Beto O’Rourke, a democratic running for governor in Texas, interrupted governor Greg Abbott’s news conference on Tuesday’s school shooting, yelling out that the tragedy was ‘totally predictable’ and that the governor was ‘doing nothing.’ O’Rourke approached the stage as Abbott gave an update on Tuesday’s shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, in which 19 […]
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Princess Charlene promotes children's charity in 2021 We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The royal made a rare appearance with her […]
Martin Lewis gives key airport parking advice on his money show We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Lines reportedly snaked out […]
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A Centennial-based company that manages pre-show advertising before movies and is mostly owned by the megachains Regal and Cinemark is being accused of using opaque accounting tricks to steal at least $15 million from an ESPN analyst. In 2017, National CineMedia bought a 2-year-old company called Kinetoplay that made movie-related video games. As part of the purchase, […]
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s wholesale prices accelerated at the fastest pace since at least April 2005, according to Refinitiv data, as the Ukraine war and a weak rupee pushed up energy and raw material costs for companies.Slideshow ( 3 images )Annual wholesale price inflation, a proxy for producers’ prices, climbed to 15.08% in April, […]
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When Steve and Lillian Warren’s red eye flight on JetBlue from Phoenix to Newark, New Jersey, was canceled five hours before departure, he immediately called the airline to try to rebook on another flight. When informed that his wait time was two hours, his wife, Lillian got on her phone to use the airline’s chat […]
Politics
Boris Johnson forced to justify lockdown rules that he broke We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Mr Johnson’s premiership has been […]
Cost of Living: Scorer warns of 'horrific' winter for some Brits We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Chief Executive of National […]
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KHARTOUM, Sudan — Friday night by the Nile, and a love song wafted on the warm breeze that blew across Tuti Island, a crescent of land at the confluence of the river’s two great branches. Hundreds of people had gathered on the beach for iftar, the sunset meal that breaks the daily fast during the […]
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s consumers increased visits to retailers and leisure providers in the run-up to the Easter holiday weekend and bookings at restaurants were their strongest in seven months, according to data published by the country’s statistics agency.FILE PHOTO: A shopper carries a basket in a supermarket in London, Britain April 11, 2017. REUTERS/Neil HallVisits […]
