When the Facebook page belonging to Matt Bell, a 44-year-old chef in Nashville, fills with posts about the large sums of money he has helped people make off cryptocurrency investments, one of his followers — a therapist familiar with Bell’s work in the Little Rock food scene — looks right past the red flags. To […]
Thirty years later, Christian Laettner isn’t sure he knew it was coming. In 1994, he was in the NBA, his second season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Maybe someone had informed his agent but he doesn’t think so. The former Duke star just one day remembers seeing the commercial on ESPN. Chris Farley, then at the […]
Islamabad, Pakistan — When Pakistan’s 19-member new cabinet took oath on March 11, one man stood out in the lineup: Muhammad Aurangzeb, a political outsider tasked with the challenge of steering the country out of its economic woes. Aurangzeb, a veteran banker who previously headed one of Pakistan’s largest commercial banks, Habib Bank Limited (HBL), has […]
“Like all our fellow citizens, in the Legion we dream of a Russia freed from Putin’s dictatorship. But we don’t just dream: we make every effort to make these dreams come true. We will take our land away from the regime, centimetre by centimetre,” an armed FRL soldier in the footage is heard saying. #Ukrainebased […]
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has selected a running mate and plans to announce that person in the next two weeks, according to someone familiar with the process. Kennedy, the nephew of former president John F. Kennedyand son of a former U.S. attorney general, left the Democratic Party last year in protest over […]
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentMar 12, 2024, 07:08 PM ET BARCELONA — The last time Barcelona reached a Champions League quarterfinal, Lionel Messi still played for the club and the world was in lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the four years since, there has been just one appearance in the round-of-16, two group stage […]
Miles is grilled about the controversial “stay local” guidance which came in to replace “stay at home” messaging as infections eased in May 2020. The inquiry hears the Welsh government felt “it was not possible to legislate to define local, as it would mean different things in different parts of Wales”, for example in rural […]
Malaysia says it has been offered £100m to help the country host the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Games is currently without a host after the Australian state of Victoria cancelled its plans last July because of soaring costs. Malaysia’s Olympic Council says it received a formal invitation from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) to replace […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The leading trading and investment app Robinhood recently announced a new partnership with a sports agency firm KLUTCH Sports Group. The team-up will allow Robinhood to move into the sports and entertainment sectors, […]
Aldi has announced its second pay rise of 2024 as supermarkets battle for staff and prepare for higher minimum wage levels. The increase means the minimum hourly rate for store workers at Aldi will be £12.40 nationwide from 1 June. These changes will benefit more than 28,000 store colleagues. The compulsory National Living Wage is […]