After Prince Andrew scandal, Princess Beatrice's royal wedding details revealed - USA TODAY
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- After Prince Andrew scandal, Princess Beatrice's royal wedding details revealed - USA TODAY
- The virus has nothing to do with Corona beer - USA TODAY
- 'Dishonest and corrupt': Trump unloads at National Prayer Breakfast after acquittal - NBC News
- Small Michigan city left reeling after ‘stay in Mexico’ outburst at diversity meeting - USA TODAY
- Signing day 2020: Georgia grabs nation's top football recruiting class - USA TODAY
| After Prince Andrew scandal, Princess Beatrice's royal wedding details revealed - USA TODAY Posted: 07 Feb 2020 04:51 AM PST CLOSE  Princess Beatrice of York is engaged! Buckingham Palace announced her engagement to property tycoon Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. Wochit There's a royal wedding on the horizon this spring. Princess Beatrice of York and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi will be getting married on May 29 at the Chapel Royal in St. James's Palace, Buckingham Palace announced Friday. The Queen will host a private reception for the newlyweds in the gardens at Buckingham Palace. Princess Beatrice is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, the Duke and Duchess of York. The news of her wedding details comes after Andrew, the Queen's second son, announced in November he was stepping away from his royal duties due to controversy over his past friendship with convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Princess Beatrice, 31, got engaged to Mozzi, CEO of architecture/design studio Banda Property, in September while on vacation in Italy. She was previously in a long-term relationship with American-born Dave Clark, whom she broke up with in 2016. After their engagement announcement, the property tycoon posted photos on his Instagram account with a sweet caption: "You will never be alone my love, my heart is your home. Hand in hand, today, tomorrow and forever." Mozzi is father to a young son, Wolfie, from a previous relationship with American architect and designer Dara Huang. Beatrice isn't the first in her family to marry a commoner. Her sister, Princess Eugenie, also got married to her long time boyfriend, Jack Brooksbank, in October 2018. Their wedding was just five months after Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan got married. Princess Beatrice's nuptials will come on the heels of a hectic few months for the royal family. First, at the tail end of 2019, Andrew made headlines over his connection to Epstein and eventual decision to step back. In early January, Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan made the same decision, though for very different reasons. (In a speech shortly after the headline-making decision, Harry said the couple wanted to continue serving "the queen, the commonwealth and my military associations, but without public funding. Unfortunately, that wasn't possible.") In a statement announcing the change in his public role, Prince Andrew said he continued to "unequivocally regret my ill-judged association with Jeffrey Epstein." Federal authorities are continuing their investigation into the disgraced financier despite Epstein's death by suicide in August in a Manhattan detention center where he was awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Shocking headlines – and pictures – popped up in January 2015 when an American woman living in Australia, Virginia Roberts Giuffre, 35, alleged in court documents that she was groomed by Epstein and his associates to sexually service Epstein's powerful friends when she was a young Florida teen. She said she was compelled to have sex with Andrew three times, in New York, the U.S. Virgin Islands and in London, starting when she was 17. Andrew emphatically denied knowing anything about Epstein's alleged crimes and to having any sexual contact with Giuffre. Contributing: Maria Puente, Hannah Yasharoff and Leora Arnowitz Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/02/07/princess-beatrice-may-29-royal-wedding-set-after-prince-andrew-drama/4688750002/  |
| The virus has nothing to do with Corona beer - USA TODAY Posted: 29 Jan 2020 12:00 AM PST CLOSE  We can now see boiling plasma that covers the sun. Two satellites could crash in orbit over Pittsburgh. And anyone else enjoying space headlines as a distraction from hard news? It's Ashley with the latest dispatches from Earth. But first, a healthy reminder: The coronavirus and Corona beer are zero percent related. So keep throwing them back, friends. Apparently the beer has received a few extra hits on Google lately, along with the term "corona beer virus" and "beer virus." The Short List newsletter is a snappy USA TODAY news roundup. Subscribe here! What everyone's talking about
