The US attorney general has appointed a special counsel to investigate the financial and business dealings of the son of President Joe Biden. Merrick Garland said he is promoting David Weiss, the US attorney in Delaware who has already been probing Hunter Biden, to the position. He will be responsible for the “ongoing investigation” of
The Premier League is targeting a financial agreement with its lower league counterparts within weeks as English football seeks to head off political criticism over the distribution of money through the sport. Sky News has learnt that the Premier League told its 20 ‘shareholders’ on Thursday that it now hoped to reach a swift conclusion
Ukraine has carried out a sea drone attack on a Russian warship outside the Black Sea port in the southern city of Novorossiysk. Military analyst Sean Bell said Ukraine had been “successful” at using small drones in its attacks when Russia has been “most vulnerable”. Ukraine latest: https://trib.al/Qn3HqHW #ukrainenews #ukrainerussia #russiaukraine SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube
Jerome Gignac was golfing on a course just outside of Vancouver, Canada, when a bear stole his golf bag. He was unable to retrieve the recently purchased bag. #cnn #shorts #viralvideo #golf
Described as the “last European dictator”, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has been escalating tensions with NATO. But is he close to embroiling his country in the Russia-Ukraine war – against the wishes of his electorate? In post since July 1994, despite growing levels of internal dissent, the Belarusian leader has been kept in power by
Russia on Friday launched Luna 25, the country’s first lunar mission in 47 years. Luna-25 took off from the Vostochny launch facility in Russia’s Far East, the Russia-based TASS news agency reported. Launched aboard a Soyuz-2 Fregat rocket, Luna 25 took flight at 8:10 am (local time) on Friday, CNN reported. The Fregat booster separated
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterAug 11, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun This weekend’s UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas features a pair of well-known welterweights — Rafael dos Anjos and Vicente Luque — in the main event. It’s a 170-pound showcase
Amazon.com plans to launch its first pair of prototype internet satellites late next month on a different rocket than previously planned, a spokesman said on Monday, again switching rides for the spacecraft to avoid mounting rocket delays. The company will launch the first two satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper program, which aims to offer internet globally from
Timothy Bradley Jr. Aug 11, 2023, 06:07 AM ET Soccer’s global appeal is undeniable, but in the United States, NFL, college football, NBA and MLB reign supreme, captivating the hearts of American sports fans while ingraining themselves into the nation’s most popular pastimes. In Mexico, boxing stands proudly among the elite, just a smidge below
The discovery of Legionella on board the Bibby Stockholm is the latest embarrassing setback in a plan beset with controversy and delay from the very start. Thankfully, no one on board has developed any symptoms of Legionnaires’ disease, a potentially serious form of pneumonia spread by infected water droplets. The Home Office insist the 39
Asylum seekers are being removed from the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset after Legionella bacteria was found in the water. All of those on board are likely to be taken to new accommodation as a precautionary measure. Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick is understood to be chairing meetings about the situation. Legionella bacteria, which is commonly
X Factor star Lucy Spraggan is calling for an “industry shift” over the treatment of contestants on reality TV, labelling the resulting fame from appearing on such programmes “a huge trauma”. The singer – who is now 31 – was just 20 years old when she appeared on the Simon Cowell talent show, and was
GDP exceeded modest expectations in June and for the second quarter as a whole, but perhaps the best that can be said of the economy at the halfway point in the year is that things could be worse. That was certainly the chancellor’s response to monthly growth of 0.5% and a three-month figure of 0.2%.
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The owner of an art gallery says she’s “mortified” after The Last Of Us and Narcos star Pedro Pascal turned up to see an exhibition about himself – and couldn’t get in. The show – ADHD Hyper Fixation And Why It Looks Like I Love Pedro Pascal – is on display at the Rhodes Gallery
The UK economy grew slightly in the three months to June, according to official estimates. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.2% in the second quarter of the year, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. In June alone it rose 0.5%. It comes after a rate of 0.1% was recorded in the first quarter,
A ship navigates through the Panama Canal in the area near the Americas’ Bridge in Panama City on April 24, 2023. The scarcity of rainfall due has forced the Panama Canal to reduce the draft of ships passing through the interoceanic waterway, in the midst of a water supply crisis that threatens the future of
Fast & Furious star Tyrese Gibson is suing US hardware store The Home Depot for over $1m (£790,000) after allegedly being racially profiled in one of its stores. The 44-year-old actor claimed he and two associates were subjected to “outrageous discriminatory mistreatment” during an incident in February. Gibson has starred as Roman Pearce in seven
A video posted on social media by San Diego Police shows a man playing with the dog of the family whose home he allegedly stole a $1,300 bicycle from. The unknown male suspect entered a garage in the Pacific Beach neighbourhood at around 10:40pm. He made off with a 2019 black Electra 3-speed bicycle valued
Police in San Diego have released this security camera footage, taken last month, in order to find a suspected burglar. The video shows the suspect about to leave on a family’s bike when a friendly dog comes out from the house. #CNN #News #shorts