Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives, has delivered a powerful speech in response to a congressman who allegedly verbally abused her. The Democratic congresswoman claims that Republican Ted Yoho called her a “f****** b****” and said she was “out of [her] freaking mind” on the steps of
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Overall retail sales have returned to a similar level to before the coronavirus pandemic after two months of increases, official figures show. However, latest data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals a mixed picture for different store types. In June, the volume of retail sales increased by 13.9% when compared with the
Fitbit and other wearable devices typically linked to exercise are being studied as ways to identify people who are potentially infected with COVID-19 before symptoms appear, when they can unknowingly spread the disease. Changes in heart rate, respiratory rate, and other biometrics measured constantly by the devices may flag the early stages of virus infection,
11:42 PM ET Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Three straight finishes outside the top 10 for Denny Hamlin these days counts as a rough patch. He was once again smooth as they get Thursday night. Hamlin hung around the front of the pack all night, avoiding trouble that cost several playoff contenders in the
China has ordered the US to close its consulate in the city of Chengdu as tensions continue to mount between the two countries. The latest tit-for-tat escalation comes days after Washington told Beijing to cease its operations at the Chinese consulate in Houston after the US accused Chinese agents of trying to steal medical and
7:49 PM ET Associated Press SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Irad Ortiz Jr. won five races at Saratoga on Thursday, equaling his feat of a year ago. He won the second, fourth, fifth, seventh and ninth races from his eight mounts at the upstate New York track. Last July 31, Ortiz Jr. also won five races.
Sir Elton John’s ex-wife is suing him for £3m over claims he broke a legal agreement not to talk about their marriage. Renate Blauel’s four-year marriage to the star was referenced in Sir Elton’s 2019 memoir Me and the hit movie Rocketman, as well as an Instagram post. Ms Blauel, a sound engineer, alleges that
There are now four councils in England classed as an “area of intervention” on the government’s coronavirus watchlist – but what does that mean? What is the coronavirus watchlist? The watchlist of local authorities is part of the weekly surveillance report of coronavirus infections published by Public Health England (PHE). This is all part of
Donald Trump has called off the Republican convention in Florida after a flare-up of coronavirus cases, saying the timing is “not right”. The event, which was due to be held in Jacksonville next month, is when Mr Trump will accept his party’s nomination as presidential candidate. Convention events will still be going ahead in North
France has declared a significant rise in coronavirus cases – as researchers have said traces of COVID-19 are once again being found in Paris’s sewage system. The country’s health ministry reported 1,062 cases on Thursday – nearly double the 584 seen on Tuesday. It marked the second day in a row that the country had
Researchers have developed an “uncuttable” material capable of deflecting grinders and cutting tools in what is thought to be a world first. The material, known as Proteus, is six times lighter than steel due to its porous make-up. One of the people behind the invention, Dr Stefan Szyniszewski from Durham University, told Sky News that
The man in charge of Britain’s space programmes has publicly criticised Russia for a satellite test launch “with the characteristics of a weapon”. In an unusual intervention, Air Vice-Marshal Harvey Smyth said Russia’s actions could “threaten the peaceful use of space and risk causing debris that could pose a threat to satellites and the space
Two more English boroughs have joined Leicester in reaching the highest level on the coronavirus watchlist. Luton, in Bedfordshire, and Blackburn with Darwen, in Lancashire, have both been designated as an “area of intervention” by Public Health England (PHE). They are now both at the same level as Leicester and the Midlands city’s neighbouring Oadby
The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits has risen for the first time in nearly four months as a resurgent coronavirus took its toll on the US economy, official figures suggest. The US Labour department reported that 1.4 million people had filed claims last week – up from 1.3 million the previous week
5:55 PM ET LIVERPOOL, England — Just for a brief moment, it looked as though Christian Pulisic was going to gatecrash Liverpool‘s Premier League title party. While all the fireworks were going off around Anfield, the Chelsea forward appeared to be on a mission to singlehandedly claim the spotlight by securing Champions League qualification for
The coronavirus pandemic has shown the “merits” of the union between England and Scotland are “very strong”, the prime minister has said. Speaking during his first visit to Scotland since his December general election victory, Boris Johnson reiterated his opposition to a second independence referendum. The PM said the strength of the UK has been