The president of a synagogue in Detroit has been stabbed to death outside her home. Police say a motive for the killing of Samantha Woll is currently unknown. Ms Woll, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene at around 6.30am on Saturday after she was found lying on the ground with multiple stab wounds. “While
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Flooding from major rivers could continue until Tuesday following Storm Babet, the Environment Agency (EA) has warned. Despite the worst of the storm now having passed, rivers in North Yorkshire, the Midlands and the South West could continue to overflow, the agency said. “Ongoing flooding is probable on some larger rivers including the Severn, Ouse and
The prime minister has warned the Israel-Hamas war risks unleashing a “contagion of conflict” across the Middle East. Rishi Sunak, who met with leaders in Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt this week, said they had agreed “we need to do everything possible” to stop the spread of the war. He said his two-day visit to
Sir Bobby Charlton’s death aged 86 has been met with an outpouring of tributes from fellow footballers, fans and politicians. He was, in the words of Sir Geoff Hurst, “one of the true greats”. Sir Geoff, who played alongside Sir Bobby in England’s winning 1966 World Cup team, called him “a great colleague and friend”
Hands pulling the wheels on his wheelchair, a young Israeli soldier led the way into his hospital bedroom, both legs patched up after surgery for three gunshot wounds. The reservist, a member of an elite unit called the counter-terror school, was wounded as he helped to recapture a rural community near Gaza that had been
Tristan Fewings | Getty Images Paddy Cosgrave, the CEO and co-founder of annual tech conference Web Summit, has resigned from his post after coming under fire for his comments on the Israel-Hamas war, leading Big Tech guests like Alphabet, Meta and Amazon to cancel their attendance. “Unfortunately, my personal comments have become a distraction from
It just wouldn’t be a classic Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week entry if it didn’t include some wacky, far out machine that seemingly has no reason to exist. So in true AWAEVOTW fashion, feast your eyes on this free-range bumper car inspired by a Troncycle! I call it free-range because it doesn’t
In this article PCG’A PCG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT As deadly wildfires have destroyed communities from California to Maui, the nation’s largest utility, Pacific Gas and Electric, is making headway on its ambitious goal to move 10,000 miles of power lines in fire-prone areas underground, which would greatly reduce ignition risk. “We’re coming
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple NameDrop in iOS 17. Apple The next time you are at a networking event or dinner party, you can exchange phone numbers with a new colleague or friend just by holding your iPhones near each other. The feature, known as NameDrop, became available when
Meryl Streep and husband Don Gummer have been separated for more than six years. A spokesperson for Streep added: “While they will always care for each other, they have chosen lives apart.” The actress, 74, and 76-year-old Gummer, a sculptor, married in 1978. They have four children together: musician Henry, 43, and Mamie, 40, Grace,
A fast-growing British semiconductor manufacturer is lining up a £200m funding injection from blue-chip backers including the asset management giant M&G. Sky News has learnt that Pragmatic Semiconductor, which produces low-cost microchips for use in products such as packaging and clothing, is close to finalising a substantial fundraising backed by Saudi Arabian money. City sources
Late on Friday night, somewhere along the Gaza-Israel border, Judith and Natalie Raanan were handed over by masked Hamas gunmen into the care of the International Red Cross. In a video released by Hamas, they look exhausted and dazed. No wonder. Follow latest: First aid trucks enter Gaza The Americans were just two of an
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman S Somanath on Saturday announced the success of the ‘TV-D1’ (Test Vehicle Development Flight 1) in the Gaganyaan Mission. The test vehicle was launched on the second attempt after it had faced an engine ignition problem at 8:45am IST. ISRO briefly aborted the launch of the first uncrewed test flight
Storm Babet is set to continue battering the UK with torrential downpours on Saturday – with another red “danger to life” warning in place for parts of eastern Scotland. England, Wales and Northern Ireland have had warnings in place since Babet first hit on Wednesday, but eastern Scotland has suffered the worst of the storm
View of denver skyline. Original public domain image from Flickr Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission unanimously approved a new Colorado Clean Car rule, which essentially follows California’s “Advanced Clean Cars 2” rule but falls short of setting a 2035 target for 100% EV sales. Last year, California finalized a rule which would lead to 100%
A Siemens Gamesa blade factory on the banks of the River Humber in Hull, England on October 11, 2021. PAUL ELLIS | AFP | Getty Images As the biggest players in wind energy gear up to report quarterly earnings, supply-chain reliability issues are front and center for both stock analysts and industry leaders. Siemens Energy
The father of freed American hostage Natalie Raanan says she’s doing well following her two weeks in captivity after she and her mother were abducted in Israel by Hamas. Uri Raanan of Evanston, Illinois, told reporters he had spoken to his 17-year-old daughter Natalie on the phone. “She’s doing good. She’s doing very good,” he
Owning a classic car is a sensory experience. Purists say it’s the feel of the leather, the smell of the fuel, the growl of the engine that brings a classic car to life. But on an industrial estate in Newtown, mid-Wales, that growl is silenced. Three Ferrari Testa Rossas, a Maserati Ghibli and a Land
Drew Houston, Dropbox Co-Founder and CEO. Arun Nevader | CNBC Dropbox said Friday that it’s agreed to return over one quarter of its San Francisco headquarters to the landlord as the commercial real estate market continues to soften following the Covid pandemic. In a filing, Dropbox said it agreed to surrender to its landlord 165,244
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk, chief executive officer of SpaceX and Tesla, and owner of X. formerly known as Twitter. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Tesla shares dropped more than 15% over the last few days to close the week at $211.99 after CEO Elon Musk waxed pessimistic about