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In the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, a wealthy, New York City\u2013born former journalist with dyed blond hair who is currently divorcing his second wife, was sworn in as the country\u2019s newest prime minister. In his first speech to Parliament in his new role, Johnson, who has previously described gay men as \u201ctank-topped bumboys\u201d and women wearing burkas as \u201clooking like letter boxes,\u201d called for a \u201cradical rewriting of our immigration system\u201d and pledged that he would be \u201cmaking this country the greatest place on earth.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Item two:<\/p>\n An all-day \u201cpatriotic party\u201d held on a 3,700-passenger British cruise ship as it was returning to Southampton from Bergen, Norway, culminated in a brawl at the ship\u2019s buffet, where passengers threw plates and furniture at one another after one person attended dressed like a clown.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From Harper’s Weekly Review: Item one: In the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, a wealthy, New York City\u2013born former journalist with dyed blond hair who is currently divorcing his second wife, was sworn in as the country\u2019s newest prime minister. In … Continue reading