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American tries Greggs for the first time – but Brits point out glaring error in his review | UK | News

American tries Greggs for the first time – but Brits point out glaring error in his review | UK | News

An American who tried Greggs for the first time has been scolded by Britons after he failed to fully take advantage of the experience. A TikTok US-based user, ajslambino, documented his first-ever trip to Greggs while visiting the UK earlier this month. The TikToker and his partner declared Greggs “is about to happen baby” as they picked up several classic products from the bakery chain in a video now liked by tens of thousands of people. Several thousand other people have commented below the video, most of whom complimented him on his choices. But he still managed to attract criticism from some native viewers after making one critical mistake during his first visit to the chain. During his first trip to the shop, the TikToker picked up three items; a doughnut, a steak bake and a sausage, bean and cheese melt. He was immediately taken to task for eating the doughnut first, with one commenter joking he was a “freak” after he started with the chocolatey treat. Another TikTok user castigated him for eating “sweet …

The Kate Middleton Photo’s Most Glaring Photoshop Mistakes

The Kate Middleton Photo’s Most Glaring Photoshop Mistakes

Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, needs to brush up on her Photoshop skills, apparently. Over the weekend, the royal family released the first image of Middleton since her abdominal surgery in January. As the photo of her and her three smiling children started to circulate online, the Associated Press and other wire services issued an urgent notification to journalists not to use the image in editorial articles, suspecting the photo might be digitally altered. Zooming in and examining the royal photo closely, it’s easy to see edges on the children’s sweaters and other inconsistent details, particularly in the area around Princess Charlotte’s hand, that appear to be manipulated via photo-editing software. For example, portions of Middleton’s hair appear to have an unnatural texture and the zipper on her jacket leads to nowhere. Middleton admitted altering the photo, taken by Prince William, in a Monday post on the couple’s X account, expressing “apologies for any confusion the family photograph” caused. What she didn’t cop to was how she edited the photo, what tools she used. …

First federal hate crime trial over gender identity shows glaring failure to protect LGBTQ+ victims

First federal hate crime trial over gender identity shows glaring failure to protect LGBTQ+ victims

A man in South Carolina was convicted last week on federal charges for the 2019 killing of a Black transgender woman in the nation’s first gender identity-based hate crime trial. The historic prosecution nearly five years after Pebbles LaDime “Dime” Doe’s death granted the woman and her loved ones, who celebrated the guilty verdict on social media, justice via the legal system that trans and gender non-conforming Americans don’t often receive. But experts caution that, in the current social and cultural climate, the trial is not enough.  Jurors found Daqua Lameek Ritter guilty last Friday of the 2019 hate crime murder of Doe after around four hours of deliberation, The Associated Press reported. Ritter, who now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole, was also convicted of using a firearm in connection to the fatal crime and obstructing justice. His sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. The guilty verdict arrived against a harrowing social backdrop colored in part by the growing prevalence of anti-LGBTQ, particularly anti-trans, rhetoric and conservative-led legislative efforts to limit …

5 Glaring Signs There Is Literally No Hope For Your Marriage | Lori Cooper

5 Glaring Signs There Is Literally No Hope For Your Marriage | Lori Cooper

Have you started wondering if it’s time to get out of your marriage? Are you starting to dream about waking up some morning with no one to think about or attend to but yourself? Are you and your spouse fighting more than you’re getting along? Many couples have moments of wondering: “Would I be better off if I wasn’t married?” Sometimes this is just a fleeting thought that’s easily brushed off as just a bad mood, a hard day, or lingering resentment. Here are 5 glaring signs that there is no hope for your marriage: 1. Counseling doesn’t work You and your spouse have been to marriage counseling on a few occasions (and always you request that the two of you go). But, despite all of that time in counseling, you still can’t get along! If this feels repetitiously familiar to you, it’s time to say enough is enough. How many therapists will it take to realize that trying to make your marriage work is like trying to force a square peg into a round hole? I’m not suggesting you stop professional counseling, but a lack of progress toward understanding and emotional growth together …

“They have you on audio”: Democrats bust Republican’s glaring hypocrisy at impeachment hearing

“They have you on audio”: Democrats bust Republican’s glaring hypocrisy at impeachment hearing

Rep. Mark Green, R-Tenn., was called out by Democratic colleagues on the House Floor Monday for contradicting himself as he attempted to defend the impeachment resolution against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas — with his own words. The exchange with Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., came during a Monday House Rules Committee hearing on the Republican resolution, which accuses Mayorkas of knowingly making false statements and obstructing “lawful oversight of the Department of Homeland Security” as it pertains to border security, according to The Daily Beast. It also claims that Mayorkas “willfully and systemically refused to comply with the law” by implementing a “catch and release scheme” for migrants ahead of their court dates.  Neguse presented a copy of an opinion piece headlined, “Americans are the victims of the impeachment inquiry” that was published in The Tennessean five years ago amid the impeachment process for former President Donald Trump to question the Tennessee Republican about whether he disagrees with its arguments.  The 2019 impeachment of Trump revolved around his efforts to abuse government power to withhold Ukrainian aid in …

‘Hell de Janeiro’: scorching heat highlights Brazil’s glaring inequality | Brazil

The start of summer in the southern hemisphere is still a month away, but Brazil has already experienced its eighth heatwave of the year so far, as temperatures soar to dangerously high levels. Large swathes of the country were put under red alert this week by Inmet, the national meteorological institute, which warned of risks to health “and even life” as temperatures stayed at least five degrees Celsius above average for more than five days. The dangers were brought into sharp relief by the death of a fan at a Taylor Swift concert on Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, at which thousands of other concertgoers reportedly had to be treated for dehydration. Ana Clara Benevides Machado, 23, collapsed in the Estádio Olímpico Nilton Santos stadium and died shortly afterwards, reportedly from a cardiac arrest, after sweltering conditions were reported at the venue where the temperature was far higher than the official 39.1C outside. The singer joined fans and politicians in expressing her shock at the death. Swift wrote on social media that she was …

Dominic Cummings has exposed a hole at the heart of the British government – and a glaring problem with the way we choose prime ministers

Dominic Cummings has exposed a hole at the heart of the British government – and a glaring problem with the way we choose prime ministers

The COVID inquiry is possibly the most sophisticated and wide-ranging blame game that has ever played out in British politics. That said, the great benefit of public inquiries, as opposed to parliamentary scrutiny, is that their breadth allows for an exploration of issues in a way that promotes “cool thinking” (balanced, reflective, evidence-based) over “hot rhetoric” (aggressive, adversarial, emotive). Although hotly awaited, Dominic Cummings’s appearance before the inquiry was a fairly cool affair. Gone was the “mad man in the wings” who had caused controversy and chaos in Whitehall as chief adviser to former prime minister Boris Johnson. The edgy and unrepentant dissident who sat in the garden of No.10 and sought to justify his lockdown-breaking drive to Barnard Castle replaced now by a far calmer character. There were, of course, the juicy soundbites about poor planning (the Cabinet Office described as a “dumpster fire”) and even poorer leadership (Johnson apparently being “obsessed with older people accepting their fate and letting the young get on with life”). The scale of dysfunctionality was captured in the …