Associated Press Jul 16, 2023, 07:22 PM ET It’s the end of an era for Northern California horse racing. Golden Gate Fields will permanently close after its final racing date later this year at the San Francisco Bay area horse track. The track’s owner, The Stronach Group, said Sunday it will “double down” on its
The government has said it plans to cap the number of students accepted on to “rip-off” university degrees. The limits will be imposed on courses that have high dropout rates or a low proportion of graduates getting a professional job. Under the measures, the maximum fee that can be charged for classroom-based foundation year courses
D’Arcy Maine, ESPN.com Jul 16, 2023, 02:19 PM ET LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz was not supposed to win Wimbledon. Not yet anyway. Despite Alcaraz being the No. 1 seed, it was Novak Djokovic, the seven-time champion and winner of the past four at the All England Club, who had been all but declared the victor
US President Joe Biden has said he “couldn’t be meeting with a closer friend or greater ally” amid differences in opinion over Ukraine’s accession to Nato and the use of cluster bombs. Mr Biden told Prime Minister Rishi Sunak he “couldn’t be meeting with a closer friend and greater ally” as the pair met this
Severe storms are leaving parts of New York covered in historic floods forcing road closures, water rescues and urgent warnings about life-threatening flash floods.
Electric boating is nothing new, but for a long time it has been outside the limits of most recreational boaters’ wallets. That’s not true anymore, though, as several new low-cost electric boats are starting to enter the US market. Here’s a collection of some of the most interesting and affordable electric boats for rest of
New York City Mayor Eric Adams arrives for a press conference on gun violence at the Office of Chief Medical Examiner on June 26, 2023 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images New York City mayor Eric Adams has reportedly pledged to correct his annual financial disclosure form filed with the Conflicts
Singer Ronan Keating’s brother Ciaran has been killed in a car crash in Co Mayo. It is understood Mr Keating’s wife was injured in the incident. His son plays for Cork City. The football club said on Twitter that it was “deeply saddened at the passing of Ciaran Keating, father of our player Ruairí Keating”.
The government is set to finish only 32 of its promised new 40 hospitals by 2030 as part of an over-budget and hard-to-deliver scheme, that might result in medical facilities that are “too small”, according to a “damning” report. The National Audit Office (NAO) has completed an investigation into the programme, initiated by the 2019
A 25-year-old British backpacker has been stabbed in the back by a teenager in an Australian beach resort, local media is reporting. Police were called to Noosa on the Queensland coast in the early hours of Sunday. It is thought an argument developed just before 4am on Hastings Street, officers said. The 15-year-old attacker then
In this article MSFT 6758.T-JP Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Game enthusiasts and industry personnel walk between the Microsoft Xbox and Sony PlayStation exhibits at the E3 trade show on June 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Christian Petersen | Getty Images Sony has signed a binding agreement with Microsoft to keep Call of
Gresham House, a London-listed asset manager which invests in sectors including forestry and battery storage, is in talks about a private equity takeover. Sky News has learnt that Searchlight Capital, a US-based buyout firm, is targeting a take-private of the alternative investment manager, which is run by chief executive Tony Dalwood. If completed, the deal
The jackpot for the US Powerball has hit an estimated $900m (£688m) – the third highest in the lottery’s 30-year history. The huge total was raised – from $875m (£668m) – after no ticket matched the winning combination in Saturday night’s draw. The Powerball jackpot was last won on 19 April for a top prize
The government has signed an agreement to join an Indo-Pacific trading bloc, although the estimated benefit could only be £1.8bn in GDP. In announcing the formal plans to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, the Rishi Sunak administration highlighted the £12trn value of the combined GDPs of all the member nations if
Union boss Mick Lynch has said Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has to show he is “on the side of the people” before the next general election. The general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union criticised Sir Keir and the Labour Party when asked about how long strikes on the railway could
