Mickey Rourke is doubling down on his disgust over a fundraiser that quickly raised more than $100,000 on his behalf, calling it an embarrassing βscamβ and a βvicious cruel lieβ and promising βsevere repercussions to [the] individual who did this very bad thingβ to him. At the same time, the fundraiser β aimed at keeping…
A court has thrown out a Β£50m compensation claim against the Scottish government over its doomed deposit return scheme. Waste management firm Biffa won a contract as part of plans to bring in the scheme, and later took ministers to court when the initiative was shelved. Biffa had been seeking Β£51.4m in damages at the…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ Venezuelan opposition leader MarΓa Corina Machado said Thursday that she βpresentedβ her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Trump during a private meeting at the White House, but he has not changed his view that she does not have the support to lead her country. Machado, who won the prize last year for her work…
There are one-day high school girlsβ basketball events scheduled for Saturday and Monday that should produce good games involving top teams. First up is an event at Mira Costa on Saturday. JSerra, Flintridge Prep, St. Anthony, Birmingham and Palisades lead the teams scheduled to play. Then on Monday, Rosary in Fullerton will host eight games…
Rachel Reeves’s plans to curb cash ISA limits with the aim of fuelling a wave of stock market investing “are doomed to fail”, the boss of one of Britain’s biggest retail investment platforms has warned. Sky News has learnt that Michael Summersgill, chief executive of AJ Bell, which has more than Β£100bn of client assets…
Cinephiles, assemble. Nominations for the 98th Academy Awards will be revealed Thursday in a livestream thatβs sure to spur some chatter. While critics seem to agree on a few locks, as this monthβs Golden Globes β and last yearβs Oscars, for that matter β proved, thereβs always room for surprise. Hereβs everything you need to…
π Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app π Robert Jenrick joins Reform and becomes the party’s second big name defection from the Tories in days – after former chancellor Nadhim Zahawi jumped ship earlier in the week. So how big of a blow is this to Kemi Badenoch? Beth Rigby,…
A large earthquake was reported at 7:25 p.m. Thursday off the Oregon coast. The magnitude 6.0 quake occurred 183 miles from Bandon, Ore., according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6.2 miles and had an estimated intensity of VI on the modified Mercalli intensity scale, which signifies strong shaking….
Kara Dunn scored 21 points and fellow guard Jazzy Davidson had 12 but the USC womenβs basketball team suffered its fourth straight loss Thursday night at Galen Center, falling 62-55 to Maryland. The Trojans pulled even with 2:46 remaining but were outscored 8-1 the rest of the way. USC dropped to 10-7 overall and 2-4…
Whether used as a natural sweetener in cooking, as a home remedy for a sore throat or simply for drowning your pancakes, honey is a staple in cupboards across the country. But what’s the best stuff? What do you look for on the label? And can you get good honey in supermarkets? Read all the…