What a weekend in European football! The FA Cup took center stage in England as the Premier League enjoyed a couple of days off, with holders Manchester United dumped out of the competition by Fulham on penalties as the highlight of the fifth round. Meanwhile, in LaLiga, Real Madrid dropped more points thanks to a […]
Tom Geoghegan & Laura Bicker BBC News, London and Beijing Watch: ‘I’d be pissed if I was Canadian’ – Trump supporters on 51st state jibe US tariffs against Canada and Mexico will go ahead on Tuesday but their level will be decided by Donald Trump, the US commerce secretary has said. The US president has […]
The grocery chain Kroger said on Monday that its chief executive, Rodney McMullen, resigned after a board investigation of his personal conduct. Mr. McMullen’s conduct was not related to the company’s financial performance or its operations, Kroger said in a news release, but it was “inconsistent” with the company’s business ethics policy. His actions did […]
Allen Iverson driving to the basket for a layup. Steph Curry draining a deep 3-pointer. To RaMell Ross, this is basketball at its best. Speed, motion and athleticism all on display. Roughly a decade ago, a professional basketball career would have been the highlight of his life. Ross played pro ball in the United Kingdom […]
There have been 983 convictions – 700 of which were privately initiated by the Post Office – linked to the faulty Horizon IT programme. People whose convictions are quashed can apply to the Overturned Convictions Scheme, whether or not they are in the GLO group. It is this scheme that the government has taken over […]
President Trump during his last State of the Union address on Feb. 4, 2020. Trump will return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress. Mark Wilson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images President Trump will deliver an address to a joint session of Congress on […]
The consequences of a crypto reserve Cryptocurrencies are again riding high, after President Trump announced that he would create a national crypto reserve with five tokens, including three lesser-known and highly volatile ones. It’s the latest boost that Trump has given the crypto industry, which spent some $130 million backing him and other Republicans. But […]
When President Trump announced last week that an additional 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods would take effect on Tuesday, Logan Vanghele immediately called the logistics company that was handling a $120,000 shipment of aquarium products for his small business. The cargo was on a ship en route to Boston from China. His message was […]
After a brief intermission for an international break, domestic women’s football is back (save for Germany) and it was another exciting weekend. In the Women’s Super League (WSL), Chelsea surrendered points for only the second time this season as a robust Brighton team held them to a 2-2 draw, while Arsenal had to come from […]
More than one million low-paid workers in the UK are to be entitled to 80% of their weekly salary as sick pay from the first day of illness, under government plans. At the moment, UK workers earning less than £123 a week are not entitled to any statutory sick pay. “No one should ever have […]