KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Waves of explosives-laden suicide drones struck Ukraines capital Monday, setting buildings ablaze and tearing a hole in one of them. People scurried for shelter or tried to shoot down the kamikazes. The concentrated use of the drones was the second barrage in as many weeks after months in which air attacks had
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Americans continue to pay more at the grocery store as surging food inflation shows no signs of slowing down. Grocery prices rose 13 percent over the last year and 0.7 percent in September alone, outpacing the annual 8.2 percent inflation rate for all consumer products, according to the most recent Labor Department data. The price
The Utah Senate race between conservative Republican Sen. Mike Lee and Independent Evan McMullin has emerged as a potential wild card in the battle for the Senate. Recent polls show the race is close, with McMullin trailing Lee by only a few points in a state where Republican victories are usually all but guaranteed. Lee,
Bill Belichick isnt tipping his hand regarding his teams starting quarterback situation. On Monday, the New England Patriots coach was asked whether Mac Jones would return as the starting quarterback over rookie Bailey Zappe when he gets healthy. Belichick went to a familiar refrain in avoiding the question. Well see how that process is, Belichick
Researchers stand next to the 6,000 pound giant sunfish after it was discovered floating lifeless on the ocean surface. (Image credit: Atlantic Naturalist Association) (opens in new tab) A gigantic, 3-ton sunfish recently discovered near a Portuguese island has set a new world record for the heaviest bony fish ever recorded, according to a new
Building a community ISP — Comcast wanted $210,000 for Internetso this man helped expand a co-op fiber ISP Fed up with Comcast and AT&T, Silicon Valley residents started their own network. Jon Brodkin – Oct 17, 2022 12:48 pm UTC Enlarge / Fiber conduits being installed for Los Altos Hills Community Fiber.Los Altos Hills Community
Jeremy Hunt, the new UK chancellor, on Monday scrapped the bulk of his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng’s tax cuts in a desperate effort to calm markets, while slashing the government’s energy support package. In an emergency move to rebuild the government’s fiscal credibility, Hunt rewrote the government’s tax and spending plans, putting a wrecking ball through
The CIA is funding research into resurrecting extinct animals — including the woolly mammoth and tiger-like thylacine — according to news reports. Via a venture capital investment firm called In-Q-Tel, which the CIA funds, the American intelligence agency has pledged money to the Texas-based tech company Colossal Biosciences. According to Colossal’s website, the company’s goal
close video Starbucks stock drops after jumping the gun on employees vax status: Retail expert Strategic Resource Group managing director Burt Flickinger on which businesses are struggling with pandemic exit strategies. An Indianapolis, Indiana, Starbucks location in the city’s downtown area is the latest to close due to public safety concerns, setting off confusion among
Security cameras at former President Donald Trump's residence, Mar-A-Lago, have captured footage of Trump's aide moving boxes out of a storage room, the New York Times reported. The newspaperreportedTrump's aide moved boxes before and after the Justice Department issued a subpoena asking to return all the government classified documents. The Justice Department is investigating whether
BEIJING – President Xi Jinping on Sunday emphasised the security challenges that China could face and told party members to be ready to weather high winds, choppy waters, and even dangerous storms, as the country continues its rise as a world power. Warning of continued uncertainties in the global landscape, he urged party cadres to
The founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX,Sam Bankman-Fried, announcedhe could donate up to $1 billion in the U.S. Presidential elections in 2024. But now it seems he is backing down from his previous statement. In a recentinterview, Bankman-Fried called it a "dumb quote." "I think my messaging was sort of sloppy and inconsistent in
WASHINGTON (AP) Two years ago, candidate Joe Biden loudly denounced President Donald Trump for immigration policies that inflicted cruelty and exclusion at every turn, including toward those fleeing the brutal government of socialist Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. Now, with increasing numbers of Venezuelans arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border as the Nov. 8 election nears, Biden
Theres a real chance Mac Jones will be active against the Browns on Sunday. The league requires teams to downgrade questionable players that dont travel to out on Saturday afternoons. While both Nelson Agholor (hamstring) and Jonathan Jones (ankle) were ruled out, Jones and running back Damien Harris (hamstring) were not, which indicates they made
Recently approved rate hikes on health care premiums for public workers in New Jersey are hitting towns and counties at a difficult time, and Gov. Phil Murphys handling of the process has left labor representatives and local government leaders angry and perplexed. Rates on premiums for state health benefits plans are set to rise by
The founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX,Sam Bankman-Fried, announcedhe could donate up to $1 billion in the U.S. Presidential elections in 2024. But now it seems he is backing down from his previous statement. In a recentinterview, Bankman-Fried called it a "dumb quote." "I think my messaging was sort of sloppy and inconsistent in
WASHINGTON (AP) Two years ago, candidate Joe Biden loudly denounced President Donald Trump for immigration policies that inflicted cruelty and exclusion at every turn, including toward those fleeing the brutal government of socialist Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. Now, with increasing numbers of Venezuelans arriving at the U.S.-Mexico border as the Nov. 8 election nears, Biden
Theres a real chance Mac Jones will be active against the Browns on Sunday. The league requires teams to downgrade questionable players that dont travel to out on Saturday afternoons. While both Nelson Agholor (hamstring) and Jonathan Jones (ankle) were ruled out, Jones and running back Damien Harris (hamstring) were not, which indicates they made
Recently approved rate hikes on health care premiums for public workers in New Jersey are hitting towns and counties at a difficult time, and Gov. Phil Murphys handling of the process has left labor representatives and local government leaders angry and perplexed. Rates on premiums for state health benefits plans are set to rise by
The UK’s new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has insisted that Prime Minister Liz Truss is still running the government after reports suggested he was preparing to scrap further parts of her “mini” Budget. Following Truss’s decision to sack her chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on Friday, senior Conservative MPs believe it is a matter of time before she