Birmingham Leads Economic Surge Among Midlands And Northern Cities
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/birmingham-cities-economy_uk_5a021d07e4b04e96f0c60f4c

Pro-Lifers Take Aim at Mila Kunis for Her Mike Pence Protest

Anti-abortionists are boycotting Jim Beam — of which Kunis is a spokesperson for — and making donations to pro-life organizations in the actress’s name. 

www.advocate.com/women/2017/11/07/pro-lifers-take-aim-mila-kunis-her-mike-pence-protest

They brutally beat a gay teen, stripped him naked and uploaded it all to Facebook
There’s a $500 reward for info leading to the suspect’s arrest.

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Betsy DeVos, Rand Paul, Biggest Pizza, Taylor Swift, Ed Westwick, Joe Biden, Sia Nude Photo: HOT LINKS

JEFF SESSIONS. Attorney General will go before the House Judiciary Committee next week: “Democrats are particularly interested in his ties to former Trump campaign staffer George Papadopoulos, who pleaded guilty to lying to FBI agents about contacts with Russians. Court documents revealed that Papadopoulos had offered to set up a meeting between Moscow and then-candidate Donald Trump. They want to know why Sessions, an Alabama senator (R), failed to previously disclose Papadopoulos’s offer to use his contacts and set up a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in March 2016.”

BETSY DEVOS. Anti-LGBTQ Education Secretary expected to resign. “I’ll tell you, in Washington education circles, the conversation is already about the post-DeVos landscape, because the assumption is she won’t stay long,” Toch told Politico. “I think she’s been probably one of the most ineffective people to ever hold the job.”

ED WESTWICK. Actress says Gossip Girl star raped her: “So I went and laid down in the guest room where I eventually fell asleep, I was woken up abruptly by Ed on top of me, his fingers entering my body. I told him to stop, but he was strong,” Cohen wrote. “I fought him off as hard as I could but he grabbed my face in his hands, shaking me, telling me he wanted to f**k me. I was paralyzed, terrified. I couldn’t speak, I could no longer move. He held me down and raped me.”

SIA NUDE PHOTO. The singer heard paparazzi were going to release a nude photo of her so she released it herself.

UK. Matthew Scully-Hicks sentenced to 18 years for murder of toddler.

HARVEY WEINSTEIN. Ben Affleck pledges to donate all future Harvey Weinstein company and Miramax residuals. “The money, he vows, will go to either Film Independent, a non-profit geared toward helping indie filmmakers, or the anti-sexual violence organization RAINN.”

RONAN FARROW. On Weinstein’s tactics: “He began to hire private security agencies to collect information on the women and the journalists trying to expose the allegations. According to dozens of pages of documents, and seven people directly involved in the effort, the firms that Weinstein hired included Kroll, which is one of the world’s largest corporate-intelligence companies, and Black Cube, an enterprise run largely by former officers of Mossad and other Israeli intelligence agencies.”

MATT LEBLANC. Proud silver fox.

JOE BIDEN. On 2020: “Yes, I think I’m qualified, but that doesn’t mean I should be president or that I will run for president.The honest to God answer is that I don’t know.”

YARD CLIPPINGS. Rand Paul assault a dispute over landscaping: “Mr. Paul, 54, has long stood out in the well-to-do gated neighborhood south of Bowling Green, Ky., that he calls home. The senator grows pumpkins on his property, composts and has shown little interest for neighborhood regulations. But the spectacle of the incident — one former doctor attacking another in broad daylight — was altogether different. Competing explanations of the origins of the drama cited stray yard clippings, newly planted saplings and unraked leaves.”

FLORIDA STATE. Greek activities suspended after frat pledge’s death: “The decision to suspend all fraternities and sororities indefinitely comes after the death of 20-year-old Andrew Coffey of Pompano Beach who was found unresponsive at about 10:25 a.m. Friday, the morning after a house party about a mile from campus. Coffey, a Pi Kappa Phi fraternity pledge, was given medical treatment but died on the scene.”

PIZZA OF THE DAY. The world’s largest deliverable pie.

SECRET SESSION OF THE DAY. Taylor Swift.

CIRCLE OF LIFE. Elton John at the 20th anniversary of the Broadway show.

TOO HOT FOR TUESDAY. Federico.

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Duchess Of Cambridge Discusses Children’s Mental Health At Charity Gala

The Duchess of Cambridge met with children who have been supported by a mental health charity, of which she is a patron.

Kate attended the 2017 Gala Dinner for the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families (AFNCCF), held in The Orangery at Kensington Palace on Tuesday 7 November, where she chatted with families.

The Duchess attended the reception to hear more about the work of the AFNCCF and to meet with some of the charity’s service users, including families who have benefitted from the work of the organisation.

The AFNCCF has built a new Centre of Excellence which will bring together people and organisations in mental health, education, social care and neuroscience alongside children and families often in vulnerable situations.

At the heart of this new campus will be The Family School for children aged between five to14 who have been excluded from mainstream education, which will combine mental health care and education.

The Duchess has now resumed royal duties after taking a short break following the announcement on 4 September that she and the Duke of Cambridge were expecting their third child.

The announcement came earlier than initially planned as Kate was forced to call off some planned engagements as she was suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum.

The Duchess’ continued desire to draw attention to child mental health issues is evident as her return to public duties has seen her focusing on this topic.

She made her first public appearance following the pregnancy announcement at a Buckingham Palace reception to mark World Mental Health Day on Tuesday 10 October.

The event was held to recognise the progress, hard work and dedication of those working in the mental health sector across the UK. 

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/duchess-of-cambridge-childrens-mental-health-gala_uk_5a01c5e2e4b066c2c03a3e43

Trump’s USDA Promotes Anti-LGBTQ Religious Exemptions

www.glaad.org/blog/trumps-usda-promotes-anti-lgbtq-religious-exemptions

78 Photos of Swagger at Mr. Palm Springs Leather Contest

www.advocate.com/photography/2017/11/07/78-photos-swagger-mr-palm-springs-leather-contest

Kevin Spacey checks into swanky sex rehab in last ditch effort to save his career
Alleged serial assaulter Harvey Weinstein is also rumored to be seeking treatment at the same facility.

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