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Published by Radar Online Mega Prince William’s decision to make a joint public appearance with his estranged brother, Prince Harry, fulfilled one of the Queen’s final wishes, RadarOnline.com has learned. Queen Elizabeth II, who died peacefully at Balmoral Castle last Thursday at age 96, had expressed her wish for her grandsons to repair their relationship, according to a well-placed royal source. Mega The warring brothers have been at odds since 38-year-old Harry began dating the former Suits actress, with whom he now shares Archie, 3, and 1-year-old Lilibet. The Queen also privately voiced her concerns about Meghan Markle, the American divorcée, said the royal insider. After years of tortured silence, Elizabeth is said to have made cutting remarks and subtle steps to ensure the monarchy survived Meghan Markle and Harry’s renegade rebellion. “Her Majesty believed Meghan and her publicity-obsessed antics posed a real threat to the monarchy,” a senior courtier said. “As she faced her final days, Elizabeth detested how Harry was torn from his family to start a new life in America.” Mega While Harry and Meghan have feuded more openly with other family members, the Queen had always managed to remain above the fray — at least in public. “I’m told the Queen had suspicions early that Meghan couldn’t accept the royal rulebook, but gave her a chance — many chances,” added the courtier. The Queen’s breaking point was said to have come when Meghan vowed to walk on Washington for abortion rights with feminist Gloria Steinem. Although the queen publicly maintained her royal reserve after being blindsided by the Sussexes fleeing to the U.S. in 2020, insiders claimed she couldn’t contain her disdain over the situation. Mega “She was outraged after Meghan accused the royals of being cruel, uncaring racists and criticized Prince William’s wife, Kate, in that bombshell CBS interview,” said another palace source. “She retaliated with three words — ‘recollections may vary’ — subtly suggesting Meghan was lying. And she didn’t even try to hide her glee when Meghan snubbed Prince Philip’s funeral last year. ‘Thank goodness Meghan is not coming,’ she told her aides.” The Queen feared another Meghan drama would steal attention from her beloved Philip. The same kind of potential distraction was also why she banned the Sussexes from the Buckingham Palace balcony during her Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June. “She would not allow them to cash in on their royal connections for their megabucks Netflix documentary!” declared the courtier, referring to one of Harry and Meghan’s blockbuster Hollywood deals. Mega The Queen welcomed the former B-list actress before she wed Harry, 37, in May 2018, but storm clouds soon arrived. Meghan, 40, refused Her Majesty’s plea to resolve the bitter public feud that exploded with her father, Thomas Markle. Reports also emerged that Meghan was bullying staffers, which the American actress has vehemently denied. View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Gabrielle Union is keen to make a ‘Bring It On’ sequel. The 49-year-old actress starred in the original movie in 2000 alongside Kirsten Dunst and Eliza Dushku, and Gabrielle has now suggested that she’d love to make a sequel. Discussing the possibility of starring in another ‘Bring It On’ movie, she shared: “I’ve heard many takes over the years, but I’m hearing some really great takes from some big-name writers that are very surprising.” ‘Bring it On’ centred on a champion high-school cheer-leading squad, and its success led to six direct-to-video sequels, none of which featured any of the original cast members. But Gabrielle has already considered a potential new storyline for her on-screen character Isis, who captained the East Compton Clovers cheer-leading team. The Hollywood star – who has Kaavia, three, with husband Dwyane Wade – told ‘Entertainment Tonight’: “Imagine if her daughter was, ya know, a high stepper from Jackson State, Hawthorne State or Hampton. There’s so many forms of cheer-leading that we don’t get to celebrate. The possibilities are endless.” Gabrielle has “been an athlete [her] entire life”. However, the actress previously confessed that her cheer-leading skills weren’t up to scratch. Asked about her cheer-leading experience, she replied: “Just in junior high because you didn’t have to be popular to be a cheerleader. “I’ve been an athlete my entire life, playing soccer, basketball, and softball, but those don’t prepare you for the sport of cheer-leading at all. And you can tell that I struggled because there are a lot of close-ups so it looks like I’m doing the same s*** that everyone else is doing even though I’m not as good. “I’m matching most of the more dance-heavy choreography, but the more challenging cheer-leading stuff? No.” View the full article

Published by Reuters (Corrects to clarify data is from 2022 report, covering 2021 data) By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – Efforts to tackle AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria began to recover last year after being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, but the world is still not on track to defeat these killer diseases, according to a report. In its 2022 report, released on Monday, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said the numbers of people reached with treatment and prevention efforts rebounded last year after declining for the first time in almost 20 years in 2020. However, all the ground lost has not been regained, said Peter Sands, head of the Fund, a public/private alliance based in Geneva. “Most countries have done an impressive job of bouncing back from the terrible disruption of 2020 … but we are not where we want to be. Far too many people are still dying of these diseases,” he told Reuters last week. For example, the numbers treated for tuberculosis fell by 19% in 2020, to 4.5 million. In 2021, this went back up by 12%, to 5.3 million – still just below the 5.5 million on treatment pre-pandemic. While malaria and AIDS programmes did exceed 2019 levels, the pandemic’s impact means they are still off-track on the aim of ending the diseases by 2030. Sands also warned that the impact of the global food crisis, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, would make the situation worse. Infectious diseases are usually much deadlier for people whose bodies are weakened by malnutrition, and they also do not respond as well to treatment or prevention efforts. As such, Sands said it was “likely” that the Fund would have to work with partners to provide more nutritional support than it ever has before in order to continue to save lives. The report estimates that the Fund’s work with countries has saved around 50 million lives since its inception in 2002. It spent $4.4 billion to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on its key areas, and fight the pandemic, from March 2020 on. To continue its work, the Global Fund is now aiming to raise $18 billion for its next three-year funding cycle, from governments, civil society and the private sector. It has already raised more than a third of the total and there are plans for a pledging conference next week, hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. (This story corrects to clarify data is from 2022 report, covering 2021 data) (Reporting by Jennifer Rigby; Editing by Alison Williams) View the full article

