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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...

Environment

New Airbus facility to research cryogenic fuel systems for next-gen hydrogen planes

In this article AF-FR AIR-FR A model of one of Airbus’ ZEROe concept planes, photographed in November 2021. The firm has said it wants...

Business

Chancellor’s cost of living package ‘lowers risk of recession’

The chancellor’s cost of living package lowers the risk of a recession, leading economists have said. In its latest forecast, the Bank of England...

Revealed: The full timeline of police’s response to Texas school massacre

While statistics show most of America’s “active shooter” incidents are over within minutes, it took police in Texas up to an hour to storm...

Science

MIT Researchers Develop AI Model to Predict Wave Behaviour, Improve Ocean Climate Simulations

Waves are one of the most incredible events on the high seas that pump enough adrenaline into our system to make us feel excited...

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Sex Pistols show reveals band’s ‘lasting power’ – despite Johnny Rotten trying to stop it

Perhaps a show about the founders of punk was never going to be without controversy. Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon, better known as Johnny...

Sports

McDaniels on Kap tryout: Carr knows team is his

6:03 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN HENDERSON, Nev. — Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels said Thursday he didn’t feel the need to give...

Sunak says inflation impact of cost of living help ‘minimal’ as he tells wealthy: let’s give our £400 rebate to charity

Rishi Sunak has said cost of living support delivering hundreds of pounds to every household will have a “minimal impact” on inflation – and...