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George Santos allegedly used bad checks to steal puppies, says Amish breeder
Read More Republican congressman is accused of running dog charity that scammed both breeders and pet owners Republican congressman is accused of running dog charity that scammed both breeders and pet owners
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Man charged with murder of woman after fire in Stoke-on-Trent
Read More Georgian Constantin was arrested on Tuesday and has now been charged with murder of Valentina Cozma A man has been charged with murder following the death of a woman after a house fire in Stoke-on-Trent. Georgian Constantin, 42, was charged on Wednesday with the murder of Valentina Cozma and with making threats to…
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Matt Gaetz says sex trafficking case against him closed without charges
Read More Provocative congressman, who long claimed his innocence, was focus of long-running investigation by justice department Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican known for his strong support of former president Donald Trump and membership in the archconservative Freedom Caucus in the House, said on Wednesday that the justice department has ended a sex trafficking case…
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Elon Musk reportedly forced Twitter algorithm to boost his tweets after Super Bowl flop
Read More A tweet from Joe Biden got triple the impressions than Musk’s game time post, sending engineers scrambling to boost their boss Twitter CEO Elon Musk rallied a team of roughly 80 engineers to reconfigure the platform’s algorithm so his tweets would be more widely viewed, tech news site Platformer has reported. A disgruntled…
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Bus driver charged after schoolboy, 14, hit and killed south-west of Sydney
Read More Woman, 54, accused of dangerous driving causing death outside Macarthur Anglican school at Cobbitty Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A bus driver has been charged over the death of a 14-year-old boy who died after being…
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Australia politics live: government to introduce US-style green card lottery for Pacific countries
Read More Lottery for 3,000 permanent residency visas will add to the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme. Follow the day’s news Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Where the parties stand So the Greens are pushing hard against new coal and gas but have not indicated they are…
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Grain from Ukraine went to pigs in Spain – report
Read More The scheme to prevent famine in Africa may have benefited producers of Spanish ham instead Almost half of the Ukrainian wheat and corn exports to the EU ended up feeding the pigs in Spain to produce the world-famous and expensive jamon, according to an investigation by the Austrian outlet eXXpress. The bloc ended…
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Nikki Haley’s Israel advocacy defined her tenure at UN: Advocates
Read MoreThe former US envoy to the UN, who is seeking the White House in 2024, has a history of lauding and defending Israel.The former US envoy to the UN, who is seeking the White House in 2024, has a history of lauding and defending Israel.
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China’s top diplomat starts weeklong Europe tour in Paris
Read MoreChina’s top diplomat is in Paris, the first stop on a tour of Europe that comes amid rising tensions between the United States and China after the American downing of a suspected Chinese spy balloonChina’s top diplomat is in Paris, the first stop on a tour of Europe that comes amid rising tensions between…
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The DC blame game begins over Ohio train derailment. Whose fault is it?
Read More Experts argue industry practices, mechanical issues, regulations, and labour problems all contributed to crash, writes Josh Marcus Experts argue industry practices, mechanical issues, regulations, and labour problems all contributed to crash, writes Josh Marcus
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Pence will take subpoena fight to Supreme Court if necessary
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David Malpass: World Bank director who was called climate denier quits
Read MoreThe White House rebuked him after he said he did not know if fossil fuels were driving global warming.The White House rebuked him after he said he did not know if fossil fuels were driving global warming.
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Captain of rescued Thai soccer team dead at 17
Read More Duangpetch Promthep was found unconscious in his dorm room in the UK and died at a local hospital Duangpetch ‘Dom’ Promthep, the captain of the Thai boys’ soccer team that became famous after a daring underwater rescue mission saved them from an underwater cave in 2018, has died of unknown causes at the…
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Raquel Welch: US actress and model dead at 82
Read MoreWelch won a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her performance in The Three Musketeers.Welch won a Golden Globe Award in 1974 for her performance in The Three Musketeers.
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Ukraine shoots down Russian ‘reconnaissance’ balloons
Read MoreRussia may be using balloons to preserve its decreasing stocks of reconnaissance drones as attrition rates soar.Russia may be using balloons to preserve its decreasing stocks of reconnaissance drones as attrition rates soar.
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Afghanistan needs ‘Black Girl Magic’ – US envoy
Read More Washington’s diplomatic representative seemingly thinks that Beyonce and a woke hashtag can help women in the war-ravaged country The US’ diplomatic envoy to Afghanistan has declared that the hashtag “#BlackGirlMagic” might improve the lives of Afghan women, calling on Beyonce and Lizzo to in some way aid her cause. She was ridiculed online…
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Belgian goalkeeper dies after reportedly saving penalty kick, collapsing
Read MoreArne Espeel, a player on Winkel Sport B, died after reportedly collapsing on-field after saving a penalty kick.Arne Espeel, a player on Winkel Sport B, died after reportedly collapsing on-field after saving a penalty kick.
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Trump blasts Nicola Sturgeon as ‘failed woke extremist’ in furious rant after Scottish leader steps down
Read More The former president is of Scottish heritage on his mother’s side and owns properties in Scotland The former president is of Scottish heritage on his mother’s side and owns properties in Scotland
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Antarctica Doomsday Glacier: ‘We should all be very concerned’
Read MoreMelting of the Florida-sized glacier is of grave concern, with the potential for significant global sea level rise.Melting of the Florida-sized glacier is of grave concern, with the potential for significant global sea level rise.