Published by Reuters By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former President Donald Trump’s attorneys on Monday said they oppose the U.S. Justice Department’s request to continue to review classified documents seized by the FBI from his Florida estate last month in an ongoing criminal investigation. In a court filing, his lawyers also asked U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to require an independent arbiter, called a special master, to include the roughly 100 documents with classification markings in its review of more than 11,000 records recovered during the court-approved Aug. 8 search at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach. Trump is under investigation for retaining government records, some of which were marked as highly classified, at Mar-a-Lago after leaving office in January 2021. The government is also investigating possible obstruction of the probe. His lawyers in the filing said Trump disputes the Justice Department’s claim that the 100 records in question are in fact classified, and they reminded Cannon that a president generally has broad powers to declassify records. However, they stopped short of suggesting that Trump had declassified the documents – a claim he has made on social media but not in any official court filings. “There still remains a disagreement as to the classification status of the documents,” they wrote. “The government’s position therefore assumes a fact not yet established.” The clash between the Justice Department and Trump over how to treat classified material puts Cannon on the hot seat to make a decision. If she rules that the Justice Department cannot continue relying on the classified materials for its criminal probe or insists on letting the special master review them, prosecutors have threatened to appeal to the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. “In what at its core is a document storage dispute that has spiraled out of control, the government wrongfully seeks to criminalize the possession by the 45th President of his own presidential and personal records,” Trump’s lawyers wrote. “The government should therefore not be permitted to skip the process and proceed straight to a preordained conclusion,” they added. The documents probe is one of several federal and state investigations Trump is facing from his time in office and in private business. He has suggested he might run for president again in 2024, but has not made any commitment. About two weeks after the FBI searched Trump’s home, his attorneys filed a civil lawsuit demanding the appointment of a special master to review the seized records for materials that could be covered by attorney-client privilege or executive privilege – a legal doctrine that can shield some presidential records from disclosure. The Justice Department has also opposed appointing a special master to review records for executive privilege claims, saying the records do not belong to the former president. In ruling in favor of Trump’s request for a special master last week, Cannon rejected the Justice Department’s arguments that the records belong to the government and that because Trump is no longer president he cannot claim executive privilege. Cannon was appointed to the bench by Trump in 2020 just months before he left office. If the special master decides some of the material is covered by Trump’s privilege claims, it could hamper the government’s investigation. Both sides each proposed their own list of two possible candidates for the job late on Friday. They are expected to update the court later on Monday about their views on each other’s proposed candidates. If the special master decides some of the material is covered by Trump’s executive privilege claims, it could hamper the government’s investigation. (Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch and Doina Chiacu; Editing by Will Dunham) View the full article

Published by Kaiser Health News Last month, the FDA authorized omicron-specific vaccines, accompanied by breathless science-by-press release and a media blitz. Just days after the FDA’s move, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention followed, recommending updated boosters for anyone age 12 and up who had received at least two doses of the original covid vaccines. The message to a nation still struggling with the covid-19 pandemic: The cavalry — in the form of a shot — is coming over the hill. But for those familiar with the business tactics of the pharmaceutical industry, that exuberant messaging — combined with the la… Read More View the full article

