The Online Safety Act is putting free speech at risk and needs significant adjustments, Elon Musk’s social network X has warned. New rules that came into force last week require platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and X – as well as sites hosting pornography – to bring in measures to prove that someone using…
Dean Cain played a superhero on TV 30 years ago. Now he wants to help the government in its unconstitutional sweeps of Home Depot parking lots, schools and bus benches for people who appear to be immigrants. Cain played Superman in the 1990s TV series βLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.β On Tuesday,…
Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn may be the figureheads of a new left-wing party, but already there is a battle over leadership. The confusion behind the initial launch speaks to a wider debate happening behind closed doors as to who should steer the party – now and in the future. Already, in the true spirit…
My name is Jon Halperin. I booked and managed Chain Reaction from 2000 to 2006. It started by accident while I was running a one-person record label. I went to the club to see the band Melee perform and the prior talent buyer for the club had just quit that day. I told owner Tim…
There were times – quite a few of them in the past few months – when people speculated that Rachel Reeves would not survive as chancellor into the winter. It has been an especially bruising year for the Chancellor of the Exchequer – from the tears in the House of Commons to the various U-turns…
Soho House, the global network of private members’ clubs, is being bought by a group led by hotel owners MCR – valuing the business at $2.7bn (Β£1.99bn). The deal will take the London-based hospitality group back into private ownership, meaning it will no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Actor-turned-investor Ashton Kutcher…
MEXICO CITYΒ βΒ Cuba, reeling from an oil shortage, has begun direct talks with the United States in an effort to solve βbilateral differencesβ between the two countries, Cuban President Miguel DΓaz-Canel said Friday. The comments, broadcast nationwide in Cuba, are the first confirmation of negotiations between the Trump administration and Havana. The U.S. and Cuba have…
The Lakers understand the daunting challenge theyβre about to face against the defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals. Lakers coach JJ Redick referenced the great Chicago Bulls teams that won back-to-back championships in 1996 and β97 and the Golden State Warriors teams that won titles in 2015 and β17 when…
Andrew Left, founder of Citron Research, arrives at federal court in Los Angeles, California, US, on Monday, July 7, 2025. Activist short seller Andrew Left is set to appear in federal court Monday in a securities fraud case that shook the industry a year ago, setting up a battle over investor tips and free speech….
Californiaβs decision to redraw its congressional map to flip as many as five House seats to Democrats in November is poised to play a big and potentially decisive role in the nationβs broader, bare-knuckle fight for control of Congress. Tuesdayβs primary races β where the top two candidates will advance to November runoffs β wonβt…