Barricades have been erected outside a New York court as the city prepares for the possibility Donald Trump could be arrested and charged over alleged hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 presidential campaign. It would be the first criminal case brought against a former US president. On Saturday, Mr Trump
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Joe Biden has vowed his administration will “declassify” as much information about the origins of COVID-19 as possible – including any potential links to a Chinese research lab. Having ordered intelligence agencies including the FBI to investigate where the virus came from in 2021, the US president has now signed legislation that requires any details
Misalignment Museum curator Audrey Kim discusses a work at the exhibit titled “Spambots.” Kif Leswing/CNBC Audrey Kim is pretty sure a powerful robot isn’t going to harvest resources from her body to fulfill its goals. But she’s taking the possibility seriously. “On the record: I think it’s highly unlikely that AI will extract my atoms
The International Criminal Court has issued an arrest warrant for the Russian president Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. That means Putin will not be able to travel to any possible future peace talks if they are held in a country that recognises the ICC. And it raises questions over how realistic it
Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the private Russian army Wagner Group, is lashing out at the Russian Defense Ministry while some in the Russian elite are levying heavy criticism on the one-time Putin ally. CNN’s Melissa Bell reports.
The Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist, sexist, and homophobic and may have more officers like killer Wayne Couzens and serial rapist David Carrick, a damning report has found. A review by Baroness Louise Casey, who spent a year investigating the Met Police in the wake of the murder of Sarah Everard by Couzens, said Britain’s
As many as eight bids could be made for Manchester United before Wednesday’s deadline for second offers, it is understood. The Glazer family will definitely sell the club, but only for the right price – with £6bn believed to be their valuation. If their asking price is not met, the owners will raise capital to
Vladimir Putin has welcomed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to Moscow, just days after a warrant was issued for the Russian president’s arrest over alleged war crimes in Ukraine. The two leaders, who called each other “dear friend” and exchanged compliments during the meeting at the Kremlin, were locked in talks for more than four
Kia unveiled the EV5 electric SUV concept today as the brand looks to expand its EV offerings and accelerate its position in the zero-emissions vehicle market. The EV5 concept is a preview of what we can expect from Kia’s next all-electric production SUV, set to be released later this year. Kia is a brand that
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. Look for buying opportunities Buy Starbucks Watch Nvidia 1. Look for buying opportunities Stocks ticked largely higher to start the trading week Monday after UBS reached an agreement to buy
An actor who appeared in the Star Wars and Harry Potter films has died. Paul Grant, who played an Ewok in Return of the Jedi and a goblin in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, was found collapsed outside King’s Cross station in London last Thursday afternoon. The 56-year-old’s daughter, Sophie Jayne Grant, confirmed his
In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Amazon will lay off 9,000 more employees in the coming weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on Monday. The cuts are on top of the previously announced layoffs that began in November and extended into January. That round totaled more than
Police are “extremely concerned” over the disappearance of a man who went missing during a camping trip in Perthshire. Reece Rodger, 28, was last seen in the Kinloch Rannoch area at around 11.30pm on Saturday night. He was camping on the north shore of Loch Rannoch with friends, who believed he had gone to bed.
The problems of the financial system today are perhaps best summarised by the title of the Oscar-winning film “Everything Everywhere All at Once”. Lots of noise, lots of small explosions, lots of confusion and idiosyncratic episodes happening throughout the developed world, which seem to amount to a chaotic mess. To top it off, some of
If you want to understand the China-Russia relationship, the frozen border city of Heihe is a good place to start. It is a bleak, bitterly cold place, even at this time of year. Its most impressive feature by far is the sweeping, frozen Heilongjiang river that hugs it. On the other side is Russia. It’s
Civil servants have told Sky News how staff were repeatedly reduced to tears by Dominic Raab. The deputy prime minister denies allegations of bullying – an inquiry into his behaviour is nearing completion. Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby spoke to former staff members. #skynews #politics #dominicraab SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews
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Nicola Sturgeon has urged the SNP candidates vying to succeed her as first minister to “protect the ingredients of success” – telling Sky News the leadership contest so far has been “a less than edifying process”. In a Beth Rigby interview due to air at 9pm on Sky News, Ms Sturgeon acknowledged the turmoil in
Boris Johnson has said he accepts he misled parliament over partygate but insists his statements were “in good faith”. In his evidence to the privileges committee, published on Tuesday, the former prime minister accused it of having gone “significantly beyond its terms of reference”. He added that it was “unprecedented and absurd” to claim that
Bruce Willis has celebrated his 68th birthday with a song and a cake, surrounded by his family, after it was announced he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) earlier this year. A video shared by his ex-wife Demi Moore showed the Hollywood star singing happy birthday while surrounded by his daughters, Moore and his