Published by OK Magazine mega Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 8. Following her death, her eldest son was named King Charles III, his wife, Camilla Parker Bowles, was given the title of Queen Consort, and Prince William and Kate Middleton became the Prince and Princess of Wales. However, Prince Andrew, who was recently stripped of his military affiliations and Royal patronages after he was accused of sexually abusing Virginia Giuffre, inherited something different entirely in the wake of his mother’s passing — her Corgis! mega The Queen was famous for her love of her little dogs and at the time of her death she had four of them. Two Pembroke Welsh Corgis named Muick and Sandy, a 13-year-old Dachshund and Corgi cross — affectionately called a “Dorgi” — named Candy and a Cocker Spaniel called Lissy. It has not been confirmed if Andrew will be taking care of Candy and Lissy as well, or just Muick and Sandy. PRINCE ANDREW IS ‘FUMING’ OVER PRINCE CHARLES & PRINCE WILLIAM’S DECISION TO NOT LET HIM BACK INTO THE SPOTLIGHT As OK! previously reported, Andrew had been attempting to use his close relationship with the Queen to work his way back into the Royal family’s good graces, but as of now, seemingly little has changed for the Duke of York. mega “There is no new title and apparently no way back into the fold,” an insider spilled. “Instead, he just gets the dogs.” PRINCE ANDREW & GHISLAINE MAXWELL WERE ‘VERY CLOSE’ & FLIRTY WHILE ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN’S PRIVATE ISLAND, EX-MAID CLAIMS “At least he’s got plenty of time on his hands after stepping back from Royal duties amid the controversy surrounding his friendship with pedophile billionaire Jeffrey Epstein,” the insider continued. “He’s been spending most of it horse riding but will now be able to get out for walks with the dogs too.” mega Earlier this year, OK! learned the frail Queen had been suffering from mobility issues since October 2021 that caused her to no longer be able to go on her much-loved walks with her beloved dogs. The job was eventually handed over to her royal aides. Still, the pampered pooches brought the ailing monarch joy throughout her long life. Following the Queen’s passing on Thursday, photographer Annie Leibovitz shared a 2016 photo of Her Majesty and her pets. “The Queen went out walking with her dogs every day… The Queen grew up with corgis, fearless little dogs bred for herding cattle,” she captioned the snapshot via Twitter. “Her father brought a corgi home when she was seven, and she was not without one — for decades afterward.” The insider spoke with The Sun regarding Prince Andrew and the Queen’s dogs. View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Beyonce celebrated turning 41 with a star-studded birthday party at the weekend. The ‘Alien Superstar’ hitmaker’s birthday fell on Labor Day (05.09.22) this year so she held off her celebrations until Saturday (10.09.22) night, where she was joined by pals including rapper Drake, actor Michael B. Jordan, reality star Kim Kardashian, musician Machine Gun Kelly and his fiancee actress Megan Fox, for a huge shindig. The bash – which was held at a mansion in Bel Air and photographed by TMZ – also included singing superstar Adele and her boyfriend Rich Paul, rapper Lizzo, pop star Jaden Smith, supermodel Bella Hadid, superstar momager Kris Jenner, her daughter Khloe Kardashian and her ex-partner Tristan Thompson, model-turned-actress Lily-Rose Depp, rapper Offset and Vanessa Bryant, the widow of the late Los Angeles Lakers’ icon Kobe Bryant. Jay-Z – who Beyonce has been hitched to since 2008 and has 10-year-old daughter Blue Ivy and five-year-old twins Rumi and Sir with – was photographed while attending the party, but his wife was not captured by the cameras. Beyonce’s birthday celebration comes after the ‘Crazy in Love’ hitmaker dropped her seventh album ‘Renaissance’ – her first in over six years – in July after sharing her the new song ‘Break My Soul’ in June. On Instagram, the Grammy winner – who is yet to drop the hotly-anticipated visuals for the 16 tracks – remarked making the LP made her “feel free”. Beyonce wrote: “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world. It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving. “My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment, a place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom. It was a beautiful journey of exploration. I hope you find joy in this music. I hope it inspires you to release the wiggle. Ha! And to feel as unique, strong, and sexy as you are.” View the full article

Published by Sports Illustrated By Jelani Scott The star guard addressed inappropriate remarks he made toward the LGBTQ+ community over the weekend. Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards issued an apology Sunday for homophobic comments he directed towards the LGBTQ+ community on social media over the weekend. Edwards, 21, posted a now-deleted video on his Instagram story in which he calls a group of people standing outside “queer” while the camera zooms in on the individuals from the inside of a car. He can also be heard saying, “Look what the world done came to, bruh” before the video ends. The NSFW post later went viral on Twi… Read More View the full article

Published by Global Voices Graphic from the EuroPride 2022 website announcing that the event in Belgrade, Serbia has not been canceled. This story is based on original coverage by Meta.mk, as part of the regional initiative Western Balkans Anti-Disinformation Hub. An edited version is republished here under a content-sharing agreement between Global Voices and the Metamorphosis Foundation. EuroPride is a pan-European international LGBTQ+ event hosted by a different a European city every year. In 2022 it is scheduled to take plac place in Belgrade from September 12–18 and includes a film festival, conferences, and a Prid… Read More View the full article

