Since the launch of Disney+, Star Wars fans have been treated to wildly successful shows such as The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch and The Book Of Boba Fett. But for several years, fans were screaming one name, almost in unison – Obi-Wan. Ewan McGregor’s portrayal of the bearded Jedi master in the Star Wars prequels
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Rishi Sunak, a devotee of Nigel Lawson, believes in a smaller state, curbing borrowing, lower taxes and combating inflation. Yet again, he delivered a major fiscal announcement where he did the opposite. Today’s £15 billion spending splurge expanded the role of the state with the advent of one-off financial transfers, could stoke inflation, add to
7:00 AM ET EDMONTON — There’s much at stake for the Oilers in these Stanley Cup playoffs. Just ask their fans. Thousands of them gather in droves before each game all around Rogers Place. Every side street is filled to the brim. There’s a formal — and free — tailgate party set up across from
8:00 AM ET Craig Haubert Close ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching experience. Graduated from Indiana and Nebraska-Omaha Tom Luginbill Close ESPN Analyst Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky and Marshall With
The 18-year-old who shot his grandmother before killing 21 people – including 19 children – at a Texas primary school is not believed to have left a manifesto or note explaining his actions. Those who knew him say he was bullied and didn’t have many friends. But messages Salvador Ramos sent to strangers online have
Tesla has delivered four Megapacks to a giant new Bitcoin mining facility in Texas that is going to be the first to be powered by the automaker’s solar and batteries. Last month, the project was announced as a partnership between Tesla, Blockstream, and Jack Dorsey’s Blocks (formerly Square). The idea is to build a new
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a ceremony honouring the country’s Olympians and Paralympians at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia April 26, 2022. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters DAVOS, Switzerland — Russian President Vladimir Putin‘s bargaining position is “not as strong as he pretends” and Europe has leverage against him, according to billionaire investor
After a morning meeting, Russian President Putin and President Obama share a laugh at the G-20 opening session. The latest on the Ukraine-Russia crisis https://www.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-news-02-23-22/index.html Trump sides with Putin as Biden tries to stop a war https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/23/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin-joe-biden/index.html
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the USA’s space agency, has conducted several probes and expeditions over the years to find answers to several hidden answers. In 1977, NASA launched Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 to fly across the solar system and give humanity unprecedented access to the world far away from us. On each
Black holes are thought to reside at the centre of most galaxies, including our Milky Way, holding important clues to the functioning of these giants. A group of researchers has now found a previously overlooked trove of massive black holes in dwarf galaxies. Black holes are usually detected when they actively grow by consuming gas
Eight million of the poorest UK households will receive a one off “cost of living payment” of £650 – and there will be an effective windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas companies, the chancellor has announced. Rishi Sunak said the package of support for households is worth over £5bn and will come
Two more Tory MPs have withdrawn their support for Boris Johnson in the wake of Sue Gray’s report into Downing Street lockdown parties. The announcements by John Baron and David Simmonds follow a similar call by their backbench colleague Julian Sturdy on Wednesday. Mr Baron said the findings by senior civil servant Ms Gray as
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar has been jailed for about 12-and-a-half years after he was convicted of receiving child abuse images. Duggar was arrested in April 2021 after a Little Rock police detective discovered files were being shared by a computer which was traced to him. Investigators testified that images depicting the sexual abuse
Boris Johnson’s chief of staff has brushed off the suggestion that a new package of cost of living help is timed to deflect attention from Sue Gray’s partygate report. Steve Barclay said that the government did not control when the report – laying bare drunkenness and partying in Downing Street – was published and that
The president of the World Bank has warned that the war in Ukraine could spark a global recession. David Malpass pointed to the conflict’s role in pushing up food and energy prices. He said Germany’s economy, the world’s fourth largest, has already slowed significantly due to higher energy prices. The war has also led to
8:28 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The mass school shooting Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas, was especially disturbing for Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Brooks Raley. The small community of about 16,000 people west of San Antonio is the left-hander’s hometown. He attended school in the building where the shooting occurred, and his parents
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks during a press conference at The MGM during CES 2018 in Las Vegas on January 7, 2018. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Nvidia reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday, beating analyst expectations for sales and earnings, but the stock dropped more than 10% in extended trading at one
The father of one of the victims of the Texas school massacre wanted to charge into the building because the police officers were waiting outside and weren’t ” doing anything like they are supposed to”. Officials have admitted that 18-year-old Salvador Ramos was in the school for up to an hour, during which time he
Just over a year after being founded, intelligent EV startup JIDU is on the cusp of officially unveiling the concept of its first vehicle, referred to as the “Robocar.” Following delays due to COVID-19 restrictions in China, JIDU announced the EV concept will debut at its ROBODAY event in June. In January of 2021, Baidu
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has dropped the ball on crypto regulation, according to Securities and Exchange Commissioner Hester Peirce, and she says the knock-on effects of that failure keep her up at night. “There’s a lot of fraud in this space, because it’s the hot area of the moment,” Peirce told CNBC on the sidelines