MEMPHIS — Video footage released on Friday night shows Memphis Police officers punching, kicking and using a baton to beat Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man whose death has rocked the city and led to murder charges against five Black officers. The Jan. 7 encounter begins with a traffic stop at an intersection, during which […]
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An anti-Brexit protestor was tackled to the ground at a BBC studio after heckling Jacob Rees-Mogg. Protestor Steve Bray shouted ‘Tories out’ to the Conservative MP at a Radio 4 debate, prompting security to grab and escort him away from the evening. Mr Rees-Mogg responded: ‘Steve, it’s very nice of you to come and join […]
A three-year-old girl who spent nearly half her life in hospital with cancer has died before she could undergo a potentially vital lung transplant. Porsha Williams was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia in September 2021 and spent every day of the following 17 months at Noah’s Ark Hospital for Wales in Cardiff. Her grandmother Lynda […]
Business
The parent company of Durango’s Purgatory Resort recently expanded to the global ski market as the new majority owner of the largest ski resort in the Americas: Valle Nevado in Chile. It’s the first international resort for Mountain Capital Partners, which manages ski resorts and mountain bike parks in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and […]
As we start 2023, many investors are pondering how to deal with markets as we exit one of the more difficult years in financial market history. What made 2022 so tough was the combined declines in both the stock and bond markets, which is quite rare. There is no doubt we are in unusual times, […]
World News
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for President Joe Biden's son, Hunter, have asked the Justice Department to investigate close allies of former President Donald Trump and others who they say accessed and disseminated personal data from a laptop that he dropped off at a Delaware computer repair shop in 2019. In a separate letter, Biden’s attorneys […]
Politics
Jacob Rees-Mogg says Brexit is ‘going well’ 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 BBC has been criticised by Tory MPs […]
Jacob Rees-Mogg criticises ‘snowflaky’ bullying allegations 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 Jacob Rees-Mogg today warned against being “too snowflakey” over […]
Asia
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian markets delivered a negative initial verdict on leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s first full day in office on Monday, after he pledged to prioritize social issues, while also ordering a budget-busting extension to a fuel tax exemption.Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his wife Rosangela “Janja” da Silva […]
LONDON (Reuters) – A closely-watched survey of global investor views published on Tuesday showed a growing angst that recessions and stagflation episodes will be stalking the world economy next year. Bofa’s monthly global fund manager survey showed 92% of those who took part now predict “stagflation” in 2023, a net 77% see recession as likely, […]
