Jasmine Laws

Newsweek • 26th July 2024

Kamala Harris crushes Donald Trump among Gen Z voters: new poll

Kamala Harris has leaped ahead of Donald Trump in a new poll looking at the support of America's youngest voters, aged 18 to 34.Respondents, which represented all Gen Z voters and younger millennials, were asked who they would vote for in a head-to-head between Harris and Trump; 60 percent opted for the vice president, while only 40 percent picked Trump.When asked the same question if Biden were the Democratic nominee, Trump's support among young voters increased to 47 percent, as only 53 percen...

Newsweek • 25th July 2024

Russia's Yars mobile nuclear missile launchers capable of U.S. strike

Russian forces are continuing to run drills with Yars mobile nuclear missile launchers which have the capacity to travel further than the distance between Russia and the U.S.Russia has been working with its ally Belarus to increase the training of troops in tactical nuclear weapons deployment to discourage the West from boosting its support for Ukraine, Reuters reported.According to the State Department, the U.S. has given around $53.7 billion worth of military assistance to Ukraine since Russia...

Newsweek • 25th July 2024

Jill Stein condemns congress' response to Netanyahu's speech

Jill Stein condemned Congress' response to Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after House and Senate Republicans applauded his speech in the House chamber on Wednesday.Stein, the Green Party's nominee for president, shared a post on X containing two videos: one clip depicted Netanyahu's standing ovation in Congress, while the other was a montage of clips of wounded children, people fleeing, and destroyed buildings in what appears to be Gaza.Alongside the videos, she wrote, "@netanyahu we...

Newsweek • 25th July 2024

Boston man charged with smuggling guns, ammo in air conditioner

A 26-year-old man has been charged with illegal firearm smuggling between the U.S. and the Dominican Republic.Alexis Lara Herrera, from Boston, appeared in court on Friday and pleaded not guilty after being arrested in connection with the discovery of four guns and 500 rounds of ammunition inside an air conditioner entering the Dominican Republic, prosecutors say.He has been charged with one count of smuggling goods from the U.S.; aiding and abetting, according to a release from the U.S. Attorne...

Newsweek • 24th July 2024

Surging support for Kamala Harris compared to Obama-era energy

Accelerating support for Kamala Harris among Democrats is being increasingly compared to the excitement around former President Barack Obama in 2008.After Joe Biden withdrew from the 2024 presidential election on July 21 and publicly endorsed the vice president, Harris has energized Democrats, building increasing support as the presumptive nominee, as well as gaining support from voters, according to recent polls.Social media users have taken to X, formerly Twitter, to reflect and comment on how...

Newsweek • 24th July 2024

Kamala Harris deepfake removed by TikTok after going viral

Audio wrongly attributed to Kamala Harris has been removed by TikTok after being widely used in posts online.In the lead-up to the presidential election, the spread of digitally altered images and videos, also known as deepfakes, has raised concern. As technology evolves, creating them is becoming easier, and the results can be convincing enough to misguide voters into believing a candidate said or did something that never happened.Henry Ajder, a deepfakes expert who presents a BBC podcast on th...

Newsweek • 23rd July 2024

How Kamala Harris' husband has tackled antisemitism

Kamala Harris' husband Doug Emhoff is back in the limelight after the vice president was publicly endorsed by Joe Biden as he withdrew from the 2024 presidential election.If Harris replaces Biden in the presidential race and goes on to beat Donald Trump in the November election, Emhoff would become the first-ever first gentleman of the U.S. and the first Jewish spouse in the white house.Emhoff, who grew up in Brooklyn, New York, with two Jewish parents, began his career as an entertainment lawye...

Newsweek • 23rd July 2024

Kamala Harris video on pronouncing her name resurfaces

A video explaining the correct pronunciation of Kamala Harris' name has resurfaced, after originally being posted on Harris' official account on May 24, 2016.The clip shows various children pronouncing her first name incorrectly, before then showing how it should be pronounced. At the end of the video, the children say, "Kamala's for our schools. Kamala's for affordable childcare. That's Kamala. Kamala Harris." Harris' own voice is then played over the top of the footage saying, "I am Kamala Har...

