Demagoguery in Our Times Stephen Hawking and Donald Trump Credit: Mike Marsland/WireImage.com; D Dipasupil/FilmMagic
Even a theoretical physicist cant explain it! Stephen Hawking said in a new interview that Donald Trumps growing popularity is beyond his understanding.
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The 74-year-old cosmologist sat down with ITVs Good Morning Britain on Tuesday, May 31, where he was asked to explain the appeal of the Republican presidential nominee, 69.
I cant, Hawking replied, adding, He is a demagogue, who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator.
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The Brief History of Time author, who was diagnosed with a motor neurone disease in 1963, is one of the worlds most renowned scientists. He was recently portrayed by Eddie Redmayne in the 2014 Academy Awardwinning film The Theory of Everything.
When asked if the handsome actor, 34, helped boost his female fan base, Hawking told Good Morning Britain, I had many fans before Eddie Redmayne played me.
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Last week, Trump reached the number of delegates required to clinch the GOP presidential nomination. He has been the Republican front-runner for months, while Hillary Clinton is close to officially clinching her number of delegates to defeat Bernie Sanders in the Democratic race.
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Pusha T, Jay Z Release New Song: "Drug Dealers Anonymous"
Pusha T e Jay Z si sono uniti per una cupa e meditativa nuova traccia, Drug Dealers Anonymous, pubblicata via Tidal.
Il pezzo in particolare contiene un sample della critica conservatrice Tomi Lahren che menziona Jay Z durante uninvettiva contro Beyonc: Your husband was a drug dealer, dice. For 14 years he sold crack cocaine. Jay, comunque, ha lultima parola grazie a un verso irregolare che si chiude con una frase carica di ironia: Life made me ambidextrous / Countin with my right, whipping white with my left wrist / d**n Daniel / FBI keep bringing them all white vans through.
Nelle parti di Pusha, invece, si riflette sui lussi della vita e sui metodi spesso terribili che si usano per conquistarli. LMC espande con intelligenza questo classico conflitto, considerandolo un vero problema sociale, dicendo, Who the f**k aint mastered this / Americas nightmares in Flint / Children of a lesser G*d when your melanins got a tint.
Drug Dealers Anonymous la prima nuova traccia dopo il suo secondo album solista, King Push Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude, uscito lo scorso dicembre.
Pusha T, Jay Z Release New Song: "Drug Dealers Anonymous"
Quelques mois aprs avoir sorti King Push Darkest Before Dawn : The Prelude Studio, voil quil revient en compagnie de Jay Z sur Drug Dealers Anonymous.
Il lchait son second album King Push Darkest Before Dawn: The Prelude studio, en dcembre dernier et il faut croire que Pusha T dborde dides puisquil dvoile le premier single de son prochain LP, intitul King Push. Si on retrouvait Kanye West, The Dream, A$AP Rocky ou encore la talentueuse Jill Scott sur son prcdent opus, Terrence Thornton de son vrai nom, a lart de choisir ses partenaires puisque cette fois-ci il a pu compter sur Jay Z qui est venu poser sur son nouveau morceau qui fait office de premier single, Drug Daelers Anonymous. Alors que lanne dernire Pusha T citait Jay Z comme lune de ses influences, le natif du Bronx peut dsormais se sentir satisfait de partager un son avec celui quil considre comme un super-hros.
Bon alors, effectivement, le morceau est disponible uniquement sur Tidal mais vous pouvez tout de mme en couter quelques secondes histoire de vous donner un bref aperu. Cest galement le temps ncessaire pour sentir que la prod est sombre avec quelques notes qui scintillent sur des paroles de Jay Z o tout le monde sest empress de faire la liaison avec le All Night de Beyonc, qui laccusait de le tromper.
Im a course of miracles with this s**t. Nothing real can be threatened, nothing unreal exists.
Il semble que Jay Z continue de faire le buzz, car plus rcemment il reprenait le morceau de Fat Joe et Remy Fa All The Way Up, sur lequel il en a profit pour rpondre au dernier album de sa femme, Lemonade. Des paroles qui nont pas manqu dagiter les fans du couple Carter/Knowles.
May 31 Theranos, Inc., defrauded patients when it claimed that its blood tests were accurate when they clearly weren"t, according to three proposed class action suits filed in late May in federal district court in California ( R.G. v. Theranos, Inc., N.D. Cal., No. 5:16-cv-02891, filed 5/30/16 ; Jones v. Theranos, Inc., N.D. Cal., No. 3:16-cv-02835, filed 5/26/16 ; M.P.B. v. Theranos, Inc., N.D. Cal., No. 3:16-cv-02810, filed 5/25/16 ).
The filings in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which ask for actual and punitive damages, come as Theranos waits for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to decide whether to implement sanctions it threatened against the company on April 14.
The sanctions could include suspending Medicare payments, shutting down Theranos"s California laboratory and barring its chief executive from owning or operating a laboratory for two years (10 LSLR 09, 4/29/16).
The class action suits are really not surprising and often happen when there"s been a regulatory action such as the one by the CMS, which the litigations cite, said Mark Mansour of Mayer Brown, Washington. They represent the individuals who claim to have been affected, and they are one more thing in the mix.
He added, The next big event, the next shoe to drop, will be what the CMS does.
