Associated Press Jun 11, 2023, 04:49 PM ET NEW YORK — Another horse has died after racing at Belmont Park, the second fatality in 24 hours after the Belmont Stakes. In the first race Sunday, Mashnee Girl suffered an injury and fell near the quarter pole, forcing three other horses to alter course, according to
ESPN News Services Jun 11, 2023, 04:29 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Andrew McCutchen recorded his 2,000th hit, Jack Suwinski hit his 12th home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Mets 2-1 on Sunday, New York’s eight loss in nine games. McCutchen became the 291st player and fifth active player to reach 2,000 hits when
Some military personnel and their families have been forced to use food banks as high inflation and rising costs tip members of the Armed Forces into crisis, Sky News can reveal. An unofficial food bank even exists at a large Royal Air Force base in Lincolnshire, a defence source said. The voluntary facility at RAF
Ukraine has accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station in a part of southern Ukraine that Russia controls. Hundreds of thousands of residents downriver were ordered to evacuate over fears of a massive flood. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like
The Supreme Court has ordered Alabama officials to redraw the state’s congressional map to allow an additional Black majority district to account for the fact that the state is 27% Black. #cnn #news #supremecourt #alabama
Tesla has unveiled a new retail concept called ‘Giga Laboratory’, which appears to be a showcase of its manufacturing capacity. While Tesla announced a move to online sales and moved back from physical retail back in 2019, the automaker has, in practice, continued to rely heavily on retail locations as part of its marketing effort.
An 11-year-old girl has been killed and her British parents have been injured in a shooting in France, according to the country’s media. The child was shot dead as she played in her family’s garden in the village of Saint-Herbot in Brittany, it is reported. The girl’s father was seriously injured and her mother was
Sky News political correspondent Rob Powell and chief political correspondent Jon Craig discuss the fallout from Boris Johnson’s decision to step down as an MP. He’s forced one of three by-elections after close Conservative colleagues Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams also decided to leave the Commons immediately. Rob and Jon consider how Rishi Sunak and
The prime minister is lining up a technology entrepreneur who co-founded the music industry business Songkick to spearhead a £100m government taskforce set up to forge Britain’s future artificial intelligence capability. Sky News has learnt that Ian Hogarth, who is now an investor in dozens of start-ups, is a leading candidate to chair the Foundation
Nicola Sturgeon is in custody after being arrested in connection with the investigation into the Scottish National Party’s finances. Scotland’s former first minister and ex-SNP leader was detained as a suspect and is currently being questioned by detectives. A Police Scotland statement said: “A 52-year-old woman has today, Sunday, 11 June, 2023, been arrested as
Prince Harry’s 50-page witnesses statement has been released by the court. It contains all the claims made against the Daily Mirror along with more details about the allegations. #PrinceHarry #Harry #Royals SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews
Former Trump campaign adviser David Urban discusses the reports of a flood at Mar-a-Lago that impacted a room where computer servers containing surveillance video logs were kept. The incident occurred amid a series of events that federal prosecutors found suspicious.
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Cabinet minister Grant Shapps has insisted Rishi Sunak did not intervene “at all” in Boris Johnson’s honours list and claimed the party was “under new management”. Mr Shapps, the energy secretary, dismissed suggestions the prime minister changed Mr Johnson’s honours list, telling Sky News’ Sophy Ridge On Sunday: “Occasionally Boris is not all over the
Several people have been injured on the set of the Gladiator film sequel after a “stunt sequence” went wrong. The film’s production company Paramount Pictures said: “While filming a planned stunt sequence on the set of the Gladiator sequel, an accident occurred during which several crew members experienced non-life threatening injuries. “The safety and full
Donald Trump popped into a waffle restaurant in Columbus, Georgia, on Saturday afternoon. The idea, presumably, was to create an impromptu moment – to present a man not rattled by the days ahead. The pre-positioned supporters suggest it was rather more pre-arranged. But there is no question that the former president looked relaxed, confident, and
The Foreign Office says it is supporting British nationals who were on a boat which caught fire off the coast of Egypt. Three people are missing after a dive boat burst into flames at Marsa Alam in the Red Sea, according to local reports. Police are reported as saying 29 people were on the vessel,
Associated Press Jun 10, 2023, 10:52 PM ET NEW YORK — A horse that broke down in the race following the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes was euthanized on Saturday, completing a grim Triple Crown for a sport that has seen deaths cast a pall over all three tracks hosting its most prestigious races. In the
