U.S. crude oil rises more than 2% as Francine disrupts production in Gulf of Mexico
U.S. crude oil jumped more than 2% to close above $68 per barrel on Thursday after Hurricane Francine churned through the Gulf of Mexico,...
Hurricane Francine: Trapped driver rescued from floodwater in New Orleans live on TV
A dramatic rescue was captured on live TV in New Orleans as Hurricane Francine swept in to the city. The category two storm made...
MTV VMAs: Taylor Swift matches Beyonce as most-awarded artist while Katy Perry shocks on stage
Taylor Swift has won seven gongs at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs), equalling Beyonce in a career total of 30 and matching...
American’s Daily Telegraph bid revives link to former proprietor Conrad Black
A bid for The Daily Telegraph spearheaded by the owner of The New York Sun has raised the extraordinary possibility of a return to...
Sir Keir Starmer says Russia started Ukraine war and ‘could end the conflict straight away’
Sir Keir Starmer has said that Russia started the Ukraine war and “could end the conflict straight away”. The prime minister has arrived in...
Sir Keir Starmer says there is no money for the NHS without reform, as he admits plan will take ‘years not months’
The NHS will not get any more funding without reforming, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he laid out a 10-year plan to fix...
Vietnam: Nearly 200 people dead in aftermath of Typhoon Yagi
Almost 200 people have died and more than 125 are missing in Vietnam in the aftermath of Typhoon Yagi, according to local media. Yagi...
Former model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic ‘pureed’ in blender by husband – reports
A former model who was a finalist in the Miss Switzerland contest was allegedly murdered and “pureed” in a blender by her husband, officials...
UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA says six workers killed in two airstrikes in Gaza
Six aid workers have been killed in Gaza after two airstrikes in Nuseirat, according to reports. In a post on X, the United Nations...
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Houston Cop Who Lied To Justify a No-Knock Drug Raid Says He Is Not Responsible for the Resulting Deaths
This week, nearly six years after Houston cops killed a middle-aged couple falsely accused of selling heroin, a jury began considering the murder case...
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Google exec said firm’s ‘goal’ was to ‘crush’ digital ad rivals: court docs
A Google executive boasted to co-workers the goal for the company’s budding online advertising business in 2009 was to “crush” rivals in the digital...
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Nation’s largest for-profit hospital chain paid private equity giant $700M dividend before bankruptcy filing years later
The country’s largest private, for-profit hospital chain paid out a $790 million dividend — with a big chunk of that money going to its...
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Trump Again Falsely Claims Crime Is Rising
During Tuesday’s presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump repeated his false claim that crime is rising. Crime has been...
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Taylor Swift cites AI deepfakes in endorsement for Kamala Harris
it’s raining creepy men — Taylor Swift cites AI deepfakes in endorsement for Kamala Harris Taylor Swift on AI: “The simplest way to combat...
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As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library
POST-QUANTUM COMPUTING — As quantum computing threats loom, Microsoft updates its core crypto library Two algorithms added so far, two more planned in the...
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Married Norfolk Southern CEO fired over 'inappropriate' relationship with employee
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw was sacked from his post days into the railroad operator’s investigation of alleged misconduct from its boss who had...
SpaceX Polaris Dawn: Billionaire Jared Isaacman becomes first person to take part in private spacewalk
An American billionaire has become the first person to take part in a private spacewalk – against the spectacular backdrop of the Earth. A...
SpaceX Polaris Dawn: Billionaire Jared Isaacman becomes first person to take part in private spacewalk
An American billionaire has become the first person to take part in a private spacewalk – against the spectacular backdrop of the Earth. A...
Furious FTX judge threatens sanctions on former exec Ryan Salame for lying in guilty plea
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Grangemouth oil refinery set to close by next year
Scotland’s only oil refinery is to close by next summer with the loss of 400 jobs, it has been confirmed. Owners Petroineos previously said...