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Inflation could mean a big heating bill this winter. How to prepare

Nick Emery clears mountains of snow from his driveway on March 14, 2021 in Nederland, Colorado. Helen H. Richardson | Denver Post | Getty...

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Sports

Sources: Venables’ 6-year OU deal worth $43.5M

1:14 PM ET The contract for new Oklahoma Sooners football coach Brent Venables is worth $43.5 million over six years, sources told ESPN on...

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Technology

Instacart president Carolyn Everson announces departure just three months after she started

Carolyn Everson Source: CNBC Instacart President Carolyn Everson said Friday she will step down at the end of the year. The news comes just...

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Business

Future of LV= thrown into confusion after member vote for £530m takeover by Bain Capital falls short

The future of LV= was thrown into confusion this evening when members of the UK’s second largest mutual life insurer narrowly rejected a takeover...

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Politics

UK govt to keep ‘restrictions under review’ after ‘very challenging new information’ on Omicron, says Gove

The government has been “presented with some very challenging new information” about the Omicron variant and will keep restrictions “under review”, Michael Gove has...

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Two jabs offer little protection against Omicron – but booster makes vaccines at least 70% effective

The UK will have more than one million Omicron cases by the end of this month if current trends continue unchanged – but booster...

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World

Mercedes’ appeals rejected after Hamilton misses out on record eighth F1 world title in grand prix drama

Sir Lewis Hamilton has failed in his bid to win a record eighth F1 world title after a last-lap drama in the Abu Dhabi...

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Business

US inflation surges to highest level since 1982

US inflation has hit a 39-year high in the latest sign of a cost of living squeeze for consumers in the world’s biggest economy....

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Omicron cases rise sharply by 448 and all COVID infections top 58,000 in latest UK daily figures

The UK has recorded 448 new Omicron cases in the latest 24-hour period – taking the total across the country to 1,265. It comes...

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‘Just what the doctor ordered’: Ghost Story play’s A-list cast on doing horror for Christmas

An Inbetweener, a detective from Brooklyn, an esteemed TV actor and the former queen of the I’m A Celeb castle all walk into a...

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Business

Work on controversial Cambo oil field halted after Shell pull-out

The company behind the controversial Cambo oil field has said work on the project is being paused – after oil giant Shell pulled out...

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Backstage With… Jack Whitehall on why his ‘immature man-child’ role was a ‘refreshing change of pace’

In the UK he’s probably best known for his comedy, but in Hollywood Jack Whitehall is establishing himself as a family film star. Earlier...

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High Court reverses decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to US

The High Court has reversed a decision not to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the US, where he is wanted for publishing classified...

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Quick Charge Podcast: December 9, 2021

Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from Electrek. Quick Charge is available now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn and our RSS feed for Overcast and...

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Environment

Energy lags in past month, but traders bet on return to strength in 2022. Here’s how to play it

In this article XLE Energy stocks have taken a recent pause, a breather after a red-hot rally this year. The S&P 500 sector has...

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World

Omicron cases surge by up to 400% in South Africa – but vaccine effectiveness ‘encouraging’

Omicron coronavirus cases have surged by as much as 400% in some parts of South Africa – although the country’s health ministry has said...

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Spielberg on West Side Story’s continued relevance and how it compares to E.T.

Sixty years after West Side Story was first adapted for the screen, legendary director Steven Spielberg has re-made the film for a modern audience....

by admin December 10, 2021

Science

Astronomers Discover Planet 10 Times Bigger Than Jupiter, Orbiting Pair of Giant Stars

Astronomers have found a giant planet that is 10 times bigger than Jupiter and is orbiting a pair of massive, extremely hot stars, an...

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Science

ISRO Says Gaganyaan Mission Will Finally Take Off in 2023 After COVID-19 Delay

India will launch its much-awaited human spaceflight mission in 2023, Union Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh said. Named Gaganyaan, the first human space...

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Business