Getty Images Neodymium is used to make the powerful magnets used in loudspeakers and computer hard drives As the trade war between China and the US escalates, attention has been focused on the increasingly high levels of tit-for-tat tariffs the two countries are imposing on one another. But slapping reciprocal tariffs on Washington is not […]
Police forcibly removed several protesters from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Tuesday town hall in Acworth, Ga. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP Police arrested and stun-gunned several protesters at a town hall in Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia district on Tuesday, the latest — and most extreme — example of such an event […]
Two leagues will be rewarded with an extra place in next season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) based on performance in Europe this season. Last season, Borussia Dortmund of the German Bundesliga and Bologna from Italian Serie A were the lucky recipients, with clubs in Germany and Italy outperforming those from England, France and Spain. Now […]
US economic growth will be hit and prices will rise for consumers as a result of new tariffs on goods entering the country, the head of America’s central bank has warned. Jerome Powell, chair of the Federal Reserve, said the import taxes recently announced by President Donald Trump were larger than the bank had expected, […]
The UK government has brought in a temporary ban on holidaymakers bringing in cheese and meat products from the EU in a bid to prevent the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Travellers have not been allowed to bring back items such as cured and cheese, including in sandwiches, since Saturday due to the growing outbreak on […]
Tens of thousands of Spotify users around the world have reported they were unable to stream music on the app. Downdetector, which tracks platforms, showed more than 20,000 people reported Spotify was not functioning on Wednesday afternoon from 13:30 GMT. Thousands more reported issues in the US and parts of Europe. Spotify told the BBC […]
“Remontada…[comeback] I’ve heard it about a million times this week, I’ve seen a million videos online.” Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham was responding to a leading question from a Spanish journalist before Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Arsenal when he said that ‘Remontada’ was “the most-used word in the dressing room in the last […]
Ian DarkeApr 16, 2025, 05:00 AM ET Close Darke, who called games for the network during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, is ESPN lead soccer voice in the United States. He has covered the Barclays Premier League and the Champions League since 1982, and has one of the world’s most recognizable soccer […]
Amy Cupp hugs her daughter, G, for a portrait in her home in northern Indiana. G is 12 and has multiple disabilities. Cupp has filed a federal complaint over G’s treatment in school but says the process stalled after President Trump’s cuts to the U.S. Education Department. Kaiti Sullivan for Newsportu hide caption toggle caption […]
Stuart Whincup BBC Look North BBC King’s Food Bank is having to downscale despite an increase in demand A food bank which provides thousands of free meals to struggling families each week said it had been forced to make most of its staff redundant due to a funding shortage. King’s Foodbank, which operates out of […]