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(See the video below.) The actor said on “The Late Show” Tuesday that she confronted her exploding fame after shooting a project in Ireland, where she was “too isolated” to realize the impact the drama had made.  “Then when I came back home to London I went for a walk with my mask and my beanie, and the amount of people that stopped me from just this,” she told host Stephen Colbert, framing her eyes. “I honestly couldn’t believe it, and I think it’s gonna take some time to ge...

Updated Jan 02, 2021 Cruz Joins GOP Senate Block That Will Challenge Bidens Victory The 11 Republicans join Sen. Josh Hawley in objecting when the Electoral College results are tallied in Congress. Jason Lange and Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Senator Ted Cruz on Saturday said he will be among a dozen Republican senators who will challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when Electoral College results are tallied in Congress next week – a largely symbolic move that has litt...

UK Hits New Daily Virus Record As Teachers Urge School Closures A more transmissible variant of the coronavirus appears to be taking its toll: The country has recorded 57,725 new daily cases. Pan Pylas LONDON (AP) — With daily coronavirus infections surging as a result of a new virus variant, the British government faced mounting pressure Saturday from teachers’ unions to keep schools in England closed for at least another two weeks. The government, which oversees schools in England, has al...

The Wisconsin pharmacist is accused of deliberately removing hundreds of coronavirus vaccine doses from a refrigerator.

Dumile’s career was anything but straightforward, and he followed up the notoriety gained through “Doomsday” with a flurry of collaborations, instrumental releases and projects under the alternate alias Viktor Vaughn. His aligned with the influential Minneapolis label Rhymesayers for his second album as Doom, “Mm...Food,” in late 2004, but it was another project from earlier that year that truly established him among the uppermost ranks of independent hip-hop figures. Released via th...

Updated Jan 05, 2021 California Passes 25,000 Coronavirus Deaths, Finds 3 More Variant Cases “We’re exhausted and it’s the calm before the storm,” a nurse said of the states ongoing surge of cases that have pushed nurses and doctors to the breaking point. BRIAN MELLEY and STEFANIE DAZIO LOS ANGELES (AP) — California surpassed 25,000 coronavirus deaths since the start of the pandemic and officials disclosed Thursday that three more cases involving a mutant variant of the virus have bee...

UK Abolishes ‘Sexist’ Tax On Feminine Hygiene Products British tax experts say the move will save the average woman nearly $55 over her lifetime. Pan Pylas LONDON (AP) — Britain on Friday became the latest country to abolish the so-called “tampon tax,” eliminating sales taxes on women’s sanitary products. The move was widely praised by women’s rights advocates as well as proponents of the country’s departure from the European Union. Treasury chief Rishi S...

Updated Jan 05, 2021 U.S. Records 20 Million COVID-19 Cases As New Year Dawns The country accounts for almost one-quarter of the total number of coronavirus cases worldwide, according to Johns Hopkins University data. A somber new milestone marked the new year in the U.S. ― as of Friday, the country recorded more than 20 million COVID-19 cases since the coronavirus pandemic began early last year. The U.S. has about 4% of the world’s population but accounts for about 24% of the total number ...

French Police Attacked By Curfew-Busting New Year Party-Goers Ravers at an underground New Year’s Eve party that drew at least 2,500 people torched one police vehicle and injured officers with volleys of bottles and stones. PARIS (AP) — Ravers at an underground, curfew-busting New Year’s Eve party that drew at least 2,500 people in western France attacked the police sent to shut them down, torching one police vehicle and injuring officers with volleys of bottles and stones, officials said...

Historic: Becky Hammon Becomes First Woman To Coach NBA Team The assistant coach made history leading the San Antonio Spurs after its longtime head coach Gregg Popovich was ejected. Raul Dominguez SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Becky Hammon would have preferred a victory over history after becoming the first woman to coach an NBA team. The assistant coach took over the San Antonio Spurs in the second quarter after coach Gregg Popovich was ejected in a 121-107 loss to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lake...