President Donald Trump, his supporters and many right-leaning news outlets have fully embraced their newfound support for Kanye West, but some conservatives are pushing back against Yeezus, who they view as yet another self-serving entertainer poking his head into politics. West's April 21 tweet praising conservative African-American YouTube star Candace Owens laid the foundation for the past week of debate around the hip-hop icon's "free thought" Twitter barrage. Owens thanked Kanye for being a leader against "political correctness" and Trump himself later thanked the "very cool" West for his "love" for the president. And on Fox & Friends on Wednesday, host Ainsley Earhardt touted his "tripling down" over controversial slavery comments despite the "Hollywood backlash." But several high-profile conservatives have pointed out the seeming hypocrisy over the president and his supporters' constant ridicule of liberal Hollywood entertainers—especially those comparing themselves …
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Britney Spears asks for accountant to replace ‘threatening’ father as conservator
Britney Spears has described her father Jamie Spears as “threatening and scary” in new court documents requesting he be replaced by her accountant as conservator. The musician and her new lawyer, former federal prosecutor Mathew S Rosengart, submitted the documents as part of their attempt to have her father removed from his role as conservator of her estate, the New York Times reports. They go on to say that Jamie Spears is incapable of handling Britney’s financial affairs, stating that the Spears family "struggled financially under his leadership and filed for bankruptcy in 1998." They add that father and daughter are no longer on speaking terms, and that the current conservatorship situation is "traumatizing, insane and depressing." The pair’s relationship is described as "venomous" and one which "impairs Ms Spears's mental health, her well-being, and her ability to pursue and continue with her extraordinary career." Recommended As an expert …
Tories “absolutely” to blame for over-75s losing free TV licences, says campaigner
Tory ministers are "absolutely" to blame for over-75s being stripped of free TV licences after the Government "abrogated" responsibility for social welfare, a campaigner fumed on the first anniversary of the lifeline being axed. Millions of pensioners were robbed of the benefit a year ago after the Conservatives broke a manifesto pledge. Only over-75s who receive pension credit have been eligible for free licences since last August, worth £159-a-year. Elderly people risk falling into poverty as a result of a grace period for licence payments for the over-75s ending, the National Pensioners Convention warned. With 260,000 pensioners yet to pay, according to recent figures from the BBC, an extra bill could push some people into financial hardship, the NPC feared. Many more OAPs have to buy a licence ( Image: Getty Images) General secretary Jan Shortt said: "This is a group that is just above the pension credit limit threshold and they get no …
German family-owned businesses still male and conservative
Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller (pictured above) is a notable exception to the rule. The CEO of German machine-building and laser-manufacturing company Trumpf is one of a mere handful of female top-level executives in the country's family-owned businesses sector . Only 7% of senior management positions in the 100 biggest firms held by German families are women, a new survey released on Wednesday by the German-Swedish AllBright Foundation has found. Often founded more than a hundred years ago, those businesses maintain "a leadership culture that appears as old as the companies themselves," the foundation says in a report titled: Die deutschen Familienunternehmen: Traditionsreich und Frauenarm (German family-owned businesses — rich in tradition and lacking women). AllBright Foundation is a politically independent nonprofit organization with headquarters in Stockholm and Berlin. The foundation works to "promote more women and diversity in executive business positions." Focusing on …
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British holidaymakers could be forced to pay to travel to Europe, Home Secretary admits
British holidaymakers could be forced to pay for visas to travel to Europe as a trade-off for the Brexit vote, the Home Secretary has admitted. Amber Rudd said she could not "rule out" the introduction of a scheme which would force those from outside the EU to pay for visas. The plan, currently being considered by EU nations, emerged over the weekend and on Sunday Ms Rudd suggested that Britain could be prepared to accept visas as a price worth paying during the Brexit negotiations. But she warned that the UK could retaliate and create a similar system if British citizens were hit with a charge to travel to countries like France and Spain. Critics have branded the scheme, which could cost around £10 per person, a "holiday tax" and called on Theresa May to rule it out. But asked about plans for a European Union visa yesterday the Home Secretary said the British people would be "surprised" at being forced to pay. She added: "I don’t think it’s particularly desirable but …
Nicola Sturgeon warns international travel restrictions may not be lifted for sunseekers
