Capitol Police intelligence report warned 'Congress itself' could be target of rioters before siege
News of the intelligence report comes the same day that Capitol Police said they were investigating claims of suspicious timing about supposed GOP lawmaker tours of the Capitol. Read more...
Last Thoughts on a First Season
Before signing off, the Carpetbagger looks back on some highlights (like tea with Tilda Swinton) and the long slog that is awards season. Read more...
A Young Mind Helps Shape the Horse Racing of Tomorrow
The moment 7-year-old Patrick Cummings stumbled on a horse racing show from Philadelphia Park in 1988, his life changed forever. Read more...
Corporate America Flexes Its Political Muscle
Big business breaks with Republicans. Read more...
The next Maria Sharapova? Why Amanda Anisimova is the real deal
When Maria Sharapova announced her retirement, it brought to an end the career of one of the most bankable stars in sporting history, a woman who transcended tennis to become a global sports marketing icon. Read more...
Dancing On Ice's Rebekah Vardy plans to AVOID social media ahead of debut on show
Speaking about avoiding social media, she is quoted by The Sun as saying 'I'm not interested in what social media has to say.' Read more...
Global surge of cases is fueling more chances for the virus to mutate to beat immune system
Professor Trevor Bedford warned that a higher number of severe infections would lead to more super-strains as it gives the virus additional chances to mutate to evade the immune system. Read more...
Apple App Store grossed billion last year as lockdown saw sales spike over 25 percent from 2019
Apple doesn't disclose App Store sales figures, but analysts looked at the amount doled out to developers, and added back in the 30 percent fee Apple keeps to come up with billion. Read more...
Sadiq Khan says Londoners have not had enough Covid jabs after capital gets just a tenth of doses
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he is 'hugely concerned' that only a tenth of vaccines across the UK have been distrubuted in the capital. He said he will meet the government about it today. Read more...
San Franciscos Top Art School Says Future Hinges on a Diego Rivera Mural
The University of California is aiding the San Francisco Art Institute, but S.F.A.I. officials say selling a million Rivera could save the school. Former students are outraged. Read more...
Royal Horticultural Society garden puts on an impressive show of colour.
With camellia blooming alongside snowdrops, the Royal Horticultural Society's garden at Wisley, Surrey, still offers plenty to see. It's open for those lucky enough to live within a short distance. Read more...
US Postal Service removing mailboxes for security reasons ahead of inauguration
The US Postal Service has temporarily removed some mailboxes in several major cities across the country, a security measure ahead of next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Read more...
Health Young people who vape are three times as likely to become daily cigarette smokers
US researchers studied data on the evolving tobacco product use of a nationally representative sample of young people aged between 12-24 over four years. Read more...
Walkabout China Limits Travel to Hong Kong
A weekly capsule of travel news curated by our writers and editors. Read more...
Novak Djokovic suffers joint heaviest defeat of his career against 'lucky loser' Lorenzo Sonego
Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic suffered the joint worst defeat of his career, losing 6-2 6-1 to Italy's Lorenzo Sonego in the quarter-finals of the Vienna Open. Read more...