Posts by Sophie Clearwater
Twenty Years After Opening, Mauro Colagreco’s Mirazur and Menton Have Grown Together
Chef Mauro Colagreco. Dominic Whisson It’s a hot August day, but despite the overwhelming heat, the streets of Menton are packed with visitors. The vibrant French Riviera town, nestled along the Mediterranean coast between Cape Martin and the Italian border, is seeing the final surge of summer visitors. Many hold ice cream cones that are…
Read MoreMeghan Markle Says She’s “Distressed” by Child Sex Abuse Image Allegations Against Dad Thomas Markle
Thomas Jr., 60, told The Sun that he reported his dad to authorities and the FBI in the U.S. after allegedly finding child sex abuse images stored in boxes at his father’s home in the Philippines. “When I found this material I was horrified and I had no option but to report my dad,” Thomas Jr.…
Read MoreI had my entire penis removed due to cancer — but I was lucky, doctors built me a new one
A 37-year-old newlywed knew something was terribly wrong with his penis when he discovered a cauliflower-shaped growth beneath his foreskin in 2022. Then came a discharge that smelled like spoiled fish. He also suffered severe pain and a startling change in his urine stream. He hoped it was a fungal infection and bought medication online,…
Read MoreVenezuelans Take to the Streets to Demand Democracy
Since arresting Maduro in an extraordinary military operation in January, the U.S. has been working with an interim government led by Rodríguez, Maduro’s former deputy. Rodríguez and U.S. President Donald Trump both have said elections will eventually be held in the country, though Trump told TIME in late September: “It’s so raw now, you know…
Read MoreChina Cannot Remain the World’s Factory. What Comes Next?
Over the past few years, the United States has imposed tariffs and export controls. Multinational companies have adopted “China plus one” strategies. Supply chain resilience has become a boardroom obsession. Yet China’s exports have continued to grow, helping to cushion its weakening domestic economy. Its goods trade surplus reached a record $1.2 trillion in 2025.…
Read MoreTrump Invokes Defense Production Act to Boost Oil Production
The memorandum also removes certain Section 303 requirements through an emergency waiver, including ordinary congressional notification and authorization constraints. While the memo does not specify which projects could be funded, Vice President J.D. Vance said last week that the Administration would use the Defense Production Act to expand capacity at a Delek U.S. Holdings-owned refinery…
Read MoreGovernors Have an Opportunity to Give Civics Education a Badly Needed Boost
For newly elected governors, that will mean making a quick decision shortly after taking office. It shouldn’t be a hard one, though. U.S. students get limited instruction, particularly in early grades, about how our government works, the rights and responsibilities of citizens, and how to apply civics knowledge beyond the classroom. Governors can help change…
Read MoreHow Reba McEntire Found Her Forever Love in Fiancé Rex Linn
Joked Reba, “You noticed I said ‘meals,’ because we’ll have lunch and supper and probably a midnight snack. That will be our tradition.” After all, breaking bread is part of what pulled them together back in 2020. “Rex texted me and said, ‘You’re coming to LA? Let’s have dinner,’” Reba recalled to Today in 2023. While she didn’t…
Read MoreCentrist champion for small business Mike Lawler is a far better vote than carpetbagging challenger Cait Conley
No matter which party winds up controlling the House, New York and the Hudson Valley’s 17th Congressional District will be far better off re-electing Rep. Mike Lawler over carpetbagging challenger Cait Conley. He’s a hard-nosed centrist with deep roots in the district, consistently ranked as one of the most bipartisan members of Congress who got…
Read MoreNetanyahu orders closure of West Bank after 5 wounded in shooting, 2 terrorists killed
Five people were wounded, two seriously, in a terrorist shooting attack near the Yehuda Junction in the Hebron area of Judea on Friday morning. Two Arab terrorists who opened fire were killed, the Israel Defense Forces said. Large numbers of IDF troops were dispatched to the scene following initial reports of the shooting, setting up…
Read MoreDoctors warned Ozzy Osbourne not to perform final concert just 17 days before his death, son Jack reveals
Jack Osbourne is reflecting on the weeks leading up to his father Ozzy Osbourne’s death, revealing the stark warning doctors gave the rock legend before his final performance. During an appearance on “Great Company with Jamie Laing,” Jack recalled how doctors urged the Black Sabbath frontman not to take the stage at his farewell concert…
Read MoreInside Alexander Skarsgård’s Super-Private Family World With Tuva Novotny
Alexander Skarsgård Wears Olivia Colman’s Face in Yet Another Wild Wicker Red Carpet Look Alexander Skarsgård isn’t a wicker man in real life, but he’s made of all the right stuff as far as Tuva Novotny is concerned. And at least one key component of the Swedish actors’ romance is that they’re on the same…
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