May 26, 2021 - Brief Briefing

Gunman shoots dead eight at California rail yard

A mechanic at a San Jose, California rail yard has shot dead eight co-workers before taking his own life as police officers arrived on...

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More than 1,000 people arrested in week of action on county lines drug gangs

More than 1,000 people have been arrested and 292 weapons seized as part of a week-long crackdown on county lines drug dealing gangs. Police...

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Politics

Hancock to defend his record after Cummings’s claim that he repeatedly lied and should have been sacked

Matt Hancock is launching a personal fightback after Dominic Cummings’ sensational claims that he should have been sacked for telling lies about COVID. After...

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Man walks free after 32 years in jail for a murder he didn’t commit

A man has walked free from prison after 32 years after his murder conviction was overturned due to new evidence. Gilbert Poole Jr, 56,...

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Sports

Elliott’s spotter suspended after battery arrest

1:52 PM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The spotter for defending NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott has been suspended by NASCAR and...

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Environment

BuffaloGrid & Techfugees Join Forces To Bring Free Education & Energy To Displaced People

Two forward-thinking and impact-focused startups, BuffaloGrid and Techfugees, have joined forces to launch the Knowledge Is Freedom campaign to bring free education and energy...

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Real-life romance, injuries, and chances of a revival – 17 takeaways from the Friends reunion

WARNING – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR FRIENDS: THE REUNION Friends might have finished 17 years ago, but it’s the show that has never...

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Lucid reveals UX – intuitive user experience on upcoming Air

In anticipation of the imminent, yet cloudy delivery date of the Air sedan, Lucid Motors has shared video footage and new details of its...

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Environment

European energy giants team up to develop large-scale offshore wind project in North Sea

In this article ORSTED-DK RWE-DE EQNR-NO This images shows wind turbines in the North Sea, off the coast of Belgium. Westend61 | Westend61 |...

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Business

Uber strikes deal with GMB union allowing 70,000 drivers to become members

Uber has struck a landmark deal with GMB that will allow at least 70,000 drivers to join the trade union. It is the first...

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Technology

Amazon to buy MGM Studios for $8.45 billion

James Bond wears Tom Ford’s knitted sleeve bomber jacket Courtesy of Sony Amazon said that it will acquire MGM Studios for $8.45 billion, marking...

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Friends reunion: (Almost) Spoiler-free review of The One Where They Get Back Together

Oh. My. God. For the first time in 17 years, all six stars of Friends are back together on screen, which means a lot...

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Business

Hollywood film studio MGM agrees to $8.45bn takeover by Amazon

Amazon has agreed to buy film studio MGM for $8.45bn, the two companies said in a statement. The deal brings together “nearly a century...

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Science

Doctors Restore Blind Man’s Vision Partially Using Gene-Based Therapy

In a first and what is truly a breakthrough in medicine, a team of doctors has succeeded in partially restoring the vision of a...

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World

1m people evacuated as cyclone hits coast of India amid devastating COVID surge

Cyclone Yaas has made landfall on India’s east coast with gusts of nearly 100mph, tidal waves and heavy rain leaving many areas flooded. More...

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Politics

Dominic Cummings’s key claims – with PM, Hancock and Carrie Symonds all under fire

Health Secretary Matt Hancock should have been “sacked for lying”, Boris Johnson treated COVID-19 like a “scare story” and many ministers were “literally skiing”...

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PM unfit for job: Cummings claims tens of thousands of lives were needlessly lost

Dominic Cummings has said Boris Johnson initially considered COVID a “scare story” like swine flu. Boris Johnson’s former adviser kicked off a morning of...

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Science

ISRO History at a Glimpse: From Carrying Rocket Parts on Bicycle to Aiming for Mars Within 6 Decades

From carrying parts of the first rocket on a bicycle to finding water on the Moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has come...

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AMPLY Power to electrify fleets with solar overhead charging

EV charging management provider AMPLY Power will announce a collaboration with Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions focused on charging fleets of electric buses by means...

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Environment