Published by DPA Ten years ago, the love lives of millions was changed by one movement of a finger. The biggest sexual revolution of a generation came in the form of a swipe. Johannes Schmitt-Tegge/dpa Twenty years ago, the idea that almost everyone would be carrying a computer to find potential partners might have seemed shocking, or at least unlikely. Then along came Tinder and taught us all to swipe. Ten years since its inception, Tinder has people in 190 countries swiping left and right (saying yes or no) to singles in their vicinity. “Tinder is the world’s most popular app for meeting new people,” is how the service is described by parent company Match Group, which also owns OkCupid, Hinge, Pairs, OurTime and is based in Dallas, Texas. Since its launch in September of 2012, the app has been downloaded more than half a billion times and has led to more than 75 billion matches, the company says. Some 1.5 million people meet up for dates every week, it says, thanks to Tinder, available in more than 40 languages. One of its biggest competitors is Bumble, a similar app differing only in the fact that mainly only women can start a chat after the match is made. Lovoo is also a strong rival, with an icebreaker function that “is your chance to write to a special someone right away without having to wait for a match,” the company says. “With your Icebreaker, which needs to be original and personalized, you can literally break the ice between you.” Before Tinder, apps like these were mainly used in the queer community, after Joel Simkhai came up with Grindr, the first dating app based on GPS data in 2009. Grindr, mainly used by gay men and a portmanteau of “guy” and “finder,” based on the verb “to grind,” focused less on finding you a potential partner based on shared interests and more on who was nearby. Simkhai tried to create Blendr, a similar app for the straight community in 2011, but it failed to take off. Online dating only became a mass phenomenon beyond the queer community in 2012 when Tinder came along with its infamous swipe. But how far is it helping us – or has swiping left and right on people’s faces made us all superficial? “In terms of ‘openness,’ Tinder has certainly done a lot for straight people,” says Nicole von Wagner, who hosts a podcast about sex and relationships. “Tinder has triggered the sexual revolution of eternal availability. All you have to do is swipe right on your phone and arrange to have sex.” Almost everyone there has several irons in the fire, seeking the best partner they can find. That vast range of possibilities is also making many people superficial, according to author Nicole von Wagner. “We judge a person within seconds based on a photo and swipe left if we don’t like the nose.” Women often contact her saying they are ashamed of dating online, feeling it’s a sign they are unable to attract a partner in real life. “They often feel devalued by those around them for doing so. As if a flirt at the supermarket checkout till is worth more than one online.” Sociologist Thorsten Peetz, of Bamberg University in Germany, also takes a nuanced view of finding love online. “The cliché that it is a more superficial form of getting to know someone and an economization of intimate life does not do justice to the phenomenon.” People are highly reflective when seeking a partner online, he says. “Many use tests and images to create whole stories, and spell out exactly what they want and don’t want.” Peetz says looking for a partner online is not just like shopping for someone in a department store, as some imply. He is dismissive of reports of people who say they use Tinder like a catalogue to browse. “There are a number of studies in which people describe how they feel Tinder is like a catalogue to flip through or even a meat market where you look and choose, but in reality, it isn’t like that,” says Peetz. “You can’t just want to have someone, and have that work out.” The process is like a game where everyone tries to “bring their own intimate value to bear,” he says. People on Tinder and other apps present a socially acceptable version of themselves, says Peetz. We all do that every day anyway, in terms of how we present ourselves, what we wear, how we look and move, he adds. Dating apps present sophisticated challenges around identity and interpretation, he says. “The task at hand is to assess what kind of person you are looking at, beyond the screen. How do they fit into the game I want to play here? What kind of person can I actually expect to meet there real life one day?” In other words, he says, Tinder is about way more than a quick hook-up. A tap and a swipe is all that might separate you from the love of your life, Tinder would have us believe. Marijan Murat/dpa View the full article

Published by Reuters By Gabriela Baczynska BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission wants to see more action from Hungary on stepping up anti-corruption safeguards before Brussels agrees to unlock EU funds, EU sources said. One source called Budapest’s efforts to secure funds a “charm offensive” but said there had been no “immediate breakthrough” in talks on the issue last week between EU officials and Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga. The European Commission has been withholding its approval for Hungary to draw on money meant to help lift economies from the COVID-19 pandemic, accusing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government of undermining the rule of law. Ahead of Varga’s talks in Brussels last Wednesday and Thursday, Hungary announced that it will create an anti-corruption authority and a working group involving non-government organisations to oversee the spending of European Union funds. The European Commission said after the meetings that it would consider Budapest’s proposals. Varga told EU officials last week that Budapest’s promise to set up a new anti-graft agency should be enough for Brussels to unlock some 6 billion euros ($6.08 billion) in COVID stimulus funds, and refrain from clawing back even more from money earmarked for Hungary from the bloc’s 2021-27 shared budget, according to EU sources. But the sources, familiar with Varga’s discussions, voiced caution. “Let’s call it a charm offensive,” one EU official said. “But the devil is in the detail.” A second EU official said that Hungary’s proposals were a step in the right direction but that implementation was key. Orban has come under increased pressure to strike a deal with the Commission as a weakening forint exacerbated economic woes in Hungary in recent weeks. But after years of increasingly bitter EU feuds with Budapest over democratic standards, corruption, migration and LGBTQ rights, a third EU official said: “There is little trust in Hungary.” Hungary had irregularities in nearly 4% of its spending of EU funds in 2015-2019, according to the bloc’s anti-fraud body OLAF, the highest among the 27 EU countries by far. EU lawmakers will likely call on the Commission not to let Hungary off the hook when they debate the state of democracy and fundamental rights in the ex-communist country on Wednesday. The Commission then has until Sept.21 to assess if the latest proposals from Budapest are enough to ease its concerns. If not, Brussels would recommend to the other EU countries punishing Budapest under the bloc’s “money for democracy” scheme that affects all of the bloc’s joint funding worth 1.8 trillion euros in 2021-27. EU Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn has proposed that some 70% of EU funding envisaged for Hungary could be at risk, according to a July document published by the Commission. ($1 = 0.9872 euros) (Additional reporting by Jan Strupczewski, Writing by Gabriela Baczynska, Editing by Susan Fenton) View the full article