Nicola Sturgeon has warned that she may only initially lift international travel restrictions for Scots who want to go abroad to meet family, and not sunseekers wanting a foreign holiday. The First Minister told a BBC One Scotland Holyrood election leaders' debate that she would consider the UK Government's traffic light scheme , which may allow holidaymakers to fly from English airports to Europe's top holiday destinations from next month. But she warned she was prepared to maintain restrictions on flying from Scotland's airports "for a little bit longer" to allow her to "open up much greater normality domestically". Ms Sturgeon said: "It may be that restrictions on international travel are the price we have to pay for that, and when we do open up we focus on family reunification before holidays". Although she said she wanted a deal on common arrangements with the UK Government and her Welsh and Northern Irish counterparts, she said it had to be "on the right four nations …
Labour and the Lib Dems must draw up a unionist pact to stop Sturgeon’s referendum hopes
There isn’t going to be another referendum. That remained the firm view of Scottish Tories on Saturday night as Nicola Sturgeon failed by the narrowest of margins to win the 65 seats that would have given her the overall majority she desired in the Scottish Parliament. By holding onto highly marginal seats at opposite ends of the country, and with the help of one staunch Union-backing Labour MSP, they left the otherwise victorious nationalists marooned and one seat short of what she regarded as the overwhelming mandate she says should force Boris Johnson to agree to another referendum on independence. And there is no doubt … it was unofficial tactical voting what did it, as it did for stalwart Labour Unionist Jackie Baillie in Dumbarton as well as several Tories. Surely now Labour and Lib Dem leaders have finally got the message to draw up a pact that will prosper against the separatists’s bid to smash the United Kingdom. They both turned down a proper deal this time. Never …
Kanye West apologizes for saying slavery “sounds like a choice”
The ever-controversial rapper Kanye West has now retracted his earlier statement saying slavery was a choice when he stopped by Chicago's WGCI 107.5 on Wednesday. "I don't know if I properly apologized for how that slave comment made people feel," West, 41, said Wednesday. "I want to take this moment right now to say that I'm sorry for hurting, I'm sorry for the one-two effect of the MAGA hat into the slave comment and I'm sorry for people who felt let down by the moment." West appears to recognize the repercussions of his words. He elaborated further, adding: "I appreciate you guys giving me the opportunity to talk to you about the way I was thinking, what I was going through and what led me to that. I just appreciate you guys holding onto me as a family." West detailed his relationship with President Donald Trump during an interview with TMZ in May, but his thoughts on slavery struck a nerve for many. "When you hear about slavery for 400 years….For 400 years? That sounds like …
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Do Trump’s hawkish new advisers suggest the end of “America first?”
U.S. Trump America first Foreign policy Iran In the spring of 2016, as Donald Trump cruised to the Republican presidential nomination, he convened an elite crowd in a Washington, D.C., ballroom to announce a new proposal that would, as he put it, "shake the rust off America's foreign policy." Backed by American flags, he eviscerated decades of GOP orthodoxy—specifically the nation building of George W. Bush in Iraq—and pledged to enact a "coherent foreign policy" that would shun distant conflicts and put "America first." Trump pledged to find "talented experts with approaches and practical ideas, rather than surrounding myself with those who have perfect résumés but very little to brag about except responsibility for a long history of failed policies and continued losses at war. We have to look to new people." But now, as President Trump faces a series of conflicts with Syria, Iran and North Korea, he's surrounding himself with some of the "old people" whose …
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KiKi Challenge: Saudi Arabia arrests woman for jumping out of her car and dancing to a Drake song
A woman in Saudi Arabia has been arrested and faces possible jail time for participating in the viral "KiKi Challenge." The woman was detained by authorities over the weekend after she posted a video of herself jumping out of her moving car and dancing to Drake's "In My Feelings," as her vehicle continued to drive forward, the United Arab Emirates-based Khaleej Times reported . In addition to being charged with breaking public traffic laws, the woman faces charges for wearing inappropriate clothing and dancing in public. She could face up to three months in jail and a potential fine of about $800, according to a lawyer who spoke to Saudi media . The KiKi Challenge began about one month ago after internet comedian Shiggy posted a video of himself dancing to the popular Drake song, The Guardian reported . Similar videos were soon posted by fans, and the challenge has since gone viral, leading police around the world to warn against participating in the internet …