Newsweek • 22nd July 2024

Most Americans reject Republican calls for Biden to resign: poll

Most Americans, and the vast majority of Democrats, believe that Joe Biden should complete his term rather than resign, according to a YouGov poll from July 22.The survey of 2,665 adult Americans found that 56% believed Biden should remain president until January 2025 while 30% said he should resign; 14% were unsure. Of Democrats, 81% believed he should complete his term, while only 37% of Republicans felt the same way.The president, who is 81, faced pressure from both parties to resign from the...

Newsweek • 22nd July 2024

Kamala Harris video attacking Trump goes viral: 'leader in temper tantrums'

A 2019 video from Kamala Harris' campaign has gone viral after resurfacing when Joe Biden stepped down from the 2024 presidential election, endorsing the vice president as the new Democratic nominee.The video is widely recirculating on X, formerly Twitter. It slams Donald Trump, calling him a "world leader in temper tantrums" and goes on to say, "He's tearing us apart; she'll bring us together."It was released as part of Harris' 2020 presidential election campaign, which was cut short on Dec. 3,...

Newsweek • 19th July 2024

Donald Trump Jr asks teen daughter if he can look 'sexy'

Donald Trump Jr. referred to his teenage daughter as looking "sexy" while having makeup applied before an appearance at the Republican National Convention.In a video posted to his official TikTok account Thursday, Trump Jr., the former president's eldest son, can be seen in a chair next to his 17-year-old daughter Kai while a cosmetic artist dabs his face with a makeup pad."Kai, what do you think? Getting makeup, make me look sexy like you?" he said to the camera."I think you look very beautiful...

Newsweek • 19th July 2024

Global cyber outage impact on Paris Olympics revealed

The Paris Olympics organizing committee said its IT operations have been affected by a worldwide outage, although the impact is limited.The outage was caused by an issue relating to the cyber-security software CrowdStrike. It particularly impacted Microsoft users across the world, many of whom were unable to access apps and services including Microsoft Teams.The Paris Olympics committee said on Friday that the outage had mainly affected the delivery of uniforms and accreditations, Reuters report...

Newsweek • 19th July 2024

911 Outage Hits Emergency Services

Emergency services and access to 911 operators have been affected in multiple states as a major IT outage causes chaos worldwide.Alaska State Troopers posted on Facebook on Thursday night: "Due to a nationwide technology-related outage, many 911 and non-emergency call centers are not working correctly across the State of Alaska."They added that in the case of emergency, alternative numbers can be contacted.New Hampshire also experienced a service outage overnight, but it has since been restored,...

Newsweek • 18th July 2024

Biden Slams Elon Musk in Widely Memed COVID Announcement

President Biden took aim at Elon Musk in a social media statement appearing to reference the news that he tested positive for COVID-19.On Wednesday, the White House released a statement confirming the president's diagnosis, saying he was experiencing "mild symptoms" and will continue to carry out his duties while self-isolating in Delaware.Shortly after, the president's official account posted on X, "I am sick." The post was quickly followed by a reply that read, "of Elon Musk and his rich buddi...

Newsweek • 18th July 2024

Mexican president has urgent message for Trump, Biden on gun control

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador called on Joe Biden and Donald Trump to commit to regulating US gun sales following the shooting at a Trump rally.At a press conference at the National Palace in Mexico City on Tuesday, López Obrador told reporters that controlling the sale of guns in the US "needs to urgently be done."His comments were in response to a question about the moment former President Trump was shot at while on stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. The former presiden...

Newsweek • 18th July 2024

Melania Trump expected at Donald's side at RNC

Melania Trump is anticipated to join her husband Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention (RNC), arriving in "full force" on Thursday.The former president's son Eric appeared to suggest in an interview with "CBS Mornings" on Thursday that both Melania and his sister Ivanka would be attending on the final day of the event.When asked about their absence during the first three days of the convention, Eric said, "They're coming in, in full force and effect, so they'll certainly be here."Me...

North West Londoner • 7th March 2024

Emmy-award film producer Daniel Sackheim launches his first solo photography exhibition

The producer of re-known crime and thriller series such as Game of Thrones, Ozark and True Detective is exhibiting a solo collection of his photography for the first time.