Published by California Healthline Last year, Tim Chevalier received the first of many coverage denials from his insurance company for the hair removal procedure he needed as part of a phalloplasty, the creation of a penis. Electrolysis is a common procedure among transgender people like Chevalier, a software developer in Oakland, California. In some cases, it’s used to remove unwanted hair from the face or body. But it’s also required for a phalloplasty or a vaginoplasty, the creation of a vagina, because all hair must be removed from the tissue that will be relocated during surgery. Chevalier’s insurer, Anthem Blue Cross, tol… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English ‘Hocus Pocus 2’ director Anne Fletcher is “open” to another sequel. The 56-year-old filmmaker is at the helm of the upcoming comedy horror movie – which is a follow-up to the original 1993 classic and set to launch on Disney+ on September 30 – and she won’t rule out a third film if Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy and Sarah Jessica Parker all want to return as the Sanderson sisters. Speaking to SFX magazine, she said: “I have definitely left it WIDE open for any sequel. Now it’s really up to them if they want to do it. “I can’t say anything other than yes, it is left open. Will they do it? I don’t know, they haven’t even talked about it, that I can be honest with you.” Producer Lynn Harris also refuses to rule out the possibility, noting that the fantasy themes will always be popular with fans. She added: “There’s always potential. It’s a movie about magic and witches. Those things are timeless aren’t they? A multiverse of witches!” The prospect of a third film could be decided by Midler, Najimy and Parker – who play sisters Winne, Mary and Sarah respectively – with the trio also playing a huge role in making the upcoming sequel a reality. Harris recalled: “We approached the women and said, ‘Hey, guys, it’s time to get the band back together’. They were all amenable and excited and had great notes on the scrip, which we took into account, because each of them as such a deep awareness of their character. “Even though it had been 27 years, when we first started talking. They really remembered and understood who they were as Winnie, Sarah and Mary. They clicked right back into character, and it was magic.” For Fletcher, it was a dream to see the three stars interacting on set, particularly as it came to the chemistry between their characters. She said: “It is truly as though they had not been out of costume for 27 years. They went right back into character. “When I say character, not just their own individual character, but the way in which they relate to one another, which is very specific, in terms of the familial squabbles in birth order. View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Lea Michele is taking a break from ‘Funny Girl’ after being hit with “early signs” of COVID-19. The 36-year-old actress has been playing the part of Fanny Brice on Broadway, but Lea has confirmed via Instagram that she’s taking a step back from the production after feeling ill. She wrote on the photo-sharing platform: “I’m devastated to say that due to early signs and symptoms of COVID and an inconclusive test result — due to the production’s safety protocols I’m not allowed to perform for today’s shows.” Lea is planning to take another test and expects to soon know whether she’ll be able to return on Sunday (11.09.22). The actress added: “Julie [Benko] is going to crush it today as Fanny – as are all of our amazing understudies who have stepped up so incredibly this week while we battle a very intense covid outbreak in our theater (sic)” A source close to production told PEOPLE: “[There is] an outbreak among the crew and cast, so they’re obviously putting safety first.” Earlier this month, Lea revealed that she broke down in tears after being cast in ‘Funny Girl’. The former ‘Glee’ star was getting brunch with her two-year-old son Ever when she learned that she’d been cast in the Broadway production. She said: “Funny story, I got the call from my agents that I got the part. I had no idea. “I was literally sitting out at Bubby’s with my child, feeding him buttered pasta and broccoli. And I get a call from my agents, and they said, ‘You are going to be Fanny Brice in ‘Funny Girl’. And as I looked up, I start hysterically crying, and I’m like, oh my God.” View the full article

