Firefighters were unable to locate actor Anne Heche for over 20 minutes and it took a further 20 minutes to pull her car out of a burning building to rescue her, fire department recordings show. Time-stamped radio communication from the Los Angeles Fire Department, provided to NBC Los Angeles under the California Public Records Act,
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Dame Cressida Dick “felt intimidated” into resigning as Metropolitan Police Commissioner after an ultimatum from London mayor Sadiq Khan, an independent report has found. The review, by Sir Thomas Winsor, into Dame Cressida’s departure from the force in February also found due process was not followed. Dame Cressida said she would step aside after evidence
Grammy-winning artists from around the world have lent their talents to an album created secretly by an Iranian composer and producer who was once jailed for his music. Mehdi Rajabian contacted musicians, singers, conductors, sound engineers and designers through social media to ask them to feature in his new age classical record, It Arrives. The
The chancellor is preparing a multibillion-pound package of tax cuts to help businesses struggling with soaring energy costs. Nadhim Zahawi is drawing up emergency plans to save companies on the brink of collapse for the incoming prime minister, who will be named on Monday. According to The Times, the chancellor believes the government can learn
The British adult subscription platform OnlyFans has had a huge jump in revenues this year, raking in more than £805m as users flocked to the site for its amateur pornographic content. Recording pre-tax profits of £374m, OnlyFans had its most significant yearly growth to date in 2021. The company’s revenues increased by 160% from £309m
A man has pointed a loaded handgun in the face of Argentina’s vice president in what is being described as an attempted assassination. Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner was threatened outside her home in Buenos Aires on Thursday night. The trigger was pulled but no shots were fired – indicating the weapon jammed – before the
Attorney George Conway is on CNN’s New Day to talk about the Mar-a-Lago search warrant affidavit ahead of its release. #CNN #News
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The exterior of Crypto.com Arena on January 26, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Rich Fury | Getty Images It took seven months for the Matt Damon-endorsed Crypto.com to realize that it accidentally sent AU$10.5 million dollars (about $7.1 million at today’s exchange rate) to a woman in Australia, instead of the 100 Australian dollar refund
7:00 AM ET It’s showtime for many teams as we enter the final month of the regular season. Some are cruising toward the postseason, while others are locked in a close battle for a playoff spot. And with no Game 163 tiebreakers this season, it should prove to be a fun September. After dominating our
The prime minister’s official jet was used for a “boozy jolly” by civil servants, according to a report. Sky News understands a number of officials joined the 91-minute journey over the UK – and that it took place with “usual catering for a flight”. The Sun newspaper claims that during the 700-mile trip – which
In this article NVDA Nvidia on Thursday said the U.S. government will allow it to continue developing its H100 artificial intelligence chip in China. It’s a win for the company after it warned Wednesday that new export restrictions could hamper its operations in the country. Nvidia said in an SEC filing Wednesday that the U.S.
The UK will enter recession before the end of this year, with growth expected to be weak into 2024. That is the latest forecast from the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), which said it expects the UK economy to record three consecutive quarters of contraction – the definition of a recession – this year. However,
A retired New York policeman has been jailed for assaulting one of the officers who tried to stop the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol building. Thomas Webster was sentenced to ten years, the longest term yet given in a case related to the riot. Webster, 56, was found guilty in May after a
In this article AMZN Amazon turned off solar energy systems at all of its U.S. facilities in 2021 after a rash of fires and explosions, including one at its Fresno warehouse in 2020. Fresno Fire Department On the afternoon of April 14, 2020, dozens of firefighters arrived at an Amazon warehouse in Fresno, California, as
We’ve been driving along the Indus Highway, witnessing the slow burial underwater of each area as flood waters spread across Pakistan. This morning we woke up to the news of new breaches. My producer, Muhammad Yousuf, had heard of a village completely flooded. We headed out to find out what the people there had been
Donald Trump is “obviously thinking” about running for president again in 2024 as “he hates seeing what’s happening in the country”, his son-in-law has said. In a wide-ranging interview with Sky News’ Kay Burley, Jared Kushner also dismissed the importance of an FBI raid at Mr Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate last month. Asked if Mr Trump was
A new study funded by the NIH shows the use of marijuana and hallucinogens among young adults is at all-time highs. This comes as, for the first time ever, more people say they use weed more than tobacco cigarettes. CNN’s Harry Enten reports. #CNN #News
Jackery has just launched its latest portable power station and solar panel kit, the Jackery Solar Generator 1000 Pro. The new Jackery Solar Generator 1000 Pro is a major update to the original Jackery 1000, which I had the chance to test last year. The new solar generator marks major improvements, updated solar panels, and
In this article PLL Piedmont Lithium announced Thursday that it plans to build a new lithium refining plant in Tennessee, as the U.S. rushes to develop domestic supply chains for raw materials critical to the energy transition. Thursday’s announcement comes on the heels of the largest climate funding package in U.S. history, which President Joe