Homeowners are being hit with a “Tory mortgage penalty” of £7,000, Labour has claimed, with interest rates triple what they were two years ago. Pat McFadden, shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, blamed what he called the “reckless economic gamble” taken by Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng during their short stint in power. Labour’s analysis
Rishi Sunak and the Tory high command are nervously waiting to see if more Boris Johnson allies quit as MPs – amid fears that the feud is set to plunge the party into civil war. Johnson supporters claim two more MPs are on “resignation watch” after Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams joined the former prime
Piers Morgan has refuted claims from Prince Harry after the duke said he feels “sick” at the thought of the former Mirror editor and journalists allegedly hacking his mother Diana’s phone. Read more here: https://news.sky.com/topic/prince-harry-5826 #princeharry #royalfamily #courtcases SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on
Former New Jersey Governor and GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie reacts to a post made by former President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account. #trump #donaldtrump #chrischristie #2024 #gop #republican #cnn #news #shorts
In June 2022, Rivian announced it would install a 2.8 megawatt wind turbine at its Normal, Illinois, factory – and the turbine’s final components have now arrived. Rivian has partnered with Charlottesville, Virginia-based Apex Clean Energy to install the new wind turbine. Once it’s online, it will be capable of generating nearly 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a
Actor Paul Geoffrey, who starred in 1981 film Excalibur and the TV series Better Call Saul has died from cancer at the age of 68. Geoffrey also starred in the 1995 adaptation of Anna Karenina, Wuthering Heights, Poirot and Inspector Morse. He portrayed King Arthur’s ally Perceval in the medieval fantasy film Excalibur alongside Helen
Jun 10, 2023, 02:00 PM ET This is it. Europe’s premier club competition has arrived at its showpiece event. It’s the Champions League final on Saturday (8 p.m. BST/3 p.m. ET) at Turkey’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. Manchester City dominated reigning continental kings Real Madrid in the semifinals to reach their second final in
Former President Donald Trump has reiterated claims he is the victim of a “witch hunt” and being framed for “treason”, in his first public appearance since being indicted. It is his first public appearance since a federal indictment charged him with 37 felony counts in connection with hoarding classified documents. He called it “one of
Darby Dunn, the Vice President of operations at Commonwealth Fusion Systems. Photo courtesy Commonwealth Fusion Systems From March 2009 to December 2018, Darby Dunn held a handful of engineering and production roles at SpaceX. “In one role in particular, my unofficial title was ‘Mother of Dragons,'” Dunn told CNBC in an interview in Devens, Massachusetts.
‘Unabomber’ Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski – who waged a 17-year bombing campaign before evading capture for two decades – has been found dead in his prison cell. The 81-year-old was given the name by the FBI after his actions caused the death of three people and injured 23 others. The Harvard-educated mathematician has been locked up
Counteroffensive action against Russian forces is under way, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said, with troops engaged in intense fighting along the front line. Speaking at a Kyiv news conference alongside Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau, Zelenskyy was responding to Vladimir Putin’s comment that Ukrainian forces were taking “significant losses”. Mr Zelensky said: “The counteroffensive,
Manchester City have won their first ever Champions League and the Treble after a 1-0 win over Inter. Midfielder Rodri scored from 15 yards out in the 68th minute to secure a victory over the Italian side in Istanbul – capping an unforgettable season for Pep Guardiola’s side. They outpaced closest rivals Arsenal to comfortably
Boris Johnson ally Nigel Adams has said he is standing down as an MP with “immediate effect”, triggering another by-election. The move, which follows the former prime minister’s resignation on Friday, will leave Prime Minister Rishi Sunak facing a third by-election – this time in Mr Adams’s Selby and Ainsty constituency. He previously said he
Fintech executives descend on Amsterdam for the annual Money2020 conference. MacKenzie Sigalos AMSTERDAM, Netherlands — At last year’s Money 20/20 — Europe’s marquee event for the financial technology industry — investors and industry insiders were abuzz with talk about embedded finance, open banking, and banking-as-a-service. As nebulous as these terms may be, they reflected a
Sky’s Hannah Thomas-Peter looks at the wider implications for Ukraine following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam. Ukraine latest: https://trib.al/Qn3HqHW #kakhovka #damflood #ukraineflood SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content