Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) spoke out forcefully about Trump’s role in the insurrection during his impeachment trial. However, his statement on the anniversary of Jan. 6 didn’t mention the former President. CNN reporter Eva McKend breaks down McConnell’s strategy to deal with Trump. #CNN #News
In this article FB Facebook employees unveil a new logo and the name ‘Meta’ on the sign in front of Facebook headquarters on October 28, 2021 in Menlo Park, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Facebook parent Meta Platforms dropped 36 spots on Glassdoor’s annual ranking of the best places to work in the U.S.,
Novak Djokovic has said his agent made a mistake on his Australia entry form when providing details of his travel in the days before his arrival in the country. In an Instagram post he said his “team has provided additional information to the Australian Government to clarify this matter”. He also admitted being interviewed in
Police in Philadelphia say it’s a “miracle” all four passengers – including an infant – survived when the helicoper they were travelling in crash landed in a built up area. The Eurocopter EC135 aircraft somehow managed to avoid power cables and buildings before it hit the street and slid into bushes outside a Methodist Church,
4:09 PM ET A welterweight grudge match between Jorge Masvidal and Colby Covington will headline UFC 272 on March 5, UFC Chief Business Officer Hunter Campbell told ESPN on Tuesday. Contracts have not been signed for the 170-pound scrap, but the bout is nearly finalized, per Campbell. The UFC 272 pay-per-view will take place at
UK households have experienced the biggest slump in their financial wellbeing as a surge in the cost of living takes its toll, a new survey suggests. A quarterly household finance index compiled by Scottish Widows fell to 40.1 in the final quarter of last year, down from 44.0 in the third quarter. It was the
Boris Johnson will face the House of Commons later amid intense pressure from Conservative MPs and Tory donors – and in the face of public anger – to answer questions over a “bring your own booze” event in Downing Street during the first COVID lockdown. The prime minister, who has so far avoided questions over
The Foxconn-backed MIH “open source” EV platform project took significant steps towards being able to offer a complete, modern vehicle solution by forming an alliance with the AI experts at Autoware Foundation. The move will help accelerate the development of an integrated ADAS solution for the platform. It’s a move that makes sense for Foxconn
Bloomberg | Getty Images Investments related to cryptocurrencies and digital assets are the top threat to investors “by far,” according to new data from the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA). “Stories of ‘crypto millionaires’ attracted some investors to try their hand at investing in cryptocurrencies or crypto-related investments this year, and with them, many
Thousands of protesters have gathered in a number of French cities to demonstrate against new coronavirus rules. The restrictions would block unvaccinated people from bars, theatres and restaurants. Many are furious with the French President for insisting he wants to make life difficult for those who have not been vaccinated. Some MPs who support the
The president of Explore Mars Inc., Janet Ivey, joins CNN New Day Weekend to discuss the latest milestone the James Webb Space Telescope reached and what’s next for the world’s most complex space observatory. #CNN #News
In this article MSFT Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Nov. 30, 2016, in Bellevue, Washington. Stephen Brashear | Getty Images News | Getty Images Microsoft should spin out its Windows and Office franchises to boost its cloud-computing effort, according to former executive Ben Slivka. “The right thing probably
11:59 PM ET The 2021 college football season has just ended, with Georgia beating Alabama 33-18 in Monday night’s national title game, but it’s already time to look ahead to the 2022 season. Not surprisingly, Nick Saban’s Alabama squad will start our 2022 Way-Too-Early college football top 25 on top, leading three SEC teams in
Vicar Of Dibley star Gary Waldhorn has died at the age of 78. The actor was best known for playing bullish Councillor David Horton in every episode of the popular TV sitcom from 1994 to 2007. His son, Josh Waldhorn, said: “My beloved father, Gary Waldhorn peacefully passed away at 6.45am on January 10 2022.
Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has demanded Boris Johnson “just answer the question” about whether he attended a “bring your own booze” event in Downing Street during the first COVID lockdown. Speaking to Sky News, a “furious” Mr Ross called on the prime minister to “settle this right now” as to whether he was present
8:05 AM ET Mike CoppingerESPN George Kambosos Jr. crashed through the glass ceiling in 2021 with an upset victory over Teofimo Lopez in November, capturing all four of Lopez’s lightweight titles. The 28-year-old Australian wasn’t even on the radar of many in the boxing industry, and he was completely overlooked before he fought Lopez. On
Two of the world’s biggest buyout firms have joined forces to pursue a multibillion pound takeover of Boots, Britain’s largest high street chain of chemists. Sky News has learnt that Bain Capital and CVC Capital Partners are assembling a joint bid for the retail behemoth, which trades from more than 2000 stores and employs over
In his latest film, Michael B Jordan plays a US solider who, while deployed in Iraq, writes a journal giving advice to his infant son. A Journal For Jordan is based on a memoir by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Canedy about her relationship with First Sergeant Charles Monroe King, and the memories he left behind
Boris Johnson “is going nowhere” and “retains the confidence of the people of this country”, a minister has claimed, as pressure mounts over Downing Street holding a “bring your own booze” party during the first COVID lockdown. The prime minister and his wife Carrie are understood to have been among 40 people in attendance at
If Downing Street hoped to press the reset button this year after weeks of damaging allegations of lockdown breaches, the latest revelations are the most damaging yet. The net appears, from what sources tell Sky News and other outlets, to be closing around the prime minister. This is not another claim of unknown officials having
A 1 km-long asteroid is set to zip past Earth next week. But there is no need to worry. The flyby will have a very safe clearance of 1.93 million km from Earth, meaning it would be more than 5.15 times farther away from us than the Moon. Scientists and astronomers keep a regular watch
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, houses the Solar System and its varied mysteries. But there are hundreds of galaxies like ours in the cosmos and all of them are hiding multiple enigmas. They arouse acute interest among scientists, who are drawn towards them because of these puzzles. One of the most interesting puzzles is how galaxies
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Theranos founder, Elizabeth Holmes, has been convicted of fraud after convincing investors to back flawed blood testing technology. The Stanford drop out became one of the richest people in America with her claims that her company had the technology to detect diseases from a few drops of blood, even though she knew these claims were
China’s Chang’e 5 lunar lander has found the first-ever on-site evidence of water on the surface of the moon, lending new evidence to the dryness of the satellite. The study published on Saturday in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances revealed that the lunar soil at the landing site contains less than 120 parts-per-million (ppm) water or
Ukraine’s military chief has said his forces would defend the country “until the last drop of blood” as he urged people to calm down about threats of a new Russian invasion. Lieutenant-General Valerii Zaluzhnyi, 48, repeatedly underlined that Ukraine has been at war with Russia since 2014, telling Sky News in an exclusive interview: “It
5:05 PM GMT The 2025 Rugby League World Cup will take place in France, the French Rugby League federation confirmed on Friday. French prime minister Jean Castex will hold a full launch of the event on Jan. 11 in Paris. The tournament will be the 17th edition, and returns to France, where the first World
SSE, one of Britain’s largest energy companies, has had to apologise after it advised customers to do star jumps, cuddle pets and eat porridge to stay warm in a blog post. OVO Energy owns SSE and said they are “embarrassed” by the blog, which was sent to customers “containing energy-saving tips”. The post has been
Boris Johnson is facing calls to come to the Commons to explain how he came to attend a lockdown-busting “bring your own booze” party in the Downing Street garden As well as a Whitehall inquiry into allegations of several Downing Street parties during lockdowns in England, the prime minister could now also face a police
A teenage mother in New Mexico has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and child abuse, after she was captured on CCTV throwing her new-born baby in a dumpster. Alexis Avila, 18, has confessed to giving birth to the child at another location and placing him in the waste container. The baby boy was
In this article FB A man takes a selfie in front of a sign of Meta, the new name for the company formerly known as Facebook, at its headquarters in Menlo Park, California, October 28, 2021. Carlos Barria | Reuters Facebook parent company Meta said on Monday that it will require Covid-19 booster shots for
A set of 12 stamps will be launched later this month to celebrate The Rolling Stones, as the band marks its 60th anniversary. Royal Mail said that eight of the stamps feature images of the band’s most famous performances, including 1969 in London’s Hyde Park, a 1995 concert in Rotterdam, and a gig at the
A terminally ill man has been given the chance of life after his own diseased heart was replaced by a genetically-modified pig’s heart. In a medical first, doctors in Maryland transplanted the animal’s organ into 57-year-old David Bennett and said on Monday that he is doing well three days after the experimental surgery. It is