Vice President Harris consoles a woman as she toured damage from Hurricane Helene in the Meadowbrook neighborhood of Augusta, Ga., on Oct. 2. Brendan Smialowski/AFP hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP AUGUSTA, Ga. — Vice President Harris took a pause from the campaign trail on Wednesday to visit a neighborhood ravaged by Hurricane Helene where […]
BBC Passengers have been told the ship will leave for France on Wednesday evening The around-the-world cruise ship, which has been stranded in Belfast for months, is set to leave for France on Wednesday evening, passengers say. After more than four months of delays, Villa Vie Residences’ Odyssey set sail on Monday. However, it only […]
BBC We’re just a few weeks from the government’s crucial first Budget on 30 October and it’s clear Chancellor Rachel Reeves intends to raise money. There is a black hole in public finances, she says – based on her apparent discovery since arriving at No 11 Downing Street in July of an unbudgeted £22bn overspend […]
Sunday night’s dramatic derby with city rivals Real Madrid put Atletico Madrid’s relationship with the radical block of fans that gather inside their ground under a new global spotlight. After Real Madrid took the lead, Atletico captain Koke and manager Diego Simeone pleaded for calm with balaclava-wearing supporters, who had thrown objects onto the pitch […]
EPA-EFE Major US ports will stay shut until pay demands are met, the union boss representing striking dockworkers has said. Harold Daggett, head of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA), made the vow on a picket line in New Jersey on Tuesday, as tens of thousands of dockworkers on the east and gulf coasts walked out […]
EPA Sub-postmasters impacted by the Horizon IT scandal will not all receive compensation payments by March next year, the government’s Post Office minister has said. Gareth Thomas said it would be “difficult” to achieve such a deadline, after calls from former sub-postmaster and campaigner Sir Alan Bates. Sir Alan urged the government to set a […]
BBC The view from inside Titan at the surface of a previous Titanic dive “I saw five people smiling, looking forward to their journey.” That was Renata Rojas’ recollection of her time on a support ship with five people bound for the Titanic wreck. They were about to climb into a submersible made by Oceangate. […]
A helicopter lands in a yard in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Monday near Black Mountain, N.C. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sean Rayford/Getty Images CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina election officials said Tuesday that early voting would start as planned on Oct. 17, including in counties that were devastated by flooding […]
The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to “imminently” launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel, a senior White House official said on Tuesday. “A direct military attack from Iran against Israel will carry severe consequences for Iran,” the official told reporters, adding that the US was actively supporting defensive preparations. The Israeli […]
Sagesse Sports Club, founded in 1943, and its professional basketball team, is proud to announce the signing of The MediaVantage Group as a new sponsor for the upcoming 2024/25 season. This groundbreaking partnership marks a first for Sagesse as the club continues to grow its basketball operations in anticipation of one their biggest seasons in […]