Liz Truss will become the next prime minister after defeating Rishi Sunak in the Conservative Party leadership contest. Ms Truss, who was the favourite to win, will succeed Boris Johnson on Tuesday and become the nation’s third female leader. The foreign secretary used her victory speech to indicate she would not trigger an early general
Today, Dolly Parton is country music royalty. But 60 years ago, she was an just an aspiring singer performing in a parking lot. And for the first time, we’re getting a glimpse of what that looked like. Archivist Bradley Reeves recently appeared on WBIR in Knoxville to debut some newly-uncovered footage of a 14-year old
Play video content TMZ.com Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez hit up the annual Malibu Chili Cook-Off Sunday, and try as they might … they walked away empty-handed after a game of hoops. The newly-blended fam were all the buzz at the shindig … with twins Max and Emme in tow — and they stopped at
iQoo Z6 Lite 5G will launch in India on September 14, as per a microsite for the upcoming handset on Amazon. The microsite also reveals some key specifications of the smartphone . The iQoo Z6 Lite 5G is confirmed to sport a display with a 120Hz refresh rate. The phone will be powered by an
Liz Truss will go “bigger than expected” on energy after becoming the new prime minister on Tuesday, Sky News understands. The foreign secretary has won the Conservative leadership contest over rival Rishi Sunak and will succeed Boris Johnson tomorrow. Having made tax cuts a key priority during her leadership campaign, she has remained tight-lipped about
Some people love summer. I get it. At least, I pretend to get it. I really cannot understand what summer has going for it that winter doesn’t (well, except swimming), but I can appreciate that some people love the heat the way I love the cold. So I nod along during the hottest months and
It’s not easy being king. That’s been the story for poor Viserys Targaryen since House of the Dragon began, hasn’t it? Every time he seems to catch a break or make a decision, he winds up pissing off more people than he pleases. For a people-person like him, it’s a fate worse than the Seven
Sex workers across the industry are reporting that the bank Wells Fargo has sent them notices terminating their accounts effective immediately, in what they see as an extension of the crackdown measures banks and other large institutions have been implementing over the past few years. In the letters, which are dated August 25 and copies
David Simonsen is joining Amazon and taking over the new position of Director Prime Video, Southeast Asia. He will be based in Singapore and is starting on Monday, September 5. As Director Prime Video, Southeast Asia, Simonsen will be responsible for the Prime Video business and marketing activities in the region, with a focus on
In another finding that could expose developers to increased risk of a supply chain attack, it has emerged that nearly one-third of the packages in PyPI, the Python Package Index, trigger automatic code execution upon downloading them. “A worrying feature in pip/PyPI allows code to automatically run when developers are merely downloading a package,” Checkmarx
With a hundred pennies a year and a will to serve the poor in Los Angeles, they continue to do their “Mother’s” work. They feed the hungry on the streets, run a food bank, provide a shelter for pregnant women, visit the women’s Century Regional Detention Facility jail in Lynwood, teach catechism and run youth
Police investigating the disappearance of a missing Tennessee heiress who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into an SUV while jogging, have charged a man. Eliza Fletcher, 34, has been missing since Friday morning after going for her regular morning run near the University of Memphis. The Memphis Police Department said on Sunday 38-year-old Cleotha Abston
Either Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak will be crowned the next Conservative Party leader and prime minister of the UK later today, after a gruelling summer contest. The pair have spent the past six weeks battling it out to persuade Tory members that they have what it takes to run the party – and the
It really doesn’t get much better than Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard on the same stage, so it is no surprise that “Pancho & Lefty” is one of my all-time favorite duets. In 2007, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and Ray Price teamed up for a taped concert series with PBS titled “Last Of The Breed:
Tom Cruise is soaring to new heights — and no, we’re not talking about ‘Top Gun’ again … this time, we’re referring to his new ‘Mission: Impossible’ movie — which looks insane. Check out this clip that appears to have leaked online this weekend, without a traceable source. It’s a PSA that Tom filmed a
India is reportedly planning to test different components of electronic devices simultaneously to speed up their safety approvals. The new strategy is expected to drive the launch plans by smartphone giants such as Apple, Samsung, and Xiaomi. Currently, 16 to 21 weeks are required for the testing and certification of products like wireless earbuds and
Waitrose has admitted to blocking rivals from opening supermarkets in close locations for close to a decade, according to the market watchdog. During an investigation between 2010 and 2019 into supermarket practices, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that Waitrose had conspired with landlords to prevent competing companies from opening stores. The practice, which
It is only in the last couple of years that I have fallen in love with cozy mysteries, which is in itself a mystery to me because there’s very little I love more than an episodic story. When I first encountered this subgenre, I texted a fellow bookish friend with an enthusiastic “OMG THESE ARE
Gridiron Man Rock legend will stage first U.S. performance in nearly four years on eve of new album Patient Number 9 Ozzy Osbourne will stage a North American headlining show for the first time in nearly four years when the rock legend performs during halftime of the Los Angeles Rams’ game. Although the Osbourne family
RACHEAL BOWMAN, A single mother from Aberdeen, Maryland, was finishing up her shift as a postal worker the afternoon of June 11, 2021, when she got a worrisome call from her son’s girlfriend. Her son, Matthew Disney, a 20-year-old soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, wasn’t answering his phone. Neither his girlfriend nor his