Published by Reuters By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s team may not have returned all the classified records removed from the White House at the end of his presidency even after an FBI search of his home, U.S. prosecutors warned on Thursday, calling it a potential national security risk that needs investigation. That revelation came in a Justice Department court filing asking U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to let it continue reviewing about 100 classified records seized by the FBI at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate while it investigates whether classified documents were illegally removed from the White House and improperly stored there. Trump is under investigation for retaining government records, some of which were marked as highly classified, at the resort in Palm Beach, Florida, his home after leaving office in January 2021. The 100 documents represent a fraction of the more than 11,000 records and photographs seized, most of which the government said Trump may review because they are not classified. “This motion is limited to … the seized classified records because those aspects of the order will cause the most immediate and serious harms to the government and the public,” the department said in its court filing. The prosecutors also asked the judge not to allow an independent arbiter, called a “special master,” to review classified materials seized from Trump’s property. Trump, in a posting on his Truth Social platform, described the request as a waste of money. The Justice Department on Thursday suggested there could be more classified records that were removed from the Trump White House that investigators have not yet located. This revelation comes about a week after the Justice Department released a detailed list of property seized from Trump’s home which showed the FBI located 48 empty folders labeled as classified and another 42 which indicated they should be returned to a staff secretary or military aide. Legal experts were perplexed as to why the folders were empty, and it was not clear whether records were missing. “Without a stay, the government and the public will also suffer irreparable harm from the undue delay to the criminal investigation,” prosecutors wrote. “The injunction against using classified records in the criminal investigation could impede efforts to identify the existence of any additional classified records that are not being properly stored – which itself presents the potential for ongoing risk to national security,” they added. READY TO APPEAL Prosecutors asked Cannon for a ruling by Sept. 15. If she denies their request, they intend to file an appeal to the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where six of the 11 active judges are Trump appointees. In an order on Thursday evening, Cannon gave Trump’s lawyer’s until Monday morning to respond to the government’s request. Cannon, also a Trump appointee, on Monday ordered prosecutors to pause reviewing the more than 11,000 recovered records while a special master is appointed to review the material. The Justice Department said it will on Friday provide the court a list of possible special master candidates in a joint filing with Trump’s attorneys, as Cannon has requested. The Justice Department is also investigating possible obstruction of justice, after it uncovered evidence showing that records may have been removed or concealed from the FBI when it sent agents to Trump’s home in June to try to recover all classified documents through a grand jury subpoena. Cannon granted Trump’s request for a special master, despite prosecutors’ objections. The judge said the special master will review documents not just covered by attorney-client privilege, but any records possibly covered by executive privilege as well. Executive privilege is a legal doctrine that can shield some presidential records from disclosure. The Justice Department has challenged the logic of using executive privilege because Trump does not own the records and is no longer president. Cannon’s reasoning has also been criticized by Democratic and Republican legal experts. “No potential assertion of executive privilege could justify restricting the executive branch’s review and use of the classified records at issue here,” the Justice Department wrote in its Thursday filing. In Cannon’s Monday order, she allowed U.S. intelligence officials to review all of the seized materials as part of their ongoing national security damage assessment. But the Justice Department said there is no way to wall off the criminal investigation and the national security review. “The ongoing Intelligence Community classification review and assessment are closely interconnected with — and cannot be readily separated from—areas of inquiry of DOJ’s and the FBI’s ongoing criminal investigation,” the prosecutors said. Some legal experts on Thursday lauded the Justice Department’s approach to Cannon’s order, saying it carefully preserves its right to appeal broader concerns about a special master appointment, while at the same time asking Cannon for a much narrower solution for bigger concerns. “I think the government has embarked on a shrewd tactical strategy,” said David Laufman, an attorney who previously served as chief of the department’s counterintelligence section. He said the department’s legal strategy takes “a scalpel” to Cannon’s order by seeking immediate relief from its worst parts, while still preserving its right to appeal in the future. “They are focusing on what is most critical and most time-sensitive, both with respect to protecting the national security interests of the United States and with conducting follow-up investigative action,” he said. (Reporting by Sarah N. Lynch; additional reporting by Jacqueline Thomsen; Editing by Scott Malone, Alistair Bell and Josie Kao) View the full article

Published by PsyPost Monkeypox’s effect on the skin – the disfiguring rashes – and the flu-like symptoms have been well described, but few have investigated the neurological and psychiatric problems the virus might cause. There are historic reports of neurological complications in people infected with the related smallpox virus and in people vaccinated against smallpox, which contains the related vaccinia virus. So my colleagues and I wanted to know whether monkeypox causes similar problems. We looked at all the evidence from before the current monkeypox pandemic of neurological or psychiatric problems in people w… Read More View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic taught Daniel Radcliffe how to play the accordion. The 33-year-old actor plays the musician in the biopic ‘Weird: The Al Yankovic Story’ and recalled how Yankovic taught him how to play the instrument in preparation for the part. Daniel told IndieWire at the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of Eric Appel’s film: “Honestly, the thing that we worked on the most together was the accordion. “He gave me some accordion lessons, which is something that I can take to my grave that I had that moment. I don’t need anything else.” Daniel does not expect audiences to take “a moral” from the film but hopes the spoof helps people delve into their own “weirdness”. The ‘Harry Potter’ star said: “This is not a movie that we expect you to sit down and take a moral from the story. “But if there’s something to it, it’s about leaning into your own weirdness and that being a way of finding your own happiness.” Radcliffe continued: “(Yankovic) is so authentically himself and that has led to this wonderful film, as well as his incredible career.” Evan Rachel Wood portrays pop icon Madonna in the film but doubts the singer will react to the movie. She said: “I don’t think she’s going to respond at all. She has other things on her mind and other things to do.” The 35-year-old actress continued: “I love Madonna. I’ve met her before. We’ve been very friendly. So I think we’re cool. I’m hoping we’re cool. And the good news is nothing in this movie actually happened, so I’m a little safe there.” View the full article