A flight full of Americans fleeing the coronavirus has landedA flight carrying 201 Americans fleeing the deadly coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan landed in California on Wednesday as the death toll in China jumped to 133. The passengers received multiple health screenings before landing and will be "monitored for symptoms post-arrival" for three days. Health officials are racing to halt the spread of the mysterious virus, so it does not proliferate in the USA. With no vaccine to prevent the illness, officials rely on identifying and isolating people sickened with the virus to prevent its spread. The strategy has worked. Only five U.S. travelers have been confirmed with the virus. Still, the CDC and other experts warn more cases are likely to emerge as the virus accelerates in China and gains a foothold in a growing number of countries. Trump makes new trade pact with Mexico and Canada officialPresident Donald Trump celebrated a rare bipartisan achievement Wednesday when he signed a revamped trade deal with Mexico and Canada into law. Surrounded by leaders wearing hard hats, Trump deemed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, as "a colossal victory" for American farmers, manufacturers and other workers. The agreement guarantees U.S. farmers greater access to Canada's agriculture market and puts new e-commerce rules in place. It dictates that a higher percentage of autos be made from parts manufactured in North America. Some lawmakers' invites to the celebration seem to have been misplaced: No Democrats were invited to the ceremony, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office said. Real quickHe bought a Rolex for $345. There may not be a 'better one in the world'A man from North Dakota bought a Rolex back in the '70s, paying about $354 for the watch. Finding out how much it's worth today floored him. No, it really floored him – he straight up toppled to the floor. On the auction show "Antiques Roadshow," the watch – a 1971 Rolex Oyster Cosmograph – was dubbed the "season's biggest find." The big reveal: "Your watch, at auction today, (is worth) $500,000-$700,000," appraiser Peter Planes said. Heads up: Satellites could crash in orbit above PittsburghAmong the thousands of satellites orbiting Earth, every now and then, the orbit of one can cross the path of another – and it may happen Wednesday. Two satellites may collide in space above Pittsburgh tonight, space debris tracking company LeoLabs warns. The company predicted that a decommissioned space telescope and an experimental U.S. payload would pass within about 30 yards or less of each other 559 miles over the city. Though it's unlikely that these objects will indeed collide, the company said the probability of a collision is about 1 in 100. Look at this photograph – of the sunA new telescope captured some of the most detailed, close-up images of the sun ever taken, the National Science Foundation announced Wednesday. The images show a pattern of turbulent "boiling" plasma that covers the entire sun. The cell-like structures are each about the size of Texas. A break from the newsThis is a compilation of stories from across the USA TODAY Network. Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/01/29/coronavirus-outbreak-trump-kobe-bryant-john-bolton-wednesdays-news/4603564002/  |
| Posted: 06 Feb 2020 09:08 AM PST President Donald Trump blasted "dishonest and corrupt" people Thursday morning at the National Prayer Breakfast, bashing his impeachment at the nonpartisan event with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi just steps away. "As everybody knows, my family, our great country and your president have been put through a terrible ordeal by some very dishonest and corrupt people," Trump said. "They have done everything possible to destroy us and by so doing, very badly hurt our nation. They know what they are doing is wrong, but they put themselves far ahead of our great country." "Weeks ago, and again yesterday, courageous Republican politicians and leaders had the wisdom, fortitude and strength to do what everyone knows was right," he continued. Entering the stage, Trump lifted up a copies of USA Today and The Washington Post with headlines reading "ACQUITTED" and "Trump Acquitted" splashed across the front pages, displaying them to the crowd. The moment comes one day after the Senate voted to acquit Trump on both impeachment charges he faced — abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, voted to convict Trump on the abuse of power article, the only GOP member to vote for Trump's conviction. In an apparent shot at both Pelosi, D-Calif., and Romney, Trump said: "I don't like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong. Nor do I like people who say, 'I pray for you,' when they know that that's not so." "So many people have been hurt and we can't let that go on," he continued. "And I'll be discussing that a little bit later at the White House." Let our news meet your inbox. The news and stories that matters, delivered weekday mornings. At her Thursday press conference, Pelosi called that remark "just so completely inappropriate, especially at a prayer breakfast." "I don't know if the president understands prayer or about people who pray," she added, saying that she prays "hard" for Trump "because he's so off the track of the Constitution and our values." She said Trump's remark aimed at Romney "was particularly without class." "He's talking about things he knows little about — faith and prayer," she said.  