Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, saxophonist and one of the co-founders of soul-funk band Kool & The Gang, has died aged 70. A statement from his representative said he died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday in New Jersey, where he was a resident of the town of Montclair. Thomas enjoyed a music career that spanned
Urgent action is needed to address climate change or the world will soon face “catastrophe”, the UK’s COP26 chief has warned. With just 85 days until the climate conference in Glasgow, minister Alok Sharma told the Observer that failing to act would have “catastrophic” consequences. “I don’t think there’s any other word for it,” said
7:03 AM ET Charlotte GibsonESPN Before Team USA’s Nelly Korda teed off in the final round in the women’s Olympic golf competition at Kasumigaseki Country Club, gold medal winner and fellow Team USA member Xander Schauffele tweeted her a special message: “Bring home the gold @NellyKorda! I’ll be rooting for you tonight.” For 54 holes
3:13 PM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have acquired guard Grayson Allen in a trade with the Memphis Grizzlies, sources tell ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. In return, the Grizzlies will get guard Sam Merrill and two future second-round picks, sources said. Allen, the 25-year-old former Duke standout, set career highs in points (10.6), rebounds (3.2) and assists
3:50 PM ET Kawhi Leonard has decided to return to the LA Clippers, a source confirmed to ESPN. Terms of the deal are being finalized for Leonard, who declined his player option for $36 million this coming season to become a free agent but was expected to return to the Clippers. His decision to stay
4:03 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Kevin Durant plans to sign a four-year, $198 million maximum contract extension with the Brooklyn Nets sometime after he becomes eligible Saturday, his longtime business manager and co-founder of 35 Ventures and Boardroom, Rich Kleiman, told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Durant is expected to decline his 2022-23 player option and extend
12:30 AM ET SAITAMA, Japan — Kevin Durant has had some wonderful days in his career, but there’s never been one like this green and gold Saturday in Japan. First there was a new $198 million contract locked in with the Brooklyn Nets. Then the pride of Seat Pleasant, Md., extended his legendary status as
The Choctaw community sent $170 to Ireland during a famine in the 18th century and now generation COVID has paid it back in an appeal that has raised $1m. Nearly 27,000 Irish people have donated online and dozens more by post. With limited healthcare, food supplies and clean water, the Navaho and Hopi communities had
A Sky News investigation has found that there are more illegal guns in the hands of criminals in the UK than ever before. Figures obtained by Sky News show the number of firearms seized by the National Crime agency have quadrupled in the last three years. One drug smuggler even boasted that it was ‘easy’
A stowaway fell from a plane’s landing gear as it approached Heathrow Airport and was found dead in a garden after landing “one metre” from a sunbather. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews For more content go
As the shock of what happened in Beirut dies down, anger is growing on the streets of the capital that such a tragedy was allowed to happen in the first place. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
CNN’s Matt Rivers speaks with Haiti’s first lady Martine Moïse in her first television interview since her husband’s assassination. Read CNN’s full report: http://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/02/americas/haiti-first-lady-martine-moise-intl/index.html #CNN #News #CNNi
Frontier Airlines now says it “supports” and will pay the crew of flight attendants it had earlier said were suspended after restraining a passenger charged with groping and punching them. The airline initially told CNN the crew members “will be, as required in such circumstances, relieved of flying pending completion of an investigation.” But after
CNN’s Gary Tuchman visits a county in Northwestern Colorado where the vaccination rate is low and the Covid-19 infection rate is high. The area is represented by Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), who is in defiance of new Covid rules on Capitol Hill. #CNN #News
On “Parts Unknown” Anthony Bourdain heads to the German city of Cologne. He shares a taste of his “happy zone” and how the working class impacted the cuisine.
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Biden’s new EV goal and Tesla being excluded from the announcement, the upcoming $25,000 Tesla, BYD’s blade batteries, and more. The show is back live every Friday at 4 p.m. ET on Electrek’s YouTube channel. As
In a summer update from lodging rental marketplace Airbnb, customers can now search for accommodations that include an EV charger in their stay. Airbnb made the search addition after years of EV drivers requesting the option. Airbnb is an American company that offers people easy access to a global market of rental accommodations, including shared
The Edward Hyatt hydroelectric power plant at Lake Oroville, California, was shut down yesterday for the first time since it opened in 1967 because of low water levels due to drought. Lake Oroville is California’s second-largest reservoir. When it’s working, the Hyatt, the fourth-largest hydropower plant in the state, is able to generate up to
Times are tight all over the place as state budgets are being slashed. So if any police departments need an affordable alternative to a souped-up Dodge Charger or Ford Expedition, then this fun little electric police car might be just what the sheriff ordered. And if we don’t have any real boys in blue lining
Nova Innovation Tidal energy business Nova Innovation has said it is able to move forward with a project centered around scaling up the production of tidal turbines after receiving funding from the Scottish government. The £2 million ($2.78 million) funding boost, announced Thursday, will be used to support the company’s Volume Manufacturing and Logistics for