Published by DPA Costumed revellers take part in the rainbow train and solidarity march, organized by the Oslo Pride, two and a half months after the mass shooting in Oslo. Originally, Oslo Pride was to hold its traditional parade on 25 June 2022, but on the night of this Saturday, two people were killed and several injured in the shooting at a pub in central Oslo. Beate Oma Dahle//dpa Tens of thousands of people marched though the Norwegian capital Oslo on Saturday in a show of solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community following a fatal shooting at a gay bar in June. A large Pride parade was originally supposed to take place in Oslo on June 25, but the night before an attacker suddenly fired shots outside the popular venue. The march on Saturday was not meant to replace the cancelled parade, but rather be a colourful parade dedicated to love, organizers said. The organizers spoke of an estimated 60,000 participants in the march, which also passed by the bar in question, Norwegian radio reported. The crowd included Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, several of his Cabinet members and other politicians. “We’re taking back the streets,” Støre told the NTB news agency. The 43-year-old perpetrator is remanded in custody under suspicion of terrorism. The attacker opened fire outside the London Pub, an LGBTQ+ nightclub, as well as other venues, in the early hours on June 25. Many were gathered on the street in expectation for the Oslo Pride parade. Two people died and 21 others were injured. Norwegian intelligence agency PST classified the incident as an Islamist terrorist attack. The man, a Norwegian with Iranian roots, was arrested just minutes after the first shots were fired. Police are investigating, among other possibilities, the theory that the attack was explicitly directed at the gay community. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store (C) takes part in the rainbow train and solidarity march, organized by the Oslo Pride, two and a half months after the mass shooting in Oslo. Originally, Oslo Pride was to hold its traditional parade on 25 June 2022, but on the night of this Saturday, two people were killed and several injured in the shooting at a pub in central Oslo. Beate Oma Dahle//dpa People take part in the rainbow train and solidarity march, organized by the Oslo Pride, two and a half months after the mass shooting in Oslo. Originally, Oslo Pride was to hold its traditional parade on 25 June 2022, but on the night of this Saturday, two people were killed and several injured in the shooting at a pub in central Oslo. Beate Oma Dahle//dpa View the full article

Published by DPA US director Laura Poitras holds the Golden Lion for Best Film for “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” during the closing ceremony of the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival. Gian Mattia D’alberto/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” a documentary by US filmmaker Laura Poitras, has won the the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, the jury announced Saturday evening. The film centres on the life and work of photographer Nan Goldin. Poitras, 58, is best known for “Citizenfour,” an Oscar-winning documentary about whistleblower Edward Snowden. Poitras is the seventh woman to win the Golden Lion since 1949. “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” tells of Goldin’s life, her artistic work and her fight against the Sackler family, which is known for marketing the addictive opioid OxyContin. Goldin herself has said she was addicted to OxyContin. The 68-year-old became famous with intimate photographs that deal with topics such as sexuality, illness, desire or violence. This year’s Grand Jury Prize went to Frenchwoman Alice Diop for “Saint Omer.” Jailed Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was honoured with the Special Jury Prize for “No Bears.” Italian director Luca Guadagnino received the Silver Lion for Best Director for “Bones and All,” while the Best Actress award went to Cate Blanchett for her role in “Tár.” Colin Farrell won Best Actor for the black comedy-drama “The Banshees of Inisherin.” The Venice Film Festival, which opened on August 31, is one of the three most important in the world, alongside the Cannes Film Festival and the Berlin Film Festival. In this year’s competition, 23 works competed for the prizes. The awards were presented by an international jury chaired by US actress Julianne Moore. British director Martin McDonagh holds Osella award for Best Screenplay during the closing ceremony of the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Gian Mattia D’alberto/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa Australian actress Cate Blanchett holds the Coppa Volpi award for best performance during the closing ceremony of the 79th Venice International Film Festival. Gian Mattia D’alberto/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa View the full article

Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA — The last weekend of August, party promoter Jeremy Taylor hosted a dance at a Broad Street club in Philadelphia featuring tracks from Beyonce’s latest album and cards telling guests where to get monkeypox vaccinations. Protecting people from a new virus spreading rapidly over the summer was a priority for Taylor, who hosts events under the name JayLaTay. His dances draw many people who identify as Black and LGBTQ — a population in Philadelphia that’s more likely to contract monkeypox, and less likely to be vaccinated against it. Warnings about the virus transmitting through sust… Read More View the full article

Published by Taste of Country Country legend Dolly Parton is paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II and sending prayers to the British royal family in the midst monarch’s death on Sept. 8, 2022. In a post, shared Friday (Sept. 9), Parton recalls meeting the Queen and performing for her on a trip to London in 1977. She also including a photo of momentous day, showing herself smiling brightly as she meets the Queen. “I had the honor of meeting and performing for Queen Elizabeth II on my trip to London in 1977. She carried herself with grace and strength her entire life. May she rest in peace. My thoughts are prayers are with h… Read More View the full article

Published by AlterNet By David Badash,The New Civil Rights Movement Mike Pence is being mocked and highly criticized for attacking President Joe Biden and the primetime speech he delivered more than a week ago. Pence, who is clearly positioning himself for another run at the White House, this time on the top of the ticket, went after the President’s remarks in which he urged Americans to “defend” and “protect” democracy, while warning them that “MAGA Republicans” are a threat to the republic. Despite what the pundits, CNN and Fox News hosts, and far right wing media say, President Biden was very clear in his commen… Read More View the full article

