October 7th, 2020 by Guest Contributor The Maid of the Mist, the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, New York Power Authority, and ABB announced today that the Maid of the Mist, the iconic boat tour that has navigated the waters below Niagara Falls since 1846, has launched the first two
Month: October 2020
Amy Tinkler is the highest-profile gymnast so far to accuse British Gymnastics of ruling over a bullying and fat-shaming culture. The 21-year-old alleged she was called “fat” by one coach and celebrated for looking better after coming out of hospital after having food poisoning by another coach. The gymnast, who won a bronze medal at
Parliament’s Defence Committee says there is “clear evidence of collusion” between Huawei and the Chinese state in a new report on 5G security. It cites claims which have previously been made about Huawei’s ownership model and receipt of state subsidies, but does not include new evidence. In response a Huawei spokesperson said: “This report lacks
The FBI has announced charges against two Britons accused of being part of a “notoriously brutal” Islamic State cell known as “The Beatles”. Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, both in their 30s and from west London, allegedly belonged to a cell of executioners in Syria – known as “The Beatles” because of their British
As the race for president ramps up, you will hear a lot about polls ahead of the big day on 3 November. Sky News looks into what the point of polling is and what the landscape is like for Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Donald Trump. What does polling aim to do and how are
A RuPaul’s Drag Race star and a charity boss have said they are suing actor Laurence Fox for defamation following arguments on Twitter in which he called some of his critics “paedophiles”. Fox has since deleted the tweets, but said he made the comments after being “falsely smeared as a racist” when he criticised Sainsbury’s
Ministers are preparing to introduce further restrictions in the north of England as the government races to handle the spike in coronavirus cases and hospital admissions. Government insiders told Sky News that no decisions had been taken on whether to introduce even tighter controls in the North – with the the North East and North
Two women scientists won the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for creating genetic ‘scissors’ that can rewrite the code of life, contributing to new cancer therapies and holding out the prospect of curing hereditary diseases. Emmanuelle Charpentier, who is French, and American Jennifer Doudna share the SEK 10 million (roughly Rs. 8 crores) prize
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) said today that it will adopt a financing commitment that is aligned to the goals of the Paris Agreement. Where JPM wants to go As the United Nations explains: The Paris Agreement’s central aim is to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change by keeping a global temperature
Wind turbines in the Irish Sea, in waters near the town of Llandudno, in Wales. VladCa | iStock | Getty Images U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday that he wanted the country to become the “world leader in low cost clean power generation.” Speaking at the Conservative Party annual conference, which was delivered
Joe Biden has tried to become president for three decades. That dream is within his grasp if the bookies and polls are right. But does he have the stamina for the final furlong of a gruelling race and if he wins what kind of president will he be? If he beats Donald Trump, he will
Rihanna has apologised to the Muslim community for the “unintentionally offensive” use of sacred texts during a lingerie fashion show. The singer and fashion designer had come under fire after using a song featuring a sample from Islam’s sacred Hadith texts during her 2020 Savage X Fenty event. Some Muslim fans accused Rihanna of disrespecting
1:08 AM ET The Los Angeles Lakers took a commanding 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals by leaning on the thing that has defined their greatness all season: defense. The Lakers not only held the Miami Heat to 96 points, their lowest output of the postseason, but they also did so with a key tactical
This September was the hottest on record across the globe, scientists have found. Surface temperatures worldwide were 0.05C higher than 2019, making it the hottest September since records began, according to the EU Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Europe also experienced its hottest September ever – beating the previous record set in 2018 by around
Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, pictured on Oct. 2, 2019. Elif Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Amazon has “significant and durable market power” in the U.S. online retail market, with a far higher market share than was previously estimated, the House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee’s Democratic leadership found in a sweeping 400-plus
Senior politicians from four major northern councils have warned the government that existing coronavirus restrictions are “not working”, describing some as confusing and others as counterproductive. Their intervention reflects growing divisions in politics and in the scientific community over how to tackle the growing number of infections. The letter to Health Secretary Matt Hancock was
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