Daniel Sackheim will unveil his work at Iconic Images gallery on Waterloo Place on Friday 8 March as part of the exhibition ‘Bright Lights, Big City’.

Replicating the film noir aesthetic, Sackheim’s photography offers dramatically contrasting snapshots of time, to represent how a photograph can have the same cinematic narrat

South West Londoner • 15th February 2024

The potential reason your Long Covid symptoms aren’t shifting

Research shows that Long Covid sufferers could find relief from symptoms by adopting the mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) treatment plan.

It is estimated that 17% of the population have MCAS and there is significant similarity between the two conditions.

This would mean that for some battling Long Covid, they could be dealing with a flare up of undiagnosed MCAS symptoms, which can be controlled with an established treatment plan.

Leading research on the connection between the two, Dr Tina

North East Londoner • 13th December 2023

Award-winning tattoo artist launches geometric exhibition about introspection

An award-winning tattoo artist is launching an exhibition that utilises geometric structures to bring order to the chaos of life and the mind in an Aldgate East gallery.

Quantus Gallery will adorn its walls in artist Mike Philp’s multimedia, achromatic work in his new exhibition ‘Introspective’ on 14 December.

Mike, who is also an award-winning tattoo artist, combines perfect straight lines and patterns he knows we “as humans just love”, explaining how the “orderly chaos” of this work is a pro

North West Londoner • 13th December 2023

Art exhibition kicks off festive season by showing power of colour red

As it begins to look a lot like Christmas, a Tottenham Court Road gallery is launching the new exhibition RED that investigates and celebrates the symbolism behind the festive colour.

Sara Pope, the first female in over 700 years to have her work displayed in the Vatican, will kick-start the countdown to Christmas in Grove Gallery on 6 December with her provocative and powerful collection of art.

As the colour with the longest wavelength, red is one of the most eye-catching of hues.

Sara said

North West Londoner • 14th November 2023

Covent Garden gallery launches exhibition challenging stereotypes

Clarendon Fine Art is set to launch a new exhibition in Covent Garden that celebrates positivity at a time of immense loss, as much of the world today suffers in the throes of conflict and war.

“The Prodigy”, Maxim’s new solo exhibition at Clarendon’s flagship Covent Garden gallery comes ahead of his first major European tour, “Army of Ants”.

It presents a collection of evocative compositions that challenge stereotypes by presenting them as an antithesis.

Maxim said: “There’s always a positiv

North East Londoner • 19th October 2023

Aldgate East gallery launches exhibition transforming trauma into beauty

A contemporary artist launched an exhibition at an Aldgate East gallery yesterday, transforming childhood trauma into harmonised displays of colour.

Robi Walters is debuting his ‘A Nation of Millions’ collection of art in Quantus Gallery and hopes to inspire the crowds to find positivity in the most negative of circumstances, shortly after World Mental Health Day last week.

Using art to process immense trauma, Robi’s story is an extremely moving example of how helpful self-expression can be in

North East Londoner • 25th September 2023

Artist gives tribute to her mother in new Aldgate East art exhibition

An art gallery in Aldgate East launched a new exhibition yesterday celebrating the strength and resilience of the female form.

Quantus Gallery, situated on Fashion Street, popped the prosecco in triumph over its latest complication of artistic talent, Zara Muse.

Zara Muse creator Alex Johnson transforms classical portraiture into vibrant contemporary art, using a palette knife to sharpen the definition of her subjects to emphasise the radiance of female resilience.

Her inspiration stems from

South West Londoner • 22nd September 2023

Japanese restaurant chain officially launches in Clapham

Clapham’s newest gastronomic kid on the block celebrated its launch on the high street with cocktails and tasters on Wednesday last week.

An evening of DJ-led music, freshly shaken cocktails, unique samples of Japanese wine and samples from what the menu has to offer, the ramen-famous restaurant Tonkotsu boasted a display of its culinary talent.

Following the launch, restaurant booking reservations opened to the public, so you can now try out this Japanese gem tucked away in Clapham for yourse