CNN’s Anderson Cooper talks to Democratic Florida State Senator Lauren Book about a contentious confirmation hearing for Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo that ended abruptly after Democrats walked out in protest, prompting Republicans to immediately vote to favorably recommend Ladapo. #CNN #News
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A US intelligence agency said Wednesday that its newest spy satellite successfully launched into orbit atop a reusable SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The SpaceX rocket took off at 12:27 pm local time (01:57am IST on February 3) from the Vandenberg Air Force base in California, the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), which is in charge of
Analysis by Jon Craig, political correspondent It’s being called D-day for the cost-of-living crisis. And Rishi Sunak is determined to be centre stage and show the public and Tory MPs that he has the right measures to tackle it. On a day of good news and bad news, on which the bad threatens to outweigh
In this article FB Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a live-streamed virtual and augmented reality conference to announce the rebrand of Facebook as Meta, in this screen grab taken from a video released October 28, 2021. Facebook | via Reuters Facebook is set to report fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Wednesday. Here are
Boris Johnson was a prime minister who won the 2019 election on his promise to “Get Brexit Done”. Victory secured, the way he planned to secure those gains in the old Labour heartlands was to make it his “mission” to level up the country and make sure that opportunity was brought to those parts of
Boris Johnson must encourage the EU and Joe Biden to provide aid for Afghanistan to prevent a “needless loss of lives”, Gordon Brown has said. The former prime minister was speaking after viewing a Sky News report from the Taliban-run country, showing “malnourished, horribly weak” children and a toddler who had frozen to death. Multiple
Four men have been arrested and charged in relation to the death of The Wire actor Michael K Williams. Williams, 54, was found dead by family members at his penthouse apartment in Brooklyn, New York, last September. New York City’s medical examiner ruled he had died of acute drug intoxication. US Attorney Damian Williams and
Autonomous driving technology company TuSimple announced that North American railroad Union Pacific has signed on as its first customer for autonomous freight trucking services. UP will become the first to utilize TuSimple’s technology, which will travel between an Arizona rail yard to first and last deliveries without a driver present in the vehicle and without remote
In this article ENR-DE IBE-ES SHEL-GB Wind turbines photographed in Aragon, Spain. Pepe Romeo / 500px | 500px | Getty Images Plans for a huge project aiming to produce green hydrogen and ammonia have been announced, with those behind it hoping construction of the first phase will begin in late 2023. On Tuesday, Copenhagen Infrastructure
Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has been arrested on suspicion of rape and assault. The allegations – which included video, photographs and a voice note alleging to be a conversation between Greenwood and the woman – were released on Instagram on Sunday morning. Sky News’ Tom Parmenter reports. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more
CNN’s Jean Casarez takes a look at former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst’s final Instagram posts before she died by suicide. #CNN #News
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister says he has issued an order to halt Brexit agri-food checks at the nation’s ports, citing legal advice. The checks are required under the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol. Edwin Poots says he will seek an agreement from the power-sharing government on a way forward in the near future. Speaking
In this article PYPL Shares of PayPal were down more than 25% on Wednesday, a day after the company provided weak guidance that it blamed in part on inflation. PayPal reported mixed results for the fourth quarter. Earnings per share of $1.11, ex-items, missed the $1.12 expected. It beat on revenue estimates, though, reporting $6.92 billion
The energy regulator will reveal this morning the extent of the additional financial pain households face through its revision to the price cap. Ofgem is expected to confirm a rise from 1 April of up to 50% – about £700 – taking a typical annual bill for gas and electricity up towards the £2000 mark.
Italian actress Monica Vitti has died at the age of 90 after reportedly suffering from dementia. Born Maria Luisa Ceciarelli in Rome in 1931, she made two English-language films, including a spy spoof, Modesty Blaise, with Terence Stamp and Dirk Bogarde in 1966. Before turning to comedies in the 1970s, Vitti starred in a series
President Joe Biden has approved the deployment of thousands more US troops to Poland and Germany in the coming days amid fears Russia will invade Ukraine, an administration official says. Some 2,000 troops will be sent to Poland and Germany, while the US will also reposition part of a 1,000-strong infantry squadron currently in Germany
Rain Neuromorphics, a startup designing chips that mimic the way the brain works and aims to serve companies using artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, said on Wednesday it raised $25 million (roughly Rs. 187 crore). Gordon Wilson, CEO and co-founder of Rain, said that while most AI chips on the market today are digital, his company’s
The Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best in UK theatre, are set to return in April, after a pandemic-enforced two-year hiatus. The event, which will be held on 10 April at the Royal Albert Hall, will crown the best shows, actors, actresses and technical and creative teams in British theatre. However this year organisers are
Millions of households will discover on Thursday how much their energy bills will rise this spring after the regulator brought forward its announcement of the new price cap. Ofgem will reveal what is expected to be an increase of up to 50% to the price cap for gas and electricity, adding around £700 to bills
7:00 AM ET Legendary teammates — and rivals — highlight the next 25 stars unveiled on our all-time MLB Top 100 list. Today we crack the top half of our ranking with Nos. 50-26. On Tuesday, we presented the first half of our list and we’ll finish with the top 25 on Thursday (see full