As the world grapples with the challenge posed by the Omicron variant, scientists and residents in South Africa are coming to grips with the real-world impact of this worrying strain. This country has already seen two weeks of mass infection and the experience is generating the sort of anecdotal information and scientific observation that will
11:09 AM ET Associated Press LONDON — Irish jockey Robbie Dunne was given an 18-month suspension on Thursday after being found guilty of bullying and harassing female rider Bryony Frost in a disciplinary case that highlighted a weighing-room culture described as “not conducive to the development of modern-day race-riding.” Dunne was found in breach on
US rapper Travis Scott has said he didn’t know fans were injured during the Astroworld crush that killed 10 people. In his first sit down interview since the music festival surge, Scott told radio star Charlamagne Tha God on his YouTube channel that he had been on an “emotional rollercoaster”. [embedded content] When asked at
7:14 AM ET Associated Press NASCAR veteran Landon Cassill will drive for Kaulig Racing in the Xfinity Series in 2022 and is bringing sponsor Voyager Digital with him, which will again pay him entirely in cryptocurrency. Cassill, who has been avid in the the market for several years, pitched NASCAR sponsorship to Voyager CEO Steve
Claims that the Rust film set was a “chaotic, dangerous and exploitative” workplace are false, according to a new statement. Actor Alec Baldwin has shared an open letter from cast and crew members on his Instagram page – more than a month after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot on set. A prop firearm was
Packages move along a conveyor at an Amazon fulfillment center on Cyber Monday in Robbinsville, New Jersey, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Robotic vacuum cleaners couldn’t be summoned. Whole Foods orders were suddenly canceled. Parts of Amazon’s mammoth retail operation slowed to a standstill. Amazon Web Services,
CNN’s Brianna Keilar speaks with Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald about the knowledge school officials had of Ethan Crumbley’s access to a gun and why his parents are facing criminal charges after the deadly school shooting in Oxford, Michigan. #CNN #News
At Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Boris Johnson apologised after footage emerged of senior Number 10 staff joking and laughing about a Downing Street Christmas party last year - but told MPs he has been repeatedly “reassured” no such event occurred. The PM told MPs he was “furious” at the leaked video and had asked Cabinet
The government is facing increasing calls to step in and support businesses affected by new “plan B” COVID measures – which include working from home guidance and vaccine passports for some venues. Trade union GMB said it backed the reintroduction of a furlough scheme if the new measures threaten jobs. Industry body UK Hospitality has
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In this article TSLA A Tesla Megapack in Moss Landing, California Andrew Evers | CNBC One of the world’s largest battery-based energy storage systems, powered by Tesla’s utility-scale batteries known as Megapacks, began operating in the Australian state of Victoria on Wednesday. Large energy storage systems based on lithium-ion batteries have the potential to prevent
Boris Johnson’s claim he knew nothing about who was funding the refurbishment of his Downing Street flat has been contradicted by an investigation. The Electoral Commission has fined the party £17,800 for improperly declaring donations by Huntswood Associates used for the works at 11 Downing Street, where the PM lives. In its report, concluding an
The owner of House of Fraser and Sports Direct has warned of a “shadow of uncertainty” cast by latest COVID-19 fears as well as the potential impact of a cost of living squeeze on consumers. Frasers Group reported a sharp rise in half-year sales and profits compared to a period last year affected by lockdown
NASA has a number of powerful telescopes in orbit that assist scientists in better understanding the chaotic environments far away from the Earth. On Thursday, the space agency launched another telescope. Named the Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer, or IXPE, the telescope will aid scientists in better understanding what’s inside a black hole and how bright
Australia, the UK and the United States will pay the price for their “mistaken acts”, after deciding not to send government delegations to February’s Winter Olympics in Beijing, China’s foreign ministry has said. It comes after the countries announced diplomatic boycotts over human rights concerns. However, France on Thursday said it will not be boycotting
Researchers are setting up an indestructible “Black Box” for Earth to record the events which could lead to our demise. This giant structure, about the size of a bus, sits on a granite plain surrounded by mountains on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. Just like the black boxes in aeroplanes, this steel box will
12:28 PM ET Tiger Woods said Wednesday he will play with his 12-year-old son, Charlie, next week in the PNC Championship. “Although it’s been a long and challenging year, I am very excited to close it out by competing in the PNC Championship with my son Charlie,” Woods tweeted. “I’m playing as a Dad and
Journalist Vicky Ward discusses what we learned during the first week of Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial, the former girlfriend of convicted pedophile and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. #CNN #News
Before Instagram influencers and targeted social media adverts held sway over our every sartorial move, there was Carrie Bradshaw and what arguably has to be TV’s most enviable wardrobe*. Sex And The City was all about four women who, to varying degrees, showed that happiness didn’t have to mean finding a man and a romcom
Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., leaves federal court in San Jose, California, on Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images SAN JOSE, Calif. — In her final effort to try and sway the jury in her criminal fraud trial, Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes blasted ex-boyfriend Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, her