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Two runaway children broke into a Florida house and used an AK-47 in a shootout with sheriff’s deputies. The boy, 12, and girl, 14, found the weapons in a house in Enterprise after running away from the Florida United Methodist Children’s Home. There were four exchanges of gunfire over 35 minutes and Volusia County sheriff’s
The European Court of Justice has ruled that Tesco does not pay female staff the same amount for equivalent work done by male employees, in a landmark judgement that sides with employees of the UK supermarket giant. Thousands of shop floor staff, most of whom are women, have accused Britain’s biggest grocer of paying them up
Matt Hancock has warned the government has to “keep this country safe” ahead of revealing which countries will be moved onto the green list – or taken off it. Ministers are set to make the first update to the traffic light system introduced three weeks ago, with changes due to take place from 7 June.
Did the Middle East’s only democracy prove last night that, however messy it may be, democracy prevails? Or will it prove, over the coming days, that it is the most dysfunctional of democracies? Benjamin Netanyahu is still Israel‘s prime minister. He will remain so until the new coalition passes a vote of confidence in the
NASA is conducting a study to see how astronauts feel about growing their own vegetables aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Growing your own vegetables and eating them fresh has multiple benefits, health and nutrition-wise. The space agency says the study will also allow it to understand whether gardening in leisure time can help astronauts
Prosecutors have asked a judge to sentence Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer found guilty of murdering George Floyd, to 30 years in prison. In court documents filed on Wednesday, prosecutors cite the trial judge’s ruling last month that there were four aggravating factorsin Floyd‘s murder. But a defence lawyer wants Chauvin to be sentenced
In this article XLE @CL.1 Oil’s rally is hitting the gas. West Texas Intermediate gained another 1% on Wednesday, pushing it well above $68 a barrel, after OPEC+ doubled down on its decision to ease supply restrictions through July to keep up with demand. As WTI crude traded at its highest level since October 2018,
Boris Johnson is set to face a major Commons rebellion next week over his policy to slash foreign aid. Rebel Tory MPs believe they have enough support for new legislation that will see aid spending increase by 2022. Conservative former chief Whip Andrew Mitchell is leading the parliamentary push, backed by a further 14 Tory
11:11 AM ET ESPN News Services Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit is facing disqualification after testing on a second postrace sample confirmed the presence of the the steroid betamethasone, a lawyer who represents the horse’s owner confirmed to the New York Times. Attorney Clark Brewster told the newspaper that a laboratory at UC Davis confirmed
BMW has officially announced the pricing and market launch for two US versions of the all-electric i4 — the i4 eDrive40 and i4 M50. The i4 M50 is the first fully electric performance model to come from BMW M GmbH. Both models promise range, elegant design, cutting-edge UI, and driving assistance technologies —all with zero
In this article TSLA Tesla China-made Model 3 vehicles are seen during a delivery event at its factory in Shanghai, China January 7, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters Tesla is recalling 5,974 of its electric vehicles over concerns that their break caliber bolts might loosen, which could potentially cause a loss of tire pressure and
Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog. Ships of state are notoriously difficult to steer. Thankfully, like real ships, they’re equipped with a helm that, under smart leadership, can help us change direction. One such tool is the federal budget. And, with regards to transportation, President Biden makes maximum use of his fiscal year 2022 budget
6:05 PM ET The Jake Paul vs. MMA (but … in a boxing match) phenomenon will roll on this summer, as the popular YouTube star will take on former UFC champion Tyron Woodley in August. There are a lot of unanswered questions around the force that Paul (3-0, 3 KOs) has become in combat sports.
Satya Nadella in New Delhi, India. Ramesh Pathania | Mint | Getty Images Microsoft said Wednesday it will unveil “the next generation of Windows” on June 24. The move comes a week after CEO Satya Nadella teased major enhancements to the PC operating system for developers as well as creators. Windows, the dominant operating system
Israel appears to be on the brink of a new political era after an awkward coalition of parties from across the political spectrum announced it had formed a government. Taking negotiations up to the wire, opposition leader Yair Lapid informed the country’s president late on Wednesday that he had struck a power-sharing deal with a