The Daily Populous

Stephen Hawking announces he is voting Labour: 'The Tories would be a disaster'

The Conservatives would be a "disaster" for public services, the world-renowned astrophysicist said.

“I’m voting Labour because another five years of Conservative government would be a disaster for the NHS, the police and other public services," he said, after a meeting with Cambridge MP Daniel Zeichner.

The cosmologist has supported Labour for much of his life and backed Mr Zeichner, his local Labour candidate, at the 2015 election.

The image was taken by Nasa's HiRISE camera, which is mounted on its Mars Reconaissance Orbiter Nasa.

5/30 Yellowstone from space NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman shared this image of Yellowstone via his twitter account Nasa.

6/30 Black Hole Friday Nasa celebrated Black Friday by looking into space instead — sharing pictures of black holes Nasa.

“I was delighted to meet Professor Hawking again and receive his support for my re-election and a Labour government," Mr Zeichner said. »

‘Cash Cab’: Ben Bailey Returns To Host Discovery’s Series Revival

Authored by deadline.com

Ben Bailey is back in the driver’s seat for Discovery’s revival of Cash Cab.

Bailey has guested on multiple TV series and has done a pair of Comedy Central stand-up specials and others for Netflix and Amazon.

Executive producers are Tony Tackaberry, Allison Corn, John Slaughter and Bailey, with Robyn Todd as co-executive producer. »

Trump Hotel Received $270,000 From Lobbying Campaign Tied to Saudis

Authored by wsj.com

WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s Washington hotel received roughly $270,000 in payments linked to Saudi Arabia as part of a lobbying campaign by the Gulf kingdom against controversial terrorism legislation last year.

The payments to the Trump Hotel were made by one of MSLGroup’s subcontractors and reimbursed by the Saudi government, according to Michael Petruzzello, an MSLGroup executive.

They were part of a lobbying campaign bringing American military veterans to Capitol Hill to advocate against JASTA, he said. »

Paris climate agreement: Tech giants say "We are still in"

Authored by cbsnews.com

The announcement comes days after President Trump announced his decision to withdraw from the landmark deal signed by 195 nations.

Going by the name "We Are Still In," the coalition called itself "the broadest cross section of the American economy yet assembled in pursuit of climate action."

The philanthropist has promised to contribute the $15 million the United Nations climate change secretariat now stands to lose from Washington. »