The Palisades Nuclear Generating Station in Covert, Mich. John Madill | The Herald-Palladium | AP The Palisades Power Plant on the shores of Lake Michigan had become a piece of history, a relic of an era when nuclear energy was viewed as the future. The reactor in Covert, Michigan, about 70 miles of southwest of
Sir Keir Starmer has told the police they have ministers’ full backing to take “all necessary action to keep our streets safe” from “thugs” who “sow hate” as violent protests erupted across the UK following the stabbing of three girls in Southport. A Downing Street spokesperson said the prime minister had met senior ministers including
Imane Khelif, one of the boxers at the centre of a gender row at the Paris Olympics, is set to win at least a bronze medal following her successful quarter final fight. Khelif secured a second successive victory in the women’s 66kg bout against Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori. She now advances to the semi-finals where,
Olympics superfan and special correspondent Snoop Dogg sported full equestrian kit – hat included – as he watched the dressage in Paris on Saturday. The 52-year-old was driven to the stands at the Palace of Versailles, Paris, on a golf cart while dressed in breeches, a dressage tailcoat and hard hat. His ensemble also included
Donald Trump’s son has told Sky News that any momentum Kamala Harris has in the campaign is because the media has “put her on a fake pedestal”. In a wide-ranging interview at the Trump International Scotland golf course outside Aberdeen, Eric Trump also spoke in detail about the assassination attempt against his father three weeks
TV presenter Laura Whitmore has said she felt “gaslit” by BBC bosses when she first raised concerns about her Strictly Come Dancing experience. The former Love Island host was partnered with professional dancer Giovanni Pernice in 2016, and was the seventh celebrity eliminated from the BBC One show. Fellow Strictly star Amanda Abbington said the
A teenager who Huw Edwards allegedly paid for explicit photos has said he felt “groomed” by the disgraced newsreader and “sick” after learning he was charged with having indecent images of children. Earlier this week, the veteran broadcaster, who it emerged had been arrested last November, pleaded guilty to having images of children as young
Donald Trump has agreed to hold a debate with Kamala Harris, after she said she was “ready” to take him on. Mr Trump had previously said he would not debate Ms Harris – the current vice president and likely Democrat nominee for November’s election – because she was not the official candidate. But Ms Harris
Wingstop, the quick-service chicken chain which is Britain’s fastest-growing restaurant operator, is hoisting a “for sale” sign over its UK business. Sky News has learnt that the company, which is majority-owned by the trio of entrepreneurs who brought it to Britain in 2018, has hired Goldman Sachs to find new owners. City sources said the
The world (and life) moves fast and we humans can only do enough in our lives to keep up with it as best we can. One growing aspect that many are trying to find solutions to in the modern world is how to get to all our daily appointments – work, school, social events –
Coterra Energy missed Wall Street expectations for sales and earnings in the second quarter. However, production volumes and more importantly cash generation both came in ahead of expectations. Revenue in the three months ended June 30 increased 7% year over year to $1.27 billion but came up short versus the $1.33 billion consensus forecast, according
The US defence secretary has revoked a plea deal which would have seen the men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks avoid death sentences. On Wednesday, it was announced that prosecutors had reached a deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi to plead guilty to conspiracy charges. Just two days later,
Signage outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York on March 23, 2023. Stephanie Keith | Bloomberg | Getty Images With second-quarter earnings from tech’s mega-cap companies largely in the rearview mirror, one thing is clear: Wall Street is nervous. The Nasdaq slumped 3.4% this week, bringing its three-week slide to 8.8%. It’s the worst performance
Mike Coppinger, ESPN Boxing InsiderAug 2, 2024, 08:18 AM ET Close Mike Coppinger has covered boxing since 2010 with roles at USA Today, Ring Magazine and The Athletic before he joined ESPN in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter: @MikeCoppinger Open Extended Reactions TERENCE CRAWFORD HAS spent a lot of time waiting. Specifically, he
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon shares plunged as much as 12% on Friday, a day after the company reported mixed second-quarter
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images Founders of one of the hottest artificial intelligence startups Character.AI are rejoining Google along with other team members. Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas, in addition to certain members of Character.AI’s research team, are joining Google’s AI unit
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google pulled an ad it showed during the Olympics that touted its AI chatbot Gemini writing a fan letter to an athlete. Google has pulled an Olympics ad for its chatbot Gemini from airwaves following backlash for the way it depicts a little girl using
A very nasty summer sell-off has been under way now in stock markets around the world for the last 48 hours – and nervous investors got another reason to carry on selling on Friday. The US non-farm payroll figures – essentially a measure of how many jobs were added to the US economy last month
Fireworks and flares are now being advertised for sale on a Telegram messenger group that was used to call for a street presence in Southport in advance of this week’s riot. Sky News has identified the individual responsible. Follow latest:Updates as police deal with protests and disorder ‘If this is the wrong channel join ours’
Rivian’s next-gen EV is drawing comparisons to Tesla’s best-selling Model Y. However, according to Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe, its upcoming R2 will be “worlds different” than the Tesla Model Y. Its R3 will be even more unique, with few like it on the market. Scaringe made waves in March after revealing Rivian’s next-gen R2 and R3 vehicles.