Pandemic Insurance Backstop Draws Republican Opposition

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A teenage girl has gone missing after boarding a train last week, prompting police to appeal to the public for information on her whereabouts.

Two brothers raked in more than £120,000 breaking down stolen top-of-the-range cars and selling the parts on eBay.

St Peter’s boss Paul McTaggart admits he’s gutted to say goodbye to his boyhood club.

A popular Lanarkshire community centre is to remain mostly closed to public use for at least another three months.

masturbation went slightly too far.Brittany, from Alabama, US, admitted she was "addicted to masturbation" while being single for three years and started to explore the world of sex toys."I ordered a vibrator, like a bumpy butt-stick. It was like blue and it had three balls and a little bitty vibrator on it," she said on brand-new documentary Stuck."I was so excited, as soon as I got it in the mail I was like, ‘Oh I’m done, I’m going to take a bath'."But she soon realised it wasn't the best idea."Too much oil, too much excitement, and you just don’t have that many hands yourself, so it just happens," she explained."Two hands, three parts, so it had to be let go off.

A woman whose mum died from an aggressive brain tumour is devastated after her dad has been diagnosed with the same illness. Julie Green's mum, Diane, was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) in 2005 after she'd struggled with migraines for months.

Rangers supporter, who encourages Twitter users to follow for "tits and football" was also making reference to the news that Will Smith slapped Oscars presenter Chris Rock after he made a joke about the best actor winner's wife's bald head. Unsurprisingly it did not take long for Oscars host Chris Rock and Oscars best actor winner to be turned into a new meme for the internet to enjoy.Lana took to social media on Monday morning (March 28) to share the action shot in which Chris is captioned "Me trying to enjoy the weekend" and Will "Monday".She followed it up with her threat to Celtic fans yesterday (Tuesday, March 29), accompanied by a sultry snap of her wearing her beloved Rangers jersey.Earlier this month Lana said she was ‘terrorised’ by the crowd at a charity football match featuring TikTok creators.Chants of “who’s the slapper in the hat?” were hurled in her direction.She also said items such as bread were thrown by who she dubbed "TikTok hooligans".Lana was attending the game featuring TikTok star Cal ‘The Dragon’ in a game between his Simple & The Dragon team against Content Ballers South at Eastbourne Borough on March 11.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.She said: “It is half time and I am getting terrorised by everyone.

Jet2 flight that he he could not open his bag for his passport.Ali Ozdemir was in such a drunken state that he threw up over himself as he slumped in his seat heading to Birmingham Airport from Turkey on October 19 last year. Police had been called to the gate on landing to arrest the 49-year-old from Stirchley, West Midlands, who has now been jailed for three months.

coronavirus tests will only be available to certain people from this week.Universal testing is set to come to an end on Friday (1 April).This means people will have to pay if they want to get a lateral flow test.The measure comes as part of the UK government's 'Living with Covid' plan, with the virus being treated like other respiratory infections.However, according to the new plans, which were revealed on Tuesday (29 March), free symptomatic testing will be provided for certain people, such as patient-facing NHS workers. Under these proposals, asymptomatic lateral flow tests will also continue next month for certain settings where the possibility of coronavirus spreading quickly is at a high level.

The Bafta award nominations have been announced, with late comedian Sean Lock receiving a posthumous nomination. The comedy legend, who died from cancer last year, has received a nomination for Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, in the entertainment performance category.

Oscars on Sunday night looking very shocked.The photo of her gasping went viral, as many thought it was in reaction to the unexpected moment Will Smith hit Chris Rock over a joke.However, the photographer behind the snap has now confirmed this was taken out of context.On Sunday night, many viewers were left speechless as Will approached the stage and slapped Chris.This came after the comedian made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s haircut.He quipped he couldn’t wait to see GI Jane 2, a film that featured Demi Moore with a bald head.However, Jada was visibly upset by the remarks as she suffers from a condition called alopecia.Will went on stage and slapped Chris as a result, tell him to keep his wife’s name out of his “f***ing mouth”.Shortly after this happened, the snap of Nicole began circulating around the internet.However, this was actually taken earlier in the evening, during the untelevised part of the ceremony.In a new interview, photographer Myung Chun opened up about what Nicole was actually reacting to.He explained: “The picture of Nicole Kidman was taken during the non-televised portion.“It appeared that she was excited to see Jessica Chastain across the room.“Kidman then reached out her arms and waved to her with both hands.”Myung then added what happened after this as well.“Shortly thereafter, Chastain walked over to greet Kidman and her husband Keith Urban,” he continued to Vulture.Following Will’s incident at the awards, he won the gong for Best Actor.During his tearful speech, he made references to wanting to “protect his family”.He also apologised to the Academy, who later condemned his actions.In an Instagram statement on Monday, Will also apologised to Chris.He wrote: “Violence in all of its