Feb. 6, 202001:51 Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., spoke after Trump arrived, offering prayers to the gathering. They did not mention Trump's gesture, which was greeted with some applause. The event is typically a reprieve from charged political rhetoric. Download the NBC News app for breaking news and politics Trump did not raise his hand when Harvard University professor Arthur Brooks asked those in attendance to raise their hands if they love someone whom they disagree with politically. As the president continued his speech, he referenced his record-high approval rating of 49 percent in a Gallup poll this week and promoted his administration's policies. His address was met with cheers in the audience at various points throughout. Nearly 200 members of Congress and a handful of foreign dignitaries were in attendance. Nearing the conclusion of his address, Trump said people of faith sometimes "hate" people, adding, "When they impeach you for nothing, then you're supposed to like them? It's not easy folks." Trump said he was doing "my best" to try otherwise, which drew some laughs.  Feb. 6, 202001:55 In impeaching the president, the House charged Trump for pushing Ukraine to announce investigations into former Vice President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and Democrats while he withheld nearly $400 million in congressionally approved aid to the country and an official White House visit for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and for obstructing Congress' efforts into investigating the matter. While Romney was the only Republican to vote for Trump's conviction, several Republicans said Trump's actions were wrong though they did not meet the threshold for removal from office. Trump has made news at the National Prayer Breakfast before. In 2017, he drew laughs when he asked attendees to "pray' for "The Celebrity Apprentice," which was then briefly hosted by Arnold Schwarzenegger. "But we had tremendous success on 'The Apprentice,'" Trump said. "And when I ran for president, I had to leave the show. That's when I knew for sure I was doing it. And they hired a big, big movie star — Arnold Schwarzenegger — to take my place. And we know how that turned out. The ratings went right down the tubes. It's been a total disaster." He added that the show's producer, Mark Burnett, "will never, ever bet against Trump again. And I want to just pray for Arnold, if we can, for those ratings, OK?"   |
| Small Michigan city left reeling after ‘stay in Mexico’ outburst at diversity meeting - USA TODAY Posted: 06 Feb 2020 05:09 AM PST CLOSE For residents of Saline, Michigan, the incidents at the school and meeting are a disturbing revelation and symptom of underlying racism nationwide. Associated Press DETROIT, – High school students, gorilla emojis and the N-word launched a local outcry in Saline, Michigan, last week. Then a parent stood up at a community meeting to recount times his now-adult son was called "taco" and "enchilada" at school, leaving him in tears. "Then why didn't you stay in Mexico?" responded another man. Now, the small but burgeoning city south of Ann Arbor is making national headlines next to the word "racist." For residents and business owners like Ron Schofield, 61, the two recent incidents – one reported by Saline Area Schools and one on full display during a school meeting – are both a disturbing revelation and a symptom of underlying racism nationwide. Speaking a few hours before nearly 250 anti-racism marchers took to the street Wednesday, Schofield, co-owner of the Salt Springs Brewery on the city's main drag, said Saline has been a tight-knit community with the type of people that take care of each other. "To say, 'shocking,' I don't know if that's appropriate," he said of the incidents. "It's disturbing that people are this comfortable being this open about their feelings that are just racist. That's the hardest thing for me to wrap my head around." N-word, gorilla emojis at majority white school districtSaline Area Schools became aware of a racist incident involving high school students a little over a week and a half ago, said Pittsfield Township Director of Public Safety Matthew Harshberger. Though the district covers the 4-square-mile city of Saline, it