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MILANΒ βΒ Jordan Stolzβs run for the speedskating triple crown came up short in the 1,500 meters Thursday, with the American settling for silver behind Chinaβs Ning Zhongyan at the Milan-Cortina Games. Ning set an Olympic record, blazing the oval at Milano Speed Skating Stadium in 1 minute and 41.98 seconds. Stolz, who won gold in the…
The advisory firm founded by Lord Mandelson is on the verge of being placed in administration, a member of staff has told Sky News. Global Counsel (GC), which severed its connection to the former government minister and ambassador to the US earlier this month amid his association with the late paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, employs…
In this weekβs episode of The Envelope podcast, the βWeaponsβ star discusses finding viral fame with her Oscar-nominated role as Aunt Gladys after years of ups and downs. Kelvin Washington: Welcome to The Envelope. Iβm Kelvin Washington, alongside the usuals, Yvonne Villarreal, we got Mark Olsen as well. Everybody doing well? Yvonne Villarreal: Doing good!…
Baroness Harman has said Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s arrest has heightened the need for him to testify to US politicians about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. It follows the former prince being taken into custody by Thames Valley Police on Thursday – his birthday – over allegations of misconduct in a public office. He has previously denied…
California may be losing two of the stateβs most famed residents and generous political donors. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg recently moved to New York and Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is eyeing purchasing a new property in Florida, stirring speculation about whether their decisions are tied to a proposed new tax on California billionaires to fund healthcare…
Mark Zuckerberg faces intense questioning in social media addiction trial – CBS News Watch CBS News Mark Zuckerberg took the stand on Wednesday to fight off allegations that Instagram was intentionally designed to be addictive, especially to kids. Jo Ling Kent was in the courtroom and has more on the landmark trial.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS WATER POLO PLAYOFFSWEDNESDAYβS RESULTS CITY SECTION FINALSAt Valley College OPEN DIVISION#1 Birmingham 18, #2 Granada Hills 9 DIVISION I#1 San Pedro 8, #2 Palisades 7 SOUTHERN SECTIONSEMIFINALS At Woollett Aquatic Center OPEN DIVISION #1 Mater Dei 18, #5 San Marcos 14#3 Oaks Christian 12, #2 Newport Harbor 9 DIVISION 1Foothill 10, Beckman…
Online seller eBay has agreed to pay $1.2bn (Β£890m) to purchase second-hand fashion marketplace Depop from Etsy, the companies have announced. The all-cash deal is expected to be completed by the middle of this year – five years after Etsy, an online marketplace, bought Depop for $1.6bn (Β£1.18bn). The acquisition comes as the popularity of…
UCLA has canceled an upcoming lecture featuring CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss. Weiss was scheduled to give the annual Daniel Pearl Memorial lecture on Feb. 27 about βThe Future of Journalism.β But according to the university, the program will not move forward as scheduled, after Weissβ team withdrew from the event. A source familiar with…
Number 10 will be nursing its whiplash this evening as Donald Trump once again throws a diplomatic hand grenade into the UK’s Chagos deal with Mauritius. Posting on Truth Social, Donald Trump implored Sir Keir Starmer to scrap the deal, saying: “DO NOT GIVE AWAY DIEGO GARCIA!” In his long post online, the US president…
