The American basketball legend Shaquille O’Neal has defended his appearance in ads for the collapsed cryptocurrency firm FTX, arguing he was “just a paid spokesperson”. The NBA star turned television analyst was named in a class-action lawsuit against the exchange last month, which alleged stars who promoted the platform brought it credibility. It argues that
A deal between train companies and rail unions is “achievable”, Mick Lynch, the head of the RMT union, has said as the biggest day of transport strikes causes travel misery for commuters. A meeting, convened by Huw Merriman, the rail minister, was held on Thursday to try and resolve the bitter dispute over pay, jobs
Nuclear fusion holds huge promise as a source of clean, abundant energy that could power the world. Now, fusion researchers at a national laboratory in the US have achieved something physicists have been working towards for decades, a process known as “ignition”. This step involves getting more energy out from fusion reactions than is put
Russia has launched a “massive missile attack” on Ukraine, officials said, knocking out power and forcing people to take cover in bomb shelters across the country amid reports of fatalities and “colossal damage”. Authorities on social media reported explosions in the capital Kyiv, southern Kryvyi Rih and northeastern Kharkiv on Friday morning, as air raid
There was a surprise fall in retail sales last month as shoppers remained cautious given the squeeze on budgets from inflation in the run-up to Christmas. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a fall in sales volumes of 0.3% compared to October when the effects of fuel sales were excluded. Economists had expected to
Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite-based broadband internet system, could become much more accessible in the coming years. The Elon Musk-owned company has reportedly received the go-ahead to launch an additional 7,500 satellites, expanding the Starlink broadband to over 10,000 low-orbiting satellites over the next decade. The new Starlink satellites will help users connect to the satellite-based broadband
A Sky News forensics investigation has tracked several ships moving grain out of Ukraine on a large scale. Ukraine alleges documentation from the ships is being faked to say the grain is from Russia. #FoodShortage #Ukraine #Russia #SkyNews For the latest developments in Ukraine: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/uk… SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow
Director of Lighthouse Archaeological Maritime Program Chuck Meide provides details on a shipwreck unearthed by recent hurricanes, which he says ‘almost certainly’ dates to the 1800s. #CNN #News
Kia changed many perceptions with the release of its high-performance EV6 GT electric crossover. But how does it stack up against Porsche’s electric sports car, the Taycan GTS? Kia is charging into the new EV era with its fastest production vehicle yet – the 576 hp EV6 GT. The South Korean automaker unveiled its powerful
Wind turbines and power transmission lines at a wind farm near Highway 12 in Rio Vista, California, on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images America’s electrical grid is being pushed to the breaking point, and California, parts of the Midwest and parts of the South Central United States are
In this article ADBE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Shantanu Narayen, CEO, Adobe Mark Neuling | CNBC Adobe shares rose 6% in extended trading on Thursday after the design software maker announced fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and guidance that exceeded analysts’ expectations. Here’s how the company did: Earnings: $3.60 per share, adjusted, vs. $3.50 per
Workers at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ Goodwood factory are to receive a pay award worth up to 17.6% after negotiations between the luxury automaker and Unite the union. In all, 1,200 production workers at the West Sussex plant are to receive a salary boost of 10% and a one-off payment of £2,000 from January, avoiding the
Dec 15, 2022 Associated Press SANDUSKY, Ohio — Hailie Deegan will drive full time in the NASCAR Truck series next season with ThorSport Racing. ThorSport formally added Deegan to its driver lineup Thursday as it announced a manufacturer move from Toyota to Ford. Deegan, a 21-year-old California native, will race in the Truck series for
Binance Chief Executive Changpeng “CZ” Zhao dismissed concerns that his company could have $2.1 billion clawed back as a result of FTX’s bankruptcy proceedings, in an appearance Thursday morning on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” and said he trusted his lawyers to handle the proceedings. CNBC’S Andrew Ross Sorkin and Becky Quick pressed Zhao on whether he
Watching felt exhausting. It divides you. No one wants to see people in pain or upset, but no one likes to feel they’re only getting a biased one-sided story. I guess we always knew that’s what we were going to see from this series, but I’m still at a loss as to what Harry and
Labour has comfortably held on to its seat in Stretford and Urmston, in its second by-election victory in two weeks. Andrew Western, who is the leader of Trafford Council, retained the Greater Manchester constituency with a majority of nearly 10,000. He secured 69.65% of the votes, up 9.34% on the snap general election three years