has students from surrounding townships and the high school rests in Pittsfield Township. School officials contacted police, who responded to the school on Jan. 27, spoke to students and uncovered a thread of conversation on the social media app Snapchat. Among other things, the N-word was used, he confirmed. So were gorilla emojis. "None of it was criminal in nature," he said. "It was definitely offensive and racial, as the schools have identified, but not criminal, so it did not fit the elements of ethnic intimidation or hate crime." Superintendent Scot Graden, in a letter Jan. 27, acknowledged an incident of "offensive and inappropriate racist comments" and said the damage to the community needed to be repaired. He noted the restorative justice program at the school, used in conjunction with discipline with both the harmed and those doing the harm. Emotion tumbled out the following day at a school board meeting and on Monday during a school community meeting on diversity and inclusion, MLive and The Ann Arbor News reported. As Adrian Iraola, owner of the Chela's Restaurant and Taquerias in Ann Arbor and Dexter, discussed the abuse his son faced in the 88% white school district, a man identified as Tom Burtell questioned why Iraola came to the U.S., MLive reported. After audible gasps and shouts for Burtell to leave, Iraola said, "Because this is the greatest country in the world," MLive reported. 'I am Saline'Saline had a population a little over 9,000 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. But on the city website, it boasts roughly 250,000 working-age people within a 20-minute commute. With Saline's roots as a rural farm community, Schofield said, farm equipment makes its way past his brewery around harvest time each year. But there's the Toyota Technical Center nearby and the automotive parts plant, Faurecia, down the road. Walking the few miles to his job at Faurecia on Wednesday, Michael Hearn, 47, said he's only heard rumor of one racist incident during his three months living in Saline. It involved police and wasn't one that made national headlines. Saline Police Sgt. Jay Basso said Wednesday he wasn't immediately aware of an incident matching the description provided. Originally from Detroit, Hearn moved to Saline to cut down on his commute. An African American man, he said he was wary he might run into racism in the small town. However, he's mainly been overwhelmed with kindness. "Everybody is so sweet, so nice, that's it's like a horror movie on the down-low," he said with a chuckle, noting how nice characters first seemed in the movie, "Get Out." "It's like you never know when somebody is going to jump out and change on you," he said. "I mean, I'm hoping that never happens, but I've never been anywhere where everybody is just so nice." Not everyone has felt that kindness, however. A week before the comment "Then why didn't you stay in Mexico?" one woman at a school board meeting revealed her children's noses and African clothing were mocked, MLive reported. Others pointed to lack of inclusion and policy issues when it came to gender identity and sexual orientation. Hundreds gathered to march against the racism boiling over in the community Wednesday. With posters denouncing discrimination, such as "No room for racism," they walked up and down Michigan Avenue in the cold before stealing inside to give a chance for community members to speak. Residents of multiple ages and races explained the support, hatred, fear and worries they felt in the community. One sign-bearer, Valerie Casarez Helmer of Saline, had a message for racists. "For those who have loved me and embraced me, I thank them, and then for those who do not embrace me and my culture, I'd just like them to know they need to get used to it." "I am Saline, get used to it," her sign said. Read or Share this story: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2020/02/06/michigan-diversity-meeting-stay-mexico-community-responds/4676934002/  |
| Signing day 2020: Georgia grabs nation's top football recruiting class - USA TODAY Posted: 05 Feb 2020 04:19 PM PST CLOSE With several of the country's top college football programs still pursuing targets in February, we saw some movement in the top 10 national recruiting classes on Wednesday's signing day. Tennessee had a big day as the Volunteers flipped four-star Florida State receiver recruit Malachi Wideman. Texas landed the gem of its class in getting five-star defensive end Alfred Collins, beating out Oklahoma. Texas A&M made a big splash in signing four-star defensive tackle McKinnley Jackson, who some in the industry considered an Alabama lean. After the dust settled, here's how USA TODAY Sports thinks the top 10 classes shook out: 1. GeorgiaWith five-star offensive lineman Broderick Jones and four-star offensive lineman Sedrick Van Pran officially signing with Georgia, the Bulldogs locked in the best 2020 recruiting class in the country. And that comes despite Sam Pittman leaving the staff to take the head coaching job at Arkansas. Eleven of the country's top-100 recruits, according to the 247Sports Composite, are headed to Georgia. And 6-foot-8, five-star tight end Darnell Washington, who signed in December, is one of the most intriguing prospects in the whole class. 