Joe Biden has signed a “critical” budget deal to raise the debt ceiling for the US, saving the country from falling into an unprecedented default – the failure to make debt repayments. The US president signed the bill in private at the White House on Saturday. The Treasury Department had warned that the country would
Boris Johnson has been warned he could lose public funding for legal advice if he tries to “frustrate or undermine” the government’s position on the COVID inquiry. Cabinet Office lawyers have told the former prime minister that public money would “cease to be available” if he breaks conditions such as releasing evidence without permission, the
The government could be committing a criminal offence under the inquiries act, if they refuse to release Boris Johnson’s messages and diaries to the COVID inquiry. Human Rights barrister Adam Wagner says criminal proceedings could be taken, adding it is a “wide and unusual request” from inquiry chairwoman Baroness Hallett. Ministers argue that it could
A mysterious patch of fluorescent green water that appeared in Venice’s famed Grand Canal Sunday was caused by a chemical commonly used in underwater construction to help identify leaks, environmental authorities say. #CNN #News #shorts #venice #venicegrandcanal #venicecanal #veniceitaly #grandcanal
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said people found “guilty” for the deadly train crash in India will receive the “harshest punishment”. At least 288 people were killed and more than 850 injured in Friday’s accident in Odisha’s Balasore district state. On his visit to the crash site on Saturday, Mr Modi also pledged to look
The deadly crash at Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday, which has so far claimed over 280 lives and injured 900 more, has focused attention on the safety of the railway network in the world’s second most populous country. Run by state monopoly Indian Railways, the network is the fourth largest in the world and transports
In this article ALB TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Demand for lithium, a key component for electric vehicle batteries, is expected to surge, from 500,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate in 2021 to three to four million metric tons in less than a decade, according to McKinsey & Company. Albemarle, the world’s top producer of this
This Morning boss Martin Frizell said “scores are being settled” when asked about claims of a toxic culture at the ITV show. Phillip Schofield resigned from ITV last week and was dropped by his talent agency, YMU, after admitting having an “unwise, but not illegal” relationship with a man who he worked with on This
A man who was repeatedly tasered by police in Los Angeles died from an enlarged heart and cocaine use, a coroner has said. Keenan Darnell Anderson – cousin of a Black Lives Matter co-founder – was stopped after a traffic collision on 3 January, with bodycam showing him initially complying with police before running away.
If you live in an apartment with a balcony and want a plug-and-play solar and battery storage system, EcoFlow may have just the solution. EcoFlow has launched the PowerStream Balcony Solar System, which it claims is “the first balcony solar system with a portable power station” that can reduce apartment dwellers’ power bills and provide
The talent agency which managed Phillip Schofield until the disgraced TV star’s career imploded this week is this weekend facing questions about its own future after its lenders called in advisers to explore a financial restructuring. Sky News can reveal that YMU, which is owned by a private equity firm, has for weeks been involved
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11-year-old Aderrien Murry speaks out after he was shot in the chest by an Indianola police officer. The officer shot Murry while he was responding to a domestic disturbance call at the child’s home, according to the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. Murry is recovering after being released from the hospital, according to his family, who
A man has been detained by police after running on the racecourse at the Epsom Derby. A woman was also detained by officers after being pulled to the floor when she tried to invade the course. It comes after 19 people – believed to be animal rights protesters – were arrested this morning over plans
The price of diesel fell by almost 12p last month – a record drop, according to new figures. The RAC said the average price per litre was now 147p, down from 158.9p at the start of May – making it the seventh consecutive month prices have fallen. It means the cost of a typical 55-litre
Associated Press Jun 2, 2023, 10:05 PM ET JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Minjee Lee matched the tournament best with an 8-under 64 for a share of the lead Friday in the LPGA Tour’s weather-delayed Mizuho Americas Open. Cheyenne Knight had a 68 in the inaugural event to join Lee at 7-under 137 atop the tightly
A parent angered by a spate of book bans across the US has taken revenge, of sorts – by getting the Bible banned from some of Utah’s schools. The Davis School District, which has nearly 74,000 children, has largely removed the book from circulation but has kept it in high school libraries. In a copy
Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJun 2, 2023, 05:39 PM ET Close Covered the NFL since 2013 Previously covered the Saints for the Times-Picayune and The Athletic Bengals beat writer for ESPN from 2016-19 Churchill Downs will suspend its current thoroughbred meet at the conclusion of Sunday’s card to examine safety measures after 12 equine fatalities
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks with CNBC on May 16th, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC The sudden departure of Twitter executives tasked with content moderation and brand safety has left the company more vulnerable than ever to hate speech. On Thursday, Twitter’s vice president of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, resigned from the
In this article PD S MDB TSLA NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq. Peter Kramer | CNBC Tech stocks still haven’t fully rebounded from a miserable 2022, but they’re rewarding investors who saw the selloff as too extreme. The Nasdaq Composite gained 2% this week, wrapping up