Elton John and Dolly Parton were among celebrities to pay tribute to Dame Olivia Newton-John in a state memorial service in Melbourne marked by thousands for the late actress and singer. “Every day with Olivia was a bit of magic,” her husband John Easterling said on Sunday, in a speech at the memorial. The service,
Several US media publishers are dropping the Dilbert comic strip after its creator described black people as members of “a racist hate group”. Several media officials denounced the comments by creator Scott Adams as racist, hateful and discriminatory. Dilbert is a long-running comic strip poking fun at office culture. In an episode of the YouTube
SNP deputy Westminster leader Mhairi Black has backed Humza Yousaf in the race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scottish First Minister. Ms Black said Mr Yousaf was the only candidate that would take “our party and our country forward”. Mr Yousaf, the current Scottish health secretary, faces competition for the top job from Finance Secretary
Ok I get it, it’s not a helicopter. It’s a multi-rotor. A quadcopter, perhaps? A drone? VTOL? Whatever it is, it’s a manned flying machine and you can actually buy one from China. It’s scary. It’s wild. And it’s this week’s entry in the Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. This electric aircraft
In this article COIN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT In this photo illustration, the Coinbase logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Coinbase reported user numbers that fell short of analysts’ estimates even as fourth-quarter earnings and revenue beat projections. The stock rose more than
Russian forces appear to be making progress in their advance on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, as the city of Mariupol continues to be under siege. Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russian President Vladimir Putin were joined in a 75-minute phone call today by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our
Investigative reporter Ilya Rozhdestvensky shares what he’s learned about the armored train that the Dossier Center says Russian President Vladimir Putin is using instead of his private airplane. #CNN #News #shorts
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