The goal of limiting global warming to 1.5C is in “intensive care” after the conclusion of the COP26 summit in Glasgow, Labour’s Ed Miliband has told Sky News. Speaking to Trevor Phillips on Sunday, the shadow business, energy and industrial strategy secretary said it is now “our job in the next 12 months to show
On Saturday, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 19 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 1,378 new positive cases. The number of deaths and confirmed cases reported today may reflect delays in weekend reporting. But at present, 605 County residents are said to be hospitalized with Covid-19. COVID-19 Daily Update:November 13,
A state-sponsored threat actor allegedly affiliated with Iran has been linked to a series of targeted attacks aimed at internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunication operators in Israel, Morocco, Tunisia, and Saudi Arabia, as well as a ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) in Africa, new findings reveal. The intrusions, staged by a group tracked as
Ireland Baldwin, daughter of Alec Baldwin, seemed to inadvertently highlight the similarities surrounding the accidental shooting death her father was involved in and this past weekend’s Astroworld tragedy in a string of Instagram posts that also correctly bemoaned the spread of misinformation surrounding both events. In a series of since-deleted posts on Instagram Stories —
Three is a trend, so the saying goes. So news of two more big company demergers today, hot on the heels of the three-way break-up of 129-year-old US industrial giant General Electric announced on Wednesday, suggests that “doing the splits” is being looked at anew by company boards. Toshiba, one of the best known companies
It’s been great to see more coverage of the wave of book challenges and censorship attempts — both successful and not. But it’s worth keeping in mind as those make more mainstream media that that in and of itself is part of the goal of the politicians seeking them. They want their names out there,
Luke Combs is already putting that Entertainer of the Year title to work. Announced this past week, Luke Combs is going to be hitting the road on a run of NFL stadium shows with an absolutely phenomenal lineup including Cody Johnson, Zach Bryan, and Morgan Wade. If you want to talk about the future, I
Google Photos looking for a way to hide their pictures from others on your phone can use the app’s native Locked Folder feature. It lets you hide your pictures and videos in a passcode-protected space. This will allow you to keep your media content hidden when someone looks at the photos and videos saved on
Peter Jackson’s upcoming The Beatles: Get Back is poised to reframe the breakup of “the greatest show on the earth, for what it was worth,” into a race-against-the-clock musical comedy. Good Morning America dropped a video showing the serious business of hitting the right notes. It’s obviously an early take, none of the nuances which
Nevada native Shannyn Sossamon was in her early twenties when she was cast in her breakout role as the fair maiden Jocelyn — whose hand in marriage becomes the cherished prize — in the 2001 love story “A Knight’s Tale.” The 14th Century masterpiece is filled with notable actors like Alan Tudyk as the supportive
Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance of Health Care Unions reached a tentative agreement Saturday on a four-year contract, avoiding a strike set to begin Monday. The strike would have seen nearly 27,000 Kaiser Permanente in 22 local unions walk off their Southern California jobs beginning Nov. 15. “The Alliance of Health Care Unions fought to
A man who spent 24 years behind bars for a murder he has repeatedly said he did not commit has been pardoned. Dontae Sharpe is now able to apply for up to $750,000 (£560,000) compensation for his wrongful conviction after the move by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper on Friday. Mr Cooper said: “Mr Sharpe
Two MPs have admitted using their parliamentary offices as part of a paid meeting. Liberal Democrat foreign affairs spokesperson Layla Moran and senior Conservative backbencher Crispin Blunt both took part in a panel event for Bindmans legal firm regarding the treatment of detainees in Saudi Arabia. According to her register of interests, Ms Moran has
“We will not reach the 80% threshold by the beginning of the year,” said Los Angeles County Health Director Barbara Ferrer today about the county’s vaccination progress. She then noted, “This is one of the 4 measures we must meet to lift restrictions.” Translation: L.A.’s indoor public masking and vaccination requirements will be in place
The operators of TrickBot trojan are collaborating with the Shathak threat group to distribute their wares, ultimately leading to the deployment of Conti ransomware on infected machines. “The implementation of TrickBot has evolved over the years, with recent versions of TrickBot implementing malware-loading capabilities,” Cybereason security analysts Aleksandar Milenkoski and Eli Salem said in a
This column is a collaboration with DoubleBlind, a print magazine and media company at the forefront of the psychedelic movement. This fall, the federal government granted researchers funding to study the therapeutic potential of a classic psychedelic for the first time in 50 years. The National Institutes of Health granted Johns Hopkins Medicine, in collaboration with
Lord Cruddas, the Conservative peer, is exploring a surprise break-up of CMC Markets, the financial spread-betting firm he founded 32 years ago, into two separately listed companies. Sky News has learnt that the board of CMC could announce within days that it has begun work on the potential split. City sources said this weekend that
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I love me a good murder ballad. We recently took a look at some of the all-time great murder ballads, everything from Johnny Cash’s “Long Black Veil” to Ashley McBryde’s “Martha Divine.” And after the release of his second album, How The Mighty Fall, it’s time to add Charles Wesley Godwin’s “Cranes of Potter” to the
Google is reportedly bringing heart rate tracking and respiratory tracking features on the Pixel 6 via the Google Fit app. These features were available on Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a for a while, and now Pixel 6 owners can reportedly take advantage of them too. It is said to be out of “early access” phase,