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Trump says school shooting was ‘savage and barbaric’ but criticises those pushing for stricter gun laws

Donald Trump has described the most recent US school shooting as a “savage and barbaric atrocity” but has criticised those who have called for...

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US, UK, other G7 countries to ‘predominantly decarbonize electricity sectors by 2035’

The G7, made up of the world’s largest economies, today agreed to “predominantly decarbonized electricity sectors by 2035.” The G7 also agreed to end...

Environment

Record high Memorial Day gas prices are stinging consumers and impacting travel

A gas station is seen as the average price of gasoline reach all-time high at $4.37 per gallon (about 3.8 liters) in Virginia, USA...

Technology

Apple union push faces setback as Atlanta organizers withdraw bid for vote, citing alleged intimidation and rising Covid cases

Shoppers walk past an Apple Store at Franklin Park Mall during Black Friday. Shoppers go to stores to take advantage of Black Friday sales...

Politics

Drip feed of no confidence letters in PM as pressure grows after Sue Gray report

A drip feed of no confidence letters in Boris Johnson has continued as pressure grows following the Sue Gray report into partygate. There has...

Sports

What the Celtics can learn from a failed NBA dynasty 10 years ago

8:00 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — As they find themselves on the precipice of the 2022 NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics might find...

Sports

Rafa Nadal, already in Paris, will get to see Real Madrid and Liverpool in Champions League final

May 25, 2022 PARIS — Rafael Nadal will momentarily take his attention off his bid for a 14th French Open title on Saturday evening...

Technology

This is what’s next for Terra as the failed crypto project attempts a new path forward

Tether previously claimed its stablecoin was backed 1-to-1 by U.S. dollars. Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images This week, backers of the failed...

‘We knew he was a monster’: Texas gunman had sinister nickname on social media

The 18-year-old who carried out a mass shooting in a Texas elementary school was given the nickname “The Yubo School Shooter” on a social...

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Jury in Depp-Heard defamation trial sent out to consider its verdicts

The jury in the multi-million dollar defamation trial between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard has been sent out to consider its verdicts....

Senior Tory submits no confidence letter as number of MPs calling for Johnson to go ramps up

Senior Tory MP Sir Bob Neill has submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson’s leadership as the number of Conservatives calling for...

Politics

‘Vile racist’ found guilty of sending leading Labour MP David Lammy death threat

Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said he will not be silenced by the far right after a “vile racist” was found guilty of...

World

‘I wish I was dead’: Growing fear and no time to mourn inside the next city in Russia’s sights

The mass graves in the city of Lysychansk are an indication of the slaughter that’s gone on in the Donbas. And the long freshly-dug,...

‘Wrong decision’ not to storm classroom where gunman was holed up killing children, Texas official admits

It was the “wrong decision” not to storm the classroom where a gunman was holed up killing primary school children, a Texas official admitted....

Politics

PM changes ministerial code so those who breach it don’t have to quit

Ministers who are found to have breached the ministerial code will no longer have to resign or face the sack. Revisions to the ministerial...

Johnny Depp awarded $15m as he wins US libel lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard

Johnny Depp has won his multimillion-dollar US lawsuit against former wife Amber Heard after a Virginia jury ruled a 2018 article published in The...

Sports

Randy Couture’s PFL midseason status report: Redemption on the minds of many

8:00 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN “If I was in my 20s, man, I would be all over this.” That’s Randy Couture speaking about the...

Business

Shell says windfall tax ‘creates uncertainty’ about North Sea oil and gas investment

Shell has said the chancellor’s windfall tax “creates uncertainty” about investing in oil and gas in the North Sea. The tax was announced by...

Science

MIT Researchers Believe Targeting Treatments to This Brain Circuit May Reverse Memory Decline

As we age, the retention power of our memory often degrades. This makes performing everyday tasks difficult. It gets very difficult to remember things....

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Quick Charge Podcast: May 26, 2022

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...