The US House of Representatives has voted for an independent commission on the violent siege on the Capitol building. Modelled on the investigation into the 9/11 attacks, Democrats say the legislation would help provide a reckoning on what happened on 6 January. But it will still need to be voted on in the Senate, where
Month: May 2021
Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists.By Joseph Daniel, Senior energy analyst When I came to UCS three years ago, coal self-commitment—the practice of coal plants running when cheaper (and cleaner) resources are available on the grid—was still a nascent and poorly understood issue. Our analysis highlighting the issue at that time called it the “coal bailout,
The rotation out of technology may be facing yet another catalyst. If energy’s outperformance persists, it could force more investors to rebalance their portfolio, leaving tech behind in favor of the former laggard, Miller Tabak’s Matt Maley told CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Tuesday. Oil prices fell Wednesday to around $62 a barrel after hitting two-month
People aged 34 and 35 in England will be offered the coronavirus vaccine from Thursday, the NHS has said NHS England has confirmed the million-plus people aged 34 and 35 will receive a text message on 20 May or 21 May asking them to book their COVID-19 vaccine appointment. People in their early thirties could
2:08 PM ET Associated Press Roush Fenway Racing on Wednesday announced a contract extension with both driver Chris Buescher and longtime sponsor Fastenal. The deal with Fastenal was extended through the 2024 season. The distributor has been a Roush anchor partner since 2010 when Fastenal joined the team as primary sponsor for Carl Edwards in
Pose star Billy Porter has spoken for the first time about being HIV-positive, after being diagnosed 14 years ago. The 51-year-old, who plays sharp-tongued emcee Pray Tell in the series – who is also HIV-positive – told the Hollywood Reporter the year he was diagnosed was the worst of his life. But he said the
The health secretary has defended the government’s messaging on international travel, insisting the advice on holidays has been “crystal clear”. Since the ban on foreign holidays was lifted on Monday as part of the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, people have been able to enjoy quarantine-free travel to a dozen destinations on the green list. Live
The official trailer for Friends: The Reunion has been released, ahead of the programme being broadcast in the US next week. It was announced earlier this month that the much-anticipated new episode of the popular TV comedy will be aired on Thursday 27 May, featuring all six members of the original cast. And on Wednesday,
Aukey is offering its PowerTitan 300 Portable Power Station for $209.99 shipped with the code AUKEYPLUS at checkout. Upgrade to the larger PowerZeus 500 Portable Power Station for $366.98 shipped with the same code at checkout. Down from their normal going rates of $250 and $407 respectively, today’s deals mark some of the best pricing
12:42 PM BST Murrayfield will allow in 16,500 spectators when the British & Irish Lions face Japan on June 26 ahead of their tour to South Africa this year, the Lions said on Wednesday. The move to let fans attend amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was made after consultations with the Scottish government. 1 Related
The rail network will be rebranded Great British Railways as part of a restructuring intended to simplify the organisational chaos of the franchise system and rebuild passenger numbers following COVID-19. A quarter of a century after British Rail was broken up and the network privatised, the new public body will subsume Network Rail’s responsibility for
Donald Trump has said he is being “unfairly attacked”, as the former US president’s family business becomes the subject of a criminal investigation. The Trump Organization has been the focus of a civil probe by the New York attorney general over whether it falsely reported property values to secure loans and obtain economic and tax
Elon Musk Mark Ralston | AFP | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk doesn’t appear to be shying away from bitcoin, despite the crypto-wide selloff, which cut the value of bitcoin in half at one point over the last 24 hours. In a tweet Wednesday morning, through a combination of text and emojis, Musk said
Thousands of volunteers will get a booster coronavirus vaccine as part of a world-first clinical trial in the UK, the health secretary has announced. The Cov-Boost study will trial seven COVID-19 vaccines and will be the first to provide data on the impact of a third vaccine dose. Live COVID updates from the UK and
The Intertubes are absolutely humming with news that the leading global mining and shipping giant Vale is getting into the wind-powered shipping business. The company is staking its claim to five tall, tilt-able, cylindrical devices that look like smokestacks but are actually sails. That’s not such a big deal, but if all goes according to
There are now almost 3,000 cases of the Indian variant in the UK, the health secretary has told MPs. Matt Hancock said 2,967 cases of the COVID-19 variant have now been recorded, having stood at more than 2,300 on Monday. Live COVID updates from the UK and around the world As a result, surge testing
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