I love Bernie Sanders*. I love his overall mission, his personality, and his superb messaging skills — which I’ve said before are probably the best in the Democratic Party (if you want to say he’s in the Democratic Party). That’s why, after seeing the same surprising and counterproductive attack thrown at Elon Musk a few
Boris Johnson is expected to urge EU leaders this week to dismiss any proposals to block coronavirus vaccine exports to the UK. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen insisted over the weekend that the EU has the power to “forbid” exports of coronavirus doses, adding: “That is the message to AstraZeneca.” And EU Commissioner Mairead
Hundreds of people have been rescued and around 18,000 evacuated as record rain brought more extreme flooding to Australia’s east coast. Emergency services fear up to 54,000 people could be displaced, with rain forecast to continue until Wednesday. Prime minister Scott Morrison told parliament that 35 communities in northern New South Wales had been isolated
7:26 PM ET Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Ryan Blaney became the sixth driver to win in six races to start NASCAR’s Cup season, surging to the front with nine laps to go after Kyle Larson‘s dominant performance at Atlanta Motor Speedway fell apart on a fading set of tires Sunday. Larson easily won the
A $98 million solar farm in Morehouse Parish is looking for tax breaks for manufacturing renewable power, The Advocate reports. This information came from an advance notification filed with Louisiana’s economic development office. Bayou Galion Solar Projfect LLC, which is a subsidiary of Recurrent Energy Development Holdings, proposed building a 98.1-megawatt solar farm on 1,000
Donald Trump plans to launch his own social media platform in two-three months’ time, it is claimed. Jason Miller, a spokesman for Trump’s 2020 campaign, said the former president would be launching a social platform that stands to “completely redefine the game”. “I do think that we’re going to see President Trump returning to social
Hearing loss and other auditory problems may be strongly linked to coronavirus, new research suggests. Scientists estimate 7.6% of people infected with COVID-19 experience hearing loss, while 14.8% suffer tinnitus. They also found the prevalence of vertigo was 7.2%. The researchers, from The University of Manchester and Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, compiled data from 24
An official Ford spokesperson called Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ package ‘vaporware’ in a spat with a Tesla investor over the Mustang Mach-E. Press relations and communication people at legacy automakers are generally pretty careful about what they say, especially when it is about the competition, because they are official representatives of the company. That’s why we
2:53 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Serena Williams is the latest Grand Slam champion to withdraw from the Miami Open. Williams pulled out Sunday, citing recent oral surgery. Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer announced earlier they would skip the tournament, which begins Tuesday. Williams, who lives in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, has
When David Dudovitz ventured out of his New York apartment to get his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, it was only the fourth time he had left his apartment since the pandemic began Courtesy of David Dudovitz When David Dudovitz ventured out to get his first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine last week, it
Made In Chelsea star Ollie Locke has revealed he is planning on having a baby via a surrogate with his husband Gareth. The couple married at London’s Natural History Museum last year, just days before England’s second coronavirus lockdown began. Locke, 33, made the announcement on Instagram, along with a picture by Mexican pop artist
This Thursday, three dozen satellites will be fired into space from a launch station in a desolate corner of eastern Russia, less than a hundred miles from the northern Chinese border. Each a little bigger than a fridge, they are attached to a Russian rocket which will travel 750 miles up into what is known
1:43 AM ET Ben Baby Close ESPN Staff Writer ESPN Staff Writer Previously a college football writer for The Dallas Morning News University of North Texas graduate Nick Parkinson Close •Reports on boxing for ESPN.co.uk, as well as several national newspapers•Has been reporting on British boxing for over 15 years•Appears on BoxNation’s Boxing Matters show
A software company that helps financial institutions monitor employees’ electronic communications will this week unveil a $25m (£18m) investment from one of London’s most prominent asset managers. Sky News understands that VoxSmart, which was founded in 2010, will announce on Monday that Toscafund has become its largest shareholder with a capital injection aimed at accelerating
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has warned any bid by the EU to block coronavirus vaccine exports to the UK would be “counterproductive” and damage the bloc’s reputation globally. He made his comments as EU Commissioner Mairead McGuinness refused to rule out a ban, saying that “everything is on the table”. European Commission president Ursula von
We’d been asked into the clinic of a camp called Al Hol to meet a young woman. Seventeen years old, we were told, and here because she’d been shot. We are protecting her identity and we have changed her name. She asked us to call her Mona. If only we could show you her face.
What could be a worse idea than flying around corners at high speeds on an unstable tricycle with intentionally low traction wheels? How about adding a high torque motor and doing the whole thing with a small child tied down next to you? This electric drift trike with a sidecar makes it possible to share
A worker at an oil processing facility of Saudi Aramco, a Saudi Arabian state-owned oil and gas company, at the Abqaiq oil field. Stanislav Krasilnikov | TASS | Getty Images Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported a 44% slump in full-year 2020 results, but maintained its $75 billion dollar dividend payout, with CEO Amin Nasser describing
An emergency curfew has been imposed for Miami Beach as thousands gathered to celebrate spring break – with reports of fights breaking out. Revellers had been warned by US authorities to “vacation responsibly or be arrested”, as large crowds were seen in the streets with little social distancing and many not wearing masks. A text
There is growing pressure on the government to allow foreign holidays, despite fears of a third wave of the coronavirus being imported from Europe. Britons are not currently allowed to leave the country unless their travel comes under a limited list of exceptions, and all arrivals must isolate, with those coming from high risk countries