The IMF, which is meeting in Washington this week, downgraded its outlook for global growth and forecasted that economic output would be the weakest since forecasts were made in 1990. Its Chief Economist, Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, described that “we are entering a perilous phase during which economic growth remains low by historical standards and financial risks
Attorneys representing Republican South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham say that he intends to challenge the subpoena that he was issued by an Atlanta-area special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. CNN’s Sara Murray reports. #CNN #News
flames burn on a natural gas-burning stove. Scott Olson | Getty Images A federal appeals court ruled Monday that Berkeley, California, cannot enforce a ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings, saying a U.S. federal law preempts the city’s regulation. The ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco was a
It’s a huge chunk of Rupert Murdoch’s money. $787.5 million. That’s how much he had to pay a voting machine company you may never have heard of to prevent this landmark case from going to trial. It was to be a trial about truth, about lies, about an election and about America’s most influential and
In this article GOOG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Rick Osterloh, senior vice president of devices and services at Google Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google will launch its first foldable smartphone sometime in June, challenging Samsung’s market-leading foldable phone business, according to internal communications viewed by CNBC. It plans to announce the
One person is dead and five people have been injured after a multi-storey car park collapsed in New York City. The second floor of the lower Manhattan car park collapsed on to the first, New York emergency officials said, according to CBS News. Video footage from the scene cited by CBS News showed a rescue
2:02 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR’s final appeals officer restored points Tuesday that had been stripped from Kaulig Racing for unapproved parts modifications to match the amendments made to Hendrick Motorsports’ penalty for the same infraction. Both teams were stripped of 100 championship points and 10 playoff points for having unapproved parts
Netflix has announced its long-threatened crack down on password sharing is to begin imminently. The streaming giant, which announced fewer than expected subscribers for the first three months of the year, is launching a series of initiatives to boost revenue and retain subscribers. The password sharing crackdown has been trialled by the company but has
In this article AAPL GS Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT David Solomon, chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., during an event on the sidelines on day three of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs CEO David
9:52 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com Novak Djokovic made his return to tennis last week in Monte Carlo, after more than a monthlong absence. Unable to enter the United States because of his unvaccinated status, the 22-time major champ didn’t participate in either of the Sunshine Double events in Indian Wells and Miami. Editor’s Picks In
Winds of 70mph left planes swaying in the skies above London as pilots attempted to land during Storm Noa. The cult YouTube aviation channel Big Jet TV was there to capture all the spills and skills necessary to land passenger jets in the howling crosswinds. #metoffice #heathrow #ukweather Storm Noa: Big Jet TV captures passenger
Extreme athlete Beatriz Flamini lived 230 feet underground while being monitored by scientists. Here’s what she said when she finally left after more than 16 months in the dark. #CNN #News #shorts
Polestar unveiled their upcoming Polestar 4, a small SUV which the company is calling an “SUV Coupé,” at the Shanghai Auto Show today. The new Polestar 4 will be Polestar’s fastest car yet, capable of 0-60 in 3.8 seconds from 400kW (544hp) of motor power in dual-motor configuration. In single-motor configuration, you lose half that
Hundreds of thousands of people could be denied their right to vote unless new compulsory voter ID rules are delayed, a former Conservative cabinet minister has warned. Raising the alarm about the impact of forcing voters to produce ID in England for the first time at May’s local elections, Tory grandee David Davis urged the
A fundamental change to the voting system in England is coming. Brought in with little fanfare but potentially huge consequences, a new requirement for voters to show photo ID for the first time could disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of people. The rule change was a Conservative manifesto pledge, and parliament approved the change. But as
In this article GE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT MOUNT STORM, WEST VIRGINIA – AUGUST 22: Turbines from the Mount Storm Wind Farm stand in the distance behind the Dominion Mount Storm power station August 22, 2022 in Mount Storm, West Virginia. The wind farm includes 132 2-megawatt Gamesa G80 wind turbines along 12
Harry Styles, Arctic Monkeys, Wet Leg, Stormzy and Little Simz are among the artists nominated for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards for songwriting. Other artists on the shortlist include Ed Sheeran, Florence + The Machine, and Cleo Sol and Inflo – as well as Kate Bush, whose 1980s hit Running Up That Hill is shortlisted
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has appeared in a Russian courtroom to appeal against his pre-trial detention. The reporter was formally charged with spying in Russia earlier this month and has been held at the notorious Lefortovo prison in Moscow since. He faces up to 20 years behind bars if convicted. On Tuesday, the
A fundraiser for Ralph Yarl, the black teenager who was shot in the head in Missouri, has raised more then $2.6m (£2.1m). The GoFundMe page was set up to cover the 16-year-old’s medical bills and therapy and had almost 70,000 donations as of Tuesday morning. Ralph had reportedly gone to the wrong house to pick
A nationwide emergency alert will set people’s phones off for 10 seconds at 3pm on Sunday 23 April. Domestic violence charities are concerned the alert could let abusers discover secret phones survivors are keeping hidden. Survivors may have a secondary phone as some abusers confiscate or control their primary mode of contact. These secondary phones