Month: March 2023

Britain Joins Asia-Pacific Free Trade Pact in ‘Biggest Trade Deal Since Brexit’

The United Kingdom has struck a deal to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) after almost two years of “intense negotiations,” the British government said on March 31. In a statement, the British government hailed the Asia-Pacific trade deal as the country’s “biggest trade deal since Brexit,” referring to the withdrawal of Britain…


Rust Assistant Director David Halls Plea Hearing

The plea hearing for Assistant Director David Halls from the film Rust. …


LIVE 12 PM ET: Rust Assistant Director David Halls Plea Hearing

The plea hearing for Assistant Director David Halls from the film Rust. …


‘Learn to Live With This:’ Humboldt Focuses on Future Five Years After Bus Crash

Kevin Garinger says it feels like the passage of time is inexplicable. The five years since a deadly bus crash changed his city, his hockey team and his life sometimes feel like a lifetime. Other times it feels like yesterday. “I don’t know if anyone ever heals from significant loss or tragedy,” Garinger says after…


Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for March 31–April 6

This week, we feature an accessible biography of an important Supreme Court justice and a riveting look at the wide, wonderful world of animals. Biology ‘An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us’ By Ed Yong How much of our world do we know? Ed Yong is a Pulitzer Prize-winning science…


‘Downton Abbey’ Castle Stops Weddings Due to Brexit, Shortage of Staff

By David Matthews From New York Daily News Good help is proving especially hard to find at the real-life Downton Abbey. Highclere Castle, where the popular period drama was filmed, has stopped hosting weddings as it has been unable to hire enough workers because of Brexit. The Victorian castle — located in Hampshire in Southern…


[EXCLUSIVE] Dr. Atlas: A Profile in Courage Amidst a COVID Political Storm

Lives were at stake, so Dr. Scott Atlas was just doing what he thought was right when he joined the White House COVID response team. Little did he know he was jumping into a viper’s pit where public health officials were willing to sacrifice American lives for political gain. But Atlas’s struggle for the truth…


Quebec Cracks Down on Airbnb After Deadly Fire as Some Continue to Evade Rules

The Quebec government’s crackdown on Airbnb has upended Montreal’s short-term rental market, leading some to welcome the changes and others scurrying to evade the new rules. Last week, following a fire in Old Montreal that killed seven people—including six who were staying in unlicensed short-term rentals—Airbnb said it would remove illegal Quebec listings from its…


In Midst of Trump Indictment, Florida Legislature Filed Bill to Permit DeSantis to Run for President

A Florida Senate bill filed on Thursday at 6:08 p.m.—minutes after news of former President Donald Trump’s indictment in Manhattan broke—is the “resign-to-run” bill that would permit Gov. Ron DeSantis to keep his post if he runs for president. Under current state law, DeSantis would have to resign his post—effective later but irrevocably—if he qualifies…


Florida Legislature Begins Clearing DeSantis’s Path to Candidacy

A Florida Senate bill filed late Thursday—as news of former President Donald Trump’s indictment in Manhattan broke—is, in fact, the “resign-to-run” bill that will permit Gov. Ron DeSantis to keep his post if he runs for president. Under current state law, DeSantis would have to resign his post—effective later but irrevocably—if he qualifies to run…