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The embattled Briton was facing calls from within his own party to step down amid a string of controversies; more than 60 ministers and government aides quit over the last 48 hours, saying Johnson was unfit to serve as PM. “It is clearly now the will of the parliamentary Conservative Party that there should be a new leader and a new prime minister,” Johnson said outside 10 Downing Street Thursday morning. “The process of that should begin now. The timetable should be announced next week.” “I regret not to have been successful in those arguments and of course, it is...

Some sort of a dire food situation by June/July is possible if not even likelyThe idea is to have a year's worth of basic food (rice, wheat... etc) around, be able to go for a year without grocery stores...

SAN FRANCISCO — San Francisco officials announced Friday that hair salons, barbershops and nail salons may offer services outdoors beginning Tuesday, joining other parts of the state in a measured plan for reopening. Outdoor gyms and fitness centers can reopen Sept. 9, officials said. Dr. Grant Colfax, San Francisco’s public health director, said during an online news conference that “learning centers, community hubs and classroom learning and child-care facilities” will be a top priority in reopening as well as small businesses. “We know that education, and particularly early education, is a key public health intervention we simply cannot hit pause...

British lingerie label Agent Provocateur have seen annual sales jump by more than 12 per cent in a year which also saw First Lady Michelle Obama joining their list of elite customers. Mrs Obama, is said to have spent $50,000 (£31,794) in the one shopping trip to the boutique which closed down part of Madison Avenue when she visited with the Queen of Qatar, Sheikha Mozah.

Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh made some derogatory comments about the First Lady’s weight. Today he registered how shocked he was at the uproar they caused. (Of course, the word “shocked” in the above sentence should be read as “completely unsurprised as that was clearly what he intended to happen the whole time so now he’s happily compounding the issue by making some more comments.”) Here’s what he had to say today: “These were highly civil comments for crying out loud. I mean, people are going nuts. USA Today, the Politico. And some people were suggesting that my comments were below the...

Oh, Rush Limbaugh. Were you feeling ignored? The radio host today seized on a report out of Vail, where first lady Michelle Obama is on a ski trip with Sasha and Malia, to add his voice to the general grumpus over the East Wing's healthy eating program. Via CNN: "The problem is, and dare I say this, it doesn't look like Michelle Obama follows her own nutritionary, dietary advice," Limbaugh said on his radio program. "And then we hear that she's out eating ribs at 1,500 calories a serving with 141 grams of fat per serving." "She is a hypocrite,"...

The White House announced Monday that Kristina Schake, a former aide to California first lady Maria Shriver, has been named as first lady Michelle Obama's new communications director. Schake – who has experience promoting healthy lifestyles for children, one of Michelle Obama’s signature issues – will start the East Wing position in December. She replaces Camille Johnston, who left the position over the summer to begin work as a senior vice president at Siemens. In a statement Monday, Obama said Schake "brings a wealth of expertise that I know will make her a tremendous asset in the East Wing.” “Kristina...

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