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Recep Tayyip Erdogan won Turkey’s presidential election on Sunday. And he did so in a relative landslide with 52.2%. Kemal Kilicdaroglu was the unified opposition candidate. He led in all the polls. But he fell short with 47.8%. Erdogan wins Turkish election There was never any doubt about the outcome. Yes, polls and media reports… Read more.
Prince Harry and Meghan ‘near catastrophic’ paparazzi car chase Prince Harry and Meghan claim the paparazzi engaged them in a two-hour car chase. And that it was relentless and “near catastrophic.” Prince Harry, Meghan and her mother were involved in a ‘near catastrophic car chase’ involving paparazzi, a spokesperson for the couple claimed. The incident… Read more.
Anna Nicole Smith married her secret girlfriend A new documentary about Anna Nicole Smith dropped on Netflix — and it revealed she was reportedly in a ‘secret relationship.’ Melissa ‘Missy’ Byrum, a friend of the late model, claimed in the doc — titled “Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me” — that the two were… Read more.
The Boy Scouts of America says it prepares young boys for life. But it turns out much of that preparation involves grooming them for sex. And we now know that its legacy of systemic sexual abuse of boys rivals that of the Catholic Church. Boy Scouts Settles Sexual Abuse Claims for $2.4 Billion The Boy… Read more.
South Africa is sending arms to Russia because the world is at war. For now, Ukraine is the battlefield. And, for now, Russians and Ukrainians are the combatants. But countries are taking sides. They are siding with Ukraine and the forces of democracy, or with Russia and the forces of autocracy. Some countries are hedging… Read more.
Alas, it has come to this. Finland’s prime minister divorces husband Sanna Marin today announced she is divorcing her husband, Markus Raikkonen, after 19 years together. Marin and Raikkonen, both 37, share a five-year-old daughter Emma Amalia Marin and were married nearly three years ago in August 2020. But the couple, who had been together… Read more.
Jury finds Trump liable for sexual abuse Donald Trump has a long record of losing court cases. For example, he lost over 65 trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. So nobody should be surprised that he lost this one. A jury found him liable for sexual abuse yesterday. A Manhattan jury… Read more.
The government is cracking down on companies spying in China. But this is like the government cracking down on citizens cheating on taxes in America. It’s what the government does, respectively. That’s why China cracking down on Capvision is more hypocritical than surprising. China cracks down on Capvision Chinese authorities have conducted raids on the… Read more.
Kevin Costner’s wife surprised Hollywood last week when she filed for divorce. But I’m only surprised that it took her so long. Kevin Costner Divorce Most celebrity marriages are short, expensive, and very public. They rarely last more than ten years. By contrast, Costner’s marriage has been long and relatively private. But it, too, is now… Read more.
The Coronation of King Charles III will play out on Saturday. Charles has decreed it shall be a more modest Coronation than his mother’s. But that’s like a billionaire buying a Bentley instead of a Rolls-Royce because he wants to appear modest. Because this three-day event still promises pomp and pageantry worthy of a king.… Read more.
