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Shares in Tesla have surged on news that Elon Musk has snapped up stock worth more than $1bn (Β£741m), bolstering investor hopes the tycoon is committed to its recovery. The purchase was revealed in a filing which showed the billionaire had bought more than 2.5 million shares last week. Tesla‘s shares, largely flat in the…
Less than 24 hours after a bullet whizzed across a Utah college campus and claimed the life of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, polarizing figures from across the political spectrum swiftly canceled public events. Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) decided to postpone a North Carolina stop on the βFighting Oligarchyβ tour this weekend, while Trump allies Stephen…
Sundayβs Emmy Awards had the usual mix of light-hearted moments and powerful speeches, along with some surprise wins in the acting categories. So if thereβs one thing we should always remember about televisionβs biggest night, itβs this: What might seem predictable sometimes isnβt and thatβs what makes this awards show worth watching. Here, Times writers…
The UK has summoned the Russian ambassador in London over the country’s “utterly unacceptable” incursions into NATO airspace. Romania said a drone breached its airspace during a Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine at the weekend, days after Poland shot down Russian drones in its airspace. The UK said the incursions into Polish and Romanian airspace…
On the same day Corona Centennial was playing Mater Dei in football, the sounds of baseballs coming off aluminum bats could be heard from the Centennial batting cage. Only in sunny Southern California does baseball keep going month after month. On this occasion, the Huskies are trying to keep up in the talent-laden Big VIII…
English football’s new watchdog is convening its inaugural summit early next month despite being warned of a clash with the annual gathering of Europe’s main clubs association. Sky News understands that the Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has invited all 116 clubs in the Premier League, English Football League and National League to a meeting in…
There were two questions the 77th Emmy Awards, held Sunday night at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles, had to answer, other than who would win what. (Itβs an honor just to be nominated.) One was how the show, a glittery evening devoted to the most popular of popular arts, would play against a…
Brazilβs Supreme Court on Thursday found former President Jair Bolsonaro guilty of conspiracies related to his failed 2022 reelection bid. The court found that Bolsonaro tried to instigate a military coup and to poison his opponent, current President Luiz InΓ‘cio Lula da Silva. Bolsonaro, the former president of Latin Americaβs largest democracy and its wealthiest…
And they’re off! Bridget Phillipson was first away in her two-horse race with Lucy Powell in the Labour deputy leadership stakes. Facing a rival who was sacked from the government nine days earlier, the education secretary said the deputy leader should be a cabinet minister, as Angela Rayner was. Launching her campaign at The Fire…
One day after the arrival of a Russian cargo ship, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched an upgraded Northrop Grumman space freighter Sunday, putting the unpiloted spacecraft on course for capture by the International Space Station early Wednesday. On board: more than 5 tons of needed spare parts, research material and crew supplies, including holiday…
