NASA names its Washington DC headquarters in honor of ‘Hidden Figures’ Mary W. Jackson

NASA is renaming its Washington DC headquarters in honor of the first black female engineer to work at the American space agency – the ‘Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building.’  Jackson, a mathematician and aerospace engineer, started her career in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the agency’s Langley Research Center in Virginia. While … Read more

Katy Perry reveals she has a shortlist of names for her baby: ‘We’ve got options and she’ll tell us’

Katy Perry reveals she has a shortlist of names for her baby girl on the way with Orlando Bloom: ‘We’ve got options and she’ll tell us!’ By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 02:20 BST, 23 June 2020 | Updated: 02:20 BST, 23 June 2020 Katy Perry is still awaiting the birth of her first child, … Read more

Trump demands Republicans REJECT stripping Confederates’ names from Army bases

President Trump demanded that Republicans in Congress reject stripping Confederates’ names off of Army bases despite Senate Republicans already voting in favor of an amendment pushed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.   ‘Seriously failed presidential candidate, Senator Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren, just introduced an Amendment on the renaming of many of our legendary Military Bases from which we … Read more

Republican senators DEFY Donald Trump over army base names

Republican senators rebelled against Donald Trump late Wednesday by voting to tell the Army to rename bases named after Confederate generals within the next three years. The Armed Services Committee, whose members include Trump ultra-loyalist Tom Cotton, voted behind closed doors for the move, Roll Call first reported.  The voice vote was on an amendment … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: How Julian Fellowes’ brush with the law inspired Downton Abbey names 

As Julian Fellowes plots a follow-up to his hit film version of Downton Abbey, the Oscar-winning screenwriter has revealed a very unlikely secret about the costume drama. As Julian Fellowes (pictured) plots a follow-up to his hit film version of Downton Abbey, the Oscar-winning screenwriter has revealed a very unlikely secret about the costume drama … Read more

Protesters place names of prominent black people beside Scottish street names

Black Lives Matters protesters have been renaming Scottish streets after prominent black people and civil rights activists. Tens of thousands have joined the demonstrations against systemic racism across Britain today, two weeks after African American George Floyd died while being arrested by police in Minneapolis. In several streets in Glasgow city centre signs with a … Read more

Italy names 57 health workers who fought coronavirus as Knights of the Republic

Italy has bestowed the country’s highest honour on 57 health workers who fought coronavirus, including a nurse who went viral after being pictured slumped from exhaustion on her desk. The group, who also included doctors and scientists, were named as Knights of Merit of the Republic by president Sergio Mattarella on Tuesday. They were rewarded … Read more

Something to tell us? Bachelor star Tara Pavlovic asks fans about BABY NAMES

Something to tell us? Bachelor star Tara Pavlovic asks fans about BABY NAMES after being forced to postpone her wedding amid COVID-19 By Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 06:47 BST, 28 May 2020 | Updated: 07:19 BST, 28 May 2020 She was forced to postpone her wedding to fiancé Nick Shepherdson in March thanks … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Names of 50 SAGE committee scientists revealed

The membership of the secretive committee which has been advising the Government on its handling of coronavirus was finally made public today. The names of those who sit on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) had not previously been published on security and independence grounds. But this morning the Government bowed to mounting pressure and … Read more

Sage revealed: Names of 50 scientists advising the Government on coronavirus FINALLY made public

The membership of the secretive committee which has been advising the Government on its handling of coronavirus was finally made public today. The names of those who sit on the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) had not previously been published on security and independence grounds. But this morning the Government bowed to mounting pressure and … Read more