Billie Eilish has been granted a temporary restraining order against an alleged stalker accused of sending her a letter containing a death threat. In court documents obtained by NBC News, the 19-year-old singer claims the man, John Hearle, 23, had camped outside a school across the street from her home in Los Angeles. Eilish said
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A specialist finance provider advised by David Cameron, the former prime minister, is in talks with the giant American investment firm Apollo Global Management about a multibillion dollar deal. Sky News has learnt that Apollo is among a number of parties in discussions with Greensill Capital, a London-based firm set up by Lex Greensill a
The prime minister is still aiming to reopen all schools in England next month despite concerns from teachers and scientists. Ahead of an announcement about easing coronavirus lockdown on Monday, Downing Street refused to be drawn on specific reports that more extensive outdoor socialising could be allowed by Easter, including suggestions that two households will
Tesla has released a short video of a new Model S Plaid winter testing, and it is equipped with a normal round steering wheel. Last month, Tesla officially unveiled the new Model S and Model X refresh. The unveiling of the new vehicle was somewhat strangely on the sidelines of the release of its Q4 and
Millions of people in parts of the southern US are having to boil water before drinking it after ruptured pipes caused by record low temperatures may have contaminated the water supply. In Texas, seven million people – a quarter of the population of the nation’s second-largest state – were under orders to boil tap water
NASA scientists on Friday presented striking early images from the picture-perfect landing of the Mars rover Perseverance, including a selfie of the six-wheeled vehicle dangling just above the surface of the Red Planet moments before touchdown. The color photograph, likely to become an instant classic among memorable images from the history of spaceflight, was snapped
6:59 AM ET Did you enjoy your college football offseason? Get a lot done? Get the flowers planted? Reconnect with your family and (non-football) friends? Decompress a bit? Good, because the offseason is over. Sort of. The Football Championship Subdivision, which had its championships and most of its games canceled or postponed last fall, gets
With US power capacity data in for the end of 2020, I thought it would be a good time to see how US power capacity has changed over the past decade. Using data from the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, I’ve created two new charts that highlight the shifts that took place over those 10
Tech giant Google has fired the head of its artificial intelligence (AI) ethics programme, claiming she had broken the rules on moving files outside of the company. Margaret Mitchell tweeted the she had been let go by the firm on Friday, with the move coming a month after she had publicly vented about the way
A JetBlue Airways plane taxis next to American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Alaska Airlines aircraft at Reagan National Airport (DCA) in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday, April 6, 2020. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The oil rally is taking jet-fuel along for the ride, posing another headache for airlines still struggling from depressed
CleanTechnica has spent many years, and thousands of articles, singing the praises of Tesla’s clean disruption of the auto industry and its much touted sustainable energy mission. It’s therefore uncomfortable to admit that Elon Musk’s recent decision to back energy-intensive bitcoin (instead of alternative liquidity de-risking assets) reveals a massive mistake in logic or analysis,
Over two years ago, CleanTechnica published a substantive report I authored, checking in on the global intersection of blockchain technology and cleantech. About 66 ventures in 26 countries were covered. Naturally, the subject of bitcoin’s electricity use was covered as well, as there was some pulling of hair and gnashing of teeth about it at
Burnt-out NHS staff will be offered more support from military medics as they prepare to cope with a new wave of non-COVID patients, the defence secretary has told Sky News. Ben Wallace said “exhausted” staff would be given help as they start to come out of the worst of COVID-19 but are forced to confront
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West were undoubtedly one of the most powerful couples in the world, using their wealth, fame and sometimes infamy, to capture global attention. On Friday, Kardashian, 40, decided to call it quits on their six-and-a-half-year marriage, filing divorce papers in Los Angeles. The couple started dating around April 2012, but had
This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including Tesla’s price cuts, the unveiling of the Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, and more. The Electrek Podcast is me, Fred Lambert, editor-in-chief of Electrek, and Seth Weintraub, founder and publisher of Electrek and the 9to5 network, discussing
New York Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepard (87) catches a pass in front of Pittsburgh Steelers strong safety Terrell Edmunds (34) and linebacker Devin Bush (55) during the first half at MetLife Stadium. Vincent Carchietta | USA TODAY Sports The National Football League wants to charge its current network partners double what they’ve been paying