe in 2007. The footwear, which Tony Post describes as “ballet shoes with toes”, entered the market just as the so-called “barefoot” running craze took off in the US. What started as a way to showcase the company’s design skills quickly ballooned…
…lly don’t pose a threat to health, as their bites rarely cause more than itching welts or the occasional allergic reaction. Foggers, on the other hand, can be hazardous if used incorrectly. In a 2008 report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicated that at least 466 fogger-related injuries or illnesses were documented across eight states between 2001 and 2006. The most common…
Rihanna sues Topshop for $5 million over using pictures of her on T-shirts without her permissionRihanna says she will sue Topshop after claiming they sold T-shirts with her face on it without asking permission. Rihanna's team is said to have told the British high…
Photo: George Michael airlifted to hospital following car crash on M1 motorwayGeorge Michael was involved in a crash in his Range Rover during rush hour on the M1 motorway near St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK, on Thursday. George Michael, 49, was…
Christoph Waltz: Man points gun at him and threatens to blow up studio with hand grenade during Cannes TV interviewChristoph Waltz was left shaken last night after a man pointed a hand-gun at him during a live French news programme TV show and threatened to blow up a studio with a hand…
Mariah Carey's American Idol finale performance branded worst lip-sync of all timeMariah Carey's performance on last night's American Idol finale was so good it had some wondering whether she hadn't lip-synched the entire thing. However, Mariah Carey, 43,…
Ireland Baldwin displays tan lines in backless topIreland Baldwin shared a picture with her Twitter followers on Friday showing a white bikini line running across her pink back. Ireland Baldwin, 17, accompanied the snap, in…
Beyoncé is pregnant with second child, multiple sources confirmAfter days of speculation, according to E! News, multiple sources have confirmed to them that Beyoncé is expecting her second child with Jay-Z. Suspicions were first…
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