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The conflict in Iran is inflicting misery on millions – driving up bills and upending energy markets. But a perverse effect of war is that some industries do well: that’s the way our global financial system works. In this case, a group of American energy companies stand to benefit. “US liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters…
Instagram and YouTube have been accused of “engineer[ing] addiction in children’s brains”, in the opening statements of a landmark social media trial taking place in LA. Mark Lanier, representing plaintiffs who accuse social media companies of developing harmful and addictive platforms, described the case as being “as easy as ABC”, which he said stands for…
Technology company Oracle is among a consortium of firms that would enable TikTok to continue operations in the U.S. if a framework deal between the United States and China to take over the social media company is finalized, sources with knowledge of the negotiations tell CBS News.Β The precise structure of the final deal was…
WASHINGTONΒ βΒ President Trump on Wednesday became the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court, inserting himself directly into a high-stakes legal battle over one of the most consequential orders of his administration. Trump arrived at the court Wednesday morning by limousine for arguments over whether the president has the authority to effectively…
TikTok’s Chinese owner has signed a deal to sell the company’s US arm to American investors β ensuring the video platform can continue operating in the United States. The deal is expected to close on 22 January 2026, according to an internal memo seen by Sky News’ US partner, NBC News. It will end years…
Former hedge fund manager Crispin Odey “bullied” colleagues not to introduce measures at his firm to protect women, a tribunal heard. The hearing on Thursday also heard accusations that the 67-year-old threatened to close the company, Odey Asset Management (OAM), in order to put pressure on its governing body. Mr Odey is taking legal action…
A double murderer has been awarded Β£7,500 compensation by the High Court over breaches of his human rights. Fuad Awale, who is serving a life sentence for shooting two teenagers in the head in 2011, was moved to a close supervision centre (CSC) – a special unit for dangerous prisoners – after helping to take…
We know from headlines that small-scale technologies such as drones have transformed war, most urgently affecting Ukraineβs ability to stay in a bruising battle for its existence against Russia. But itβs done the same for covering war too, especially the kind of fleet, up-close dispatch of which we can now say Ukrainian filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ A gunman opened fire Monday on a pyramid in the famed Mexican archaeological site of TeotihuacΓ‘n, fatally wounding a Canadian tourist and leaving at least six other people injured, authorities said. The shooter later died of self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said. Images circulating on Mexican media showed man in a checked shirt on the…
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