8:54 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Iga Swiatek and Rafael Nadal were honored by the International Tennis Federation as its 2022 ITF World Champions on Thursday after each claimed two Grand Slam titles this season. The ITF determines its awards based on criteria that include all events and give special weight to the four
Four boys who died after falling into a frozen lake in Solihull have been named by police. Brothers Samuel Butler, six, and Finlay Butler, eight; their cousin Thomas Stewart, 11, and Jack Johnson, 10, were identified by West Midlands Police. Three of the boys, Jack, Thomas and Finlay, died on Sunday after falling into Babbs
When LeBron James passed Karl Malone for second on the NBA’s career regular-season points list, he set his sights firmly on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s current all-time leading scorer. Abdul-Jabbar has been atop the career points list since April 5, 1984 — eight months before James was even born — when he broke the mark
Defence analyst Michael Clarke looks at the circumstances surrounding the shelling of a nuclear plant in Ukraine last night by Russian troops. He also takes a look at what the Russian operation has achieved in the last 24 hours – and where it will go in coming days. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more
Qatar’s World Cup is mired in controversy around human rights — the deaths of migrant workers and working conditions many endured. CNN’s Larry Madowo spoke to Kenyan workers who shared their experiences in Qatar. #CNN #News
Tesla has reportedly acquired land in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, and it is on the verge of announcing a plan to build a factory on it. Earlier this year, people crossing the border between Texas and Nuevo Leon were surprised to see not just the usual marked lanes for cars and trucks but also one marked
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried (2nd L) is led away handcuffed by officers of the Royal Bahamas Police Force in Nassau, Bahamas on December 13, 2022. Mario Duncanson | AFP | Getty Images Days before FTX’s bankruptcy filing last month, co-CEO Ryan Salame told Bahamian authorities that founder Sam Bankman-Fried may have committed fraud by sending
Former health secretary Sajid Javid has warned that the NHS “won’t survive many more years” without “fundamental reforms”, urging the country to have an “honest debate” about the service. In his only broadcast interview since announcing he would stand down at the next general election, the MP told the Beth Rigby Interviews programme that tackling
A 30-day state of emergency has been declared in Peru after the country’s president was impeached and a week of protests left at least eight dead. It gives police the power to search homes without permission and limits certain freedoms, including the right to assembly. Demonstrations have been ongoing since the ousting of former president
A dust devil looks a bit like a tornado, but is weaker and rarely lasts more than about a minute. It is a twisting column of warmed air scooting across sun-heated ground, made visible by the dust that it lofts upwards. Although usually benign, occasionally dust devils can kill. Dust devils have been known to
Prince Harry has spoken about the breakdown of his relationship with brother William and blamed the media for Meghan suffering a miscarriage in the final episodes of the couple’s documentary series. The second volume of Harry & Meghan goes much further than the first, with Harry accusing William of screaming and shouting at him at
The Bank of England has revealed a 0.5 percentage point interest rate increase – its ninth consecutive rise as it maintains its battle against inflation. The decision, by its monetary policy committee (MPC), took the bank rate to 3.5% – a fresh high not seen since the 2008 financial crisis. The move, however, represented a
In this article TSLA TWTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk sold about 22 million more shares in his electric vehicle business, which were worth around $3.6 billion, according to a financial filing out Wednesday night. The transactions took place between Monday and Wednesday this week
A boy has been killed in Montpellier amid clashes between France and Morocco fans following the World Cup semi-final. A statement issued by the local government office said the boy was “violently hit” by a car in the city, in the south of France, on Wednesday. He was transferred to the hospital, but died shortly
A mother and her eight-year-old son are among at least three people who died as a destructive storm system that stirred up tornadoes swept through the US. To the north, it delivered blizzard-like conditions to the Great Plains and was expected to push more snow and ice into Appalachia and New England. The wintery blast
Tesla drops the price on its already cheap home charging station for electric vehicles as it tries to make its connector the new standard for North America. Last month, Tesla surprised many by announcing that it is opening its EV charge connector with the aim of making it the new standard in North America. The automaker is
The nuclear fusion breakthrough heralded on Tuesday was a historic event, culminating decades of research. At the same time, fusion power will not be contributing electricity to any power grid for at least a decade, according to most industry watchers. To get there, there will have to be many more technical breakthroughs beyond what was