Published by AFP In the wake of Matthew Shepard's infamous murder, the city of Laramie, Wyoming has become an unexpected haven for the LGBTQ community Laramie (United States) (AFP) – Nearly 25 years ago, the brutal murder of Matthew Shepard — a gay college student in Wyoming who was beaten, tied to a fence and left to die — shocked America. Today, the small city of Laramie — the scene of the infamous hate crime — has become an improbable refuge for sexual minorities in the ultra-conservative mountain state. “It’s always funny to say that I didn’t come out until I came to Wyoming, because people just don’t think that’s possible,” says 27-year-old Ray Kasckow, a transgender person living in the city of 30,000, nestled between two mountains. In Wyoming, a state known for being the least populous in the nation and for giving Donald Trump a thunderous victory in 2020, Kasckow’s story seems anomalous. For many Americans, the city is forever known as the place where Shepard was killed. On October 6, 1998, the 21-year-old University of Wyoming student was driven away from a bar to a secluded area by two young men. They savagely pistol-whipped him before leaving him for dead. Shepard was found 18 hours later by a cyclist who initially mistook him for a scarecrow. He never regained consciousness and died in hospital a few days later. ‘Support system’ Shepard’s killing served as a wake-up call, shining a cold light on homophobic violence in America. In 2009, a federal law named for Shepard went into effect, expanding existing hate crimes legislation to include crimes motivated by a victim’s gender or sexual orientation. But in Laramie, people did not want to wait around for change. “Folks in Laramie left — professors left, students left, residents left out of fear,” recalls Judy Shepard, Matthew’s mother. With husband Dennis at her side, Judy founded the Matthew Shepard Foundation “to try to make life better for Matt’s friends and peers in the community.” A New York theater troupe came to town multiple times to develop “The Laramie Project,” a play that recounts how the sleepy city became a scene for murder, depicting a fatal brew of toxic masculinity, cowboy mentality and isolation. In Laramie, where life is punctuated by the passage of long freight trains, the local LGBT activist network sprang up little by little. Then in 2015, the city was the first in the state to adopt an ordinance banning workplace or housing discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation. Two years later, Laramie held its first Pride parade. Rainbow flags fly in front of most businesses in Laramie, and all around the bar where Shepard was kidnapped. Young people walk in the streets with buttons reading “they/them” — pronouns used by those who do not identify as a man or woman. “People come here to Laramie because they know that there are communities present, and they know that they have friends and they have a support system,” Kasckow says. ‘Lots of stigma’ The welcoming atmosphere in Laramie is in stark contrast to how LGBTQ people feel they are treated in the rest of the state, according to Tyler Wolfgang, member of the Laramie Pridefest group. “Wyoming has a long way to go as a LGBTQ-friendly state,” Wolfgang says, explaining that local legislatures have attempted to push through so-called “anti-trans bills” affecting transgender people over school athletics and bathroom usage. “We see lots of stigma and a lot of transphobic thoughts or comments,” the non-binary activist adds. Beyond Wyoming, other conservative-leaning US states have seen what activists say are efforts to single out transgender people, with primarily Republican lawmakers redoubling their efforts as national midterm elections set for November draw near. “We’re right back where we started, essentially, in the community,” Judy Shepard says, slamming what she calls the “terrible attitude of ignorance and hate directed at the gay community, as is being directed at all the marginalized communities ” across the country. But since 1998 and Matthew’s death, Judy Shepard says the community is organized. “So many more people are out and comfortable as who they are… I think that we’re making attempts to erase us more difficult,” she says. Matthew Shepard’s ashes were interred at the National Cathedral in Washington to mark the 20th anniversary of his death. In Laramie, a bench was erected in the middle of the University of Wyoming campus where he studied political science. The plaque on it reads: “He continues to make a difference.” View the full article

Published by BANG Showbiz English Kelly Clarkson thinks Dolly Parton is “an inspiration to all women”. The 40-year-old singer has joined forces with Dolly, 76, to record a brand-new duet version of ‘9 to 5’ – which Dolly first released as a single in 1980 – and Kelly has heaped praise on the music icon. She shared: “I am so honoured that Dolly asked me to re-imagine this iconic song, ‘9 to 5’, with her! She is so talented, an inspiration to all women, and one of the sweetest people you will ever meet!” Kelly relished the experience of working with the award-winning country singer. In a statement, she joked: “I hope y’all like what we did, but even if you don’t, remember I got to sing a duet with the magical Dolly Parton, and now have bragging rights til the end of time!” Similarly, Dolly also loved the experience of working with Kelly, admitting that she can make any song “come alive”. She said: “Nobody sings like Kelly Clarkson. She makes any song come alive. I love her voice on ‘9 to 5’ and I am so proud I got to sing with her on it.” Meanwhile, Kelly recently revealed that she plans to explore her split from Brandon Blackstock on her new album. The ‘Behind These Hazel Eyes’ hitmaker confirmed that some of her new material will focus on the breakdown of her marriage. Kelly – who has River, eight, and Remington, six, with her ex-husband – said: “When my ex and I first separated, there were many emotions. It was hard. My producer and I were laughing yesterday because I was like, ‘Remember that time we wrote, like, 25 songs in a week?’ “A lot of those are the ones that are on the album. I literally wrote most of these almost two years ago. Then I told my label, ‘I can’t talk about this until I’ve gone through it’, and it’s just taken some time to do that.” View the full article