You wouldn’t think the Los Angeles Lakers are completely dead this postseason, but the history says otherwise. It wouldn’t be that weird to concoct a story in which the Lakers, down 3-0 to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference finals, get back in the series. They’d have to win on Monday night, but they’re … Read more
It doesn’t take an AI programmer pulling in $1 million (ex-bonus) a year to see the profound effects the rapidly-spreading technology will have on society. And one of those profound effects will on one particular society: Truckloads of money for corporate America. But don’t just take my trusted word for it. Check out some new … Read more
The largest nuclear power plant in Europe is “extremely vulnerable,” the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog warns, as Moscow’s war on Ukraine continues to threaten conditions at the Zaporizhzhia site in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine. The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant “lost all external electricity” on Monday for the seventh time since the start of … Read more
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister on Monday brushed off reports that she tried to pull strings after getting a speeding ticket, saying “nothing untoward” had gone on. Home Secretary Suella Braverman said that after being caught speeding last year, she paid a fine and received demerit points on her license. Braverman was Britain’s attorney … Read more
Dow Jones futures rose slightly Monday morning ahead of a meeting between President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, as debt ceiling talks failed to make progress over the weekend. Apple (AAPL) stock dropped after an analyst downgrade. X On Sunday, President Biden said in at news conference in Hiroshima, Japan, that it was … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed specifically for such sites. That’s according to experts and new satellite imagery analyzed by The … Read more
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police said Monday they have arrested a man for allegedly distributing pornographic images with the faces of President Cyril Ramaphosa, Police Minister Bheki Cele and Cele’s wife superimposed on them. The man will appear in court in the capital, Pretoria, on Tuesday on charges of contravening the Cyber Crimes Act, … Read more
A ban on LIV rebels at the Ryder Cup is foolish and self-defeating – USA Today/Adam Cairns No sooner had Brooks Koepka tied the ribbon on his fifth major title than the vexed question of his professional allegiance reared its head once more. In the cosy confines of the Golf Channel studio, Brad Faxon, among … Read more
Text size The deal offers VectivBio shareholders an 80% premium to its average share price over the past 90 days. Photograph by David Williams/Bloomberg Gastrointestinal drugmaker 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 … Read more
Ukrainian soldiers ride atop an APC on the frontline in the Luhansk region – LIBKOS/AP Russia is bringing more forces into Bakhmut, Ukraine’s deputy defence minister has said, after Vladimir Putin declared victory in Moscow’s months-long campaign to capture the city. Hanna Malyar, the deputy defence minister, on Monday said Kyiv’s troops were advancing to … Read more