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Kate’s photo scandal shows how hard it is for the UK monarchy to control its narrative
13Mar By AdminsNo Comments

Kate’s photo scandal shows how hard it is for the UK monarchy to control its narrative

The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales' family snapshot is a new chapter in the thorny relationship between the media and Britain's royal family. It's also a sign of how hard it is for the monarchy to control its own narrative in the social-media era. "Social media has empowered the royals to curate their public image in new ways," royal historian Ed Owens said on Tuesday. The photo of the Princess of Wales and her children intended to calm speculation about her health (left) and the inconsistencies that caused concern it had been digitally manipulated (right). (Supplied) "But they have also given over significant power to the end user. And that end user … desires greater insight, greater intimate detail about what exactly has been going on behind closed doors." ...
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Biden and Trump barrel into Super Tuesday, toward a likely November rematch despite voter concerns
6Mar By AdminsNo Comments

Biden and Trump barrel into Super Tuesday, toward a likely November rematch despite voter concerns

United States President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump are poised to move much closer to winning their parties' nominations on Tuesday during the biggest day of the primary campaign, despite many voters preferring something other than a November rematch from four years ago. Super Tuesday elections are being held in 16 states and one territory — from Alaska and California to Vermont and Virginia. Hundreds of delegates are at stake, the biggest haul for either party on any single day. While much of the focus is on the presidential race, there are also important down-ballot contests. California voters will choose candidates who will compete to fill the Senate seat long held by Dianne Feinstein. The governor's race will take shape in North Carolina, a state ...
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Trump asks judge to cut the $128 million penalty in E. Jean Carroll case or grant him a new trial
6Mar By AdminsNo Comments

Trump asks judge to cut the $128 million penalty in E. Jean Carroll case or grant him a new trial

In a longshot bid, former President Donald Trump is asking the judge overseeing E. Jean Carroll's defamation case against him to significantly reduce the US$83.3 million (A$128.1 million) jury award or grant a new trial. Trump argued that Judge Lewis Kaplan wrongly prohibited him from defending himself during his brief testimony and that warrants a new trial. In court filings Tuesday, Trump's lawyers said Kaplan erred when he stopped Trump from testifying about "his own state of mind" and when he gave an "erroneous jury instruction on the definition of common-law malice." Trump's lawyers said the jury should have been told they needed to find that it was Trump's "sole, exclusive desire to harm" Carroll. "This Court's erroneous decision to dramatically limit the scope...
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British Army website claim that Kate would appear at Trooping the Colour removed
6Mar By AdminsNo Comments

British Army website claim that Kate would appear at Trooping the Colour removed

The British Army has swiftly removed a claim on its website that Catherine, the Princess of Wales, will attend a Trooping the Colour ceremony in June. That engagement would have been the first appearance announced for the 42-year-old royal since she underwent abdominal surgery. The announcement by the Ministry of Defence caused confusion, because Prince William and Kate's office, Kensington Palace, had not confirmed any scheduled public events for Kate. The BBC reported that the Army did not seek approval from the palace before publishing the page, which had a picture of Kate and copy stating she would be reviewing troops on 8 June. Kate has been out of the public eye since January, when palace officials announced that she was admitted to a private London hospital for...
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Helicopter carrying tourists spins out of control and crashes into building
29Feb By AdminsNo Comments

Helicopter carrying tourists spins out of control and crashes into building

Onlookers could only watch in horror as the helicopter smashed into a building and became stuck between the wall and the antenna on Monday evening. All six people inside the chopper survived but had to be rescued from a restaurant rooftop in the Colombian city of Medellin. American tourist Francisco Salas, 36, is heard on the phone to the emergency services speaking in both Spanish and English. ‘I’ve been in a helicopter crash. We are very high up and waiting for the police and rescue team,’ he says in the footage. For 45 minutes, Salas had one arm around a woman ‘with a lot of body weight who did not have the strength to support herself’ and his other arm against the helicopter. The Texan businessman also said he used his phone to call his mum and dad to ‘say goodbye, say t...
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Is a Gaza ceasefire deal in sight?
29Feb By AdminsNo Comments

Is a Gaza ceasefire deal in sight?

At the Nova festival site in southern Israel, attacked by Hamas gunmen on 7 October, the families and friends of Israeli hostages began a long march to Jerusalem on Wednesday. The festival site, near Kibbutz Re'im, is where hundreds of Israelis were killed and hundreds more dragged away into Gaza. The marchers, carrying pictures of those still missing, are demanding that their government do more to bring the remaining 134 hostages home. Their hopes have been raised by talk of a ceasefire. "One hundred and forty-five endless days and nights of yearning for our loved ones," Ronen Neutra said, addressing the crowd. Ronen's 22-year-old son, Omer, is somewhere in Gaza. "We send them strength, and ask them to hold a little...
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