OnlyFans after being furloughed at the beginning of the pandemic - and went on to earn up to £40,000 a month. Now, having quit uni, she dresses up as famous film characters to add more cash to her quickly acquired fortune.In an exclusive interview with Daily Star, she said: “I started doing cosplay a few months ago because I didn’t really have a niche and fans really love it.“I got asked to dress up as Spider-Man the other day and to pour milk over myself.

wrestling has had a rough couple of years.From the global pandemic and a total shut down of the industry, to its own scandal-filled Me Too movement, called Speaking Out, the UK scene has been through a lot.The tumultuous period also saw the introduction of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Wrestling set up, which has been vocal about changes needed in the industry going forward.And for Simon Miller, representation and inclusivity should play a hugely important part in that.He was speaking exclusively to the Daily Star just days after Progress Wrestling – the company he is the new show host of – held a BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) show, and an all-women's show in the same week.The journalist, YouTube host, and in-ring competitor said: “Inclusivity is so important and the only way to get to a point where we don't need those shows at all, because it's just happening on regular show, is to shine a spotlight on it and shout about it as much as possible.“So the fact that you know in that one week Progress did that is such a good way to approach it.“And it's also offering something to everybody, so you know if you're a female fan you get yourself represented.“If you're part of the BAME community, you get yourself represented, then you can go to the core Progress shows and we're going to have, obviously women on those shows and we're going to have BAME wrestlers on those shows too.“So to be a part of that, in whatever small way I am, feels like hopefully it's something that we can do more of.“There's loads of awesome wrestling companies in Britain doing the same thing, and I feel like, if we are all aimed towards that goal and if we can all work together in order to make the industry a better place and make it more

Ukrainian forces pushing back against Russian invaders have managed to take hold of top-of-the-range Russian equipment after taking back a small village. Rudnytske village, located 40 miles east of Kyiv, was taken back by Ukrainian forces and found the Russians had left three tanks and an armoured personnel carrier behind.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney wants Hollywood to "get some skin in the game" when it comes to helping create pandemic risk insurance that will restimulate film and television production.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorNew York Rep. Carolyn Maloney said Thursday that the nation desperately needs pandemic insurance, a “public private partnership that has a mechanism in place that you can depend on,” and hopes some version of it will pass early in the Biden administration.“There are a number of proposals out there.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorFilm, TV, guilds and sports industry groups from NASCAR to the NFL and Wednesday sent a plea for action to lawmakers ahead of a key Capitol Hill committee meeting on pandemic insurance.The hearing set for tomorrow morning, called Insuring Against a Pandemic: Challenges and Solutions for Policyholders and Insurers, is the first major step in D.C. to address the nation’s COVID-induced insurance disaster since Rep.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterCAA asked a federal judge on Tuesday to end the 19-month standoff between the Writers Guild of America and the major agencies, as settlement talks between the guild and the agency have stalled.CAA asked Judge Andre Birotte for an injunction that would require the WGA to drop its boycott of the agency.The move comes as CAA has been unable to strike a deal with the guild that would allow writers to return to the agency.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterUTA has filed a lawsuit against Chubb, its insurance carrier, alleging that the company has refused to cover any of the $150 million in losses it has suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic.The agency states that it has suffered widespread losses due to the cancellation of several tours — including Post Malone, Guns N’ Roses and Toby Keith — and canceled TV and film production.In the lawsuit, UTA alleges that its losses should have been covered by its “business interruption” policies with Vigilant and Federal Insurance Co., two Chubb affiliates.Chubb has taken the blanket position since early in the pandemic that business interruption policies do not cover COVID losses.