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The “Your Friends & Neighbors” star blasted Sánchez’s Blue Origin space flight in April, calling the trip “gluttonous” on the “Today” show.
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A flock of Ice agents, some masked, some sporting military-operator fashion for show, smooshed the New York City comptroller, Brad Lander, up against a wall and handcuffed him in the hallway of a federal courthouse in early June, shuffling the mild-mannered politician into an elevator like the Sandman hustling an act off the stage 10 miles north at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. Like at the Apollo, Lander’s arrest was a show. News reporters and…
One of Ukraine’s most decorated soldiers has developed an armoured combat suit to protect troops from drone attacks. Major Oleh Shyriaiev, who was recently granted the highest military title of Hero of Ukraine, said he designed the outfit to be shrapnel resistant to save more lives. The suit uses a combination of kevlar, a heat-resistant synthetic …
Billy Carlton, you did our girl wrong!
Fears over fuel supplies and jobs as Lincolnshire facility handles nearly a tenth of total UK capacity
One of the UK’s largest oil refineries – and the only big one owned by a British company – has collapsed into administration, prompting calls for the government to intervene urgently to protect fuel supplies and jobs.
State Oil, which owns the Prax Lindsey refinery in north Lincolnshire, called in administrators on Monday, Sky News reported first, prompting concern from the trade union, Unite.
Temperatures set to climb to 34C across much of England in one of hottest June days ever
This year’s Wimbledon tennis championships have begun with the hottest opening day on record, according to the Met Office.
Temperatures reached a provisional high of 29.7C (85.5F) at Kew Gardens in west London on Monday afternoon, surpassing the previous record of 29.3C set in June 2001.
Co-founder of protest group to be given opportunity to apply for ‘interim relief’ to prevent proscription order
Palestine Action has been granted an urgent high court hearing on Friday to try to prevent a banning order against it from coming into effect.
An order is due to be laid before parliament on Monday that would proscribe the group as a terrorist organisation, making being a member of or inviting support for Palestine Action a criminal offence carrying a maximum sentence of 14 years in jail.
Jake Knapp was close to making the playoff to decide the Rocket Classic title, but lost his opportunity in the most painful way.