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I agree it can look ridiculous. I'm guessing the baseball hats with their bills out helps protect their face (or atleast glasses) more than a hood or it works better in conjunction.

That makes sense. Thank god we don't go down that route. I know we have jackets and umbrellas, but the caps looks ridiculous.

I was thinking that also helps their hair dry and from flying around - I imagine it's even needed for women. They can quickly put their hair back in a pony tail, pull it through the back and you don't have to worry about hair flying about. I guess the same can be said for men that have longer cuts.

As for the ridiculousness it probably works better than pulling the drawstrings around the hood of your jacket tight around your face.

Yep - an umbrella makes sense in the UK in most rain, it doesn't make sense in very high winds like these, so a hat makes a lot of sense...

However in the UK, unike the US, a baseball cap is relatively unusual, and usually a bit of a 'fashion victim' kind of statement - as they historically haven't been a part of British culture (we don't play baseball...) and are (or at least were) seen very much as an 'Americanism' (or a 'we're just back from holiday in the US' statement).

In the 80s I often heard baseball caps called 'IQ Reducers' - as the minute you put one on, you looked a lot less intelligent... Those times have changed - but wearing one in the UK would be seen a bit differently to wearing one in the US.

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BREAKING: CBS News suspends Charlie Rose, PBS to halt production and distribution of show following sexual harassment report.

— The Associated Press (@AP) November 20, 2017

Journalist Charlie Rose of CBS This Morning has been accused of sexual misconduct. Yet another famous person involved in this and the irony that he would have been reporting on others being accused. Interesting one for CBS to handle considering the popularity of This Morning of recent.

EDIT - Just saw JK08 beat me to it

Video: Here's a portion of @CBSEveningNews's @AnthonyMasonCBS & @JimAxelrod solemnly reporting on the @CharlieRose sexual misconduct claims pic.twitter.com/XKnSzjB6Lh

— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) November 20, 2017

Report from the CBS Evening News on Rose.

Like the way they’ve mentioned the Charlie rose twitter account...

"Lews Phone Calls"

Someone hasn't used spellcheck....

CBS News is certainly doing what any reputable news operations should do and they arent trying to cover things up or pretend like its not happening like FOX and their avalanche of incidents, when they never mention or rarely acknowledge how their employees have assaulted attacked harassed and allegedly raped each other.

We've been able to reach one of Charlie Rose’s accusers. She didn't want to go on camera with us but confirms the reporting is accurate. https://t.co/XAuPjnxSzW pic.twitter.com/USNJeDVQRA

— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) November 21, 2017

"We are going to continue to do our reporting on this story and other allegations that have come forward." -- @NorahODonnell

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Charlie Rose is sacked at CBS. A sterling career ends in disgrace.

BREAK: CBS has fired Charlie Rose. Memo that just went out to CBS News staffers pic.twitter.com/Db9NpKDv2l

— John Koblin (@koblin) November 21, 2017