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Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle’s bodies were found by his best friend, source says
Read More Kernodle and Chapin’s bodies were found in her room on the second floor of the home in Moscow Kernodle and Chapin’s bodies were found in her room on the second floor of the home in Moscow
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Raquel Welch, One Million Years BC actor, dies aged 82
Read More Family members tell TMZ the actor, who rose to fame and sex symbol status in the 1960s, died after a short illness • A life in pictures The actor Raquel Welch has died. She was 82. The website TMZ first reported the news, citing family members who said Welch died on Wednesday after…
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Biden sibling denies involvement in Saudi deal
Read More A 2021 affidavit alleges that Jim Biden admitted to being hired to negotiate a $140 million settlement with Riyadh due to nepotism Jim Biden, the brother of US President Joe Biden, has denied he was hired to help negotiate a $140 million settlement between a US construction firm and the Saudi government after…
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Armenia offers peace to Türkiye – FM
Read More Yerevan says it is ready to “normalize relations” with Ankara Armenia is ready to restore peace in the region and fully normalize relations with Türkiye, its Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan said in Ankara on Wednesday. The two neighbors have struggled to define their relationship since Armenia declared independence in the 1990s. “At this…
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Court orders lesbian mother to hand custody of son to sperm donor
Read More A district judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a sperm donor should have custody of a child that was being raised by a lesbian couple. A district judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a sperm donor should have custody of a child that was being raised by a lesbian couple.
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Photos: Volunteers race against time to find earthquake survivors
Read MoreVolunteers continue to search for survivors more than a week after earthquakes devastated Turkey and Syria.Volunteers continue to search for survivors more than a week after earthquakes devastated Turkey and Syria.
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‘One big f*** you’: Why this trans protester injected himself with testosterone in front of Florida officials
Read More Lindsey Spero, 25, tells Io Dodds he had ‘no choice’ but to resist the Sunshine State’s attempts to ban transition healthcare for people under 18 Lindsey Spero, 25, tells Io Dodds he had ‘no choice’ but to resist the Sunshine State’s attempts to ban transition healthcare for people under 18
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Rebecca Makkai Lives on Her High School Campus. It Inspired Her New Murder Mystery
Read More If your present self could reckon with the past, what would you try to resolve? That’s the question that haunts Bodie Kane, the protagonist of I Have Some Questions for You, Rebecca Makkai’s slow-burning crime novel, to be published Feb. 21. Bodie, a 40-something film professor and popular podcaster, has moved on from…
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Audit denounces French soccer boss Le Graët for harassment
Read MoreA government audit says Noël Le Graët no longer has legitimacy to remain as French soccer federation president because his management style and behavior toward women are “incompatible with the exercise of his functions.”A government audit says Noël Le Graët no longer has legitimacy to remain as French soccer federation president because his management…
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Nikki Haley Launches Presidential Campaign With Call For New Generation Of GOP Leaders
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New Alex Murdaugh police interview exposes wild inconsistencies in his alibi and witness accounts
Read More Footage of the 11 August 2021 interview between Mr Murdaugh and law enforcement was played in court on Wednesday Footage of the 11 August 2021 interview between Mr Murdaugh and law enforcement was played in court on Wednesday
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WHO to ‘push until we get the answer’ on COVID origins
Read MoreWHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says it is ‘crucial’ to know how the coronavirus pandemic started.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says it is ‘crucial’ to know how the coronavirus pandemic started.
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How the Privatization of Eletrobras May Lead To an Uncertain Future in Brazils Energy Transition and Favor Price Increase to the End-Consumer
Read More NEW YORK, Feb 15 (IPS) – Eletrobras is Latin America’s biggest electricity company, responsible for around 30% of Brazil’s power capacity and 50% of all its transmission lines. In 2021, the Brazilian government announced it would reduce its controlling shares in this state-owned company from 72% to 10%. Given Eletrobras’ dominant role in…
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Russian journalist gets 6 years in penal colony over Ukraine war
Read MoreThe Kremlin has banned the spread of ‘false information’ or criticism about the Russian army during the war in Ukraine.The Kremlin has banned the spread of ‘false information’ or criticism about the Russian army during the war in Ukraine.
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Fruit Flies Are Spreading Across U.S. Crops. The Government’s Outdated Approach Isn’t Helping
Read More For two weeks in August, a crew of workers systematically confiscated every orange in Vince Bernard’s groves in Valley Center, Calif. They buried the oranges—at least $500,000 worth of fruit, Bernard says—in ditches on his neighbor’s property. They did so by order of the U.S. government, which came accompanied by armed California Highway…
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Netflix’s The Romantics Aims to Give Bollywood the Homage It Deserves
Read More Shortly after Yash Chopra’s 1976 romantic drama Kabhi Kabhie was released in India, the popular film made its way to a quaint family-run cinema in Culver City, Los Angeles. Thanks to the late filmmaker Jag Mundhra, the Meralta Theatre was the first cinema in Hollywood to screen Hindi-language movies, known by the catch-all…
