The president of the COP26 UN climate summit has told Sky News it is unclear if the crucial meeting will be a success and it is currently hanging “in the balance”. Just days from the summit, Alok Sharma said: “This is going to be difficult. “This is going to be a big challenge. “This is
Morgan Spurlock goes inside the medical marijuana business on “Inside Man.” Watch the whole episode Sunday at 10 p.m. ET.
7:00 AM ET We’re two weeks into the 2021-22 NHL season, and there have been many surprises in the early going — both positive and negative. Here is our updated ranking of all 32 clubs, plus the key takeaways that stand out most for each. How we rank: A panel of ESPN hockey commentators, analysts,
Ava DuVernay has some advice for teenagers. The filmmaker, who made history when she became the first black female director to make a movie nominated for the best picture Oscar with the historical drama Selma, has recently spent plenty of time with young people on sets. In the last few years, DuVernay has made the
It was Rishi Sunak’s third budget, but in some ways it was his first. This the moment that the chancellor finally stepped out of his role as crisis chancellor and got on with the task of rebooting Britain’s post-COVID economy. And he did so against a more optimistic backdrop than he thought he’d have but
The first trailer for the sequel to The Railway Children shows a glimpse of Jenny Agutter reprising her role as Roberta Waterbury, more than 50 years after the original film. The Call The Midwife actress, now 68, stars alongside Sheridan Smith, Sir Tom Courtenay and John Bradley in The Railway Children Return. Agutter, who was
Police say they are in possession of the “lead projectile” fired from the gun used by actor Alec Baldwin when he accidentally shot and killed a cinematographer on the set of his new film, Rust. Santa Fe County Sheriff Adan Mendoza said the projectile is suspected to be a live round but it cannot be
The Detroit Free Press just may have been looking to stir the pot a bit over the weekend with its article on a study’s contrarian finding that driving an electric vehicle (EV) costs more than a standard gas-burning car. What the paper apparently got was a Wagnerian choir of “WTF?” because, on Tuesday, it ran what reads like a back-away-slowly
The future of Formula One lies in synthetic fuels, according to Nico Rosberg, with the former world champion telling CNBC that they could potentially act as a bridge to electric mobility. In an interview with CNBC’s Tania Bryer during the Sustainable Future Forum last week, Rosberg also threw his weight behind e-mobility, describing it as
A Treasury minister has not joined the traditional pre-budget photo in Downing Street due to his agoraphobia, he has revealed. Simon Clarke, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, is a senior member of Chancellor Rishi Sunak‘s team and has helped prepare Wednesday’s budget and spending review. He would have been expected to line up outside
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has set out a budget for a “new economy” after the COVID crisis with a £150bn increase in government spending – but he also warned of “challenging” months ahead due to the continuing pandemic and rising inflation. In his statement to the House of Commons, Mr Sunak promised “the largest increase this
NASA’s main workhorse for deep-space observation has faced a new technical issue this week that has forced scientists to pull it into “safe mode”. The safe mode is designed to keep the Hubble Space Telescope, which has revealed several mysteries of outer space, stable and allow scientists to work on it to address whatever problem
CNN’s Jim Acosta confronts Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene about why she voted against the criminal contempt resolution against former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. #CNN #News
Here are the key points from Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s budget speech: • The chancellor says there are “challenging” months ahead, adding that inflation in September was 3.1% and is likely to rise further – the OBR expect it to average 4% over the next year • Pressures caused by supply chains and energy crisis will
Not long ago, 100% renewable energy was a distinction reserved for remote communities avoiding costly energy imports. But now, some U.S. states are reaching very high levels of renewable energy, and the largest urban areas on the planet are targeting 100% renewable operations, basing their futures around variable power from wind and solar tied to energy storage.
LAVO has developed a hydrogen fuel cell for sub-5MW use. It isn’t cheap, at around $35,000, but it does have at least one buyer. Perhaps the time will come when they can be used as community batteries, or on an apartment building? How does it work? “LAVO acts as a solar sponge, integrating with rooftop
I would like to respect our honorable members who represent us in federal parliament in Australia, but sometimes it is impossible. Anne Webster (National Party), PhD, member for Mallee in Victoria, has just come out publicly saying that just like solar farms, wind farms don’t work in the dark. So much for all those National
What is thought to be the final image of Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film Rust shows her standing in front of Alec Baldwin before the actor accidentally shot and killed her. The 42-year-old cinematographer can be seen dressed in a beanie with headphones on and her back to the camera, while Baldwin
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro should face a series of criminal indictments over his response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a committee of the country’s senators . The committee voted 7-4 to formally approve a report calling for prosecutors to try Mr Bolsonaro on charges ranging from charlatanism and inciting crime to misuse of public
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