2. ClemsonClemson had our No. 1 recruiting class after the December early signing period. The Tigers didn't do anything wrong; Georgia simply had a great January and February. Dabo Swinney still brings in the No. 1 overall player in the country in defensive tackle Bryan Bresee, as well as the No. 1 pro-style quarterback in the country in D.J. Uiagalelei. It's a balanced class, with five-stars behind center, on the defensive line, at running back and at linebacker. 3. AlabamaAlabama had a shot at the No. 1 class ranking, but it missed on high-profile targets in four-star defensive tackle McKinnley Jackson and four-star cornerback Ennis Brakestraw, and Oregon flipped one of its verbal pledges in four-star defensive tackle Jayson Jones. Still, Nick Saban and Company is bringing yet another star-studded class to Tuskaloosa. Bryce Young, the country's No. 1 dual-threat quarterback, headlines the group, which includes 10 prospects in the 247Sports Composite's top 100. 4. LSUEd Orgeron turned the momentum from a national-championship season into a top-five national recruiting class. He and the Tigers did most of their work in the early signing period, with five-star tight end Arik Gilbert, the gem of the class, already on campus. LSU had a shot to jump higher in this top 10 if it had flipped South Carolina five-star defensive end recruit Jordan Burch, but he stuck with his home-state Gamecocks. 5. Ohio StateThe Buckeyes closed their 2020 recruiting class strong Wednesday by signing four-star athlete Cameron Martinez, who had been verbally committed since July. Ohio State did especially strong work on the offensive line in this class, signing six prospects at the position — one five-star, one four-star and four three-stars. It also added four receivers, including two five-stars in Julian Fleming (the 247Sports Composite's No. 3 overall prospect) and Jaxon Smith-Njigba. RECRUITING: Where top 25 football prospects in 2020 class are signing SIGNING DAY BREAKDOWN: ACC | Big 12 | Big Ten | SEC OPINION: Sit back and enjoy as college football coaches are triggered by transfer rule 6. Texas A&MThe Aggies made a big splash Wednesday by beating out the likes of Alabama, Auburn and LSU for Jackson, the four-star defensive tackle out of Mississippi. They also needed to add another running back in 2020, and they did just that by signing three-star Arizona prospect Darvon Hubbard, a former Ohio State recruit who held 18 offers from Power 5 programs. Texas A&M did particularly well in its secondary, adding a five-star safety, a four-star safety, a four-star cornerback and one of the country's top junior college cornerbacks. 7. FloridaDan Mullen and his staff finished their 2020 class with a bang Wednesday by signing four-star defensive end Princely Umanmielen, who picked the Gators over Baylor, Oklahoma and Texas. They did miss on a couple targets Wednesday in four-star safety Avantae Williams and four-star defensive end Damarcus Beckwith. Still, this class is securely in the top 10 thanks to talents such as five-star defensive tackle Gervon Dexter and stable of 16 four-star recruits. 8. AuburnAuburn continued to tap into the junior college market with its 2020 class, signing Iowa Western defensive tackle Marquis Burks on Wednesday. He adds to an already formidable group of four juco transfers, which includes four-star Blinn College cornerback Marco Domio, whom the 247Sports Composite considers the country's No. 7 overall juco prospect. Fans will probably be most excited about four-star, 210-pound running back Tank Bigsby, who's already on campus. 9. TexasTexas jumped up to No. 9 with the huge addition of five-star defensive end Alfred Collins, who picked his home-state Longhorns over Oklahoma; he also had considered Alabama. Texas did miss on Rakestraw and Umanmielen, but Collins is just such a big win — especially considering it beat the Sooners for him. The Longhorns also already have four-star, home-state quarterback Hudson Card on campus; he's 247Sports Composite's No. 2 dual-threat quarterback. 10. TennesseeJeremy Pruitt has the Volunteers in the top 10 thanks largely to two significant splashes on Wednesday. The really big one is four-star receiver Malachi Wideman, a Florida State verbal recruit who flipped to Tennessee over programs such as Oregon and Ole Miss. Earlier in the day, Tennessee also got a big get in Damarcus Beckwith, who picked the Volunteers over Florida and Kentucky.  |
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