‘British’ commentator who dominated royal wedding coverage exposed as Tommy from New York

Thomas J. Mace-Archer-Mills, né Thomas Muscatello, grew up an hour north of Albany, N.Y. The Italian American then moved to Myrtle Beach, S.C., for college, where he studied politics and history. Soon, he started to work in real estate and gave himself a hyphenated last name, adding DeLaCroix to the end to give himself a boost in business […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/06/01/british-commentator-who-dominated-royal-wedding-coverage-exposed-as-tommy-from-new-york/

Busted Kenyan athlete admits to giving drug testers money, but thought it was for ‘fuel or tea’

In November, Kenyan Olympic gold medalist Asbel Kiprop heard from a doping control officer, who told him to expect a visit the next day. Advance notice for urine tests is prohibited under World Anti-Doping Agency rules, but Kiprop said he didn’t think anything of it because he had been warned about such tests before. So […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/06/01/busted-kenyan-athlete-admits-to-giving-drug-testers-money-but-thought-it-was-for-fuel-or-tea/

India’s new textbooks are promoting the prime minister’s favorite policies, critics allege

NEW DELHI — New school textbooks in India promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s flagship policies have prompted fresh criticism that the government is using the education system to further his political agenda. An analysis of 25 textbooks by the Indian Express newspaper found examples of newly-inserted paragraphs casting Modi’s policies in a positive light, including programs like “demonetizing” […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/06/01/indias-new-textbooks-are-promoting-the-prime-ministers-favorite-policies-critics-allege/

Despite summit uncertainty, President Trump and Kim Jong Un are more popular than ever in South Korea

SEOUL -- It’s been a topsy-turvy week on the Korean Peninsula thanks to the on-again, off-again historic summit between the U.S. president and North Korean leader. But despite the tumultuous week, South Koreans remain hopeful for a successful summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a new poll suggests. As of […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/06/01/despite-summit-uncertainty-president-trump-and-kim-jong-un-are-more-popular-than-ever-in-south-korea/

South Korea’s military just wants a golf course. But nothing is easy ahead of the Trump-Kim summit.

SEOUL — It seemed only a matter of time before the interplay between Pyongyang and Washington finally got around again to golf. President Trump took the first swing in November in a speech to South Korean lawmakers, that was intended as a display of U.S. solidarity months after North Korean nuclear tests, but curiously veered off […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2018/06/01/south-koreas-military-just-wants-a-golf-course-but-nothing-is-easy-ahead-of-the-trump-kim-summit/