NEWSWEEK: What is driving the expansion of state-funded preschools across the country? David Kirp: What’s driving it is the good long-term research that shows that if a child goes to preschool they will have a higher income, are less likely to be involved in crime, more likely to graduate from college and have happier lives. There is also brain science that has shown the incredible importance of brain development in the earliest years....
Trump fired back at USWNT star Megan Rapinoe in a series of tweets Wednesday after she said she’s “not going to the f—ing White House” if the United States wins the Women’s World Cup one day earlier. “Women’s soccer player, @mPinoe, just stated that she is ’not going to the F…ing White House if we win.’” Trump tweeted. He then moved away from the subject and took aim at the NBA’s decision to stop using the term “owner” in the loaded tweet....
To help Americans celebrate the holiday, many of the nation’s favorite retailers are holding sales to help shoppers get more for their money. Newsweek has rounded up some of the biggest sales, to help people identify the best deals. Who is holding a Presidents’ Day Sale? Walmart Never one to let us down, Walmart has its sale online for Presidents’ Day, including special buys, rollbacks and clearance deals. Get the Samsung 65" Class 4K UHD 2160p LED Smart TV with HDR UN65NU6900 Special Buy deal—now $477....
One person, one vote in a unitary South Africa." For decades, that one phrase has encapsulated the goals of the antiapartheid cause. Now that South Africa has a white president, F. W. de Klerk, who says he, too, believes in political equality, one person, one vote may finally be at hand. But first blacks and whites must hammer out profound differences over how to achieve it in practice. Last week de Klerk presented a proposed constitution that would give black South Africans the right to vote-up to a point....
Let’s take a look at what will be some of the most talked about issues for 2016. MORE: All the NCAA litigation that happened in 2015 Cost-of-attendance imbalances Last year, the Power 5 conferences voted to provide their student-athletes the full cost of attendance as part of a full athletics scholarship. This decision was part of the first-ever autonomy group session under the new NCAA Division I governance structure, which allowed those institutions to propose and adopt rules on defined issues....
The viral video shared by the cat’s owner on TikTok under the username Zarza786 shows the black cat staring at her owner from the window as she pets the neighbor’s cat, staring at her with a “look of betrayal” Just like humans, cats can also become jealous when they feel they’re being excluded or their environment has changed drastically or suddenly, according to The Spruce Pets. This can be triggered when you pay more attention to another object, person, or animal....
“In 60 months, 600 million people have been given access to toilets, more than 110 million toilets have been built,” Modi said. He also said that healthcare expense had been reduced and that the lives of children are being saved. Sangita Vyas of the Research Institute for Compassionate Economics says that latrine ownership has risen from about 35 percent to 70 percent between 2014-2018. “That increase did accelerate the reduction of open defecation,” Vyas was quoted as saying by France 24, “but in December 2018 we estimated about half of people in the states of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan still defecated in the open....
A documentary, which aired on British TV Monday night, examined the relationship between the Duke of York and the billionaire financier, who was found dead in his New York prison cell on August 10 while awaiting trial on child sex trafficking offenses. Among some of the revelations that came out during the Channel 4’s Dispatches program, entitled “The Prince and the Paedophile,” were how Epstein had a total of 13 numbers for Prince Andrew in his book of high-profile contacts and acquaintances....
The Duke of York was photographed in the same car as mother and son shared the journey from Windsor to Westminster Abbey. Prince Andrew was seen walking his mother towards her seat in Westminster Abbey in footage screened live on British television. Royals, including Andrew’s daughters Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, gathered alongside U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to pay their respects to the late Duke of Edinburgh. The service is Andrew’s first appearance at an official, public event since Philip’s scaled-down, COVID-19 compliant funeral on April 17, 2021....
The Duke of Sussex was at the U.N.’s General Assembly in New York on July 18 to make the keynote speech on Nelson Mandela International Day, against the backdrop of a series of bombshell extracts from a hostile new biography. Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors, by Tom Bower, was serialized in U.K. newspaper The Times ahead of its July 21 publication date. However, Harry put its claims of royal tensions and palace fury behind him as he told delegates the continent of Africa was where he realized Meghan was his “soulmate....
Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace will chart the breakdown of relations behind palace walls in the months after the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s son Archie was born in May 2019. TV Line quoted an official synopsis saying the focus would be “the couple’s controversial conscious uncoupling from the crown, after the birth of their son Archie.” It read: “The movie details the struggles of the new parents and unique challenges of being part of the royal family, which ultimately led Harry and Meghan to give up their royal ties to forge a new life on their own terms....
In a statement posted on social media on Wednesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex revealed they intend to “step back” from the role as “senior” members of the Royal Family following an extended break from royal duties over the festive period. The couple added they will work to become “financially independent” while continuing to “fully support” the Queen. They have yet to reveal exactly how they intend to become financially independent, but they have said, on their official website, that they “value the ability to earn a professional income, which in the current structure they are prohibited from doing....
The Duke of Sussex said during an interview with Anderson Cooper to promote his memoir, Spare that his stepmother was seen as “the villain” in the 1990s after being “the third person” in King Charles III’s marriage to Princess Diana. In the book, Harry wrote: “I had complex feelings about gaining a step-parent who I thought had recently sacrificed me on her personal PR altar” and “I even wanted Camilla to be happy....
The Duke of Sussex told NBC’s Today show he is “trying to make it possible that I can get my kids to meet her” in an exclusive interview. Son Archie Mountbatten-Windsor has not seen Queen Elizabeth II since the first months of his life and baby daughter Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor has never met the Monarch, despite being named after her. However, Harry is suing the U.K. Government for removing his police protection and a legal representative said in January he considers it unsafe in the country of his birth unless his security detail is reinstated....
The video has been viewed over four million times since being uploaded to the social media platform by user “proudofmeghan” with the caption “HE IS SO CUTE” and has gained in excess of 950,000 likes. The video was uploaded as Harry and Meghan returned to the U.S. following their stay in Britain for the ceremonies marking the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The Sussexes were in Europe on a pre-arranged visit to attend a number of charity events, the last of which was due to take place in London on September 8....
The Duke of Sussex admitted “we all miss rugby” as he teamed up with the biggest stars of the sport, including England coach Eddie Jones and former world cup winner Jonny Wilkinson. They filmed a video message as part of a campaign thanking the rugby community for helping deliver food and supporting the vulnerable during lockdown. They also called on supporters to prepare to bring their local teams out of lockdown as part of the Pitch In initiative....
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex stopped in Britain to meet Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles on their way to the Invictus Games, which began in the Netherlands on Saturday, April 16. Harry told NBC’s Today show how it was great to see the monarch but had less to say when asked specifically about his father and brother. Presenter Hoda Kotb asked whether he missed family at home in Britain, and Harry said he did....
The Duke of Edinburgh passed away peacefully at Windsor Castle with his wife Queen Elizabeth II by his side, Buckingham Palace confirmed. The late royal shares three sons and one daughter with the Queen—Princes Charles, Andrew and Edward, and Princess Anne. Following his father’s death today, Prince Edward, spoke to ITV News to share his memories. Speaking about his public image, the Earl of Wessex, 57, said that his father was often unfairly depicted by the media and praise his “wonderful sense of humor....
Photos published in the Daily Mail show the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge alongside Queen Elizabeth II’s youngest child Prince Edward and his wife Sophie, Countess of Wessex, who were with their two children. William and Kate had their children Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis with them, making them a party of nine in total at Luminate, a Christmas light show at Sandringham, the queen’s Norfolk estate....
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge posted the message on their Twitter account on Saturday next to an image of William’s stepmother and a balloon emoji. “Wishing The Duchess of Cornwall a very happy birthday today!” said the tweet, which as of midday Saturday had been liked thousands of times. The photograph had been taken on Thursday when she stepped out with her husband, Prince Charles, 72, when they attended the ‘A Starry Night In The Nilgiri Hills’ event hosted by the Elephant Family at Lancaster House in London....
