Sep 7, 2022 Three of French rugby’s most prominent figures went on trial on Wednesday accused of offences linked to suspect commercial deals. National federation president Bernard Laporte and top division club Montpellier’s owner Mohed Altrad are charged with influence peddling in connection with sponsorship of the national team. Prosecutors allege that Laporte used undue
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12:14 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson will miss at least three games as he recovers from arthroscopic knee surgery, the team announced Wednesday. Initially, he was expected to miss one or two games. Explaining the decision, coach Robert Saleh said Wilson won’t play until Week 4 “at the
Barack and Michelle Obama have returned to the White House for the unveiling of their official portraits. More than five years after Mr Obama completed his second term in the Oval Office, he and his wife were hosted by the man who served as his vice president, Joe Biden. The former commander-in-chief’s portrait has been
Liz Truss will set out her plan on Thursday to help households and businesses with soaring energy costs. Downing Street said the action would be “bold” and “decisive” and will support people across the UK facing rocketing bills, whilst also increasing domestic energy supply. Ms Truss is due to unveil her proposals to Parliament, opening
Royal Mail workers are to stage a further 48-hour strike starting at the end of this month in a dispute over pay and conditions. Some 115,000 members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) were already preparing to walk out on Thursday and Friday this week. But they will now also strike for 48 hours on
A new full-suspension fat-tire electric bike is promising high performance for a relatively low price. The newly released model is known as the KKBike K26 S. Despite the company’s name putting three K’s uncomfortably close together, the K26 S has some quite intriguing specs. First of all, the bike touts full-suspension with an adjustable front
Jacob Rees-Mogg photographed in London on Sept. 7, 2022. The lawmaker recently called for more fossil fuel extraction from the North Sea. Carl Court | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — The U.K.’s new secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy is a lawmaker who recently called for more fossil fuel
In this article TWTR This illustration photo taken on August 5, 2022 shows a cellphone displaying a photo of Elon Musk placed on a computer monitor filled with Twitter logos in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum | AFP | Getty Images A Delaware court denied Elon Musk‘s request to delay the trial over his attempt to
The British pound has hit its lowest level against the US dollar in almost four decades. Just after 2pm on Wednesday, sterling fell to $1.1407, according to Refinitiv data – its lowest point since 1985. The pound has lost more than 15% against the dollar so far this year, hurt by both the dollar’s strength
7:37 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN PRESIDENT AND CEO John Doleva was making what has become a routine phone call for him after more than 20 years with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. On the other end of the line was New Orleans Pelicans vice president of basketball operations Swin Cash. Cash had cleared
“Some people are scared to pinch your bum now,” says the musician Self Esteem, pondering the question of change for women in the music industry. “I’m like, that’s nice! That’s great!” She gives a sarcastic thumbs-up. Because as women have felt more emboldened to speak out about experiences of misogyny, harassment, misconduct and abuse in
Kyra Phillips gives a preview of the CNN special report, “O.J.’s Wild Ride” 20 years after the infamous police chase.
Prime Minister Liz Truss says she will take “immediate action” to deal with soaring energy bills – and will make an announcement tomorrow. However she has been accused of “protecting profits and forcing working people to pay the bill” after ruling out extending the windfall tax to fund her energy plans. Ms Truss is widely
The wife of a minister who was fired by Liz Truss has called the new prime minister an “imbecile” in an outburst on social media. Felicity Cornelius-Mercer said the system “stinks” and “treats people appallingly” after Johnny Mercer was removed as veterans affairs minister. In a tweet, she claimed her husband asked Ms Truss: “Why
Vladimir Putin has said that Russia has not lost anything as a result of its war in Ukraine as he vowed to press on with military action. The Russian president said that the Kremlin’s special military operation, as he describes it, was designed to strengthen his country’s sovereignty and was aimed at “helping people” living
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured in-depth details of a stellar nursery nicknamed the Tarantula Nebula. Webb’s recent image of the 30 Doradus, or Taratula Nebula, displays several never-before-seen young, with galaxies in background. The picture also reveals the composition of the nebula’s gas and dust. Located around 161,000 light-years away from us, Tarantula has
9:30 AM ET AUSTIN, Texas — Steve Sarkisian hasn’t forgotten, and he won’t forget. There’s no way he could, especially not this week with Nick Saban and the No. 1 Crimson Tide coming to town. To most in the college football world, Saban is the guy who has led Alabama to a staggering six national
A document describing a foreign government’s military defences, including its nuclear capabilities, was reportedly found in the FBI’s search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last month. The Washington Post, which cited people close to the matter, reported the discovery during the raid but has not identified the foreign government discussed in the document.
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An aerial view shows Isar nuclear power plant, which includes the Isar 2 reactor, on August 14, 2022 in Essenbach, Germany. Isar 2 is one of the last three still operating nuclear power plants in Germany and all three were scheduled to shut down by the end of this year. However, due to the disruption