Thursday, March 9, 2017
Foreign tourists are not welcome on White House tours
Only days after President Trump reopened the White House to visitors, British and other foreign tourists in Washington have been told they are not welcome in Pennsylvania Avenue.
The White House opened to tours for the first time since the inauguration this week but foreign visitors were told to contact their embassies in Washington to apply for a visit.
But several foreign embassies have said they have been told by the State Department that non-US individuals are not allowed around the presidential residency.
Unlike Trump’s travel ban on six predominantly Muslim countries, the nations whose citizens are not allowed in the White House include Britain, Australia, Canada and Denmark.
The Danish Embassy said: ‘Although the White House’s website directs foreign nationals to contact their embassy to arrange a tour, we have been instructed by the US Department of State that such tours are not possible at the present time.
‘We will of course update this website as soon as the Department of State enables us to arrange tours of the White House again.’
Source: Foreign tourists are not welcome on White House tours | Daily Mail Online
Geri Halliwell cries over late friend George Michael
The 44-year-old singer was overcome with emotion when she appeared on Thursday’s installment of This Morning, tearing up as she discussed her close bond with the late star.
She welcomed baby son Montague George Hector with her husband Christian Horner in January, taking inspiration for his second name from her late friend George Michael.
And Geri Horner, nÊe Halliwell, was overcome with emotion when she appeared on Thursday’s installment of This Morning, tearing up as she discussed her close bond with the Wham! singer, who tragically passed away on Christmas Day.
The 44-year-old singer was full of praises for the ‘generous’ superstar, who took her under his wing and acted a mentor figure to her.
Geri explained that she wasn’t sure about naming her son after George, but felt like it was a fitting way to honour her friend’s unexpected passing.
‘It’s very sad. It was my mother’s idea to call Monty “George” – she loved his family – at first I thought, “Is it appropriate?”… but why not.’
The Freedom singer was found dead at his home in Goring, Oxfordshire, on December 25 last year, by boyfriend Fadi Fawaz.
MORE: Geri Halliwell cries over late friend George Michael | Daily Mail Online
#F1 TESTING LUNCH TIME News, Drivers, Results 1) Vettel, Ferrari. McLaren has twice broken down
Source: F1 News, Drivers, Results – Formula 1 Live Online | Sky Sports
Marines Facebook group STILL sharing nude photos of women
The group titled ‘Marines United’ had hundreds, possibly thousands of photos of unsuspecting servicewomen, some who were on active duty.
- The U.S. Department of Defense is investigating hundreds of Marines for sharing nude photos of their female colleagues
- ‘Marines United’, a group with 30,000+ followers, had hundreds, possibly thousands of photos of unsuspecting servicewomen
- Members have been redirected to new pages, including one titled Marines United 2, or MU2
- Since January 30, more than two dozen women have been identified
A secret Marines Facebook group that shares naked pictures and videos of unsuspecting female colleagues is still going, despite the NCIS investigating hundreds of its members.
The group titled ‘Marines United’ had hundreds, possibly thousands of photos of unsuspecting servicewomen, some who were on active duty.
After the existence of the group was made public, members have been redirected to new pages, including one titled Marines United 2, or MU2.
According to CNN, members have even taken to taunting federal and military investigators, with one writing: ‘It would be hilarious if one of these FBI or (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) f***s found their wife on here,’ on the original Marines United page.
Members of the group also shared a link to a cloud storage site containing more than 2,500 images of women in stages of undress or engaging in sexual acts.
MORE: Marines Facebook group STILL sharing nude photos of women | Daily Mail Online
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Kaley Cuoco has joined a rapidly growing list of Hollywood stars to dabble in the alternative, ancient, and arguably questionable practice of cupping therapy.
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Barcelona 6-1 Paris Saint-Germain (aggregate 6-5) HIGHLIGHTS: Re-live the incredible comeback here
- Barcelona beat Paris Saint-Germain in a brilliant Champions League comeback on Wednesday evening
- Trailing 4-0 from the first leg, Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi led the early charge to get Barca back in the tie
- And with the game looking lost with three minutes left, Neymar scored twice before Sergi Roberto’s winner
- Video highlights are only available for readers in the United Kingdom
Barcelona produced one of the Champions League’s most-memorable moments to beat Paris Saint-Germain and you can re-live the action here.
BT Sport, holders of the exclusive television rights for Europe’s premier competition, have produced the highlights package below for fans to look back over that wild night at the Nou Camp.
After Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi led a first-half salvo in a bid to overturn PSG’s 4-0 first-leg lead, Neymar struck twice before Sergi Roberto’s winner — all in the game’s closing minutes — to send Barca through 6-5 on aggregate.
Source: Barcelona 6-1 PSG, UEFA Champions League HIGHLIGHTS, GOALS | Daily Mail Online
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
More likely to find a hand gun than an electric kettle in a kitchen in America
This little nugget of knowledge has just been picked up on Twitter and people are losing their minds over it.
It’s stunning to us because we were colonised by the Brits who love nothing more than a cup of tea (or a Spice Girls reunion). So to a certain extent we have adopted the tradition of flicking the button on the kettle for a nice cuppa. As such the concept of not having a kettle seems terribly quaint to us.
There are delightful tales doing the rounds about Americans picking up an electric kettle when they’re in a foreign country, not understanding how it works, and putting it on the stove to heat it up (thus melting the bottom).
Part of the reason electric kettles are such a rarity in the US is that most of the population drinks coffee instead of tea, and the heating element for coffee is often combined in those drip coffee machines they tend to use at home.
You know those contraptions you always see in TV sitcoms?
This is all fair enough, but how do they boil water for life’s other necessities (such as hot water bottles and making jelly)?
Apparently stovetop kettles are the norm, or they boil the water in the microwave. Which many people find profoundly shocking.
Source: Common kitchen item Americans don’t have
‘Fearless Girl’ statue stares down Wall Street’s iconic bull
A new statue of a resolute young girl staring down Wall Street’s famous Charging Bull was erected by a major asset managing firm for International Women’s Day to make a point: There’s a dearth of women on the boards of the largest U.S. corporations.
State Street Global Advisors, the Boston-based investment giant, had the statue created to push companies to increase the number of women directors.
Artist Kristen Visbal’s “Fearless Girl” drew crowds Wednesday that initially came to pose for pictures with the bull, but the novelty quickly became a New York hot spot.
The girl is sculpted in bronze, her hands firmly planted on her waist, ponytailed head held high.
“Know the power of women in leadership. SHE makes a difference,” reads a plaque at her feet.
“As a steward of nearly $2.5 trillion of assets, we want to engage with boards and management around issues that we think will drive core results,” said Lori Heinel, State Street’s deputy global chief investment officer. “And what you find repeatedly is having more diverse boards and more diverse senior management will actually drive better results for companies.”
MORE: ‘Fearless Girl’ statue stares down Wall Street’s iconic bull
