Voters cast their mail-in ballots at a ballot drop box outside Maricopa County Recorder and Elections Department southeast Mesa office during the Arizona state primary election in Mesa, Arizona, U.S. July 30, 2024. Rebecca Noble | Reuters Derek Bowens has never had such an important job. He’s the director of elections in Durham County, North
People in parts of Florida could face an “unsurvivable” storm surge when Hurricane Helene makes landfall on Thursday. High winds, possibly in excess of 130mph (209kph), rains and flash floods are possible across areas of the southeastern US, the US National Weather Service in Tallahassee has said. Helene is expected to be a major hurricane
Russell Findlay has been elected the new leader of the Scottish Conservatives. The MSP saw off competition from Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher in the bruising battle to replace Douglas Ross. Mr Findlay won with 2,565 votes. Mr Murdo placed second with 1,187 votes, while Ms Gallacher claimed third with 403 votes. The announcement comes
An amber warning for heavy rain has been issued by the Met Office – warning of further flooding and travel disruption across large swathes of the UK. The new weather alert covers central England from 6pm on Thursday until 6am on Friday. Nearly three inches of rain could fall over several hours in the worst-affected
Dame Judi Dench, John Cena and Awkwafina will all voice Meta AI – the artificial intelligence being rolled out by Instagram and Facebook owner Meta. As part of an update to its Llama model, people will now be able to interact with Meta AI – the company’s ChatGPT-like chatbot – by speaking and getting responses
Downing Street has said Sir Keir Starmer did not break any rules when he used Lord Alli’s London penthouse to record a COVID-era broadcast urging people to “work from home”. The prime minister revealed on Wednesday he used the millionaire Labour peer’s home, estimated to be worth £18m, for his son to study for his
The fallout from parasite-contaminated water in part of Devon cost South West Water £16m, the utility has revealed. It had to implement a boil water notice when people in the Brixham area became sick after diarrhoea-causing cryptosporidium was found in a reservoir in May. The notice remained in place for eight weeks with roughly 17,000
Senior US officials have said overnight they expect a ceasefire deal to be implemented “in the coming hours” along the Israel-Lebanon border. Speaking to reporters in a late-night, last-minute phone briefing, the US administration officials said that exhaustive behind-the-scenes diplomacy had brought an agreement between the two sides close. One administration official said: “The ceasefire
The UN’s highest body has heard the direst warning yet about the escalating situation in Lebanon. Addressing an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres was not mincing his words: “Madam President, excellencies. Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon. As I told the General Assembly yesterday, we should all be
Tesla has started sending out invites to its Robotaxi unveiling event next month with the tagline: “we, robot.” For a while, Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed building a dedicated self-driving vehicle, which he has been referring to as the Tesla Robotaxi. It was supposed to be unveiled at an event in August, but it was
In this article CEG OKLO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An artist rendering of the Oklo powerhouse, called the Aurora. Image credit: Gensler Image courtesy Oklo Nuclear startup Oklo is moving closer to initial construction of its first commercial microreactor, CEO Jacob DeWitte told CNBC in an interview. Oklo has received the greenlight from
In this article AEO AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A shopper walks by an American Eagle store on November 21, 2023 in Glendale, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images American Eagle Outfitters is suing Amazon for trademark infringement, alleging the e-commerce giant used branding from its Aerie clothing line in search results, leading
The Israeli airstrikes have left people in the south of Lebanon feeling there are no safe places around here now. Dozens more were killed in another intense day of Israeli bombing including more children – with whole families missing and unaccounted for. Follow latest: Israel preparing ‘for possible ground invasion’ One Lebanese army general told
Scottish comedian Janey Godley has revealed she is receiving end-of-life care for her terminal cancer. The 63-year-old, who found viral fame with her dubbed imitations of Nicola Sturgeon’s COVID-19 news briefings during the pandemic, announced she will be going into a hospice in a video on X on Wednesday evening. She first said she had
Lady Gaga has admitted she has struggled to let go of playing her version of the infamous comic book character Harley Quinn in the new Joker sequel. Speaking to Sky News at the UK premiere of Joker: Folie à Deux, she admitted: “I don’t really know if I did because I’ve made a whole record
Sir Keir Starmer has attacked Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, accusing the country of “treating [its] own citizens as bits of meat to fling into the grinder”. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council in New York – and sat opposite a Russian representative – the British prime minister accused the state of committing
SpaceX‘s upcoming Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed because of the arrival of Tropical Storm Helene. Originally set to launch on September 26th from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the launch is now delayed by at least two days. The tropical storm is expected to escalate into a Category 3
In 1859, when Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species, the Earth experienced one of the most powerful solar storms in recorded history. Telegraph systems across Europe and North America malfunctioned, sparking fires in some places. This event, later known as the Carrington event, was preceded by the first confirmed observation of a solar
Semi-aquatic lizards, such as the water anole (Anolis aquaticus), have a unique ability to stay submerged for extended periods by creating an air bubble around their snout. This behaviour, first observed in 2018, has now been confirmed in 18 other anole species. The air bubble helps the lizards breathe while underwater, enabling them to remain
Post Office campaigner Sir Alan Bates has threatened legal action if financial redress for victims doesn’t come soon. Sir Alan, speaking after accepting a knighthood for services to justice, told Sky News: “If we need to fundraise for a court case, we will.” In a letter sent to hundreds of former sub postmasters last week,
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