Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife, conservative activist Ginni Thomas, have gone on several luxury trips involving travel subsidized by and stays at properties owned by a GOP megadonor, according to a new bombshell report published by ProPublica. #CNN #News
Wizz Air was the worst major airline for flight delays from the UK last year, according to an investigation. The figures, from the Civil Aviation Authority and reported by the PA news agency, found that the Hungarian carrier’s UK departures were an average of 46 minutes and six seconds behind schedule last year. This delay
Emergency and urgent care will be prioritised over routine appointments and treatment during this week’s junior doctors’ strike, NHS England says. The strike will begin early on Tuesday and run through until the early hours of Saturday, bringing “immense pressures” to staff and services, according to national medical director of NHS England Professor Sir Stephen
A Tesla Megapack in Moss Landing, California Andrew Evers | CNBC Tesla will open a new Megafactory in Shanghai, China, that is capable of producing 10,000 Megapacks a year, the company announced in a tweet Sunday. A Megapack is a very large battery that stores energy, helps stabilize the power grid and prevents outages. These
1:43 AM ET Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi, Jeff Wagenheim and Mike Coppinger react to the biggest moments at UFC 287 and offer thoughts on what might be ahead for the standouts in Miami. Raimondi: Masvidal’s ultimate rags-to-riches story is bigger than that MIAMI — Jorge Masvidal put his fists on top of his head as
The route the King and Queen Consort will take to the coronation has been revealed – involving two gilded coaches, one of which has air conditioning and shock absorbers. The other one is uncomfortably suspended on leather straps, weighs four tonnes, and can move only at walking pace, pulled by eight horses. Charles and Camilla
Rishi Sunak has called for a swift return of the Stormont Assembly ahead of President Biden’s visit to Northern Ireland. “We must get on with the business of governance,” the prime minister said. He will meet Joe Biden when the US president steps off of Air Force One on Tuesday evening – not long after
A boat carrying about 400 people “in distress” has been spotted adrift between Greece and Malta and is taking on water, support services have said. German NGO Sea-Water International tweeted that those on board were in “imminent danger of death” and called on the EU to act. Alarm Phone also tweeted its concerns, saying it
Atom Bank, the app-based lender, has picked advisers to secure a further £100m in capital in what is expected to be its final fundraising before an attempt to list its shares publicly. Sky News understands the Durham-based company is working with bankers at Jefferies on a share sale that will take place in the coming
Eight people are feared to be trapped under the rubble of two buildings that collapsed following an explosion in the south of France. TV footage showed clouds of smoke rising from the ruins as firefighters tried to douse the flames in Marseille. Sniffer dogs are searching for victims. The cause of the explosion is not
After receiving a slap down from Tory HQ, Douglas Ross has stood by his controversial statements about tactical voting by essentially saying his comments were taken out of context. Earlier, he urged people to do “what’s best for the country” and support the candidate most likely to beat the SNP in their constituency. That could,
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Tesla, after news broke of employees sharing private videos internally. The original report from Reuters came out on Thursday. Reuters talked to several Tesla employees who said that Tesla dashcam and sentry mode videos were shared within Tesla in private or group chats among employees. These images
Travellers are still waiting hours at the Port of Dover. It comes after Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the situation at Dover was “improving”. She also denied that Brexit had played a part in the disruption and urged patience from holidaymakers while travel companies cleared the backlog. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/story/port-of-dover-delays-extra-sailings-to-run-overnight-to-ease-backlog-12847953 #dover #suellabraverman #skynews SUBSCRIBE
Noting that many democracies—including Brazil, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Mexico, and South Africa—have been reluctant to join the Western campaign to sanction and isolate Russia, CNN’s Fareed Zakaria argues it’s better to cast Russia’s war as a challenge to rules and norms in the global order, not to democracy as a form of governance. #CNN #News
Nearly 20 military ships – about 10 Chinese and 10 Taiwanese – are involved in a stand-off near the Taiwan Strait’s sensitive median line, Reuters reports. China also conducted simulated attacks on foreign military targets off Taiwan’s southwest coast on Sunday, the agency said, citing a source familiar with the situation. It comes on the
Frank Skinner has paid tribute to comedian Gareth Richards as he introduced a special edition of a podcast featuring the best bits of the radio show they co-hosted. Richards’ death was announced yesterday almost two weeks after he suffered brain injuries in a motorway crash. Describing Richards as a “former colleague and dear friend”, Skinner
1:48 AM ET Michael Rothstein Close Michael Rothstein ESPN Staff Writer Previously covered University of Michigan for ESPN.com and AnnArbor.com Also covered Notre Dame for Fort Wayne Journal Gazette Ben Baby Close Ben Baby ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Brooks Koepka has played this perfectly. Not only has he been the clear best player at Augusta National this week, but the luck of the draw has favored the four-time major winner. Koepka is now 30 holes from winning his fifth major after third-round play was suspended Saturday afternoon. As the weather
6:41 PM ET Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — Practical Move held off Japan’s Mandarin Hero by a nose to win the $750,000 Santa Anita Derby on Saturday, solidifying his status as a top contender in next month’s Kentucky Derby. Ridden by Ramon Vazquez, Practical Move ran 1 1/8 miles in 1:48.69. Sent off as the
Ben Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials in Germany, has died at the age of 103. Mr Ferencz was an inexperienced 27-year-old when he became chief prosecutor for the US in the trial of 22 officers who were part of Einsatzgruppen. The mobile killing squads were part of Germany’s Nazi forces during