Donald Trump says he has given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that could prevent TikTok from being banned in the US. He told reporters at the White House he is backing a deal with Oracle and Walmart that would create a new company to oversee TikTok’s US operations. Mr Trump said the new company
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4:05 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Authentic had his first major workout since winning the Kentucky Derby as he prepares for the Preakness next month. The 3-year-old completed five furlongs in 59.20 seconds under jockey Martin Garcia on Saturday at Churchill Downs, where he has remained since his Derby victory on Sept. 5.
Police in Belarus have cracked down on a women’s protest march in Minsk demanding the resignation of the country’s president Alexander Lukashenko. More than 200 women demonstrating on the streets of the country’s capital were arrested on Saturday, including an elderly woman who has become a symbol of the protests which have continued for the
September 19th, 2020 by Steve Hanley As a source of renewable energy, geothermal has one advantage over wind turbines and solar power plants. It is operates continuously all day, every day. That means the electricity it provides is dispatchable whenever it is needed regardless of how windy or sunny it is. Deep Earth Energy Production
People who may have coronavirus will be required to self-isolate by law – with those who refuse facing fines of up to £10,000 in England. Ministers are toughening up their stance by making the current guidance a legal requirement in a bid to try and prevent a second spike of COVID-19 ballooning across the UK
The world’s wildlife population has declined by more than two-thirds in the last 50 years — WWF As much as 80% of the European Union’s electricity could be fossil fuel-free by 2030. Here’s why a new study of sea urchins will provide great insight into the effects of climate change. And more… From 1970 to
Oil pumping jacks, also known as “nodding donkeys”, are reflected in a puddle as they operate in an oilfield near Almetyevsk, Russia, on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2020. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg via Getty Images LONDON — A group of some of the world’s most powerful oil-producing nations on Thursday will meet to review production policy,
Donald Trump has said he will nominate a woman to sit on the US Supreme Court and will put forward the nomination next week, as a row ensues following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. “It will be a woman. I think it should be a woman because I actually like women much more
A star of noughties TV series That ’70s Show has denied three accusations of rape. Danny Masterson, who played Steven Hyde in the hit Fox US show between 1998 and 2006, made his first appearance in court on Friday, where his lawyer declared his innocence and denounced the charges against him as “politicised”. Prosecutors allege
8:05 AM ET Does Tyron Woodley want to fight? It’s a question that has plagued the former welterweight champion — probably unfairly at times — for the better part of a decade. There were moments early in his UFC career — losses to Jake Shields and Rory MacDonald — in which Woodley simply did not
Many people turn to Facebook for news, with almost 70% of adults in the United States using the platform in 2019, according to Pew Research Center. This large userbase means Facebook has a large effect on our society and our democracy. That was made evident in the 2016 presidential election. Since 2017, Facebook has removed over 100
The Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs is to snub the £2bn flotation of one of Britain’s fastest-growing technology companies amid US prosecutors’ efforts to extradite its biggest investor. Sky News has learnt that Goldman has declined to seek a role on the initial public offering (IPO) of Darktrace, a leading player in the provision of
Boris Johnson must act now – not next week – to tackle a second wave of coronavirus infections across the UK, an expert in infectious disease control has warned. Dr Bharat Pankhania, senior clinical lecturer at the University of Exeter, told Sky News it is “blindingly obvious” what needs to be done to stem the
Putin critic Alexei Navalny has been pictured walking down stairs in hospital as he continues to recover after being poisoned with novichok. He said in a post on Instagram that he still has difficulties climbing stairs because his legs tremble but his path to recovery is now “clear, although long”. Mr Navalny is being treated
Several people have reportedly been killed after a mass shooting in a city in the north of New York state. Authorities say the incident in Rochester has resulted in fatalities. A tweet from the Rochester Police Department said: “Major Crimes is on the scene of a mass shooting on Pennsylvania Ave. @ there are fatalities.”
A police protection officer travelling with the foreign secretary has been suspended from duties after leaving his gun on a plane. The weapon was reportedly found by a cleaner on a plane at Heathrow Airport. Dominic Raab had been on a visit to the US and the officer had been travelling with him. A Met