Allege Tests Inaccurate
The proposed class action suits were filed by three Arizona residents who said they had purchased Theranos blood tests from Walgreens through the pharmacy chain"s joint venture with Theranos, which is based in Palo Alto, Calif.
One plaintiff is identified only by the initials R.G.; another as M.P.B., and the third as Casey Jones. The litigations were instituted on behalf of the named plaintiffs and all similarly situated individuals.
The complaints by R.G. and M.P.B. were filed on May 30 and May 25, respectively, by McCune Wright LLP, Redlands, Calif., and Berwyn, Pa., and are identical. Jones"s complaint was filed May 26 by Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, Berkeley, Calif., Seattle and Phoenix.
R.G., M.P.B. and Jones alleged that Theranos advertised that through its testing procedure, a hand-held device would be used that takes just a few drops of blood from a patient, and from that sample Theranos"s proprietary Edison machine could conduct hundreds of blood tests.
But the Edison machines didn"t work and Theranos"s tests weren"t accurate, M.P.B. and R.G. wrote. Theranos conceded the inaccuracy of the results, the two plaintiffs contended, by informing regulators it was voiding all of the companies" test results, both those run on the Edison machines and those run on traditional machines that Theranos employed when it stopped using the Edisons.
Jones said that when he went to the Walgreens, rather than having just a few drops of his blood withdrawn by a hand-held device as Theranos had advertised, he was subjected to having large vials of blood drawn in the traditional manner.
Punitive Damages, Disgorgement
M.P.B. and R.G. asserted causes of action of fraud; negligent misrepresentation; violation of California Civil Code 1710 (Deceit) and 1750 (Consumer Legal Remedies Act); violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act, A.R.S. 44-1521; and violation of California Business & Professions Code Sections 17200 (Unfair Business Practices Act) and 17500 (false advertising laws).
Jones asserted causes of action of breach of contract; unjust enrichment; Arizona consumer fraud; violation of California Business & Professions Code Sections 17200 and 17500; and violation of California Civil Code Section 1750.
The three asked the court for certification of the class action; disgorgement of all profits obtained as a result of violations of laws, statutes and regulations; damages; punitive damages; interest; and attorneys" fees and costs.
To contact the reporter on this story: John T. Aquino in Washington at jaquino@bna.com
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Randy Kubetin at rkubetin@bna.com
JAN CROUCH | Jan"s Return Visit to TBN | PART 1 of 2
by: c*x Media Group National Content Desk Updated: May 30, 2016 - 9:04 AM
Jan Crouch, co-founder of Trinity Broadcasting Network, is in the hospital after she had a significant stroke. (TBN Trinity Broadcasting Network/Facebook)ORLANDO
Jan Crouch, co-founder of Trinity Broadcasting Network, has died Tuesday after suffering a significant stroke last Wednesday night.
She was 78.
Her children Matt and Laurieshared their thoughts on her death on their website.
"Laurie and I have just watched the transition of our precious Mother from this world to the next; watched her step into the presence of Jesus and into her heavenly reward. Jan Crouch, known around the world as Momma Jan, has gone home."
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Earlier reports indicated that herprognosis for recovery was poor.
Crouch, along with late husband, Paul Crouch, founded TBN in 1973. TBN bills itself as the largest religious network. The channel offers 24-hour inspirational programming. Crouch is known for her big hair, and dramatic makeup and wardrobe. Her charismatic personality attracts followers from all over the world.
British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking has helped to unlock some of the deepest mysteries of the universe, but admits that he cant understand how a demagogue who seems to appeal to the lowest common denominator is leading the Republican party going into the U.S. general election.
Speaking in an interview Monday morning, Hawking expressed his bafflement that Donald Trump was as popular as he is.
The AP reports:
Hawking also appealed to British voters to vote to keep the United Kingdom inside the European Union in a June 23 referendum. He said remaining within the EU provided essential support for British scientific research as well as its economy and security.
He said: Gone are the days we could stand on our own against the world. We need to be part of a larger group of nations, both for our security and our trade.
A 13-year-old opera singer left the Americas Got Talent judges speechless Tuesday and walked away with the seasons first golden buzzer.
Laura Bretan was nervous as she got on stage for the audition of a lifetime in front of Simon Cowell, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howie Mandel.
Bretan then went on to earn a standing ovation with her rendition of Nessun Dorma even receiving high praise from Simon Cowell.
You came out like a jelly. I didnt think you would be able to talk. And then Im thinking to myself, oh my G*d if she starts to sing this is not going to work. And then that just happened. I have never heard anything like that in all the years Ive been doing this show. Seriously, said Cowell. It was unbelievable. What made it even better is the fact that you are such a sweet person, so humble, not even aware of how amazing you are.
You literally made all my hairs stand up on end, and youre only 13 years old, said former Spice Girl Mel B. I think this that this show is going to completely change your life. And Im going to change your life right now.
Mel B then slammed her hand down on the golden buzzer, sending confetti down on Bretan and propelling her straight to the live shows.
It was Bretans first appearance on Americas Got Talent, but she is no stranger to the stage. She left the judged on Romanias Got Talent similarly stunned in April. She is also a three time Stars of Tomorrow winner at the famed Apollo Theater.
