The paramilitary group fighting the army in Sudan has agreed to a “complete ceasefire” for 72 hours – as the US confirmed one of its citizens has died in the six-day conflict. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) said it agreed to the truce on humanitarian grounds as Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Fitr – which marks the
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) says several Supreme Court justices “mislead the Senate” during their confirmation hearings with the intention to overturn Roe v. Wade. CNN legal analysts Jennifer Rogers and Jeffrey Toobin weigh in on the claim. #CNN #News
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Reusable shopping bag with logo at Whole Foods Market grocery store in Dublin, California. Smith Collection/Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Amazon‘s Whole Foods is letting go some corporate employees as part of a planned reorganization of select teams, and as its parent company
Joe Biden is set to announce he will run for a second term as US president next week, according to US media. Mr Biden’s advisers are planning to launch his re-election campaign as soon as next Tuesday, three sources familiar with the plans have told Sky News’ US partner network NBC News. The 80-year-old president’s
Dominic Raab’s fate is in the hands of Rishi Sunak after a long-awaited investigation into bullying claims by his deputy concluded. A report on the findings, which is understood to be “very lengthy”, was handed to Number 10 on Thursday morning, with the prime minister said to be “carefully considering” its conclusions. Senior lawyer Adam
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VW has become the first non-US automaker that qualifies for the full $7,500 US federal EV tax credit. VW ID.4 federal tax credit eligibility Volkswagen made its announcement of eligibility yesterday, two days after the US Treasury Department announced a list of qualifying EV models that were all made by US companies. VW was late to
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
All criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Rust movie have been dropped. Prosecutors in Santa Fe had been pressing forward with two involuntary manslaughter charges against the Hollywood star. A statement from Baldwin’s lawyers, Luke Nikas and Alex Spiro, said: “We are
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Jeff Dean, head of artificial intelligence at Google LLC, speaks during a Google AI event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet is merging an internal Google research team called Brain with DeepMind,
Russia’s deputy ambassador to the UN has denied his country is carrying out war crimes through the mass forcible transfers of children, and claims its army is in fact “saving” them. Dmitry Polyanskiy told Sky News: “Of course it’s not a war crime. We’ve been accused of stealing children but in fact we’re saving children
SpaceX has launched its Starship rocket system, the biggest and most powerful ever made, for the first time in a landmark test. Three days after an inaugural flight was scrapped due to a last-minute glitch, it blasted off from Boca Chica in southern Texas as thousands of spectators watched on nearby. Starship is made up
Dogs and their owners lined the streets for the funeral procession of Paul O’Grady – TV star, LGBTQ campaigner and animal lover. A private funeral for O’Grady, who died on 28 March, will follow the procession through the village of Aldington in Kent. Dogs from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home will form a guard of
A team of Cornell Tech researchers studying how people interact with roboticized objects designed remote controlled trash cans so they could roam New York’s Astor Place. The compiled footage shows a wide range of reactions. #CNN #news
Just Stop Oil activists have refused to rule out targeting Sunday’s London Marathon, following their disruption of the World Snooker Championships earlier this week. Some 50,000 demonstrators are expected to gather around Westminster from today until Monday to demand an end to fossil fuels, according to Extinction Rebellion, which is organising the event. It is
A long-awaited report into bullying allegations against Dominic Raab has been handed to Number 10 – with the prime minister “carefully considering” its findings. Mr Raab, the deputy prime minister and justice secretary, has been subject to an independent investigation by senior lawyer Adam Tolley KC since November last year. Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson said the
Voters heading to polling stations in England on 4 May will need to provide photo ID for the first time. There are fears some people could lose out on their right to vote as up to 3.5m people don’t have existing photo ID – and only around 50,000 people have applied for voter ID. Here’s
The scandal-hit CBI, Britain’s biggest employers’ group, says it has passed fresh information to the police relating to a report of a “serious criminal offence”. The body said it was “liaising closely” with officers as it remains mired by allegations of historic workplace misconduct. They culminated in chief executive Tony Danker being sacked earlier this
Filming for the second series of Star Wars TV spin-off Andor in Dorset has been cancelled due to safety concerns. Scenes for the Disney+ channel were due to be shot at Winspit Quarry close to Worth Matravers, a picturesque village on the Isle of Purbeck peninsula in Dorset, where the first series was filmed in
SpaceX is to make a second attempt on Thursday to carry out the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars and beyond. A planned liftoff Monday of the gigantic rocket was aborted less than 10 minutes ahead of the scheduled launch because of
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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Germany and other EU countries are looking to sanction Russian nuclear energy. Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty Images Germany, Poland and a few other EU nations are pushing for sanctions on Russian nuclear energy, as the bloc looks at new ways to hurt the Kremlin’s revenues amid Moscow’s invasion
The top of a church spire is the only part of Yellowstone Film Ranch that is visible from the bumpy public road which winds through the valley. It is here that the filming of Rust will resume, almost exactly a year and a half since cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot dead on set in New
Dogs from the famous Battersea rescue centre will form a guard of honour as part of a private funeral service for Paul O’Grady. O’Grady, who rose to fame with his drag alter-ego Lily Savage before going on to host a number of popular television and radio shows, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” at his home on
Employees of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin Brandenburg work on the final inspection of the finished Model Y electric vehicles. The Tesla plant was opened and put into operation on March 22, 2022. Patrick Pleuil | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Tesla is scheduled to report first-quarter earnings for 2023 after the close of trading on Wednesday.
CNN exclusive reporting reveals that DHS Inspector General Joseph Cuffari first learned of missing Secret Service text messages in May 2021 — months earlier than previously known and more than a year before he alerted the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021.
At least 78 people have died in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, after a stampede. Dozens more are said to be injured, according to Houthi-controlled news, during an event where financial aid was being distributed in the Old City. A statement from the country’s Houthi-controlled interior ministry called what happened “tragic” and “painful”, saying it
The Scottish National Party (SNP) is being investigated by police who are looking into where funds meant for a second independence referendum have gone. The inquiry, named Operation Branchform, was launched in 2021 but ramped up in April as former chief executive Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, and SNP treasurer Colin Beattie were arrested. Launched
The American statesman who brokered the Good Friday Agreement has urged the people of Northern Ireland to have more self-confidence. George Mitchell told Sky News it was “not beyond the competence or ability” of the political leaders to resolve difficulties preventing the restoration of power-sharing. The retired US Senator, who returned to Belfast to mark
Volkswagen stunned the 2023 Shanghai Auto Show by unveiling its new ID.Next electric sedan concept. The ID.Next was showcased next to the VW ID.7 Vizzion, the Chinese model of its new electric sedan produced by FAW Volkswagen. Volkswagen held an “ID Night” featuring all vehicles in the brand’s (SAIC-Volkswagen) lineup for China, including the ID.3,
We’re buying 150 shares of Coterra Energy (CTRA), at roughly $25.43 each. Following Wednesday’s trade, Jim Cramer’s Charitable Trust will own 1,150 shares of CTRA, increasing its weighting in the portfolio to 1.1% from 0.95%. We’re finally redeploying some of the “energy funds” we raised when we exited our Devon Energy position earlier this month.
Interest in new electric vehicles may be declining, data from the UK’s largest car sales website suggests. The volume of new electric car searches, ad views and messages to retailers on the Auto Trader platform was down nearly two thirds (65%) from the beginning of last year to March this year. Auto Trader has attributed
A Russian “spy” ship stopped at sites around wind farms off the Scottish coast in order to gather intelligence, an investigation has claimed. The Admiral Vladimirsky was part of an operation to map undersea infrastructure in the North Sea, according to a joint report by broadcasters in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. It is officially