6:06 p.m. BST 18:06 The first few minutes suggest Apple is going ‘friendly and approachable’ this year: A cute, silly video shows Apple developers describing what they would do as the WWDC opening video, before Tim Cook walks in front of a enthusiastic crowd of… animoji heads? “Last year’s event was the most inclusive WWDC […]
Since 1998, the Hawaiian Tourism Authority (HTA) – the state’s primary agency for managing tourism – has primarily focused on marketing Hawaii to the world. But in 2019, when the state hit a record high of more than 10 million tourists, the milestone imposed residents and caused significant environmental impacts on trails, beaches and sacred […]
High-profile defense lawyers have often become celebrities in the United States, starting with Daniel Webster and Abraham Lincoln and boasting more and more flamboyance since the days of Clarence Darrow. F Lee Bailey, who died at the age of 87, was one of the most aggressively promoted modern celebrity attorneys, achieving fame and then maintaining […]
2:49 p.m. BST 14:49 Manchin opposes franchise bill, defends filibuster In case you missed it, Democratic Senator from West Virginia Joe manchin took a column in the Charleston Gazette-Mail Sunday to say that he would oppose the People’s Law. “I believe partisan electoral legislation will destroy the already weakened ties of our democracy,” wrote Manchin, […]
A man who raped and killed two schoolgirls can be released from prison, the parole board has said. Colin Pitchfork was jailed for life after strangling Lynda Mann and Dawn Ashworth, 15, in Leicestershire in 1983 and 1986. A hearing was held in March to determine if he was fit for release and the decision […]
TThe king of beats, Jack Kerouac, was renowned for having laid his life bare in over a dozen Roman novels, his most famous being On the Road, which documented the birth, rise and last days. of a sustainable counter-culture. But while larger-than-life figures such as Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Neal Cassady roamed Kerouac’s works […]
With Connell and Villanelle sharing a moment at Michaela Coel with her mother, The Guardian’s Sarah Lee got exclusive behind-the-scenes access at this year’s ceremony. Continue reading …
The youngest daughter of Biloela’s Tamil family, detained for more than 18 months on Christmas Island, has been evacuated to Perth for emergency medical treatment, defenders have said. Tharnicaa Murugappan was evacuated with her mother, Priya, after being hospitalized with a suspected blood infection. They were airlifted on Monday, but her father, Nades, and sister, […]
The head of the Ukrainian football association has caused outrage in Russia by unveiling a new national team jersey featuring a map of Ukraine which includes Crimea. Russia annexed Crimea to Ukraine in 2014 and Moscow considers the peninsula to be part of Russia, but it is internationally recognized as part of Ukraine. Ukraine’s new […]
The world is running out of time to reach an ambitious deal to stem the destruction of the natural world, the negotiating co-chair of a crucial UN wildlife summit has warned, amid fears of a third delay in talks . Negotiators are due to meet in Kunming, China, in October for Cop15, the largest biodiversity […]