The utility and cargo electric bike market is booming with plenty of interesting new models hitting the scene lately. Now Velotric is rolling out its new Packer and Go models to claim its stake in the utility e-bike field. Both the Velotric Go and Velotric Packer come ready with interesting features and performance-oriented specs designed
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Two weeks into the second half of the year, we put together a quick look at the top three performers and the bottom three in Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust, the stock portfolio we use for the Investing Club. The first full trading week of July saw Wall Street under some pressure Friday after a multisession
Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJul 15, 2023, 08:36 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award
Kemi Badenoch has signed off UK membership to a major Indo-Pacific trade bloc. The business and trade secretary signed the accession protocol to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in New Zealand on Sunday. The move brings British businesses a step closer to being able to sell to a market of half
British self-made entrepreneur James Asquith has more than a million followers on Instagram and holds the record for being the youngest person to visit every single country. Post-pandemic he has also spotted an opportunity and is starting up the world’s newest airline based at Gatwick. While much of the airline industry has fallen out of
SpaceX, Twitter and electric car maker Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks on as he speaks during his visit at the Vivatech technology startups and innovation fair at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, on June 16, 2023. (Photo by Alain JOCARD / AFP) (Photo by ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images) Alain Jocard |
Defence minister Ben Wallace says he will stand down at the next election. Mr Wallace, the longest-serving Conservative defence secretary, said in an interview with The Times: “I’m not standing next time.” He added that he will not be resigning “prematurely” and forcing a by-election. Mr Wallace also confirmed he would leave the cabinet at
In Italy today, the number of cities on red alert for extreme heat has climbed from 10 to 15. The warning points to conditions that threaten the whole population, rather than just the vulnerable. A police unit patrolling the river give a different view of how the heat is impacting Rome. Europe braces for ‘hottest
It is over two weeks since Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner mercenaries marched on Moscow. This apparent rebellion represented the most significant challenge to President Putin’s two decades in power. The Kremlin has confirmed President Putin met Wagner Chief Yevgeny Prigozhin days after his mercenary group staged its rebellion. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wagner
Rep. George Santos (R-NY) compared himself to Rosa Parks during a recent interview. CNN’s Harry Enten explains just how unpopular Santos is in his congressional district.
Tesla announced that it has built the “first Cybertruck” at Gigafactory Texas. Is the electric pickup truck ahead of schedule? Tesla’s latest official comment on the timeline for the Cybertruck was that production would start “this summer” and it is planning a delivery event “around the end of Q3,” which would mean around the end
View of Russian oil port Novorossiysk. Алексей Облов | Moment | Getty Images Spot prices of Russia’s crude oil this week surpassed the $60-per-barrel threshold of the Group of Seven’s oil price cap scheme, as Moscow and Riyadh tighten supplies. The G7 introduced its oil price cap mechanism on Dec. 5 to retain Russian flows
Former X Factor contestant Lucy Spraggan has revealed she left the ITV talent show after being raped. The singer – who had been a favourite to win in 2012 – suddenly quit the show during its live rounds, with programme-makers telling the public her departure was due to “illness”. But the 31-year-old has now waived
Traffic warden Rai Rogers mans his street corner during an 8-hour shift under the hot sun in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 12, 2023, where temperatures reached 106 degrees amid an ongoing heatwave. More than 50 million Americans are set to bake under dangerously high temperatures this week, from California to Texas to Florida, as
Benjamin Netanyahu is in hospital, his office has confirmed. The Israeli prime minister, 73, is in a good condition and undergoing assessment in Sheba hospital, in Tel Hashomer, near Tel Aviv, his office added. According to Israeli reports he was feeling unwell, but fully conscious en route to the hospital. Netanyahu was rushed to hospital
In this article UBER LYFT Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT New York City’s yellow taxis have been a symbol of the metropolis for decades. But taxi drivers only make up about 10% of the total driver landscape in the city — giving way to Uber and Lyft. While this is in large part due