Feb 25, 2023 Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Panthalassa led all the way to win the $20 million Saudi Cup by three-quarters of a length on Saturday night, relegating trainer Bob Baffert’s horse, Country Grammer, to second place for the second straight year. Japan nearly swept the first four places until Country Grammer rallied
Feb 25, 2023 LOS ANGELES — Russell Westbrook received a rousing ovation when he started and finished his LA Clippers debut. Westbrook had as impressive a start as any point guard playing in his first game with the franchise. But the Clippers and Sacramento Kings weren’t done playing when Westbrook picked up his sixth personal
Broadcaster Dan Walker has said he is “confident that I am not to blame” after he was hit by a car while on his bike earlier this week. The former BBC Breakfast presenter was struck off his bike on Monday morning while riding on a road in central Sheffield. Writing in The Sunday Times, the
A former Labour MP who left the party four years ago over antisemitism under Jeremy Corbyn has rejoined. Luciana Berger, who is Jewish, quit the party in February 2019, saying she could not “remain in a party that I have today come to the sickening conclusion is institutionally antisemitic”. But Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer
The UK and EU are “inching towards a conclusion” on revising post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland, the Irish prime minister has said. An agreement is possible “but by no means guaranteed”, Leo Varadkar added. Momentum has been building through weeks of fraught talks and a deal to ease checks on trade introduced under the
In this article NOK NOKIA-FI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Nokia G22 smartphone from Finnish firm HMD Global comes with a removable back to let you swap out broken parts. HMD Global The next smartphone to come from mobile icon Nokia is a handset that users can repair themselves. The Nokia G22, developed
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The U.S. Supreme Court against a blue sky in Washington, D.C., US. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg Bloomberg Creative | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images A legal test that Google’s lawyer told the Supreme Court was roughly “96% correct” could drastically undermine the liability shield that
Convicted serial murderer Ramon Escobar is suspected of killing his new cellmate on Friday at a central California prison, officials have said. Escobar, 51, shared a jail room with Juan Villanueva at North Kern State Prison in Delano. Villanueva, 53, was found unresponsive on 24 February at 8.49am. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
On the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy. In this week’s episode, we discuss Tesla deploying the first Magic Dock at Superchargers, a confusing potentially new Tesla prototype, Ford adding battery partner, and more. The show is live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel.
In this article HLX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Supreme Court of the United States on Captiol Hill, photographed on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an offshore oil rig worker who earned more than $200,000 annually
Germany is one of the biggest military donors to Ukraine, having agreed to send multiple Leopard 2 tanks to support the war efforts, whilst leaving themselves “exposed.” Dr. Stefan Stenzel, CEO of the weapon production plant Vincorion in Hamburg, says “for me, it is worrying that Germany is donating 14 Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine”
Meduza’s Ivan Kolpakov says Putin believed his own “huge propaganda narrative about Ukraine as a failed state.” Puck’s Julia Ioffe says “the Russian propaganda machine has trained the Russian public to want blood, and now they want blood.” #CNN #News
Citymapper, the urban transport app which ranks among Britain’s most prominent consumer technology companies, is in talks to be bought by a multibillion dollar New York-based rival. Sky News has learnt that Citymapper, which launched in 2010, is in advanced discussions about a takeover by Via Transportation. City sources said a deal could be struck
Jill Biden has dropped the strongest hint yet that President Joe Biden will run for a second term – saying there is “pretty much” nothing left to do but work out the time and place for the announcement. The US president has long said it is his intention to seek re-election, though he has yet
Feb 24, 2023 Jordan ReidESPN It’s a big week for HBCU prospects who could get picked in the 2023 NFL draft. On Monday, 47 players took part in the second annual HBCU combine, where scouts and evaluators from all 32 NFL teams watched workouts at the New Orleans Saints‘ practice facility. The Black College Football
“Investigators searching for cocaine dropped by an airborne smuggler have found a ripped-up shipment of the sweet-smelling powder and the remains of a bear that apparently died of a multimillion-dollar high.” So began the Associated Press news agency’s 23 December 1985 report on one of the most bizarre drug-trafficking stories in history. The 175lb black
A 3.7 magnitude earthquake has been recorded in South Wales just before midnight. The earthquake occurred around 23.59pm on Friday night, according to the British Geological Survey (BGS), the UK’s main provider of quake data. According to the BGS, the epicentre was around 10km (6.2 miles) north of the Ebbw Vale and Tredegar area, near
Sky News has gained rare access to the warzone that is northwest Syria, now also hit by devastating earthquakes. Children were found dying and others have been left mutilated after a string of delays by the international community to help the last-remaining opposition area. The Sky team have visited the area twice, most recently spending
Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. Dimitrios Kambouris | Getty Images Elon Musk’s Twitter was sued again in California this week for alleged failure to pay a vendor. The latest complaint comes from
The 2024 Kia EV9 is launching later this year as one of the most highly anticipated electric vehicles to hit the market. A newly posted video on social media appears to show the sleek, big-bodied electric Kia EV9 as a near replica of the electric SUV concept. 2024 Kia EV9 spotted in new video We