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Jeremy Hunt to unveil package of tax hikes and spending cuts in autumn statement to plug £54bn black hole

Jeremy Hunt will promise to weather an economic “storm” by raising taxes, cutting public spending and scaling back energy support to fill a £54bn...

Jeremy Hunt to unveil package of tax hikes and spending cuts in autumn statement to plug £54bn black hole

Jeremy Hunt will promise to weather an economic “storm” by raising taxes, cutting public spending and scaling back energy support to fill a £54bn...

Environment

First Solar selects Alabama for new factory as Inflation Reduction Act prompts domestic manufacturing boom

A worker builds frames for solar panels at First Solar in Perrysburg, Ohio July 8, 2022. Megan Jelinger | Reuters Enphase could continue rallying...

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Sam Bankman-Fried wanted to let retail investors borrow money to trade crypto derivatives: CFTC head

Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, at the Bitcoin 2021 conference in Miami, Florida, on June 5, 2021. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg...

Environment

UK weather: Heavy rain and flood warnings as UK set for ‘atrocious’ conditions this week

The UK is facing “atrocious” weather conditions with three yellow rain warnings issued for large parts of the nation. Heavy downpours in Cornwall and...

UK weather: Heavy rain and flood warnings as ‘atrocious’ conditions forecast for next three days

The UK is facing “atrocious” weather conditions with three yellow rain warnings issued for large parts of the nation through to Friday. Heavy downpours...

Technology

Elon Musk says in court that he doesn’t want to be CEO of any company and tries to walk back SEC insults

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk attends the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, China August 29, 2019. Aly Song | Reuters Elon Musk...

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Hundreds of mummies and pyramid of an unknown queen unearthed near King Tut’s tomb

Just a stone’s throw from King Tut’s tomb, archaeologists have unearthed the pyramid of a never-before known ancient Egyptian queen; a cache of coffins,...

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To the moon! NASA launches Artemis 1, the most powerful rocket ever built

After months of delay, the most powerful space rocket ever built has blasted off from its Florida launchpad, embarking on the first of two...

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How thousands of motorists evade tolls with license plate tricks

How cars dodge tolls The MTA loses tens of thousands dollars in toll revenue every day to motorists whose license plates are illegally obscured....

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Violent NYC carjackers stealing cars at gunpoint

NYC carjacking suspects 2 men are wanted for 4 armed carjackings in New York City. NEW YORK – The NYPD is looking for armed...

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FTX collapse may be bigger than Enron, Madoff’s Ponzi scheme

close video FTX meltdown is a tragic situation: Saylor MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor reacts to the fall of FTX on “Making Money.” The...

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Dems who benefited from the PAC that FTX funneled $27M through

close video FTX meltdown is a tragic situation: Michael Saylor MicroStrategy executive chairman Michael Saylor reacts to the fall of FTX on ‘Making Money.’...

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Genesis Global Capital Halts Bitcoin, Crypto Withdrawals

Cryptocurrency lender Genesis Global Capital has paused withdrawals and loan applications following the collapse of FTX Exchange, per a tweet from Genesis Trading. Genesis...

Environment

Sunak and Hunt to ‘kitchen sink’ the bad news in autumn statement – and it won’t be pleasant

Corporate executives call it “kitchen sinking”. The minute you get into a new job you collect all the bad news, announce the miserable stuff...

Sports

Bottom 10: Where Jimbo Fisher can finally be appreciated

7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: You must think on a different level, like the CIA does.We’re through the looking glass here,...

Technology

Gemini, BlockFi, Genesis announcing new restrictions as FTX contagion spreads

FTX logo with crypto coins with 100 Dollar bill are displayed for illustration. FTX has filed for bankruptcy in the US, seeking court protection...

Iran has threatened to kill or kidnap 10 people in the UK so far this year – MI5

Iran has made at least 10 threats this year to kidnap or kill people in the UK deemed as “enemies of the regime”, the...

Science

NASA’s Artemis I on Its Trajectory to Moon After Much-Awaited Launch

NASA’s huge next-generation rocketship was on course Wednesday for a crewless voyage around the moon and back hours after blasting off from Florida on...

Sports

Preece to drive in Cup as Stewart wins battle

7:12 AM ET Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tony Stewart won the battle with partner Gene Haas over next year’s NASCAR lineup by giving...