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Verizon on Thursday said it’s offering a $20 credit to customers affected by a widespread service outage on Wednesday.Β Verizon subscribers complained that the outage limited their ability to use their mobile devices, preventing them from making calls or completing online transactions that require a wireless network. To appease frustrated subscribers, the wirelessΒ provider said it’s…
As global officials confirm that 2025 was Earthβs third-hottest year on record, a new poll shows Americans are sharply divided over the role of science in the United States. A report published Thursday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center found that a majority of Americans want the U.S. to be a world leader in science,…
At least 20 people allegedly colluded with known gamblers to fix basketball games, according to a federal indictment filed Thursday. The indictment filed in Philadelphia cites charges of βbribery in sporting contestsβ and conspiracy to commit wire fraud, to fix menβs college and Chinese professional basketball games. The U.S. Attorneyβs Office for the Eastern District…
The petrol forecourts giant founded in Blackburn by brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa will next week kick off formal plans for a $9bn (Β£6.7bn) US stock market listing. Sky News has learnt that EG Group, about 25% of which is owned by each of the brothers, will hold a beauty parade of banks in London…
Actor Todd Bridges and Bettijo B. Hirschi are headed separate ways after three years of marriage. βAfter much prayer and reflection, my spouse and I have made the difficult decision to separate,β Bridges told The Times in a statement Thursday. βThis was not an easy choice, and it comes with a heavy heart, but also…
Former senior Tory Robert Jenrick has defected to Reform UK after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch. The ex-Conservative leadership hopeful was dramatically ousted as shadow justice secretary and suspended from the Tory party on Thursday morning. Politics latest: Jenrick reveals why he defected There was instant speculation Mr Jenrick was defecting to Reform, but he…
The Chinese mobile app “Are You Dead?” which sounds an alarm if a user doesn’t check in every 48 hours, has announced it will drop its catchy name, after it drew international media attention. It rose to the top of paid app rankings on Apple’s App Store in China, prompting widespread media coverage among Chinese…
A top Trump administration lawyer pressed a federal judge Wednesday to block a newly enacted California law that bans most law enforcement officers in the state from wearing masks, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Tiberius Davis, representing the U.S. Department of Justice, argued at a hearing in Los Angeles that the first-of-its-kind ban…
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL WEDNESDAYβS RESULTS BOYSCITY SECTIONAMIT 61, Lake Balboa College 44Animo Bunche 47, Annenberg 46Bernstein 69, Hollywood 49Bert Corona Charter 47, Valley Oaks CES 31Birmingham 75, Taft 56Bravo 77, Lincoln 67Cleveland 72, Granada Hills 47Crenshaw 71, Dorsey 49Downtown Magnets 77, Central City Value 46Eagle Rock 58, LA Wilson 55El Camino Real 55, Chatsworth 53Fairfax…
An electric vehicle charging point provider backed by Britainβs biggest high street banks is exploring a sale amid fears over the impact of the Treasuryβs latest tax raid on the sector. Sky News has learnt that Trojan Energy, which is part-owned by the BGF, is working with advisers on a review of its strategic options,…
