Putin’s war in Ukraine has plunged our relations with Russia back into the deep freeze, with the scars of the last Cold War barely healed. At Orford Ness, an offcut of the Suffolk coast where Britain developed its nuclear deterrent, those scars take physical form in the wreckage and residue of military experimentation. The site … Read more
Barragem reservoir Silves – SOLARPIX.COM German police looking for Madeleine McCann’s body are set to begin a major search of a remote Algarve reservoir that suspect Cristian Brueckner previously visited. Officials are soon expected to start closing off roads leading to the Barragem do Arade reservoir near the town of Silves, ahead of the official start of … Read more
Michael Steele, a former chair of the Republican National Committee, on Saturday mocked Rep. Jim Jordan’s (R-Ohio) Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, suggesting the probe of claimed bias against conservatives was actually a self-own for the Donald Trump-loving Ohio Republican. Asked by MSNBC’s Charles Blow if Jordan’s performance in recent subcommittee … Read more
They called him “the greatest” for a reason. Legendary NFL running back Jim Brown died at 87 on Thursday, his wife, Monique, announced Friday. Brown was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1971, and earlier this year, at NFL Honors, the NFL announced it would name the league’s annual leading rusher award … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A house fire in Abu Dhabi killed six people and injured seven on Monday, according to the civil defense authority in the United Arab Emirates. An Investigation is underway to find out the cause of the fire which erupted in the city’s Al Moazaz area. The UAE has been … Read more
HOLMAN, N.M. (AP) — On a spring Saturday afternoon, two “hermanos” knelt to pray in the chapel of their Catholic brotherhood of St. Isidore the Farmer, nestled by the pine forest outside this hamlet in a high mountain valley. Fidel Trujillo and Leo Paul Pacheco’s words resounded in New Mexican Spanish, a unique dialect that … Read more
As a 44-year-old member of Generation X, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida might be an unlikely candidate to wrest his party’s older voters away from former President Donald Trump, a 76-year-old baby boomer. But he is trying anyway. As DeSantis closes in on the official rollout of a 2024 campaign for president, he is seeking … Read more
One graduate’s yellow tassel swung from her cap as she danced across the stadium field with her diploma. Another member of the Ohio State University’s Class of 2023 pumped her arms in jubilation, scarlet tassel bouncing. Behind them, Justin Fields approached midfield from the north end zone. He’d undoubtedly spent more time on this field … Read more
Text size Photograph by David Williams/Bloomberg Gastrointestinal drug maker Ironwood Pharmaceuticals said Monday it was acquiring Swiss biotech company VectivBio , adding to the increasing line of biopharma acquisitions this year. The all-cash transaction for $17 a share totals an estimated $1 billion, net of VectivBio ’s (ticker: VECT) cash and debt. Ironwood (IRWD) tumbled 1% … Read more
