“We still have absolutely no idea how this will end,” CNN’s Jake Tapper declared Tuesday as the House of Representatives appeared to come up short for the third time to vote in a Speaker. Suffering humiliation on humiliation, GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy saw 20 far-right members of his fractious caucus put their third-ballot support … Read more
Train passengers face another week of chaos on Britain’s railways as the series of bitter and long-running industrial disputes drags into the new year and looks set to disrupt the return to work after the Christmas holidays. Rail users have been warned to “only travel if it is absolutely necessary” between Tuesday and Saturday, with … Read more
Southwest Airlines returned to a relatively normal flight schedule Friday as the carrier sought to make amends with thousands of passengers whose holiday travel plans were upended after a winter storm last weekend. The Dallas carrier, which had canceled thousands of flights every day this week, reported less than 50 cancellations as of early Friday … Read more
A Twitter logo hangs outside the company’s San Francisco offices on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) (Noah Berger / Associated Press) After thousands of employees reportedly declined Elon Musk’s ultimatum this week to commit to a new “hardcore” culture or get out, both outgoing and remaining staffers have been left with one big … Read more
On a day when the crowd at Ascot were denied the chance to cheer on a trio of superstars, it was fitting to see fan favourites Goshen and Coole Cody land the big Grade Two prizes on Saturday. With the ground drying significantly to Good, Good to Soft in places, Cheltenham Festival winners Constitution Hill … Read more
Refresh for updates. Over two weeks after the final police report on the fatal shooting of Rust DP Halyna Hutchins by Alec Baldwin last October was handed over to the local D.A., the document has been made public. Amidst dense listing of events and inventory from local police, the FBI and others, the 540 page … Read more
The cryptocurrency sector is the Wild Wild West in comparison to traditional finance, yet a number of banks are showing interest in digital assets and decentralized finance (DeFi). This year in particular has been notable for banks exploring digital assets. Most recently, JPMorgan demonstrated how DeFi can be used to improve cross-border transactions. This came … Read more
John Nacion/NurPhoto/Shutterstock Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is already causing champagne problems before she even hits the road. The “All Too Well” songstress, 32, announced earlier this month that she was embarking on her first concert tour in nearly five years, leading more than 3 million eager fans to register for Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan presale. (The Verified Fan … Read more
French filmmaker Leos Carax discussed the highs and lows of this 42-year career at the Marrakech International Film Festival on Sunday. He was candid about the setbacks and sense of doubt about his place on set in the early days of a shoot, across his eight feature directorial credits to date spanning Boy Meets Girl (1984), … Read more
Chief security officer Lea Kissner along with other key privacy or security executives step down. Chief security officer Lea Kissner along with other key privacy or security executives step down. Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter descended ever deeper into chaos on Thursday as key security executives resigned from the platform, drawing a sharp warning from … Read more