Kyanna Parsons-Perez was trapped after the candle factory where she was working in Mayfield, Kentucky, was completely leveled by a tornado. Unable to reach 911, she broadcast pleas for help on Facebook Live. #CNN #News
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Following a successful pilot program in Africa, Uber and EV developer Opibus have entered into a strategic partnership to promote EV adoption across the continent. As part of the agreement, Opibus will provide 3,000 of its unique electric motorcycles to support Uber’s growing demand for emissions-free drivers across the continent. Opibus is a Swedish-Kenyan technology
Rows of solar panels at the Toms River Solar Farm which was built on an EPA Superfund site in Toms River, New Jersey, U.S., 26 May, 2021. Dane Rhys | Reuters The U.S. solar industry will grow 25% less than previously forecast during 2022 thanks to supply chain constraints and rising raw material costs, according
There are currently 10 people in hospital with the Omicron variant of COVID – not 250, as Dominic Raab told Sky News. The deputy prime minister later told the BBC that there were nine people in hospital with the variant. But officials have clarified that Mr Raab “misspoke” on both occasions by getting his figures
The supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way, has a “leak,” reveals new research. Earlier, scientists had assumed that the supermassive black hole might be a sleeping giant. It was found to reawaken on a regular basis, devouring any star of gas clouds which fell into it. In a long
The UK’s unemployment rate has fallen while there is further evidence that the end of the furlough scheme in September did not result in sweeping job losses, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the jobless rate fell to 4.2% in the three months to October as employment continued to recover
On the street corners in Dawson Springs, the Stars and Stripes still flutter, but the town has been flattened. The destruction is hard to absorb. It isn’t just buildings knocked over. Here, trees have been stripped, cars upturned. And it’s the granular damage which hits you: the bits and pieces of people’s lives, churned up
In this article TSLA Maja Hitij | Getty Images News | Getty Images SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold another 934,091 shares of his electric car company, which are worth around $906.49 million, according to a pair of financial filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission published late Monday. He also exercised options to
A two-month-old girl, a 94-year-old Korean War veteran and an Amazon worker are among the victims that have been named following a surge of devastating tornadoes that ripped through five US states. At least 88 people have now been confirmed dead – including 74 in Kentucky – and more than 100 are unaccounted for. Here
Boris Johnson is facing the biggest Tory rebellion since the 2019 general election in a bitter Commons showdown with many of his own MPs over his Plan B COVID rules. Nearly 80 Conservative backbenchers have signalled they are prepared to vote against new regulations on face masks, isolating, vaccine passports and compulsory vaccinations for NHS
The Prime Minister has warned Vladimir Putin that there would be “significant consequences” if Russia invades Ukraine. Boris Johnson spoke to and Mr Putin by telephone on Monday to reinforce the UK’s commitment to Ukraine and tell the president that any destabilising action in the region by Moscow would be a “strategic mistake”. His call
Tornadoes that ripped across Kentucky have been called ‘the deadliest’ they’ve seen and has caused a state of emergency. Authorities fear more than 100 people could have been killed. One of the storms is thought to have travelled more than 227 miles, which would be the longest continuous path for any tornado on record. Sky’s
More than a year removed from the 2020 election, Trump loyalists are conducting the fourth review of Wisconsin’s election results. CNN reporter Kyung Lah tried to track down the man in charge of this partisan review. #CNN #News
Tesla has released a new product today – Wall Connector faceplates that match its vehicle paint colors. Is it a perfect holiday gift for Tesla owners? Tesla’s Wall Connector – which is used as a home charging station and for the automaker’s Destination Charging network – is a very popular charging station due to its
The site of a roof collapse at an Amazon.com distribution center in Edwardsville, Illinois. Drone Base | Reuters The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating a collapse at an Amazon warehouse in Edwardsville, Illinois, an agency spokesperson said Monday. The collapse was caused by a tornado that devastated the area and killed six workers.
One of the most controversial aspects of the government’s COVID ‘plan B’ is the requirement for some venues to carry out testing and vaccine certificate checks. Up to 75 Conservative MPs could rebel against the proposals, which will be voted on in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon. What is the aim of the
7:00 AM ET This whole season went pretty much how we expected, right? AP preseason No. 1 Alabama is in the College Football Playoff, as is Georgia, who was No. 5. And then there’s … Michigan and Cincinnati. OK, so Cincy was No. 8 at the start of the season. Michigan was unranked. And that’s
Britain’s financial system is healthy enough to withstand even a cataclysmic recession, the Bank of England has said, following its annual set of stress tests on the country’s major banks. The Bank said that even if there were a recession involving a rise in the unemployment rate to 12% and a house price crash of
Anne Sacoolas is due to face criminal proceedings in the UK after being charged with causing Harry Dunn’s death by dangerous driving. The 44-year-old US citizen is accused of killing the teenager in a road crash outside US military base RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire on 27 August 2019. The case will be heard at Westminster
The health secretary has said the Omicron variant now represents more than 20% of COVID cases in England. Sajid Javid said the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) estimates that the current number of daily infections is around 200,000. He also said Omicron, which is thought to be much more transmissible than previous variants, represents more