Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbàn | Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images MIDDAY BRIEF, IN BRIEF Today at Commission, Orbán and social policy Commissioners meet in Brussels Wednesday to discuss how to deal with Hungary. By Quentin Ariès 4/25/17, 4:19 PM CET Updated 4/25/17, 4:22 PM CET Tuesday’s Commission midday briefing looked ahead to Wednesday’s meeting of the…
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Maher: We Forget 'at Our Peril' How Many People Vote on 'The Wall and the Womb' | Breitbart
On Friday’s broadcast of HBO’s “Real Time,” host Bill Maher predicted that Republicans will run on “the wall and the womb.” He added that it’s dangerous to forget that a lot of people vote on those issues. Maher said, “So, when I was watching the State of the Union speech, I saw language used about abortion…
Commission warns Romania over decriminalizing corruption cases
Click:Green tea bag packing machine A protest against corruption in Bucharest | Daniel Mihailescu/AFP via Getty Images Commission warns Romania over decriminalizing corruption cases Brussels following developments ‘with great concern.’ By Anca Gurzu and Carmen Paun 2/1/17, 3:11 PM CET Updated 2/2/17, 4:39 AM CET The European Commission warned Romania Wednesday not to backtrack on…
Hackers threaten smart power grids
Europe is investing in power grids that save consumers money and easily handle surges from wind and solar sources — features critical to curbing climate change and cutting the Continent’s reliance on coal. But these electricity networks of the future also create big risks. So-called smart grids and smart meters expose the power supply to cyber threats…
Alyssa Milano to Co-Host Fundraiser for Joe Biden
Actress and far-left activist Alyssa Milano will co-host a fundraiser for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden next month in a bid to reassert his lead following a significant slump in the polls. Biden, who was once seen as the clear frontrunner, has seen his support drop significantly in recent weeks, amid widespread media coverage about…
'This is Olympiacos and you will see that in London!' – Martins fires warning to Arsenal
In an exclusive interview with Goal, the Greek side’s coach explains why he’s confident of overturning their 1-0 first-leg deficit at the Emirates Olympiacos coach Pedro Martins believes his side’s performance at Tottenham earlier in the season is proof they can go to Arsenal and get a result on Thursday night. The Greek giants take…
European Commission at a loss on tackling Polish judicial reform
Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydło, Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans and Polish Minister for European Affairs Konrad Szymański, in Warsaw in 2016 | Radek Pietruszka/EPA European Commission at a loss on tackling Polish judicial reform By Maïa de La Baume and Ryan Heath 7/19/17, 12:31 AM CET Updated 7/19/17, 10:56 AM CET The European Commission will…
Catherine Zeta-Jones et Michael Douglas: divorce imminent?
Alors qu’il semblait être l’un des couples les plus solides d’Hollywood, Catherine Zeta-Jones (43 ans) et Michael Douglas (68 ans) seraient proches de la rupture. Dans leurs dernières éditions, les magazines Star et National Enquirer laissent en effet entendre que leur séparation serait imminente. 300 millions de dollars (226 millions d’euros). C’est ce que son…
Kim Kardashian: première sortie très… discrète de sa petite North
Pratiquement invisible depuis qu’elle a donné naissance à sa fille en juin dernier, Kim est de retour. A la sortie d’un centre médical de Los Angeles, les paparazzis ont shooté la famille au complet, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West et North… entièrement recouverte d’un linge blanc. Nul ne sait encore quand le monde entier verra le…
Phoenix met le feu à Rock en Seine 2013
118 000 spectateurs en trois jours. Tel est le bilan de cette onzième édition de Rock en Seine malgré une météo guère favorable. Un record depuis sa création dûe à une programmation de premier choix avec en vedette le groupe versaillais de Phoenix. François Missonnier, le directeur de Rock en Seine, jouait gros cette année…