A truck driver will be sentenced to death after killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh – the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history. Jurors found Robert Bowers guilty in June for the October 2018 attack in Pennsylvania, and have been deliberating over whether he should face execution or life in prison without parole.
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Aug 2, 2023, 07:48 AM ET In the most anticipated fight this year, Terence Crawford dominated Errol Spence Jr. in a battle between the two current best welterweights in boxing. And it wasn’t close, as Crawford knocked down Spence three times en route to a ninth-round TKO win at a packed T-Mobile Arena in Las
A future pandemic, Russia’s potential to disrupt global energy supplies and extreme weather are among 89 threats the government has identified to the UK’s security. The Cabinet Office has updated the national risk register to help the public prepare for “worst-case scenarios” that could strike the country. Other threats include the malicious use of drones
The Bank of England has increased the base interest rate from 5% to 5.25% in the 14th consecutive hike. It is the highest interest rate rise since March 2008. Rates have been consistently raised since December 2021 in an effort to make borrowing more expensive and dampen economic activity by taking money out of the
A final set of threatened strikes at London Gatwick this week have been called off after workers voted to accept a 10.3% pay rise. There had previously been warnings of significant disruption at the airport this summer after around 1,000 employees, including those in baggage handling and check-in roles, announced eight days of walkouts. But
UK car sales have grown all year, despite borrowing becoming more expensive and a cost of living crisis creating difficult financial conditions for consumers. The number of new cars registered grew 28% in July, compared to a year earlier, in the seventh month of growth this year, according to data from the Society of Motor
Pop star Dua Lipa is being sued over claims she was never given permission to include a musician’s “talk box” recording in her mega-hit Levitating. Music producer Bosko Kante claims three remixes of the British singer’s track featured his recording which infringed his copyright. He believes he is entitled to more than $20m (£15.7m) in
The Bank of England is expected to increase its interest rate for the 14th time in a row today. Economists believe a 0.25 percentage point rise – to 5.25% – is the most likely increase to be announced at midday. However, the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) defied expectations last time when they hiked the
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Carlee Russell, the Alabama woman who admitted to staging her own kidnapping and triggering a 49-hour-long search, turned herself in and has been charged with making false reports. #CNN #News #CarleeRussell #Alabama
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Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD) reported strong second-quarter profits and cash flow after the bell Tuesday, but favorable revisions to its guidance shined the brightest. Pioneer’s oil-and-gas revenue totaled $2.98 billion, down nearly 36% from the year-ago period. It’s unclear how this figure stacks up to the Refinitiv estimate of $3.52 billion, which we think factors in
Delays to moving asylum seekers onto the Bibby Stockholm barge are now being caused by checks on working practices, Sky News understands. A Home Office source confirmed reports that fire safety issues did lead to initial setbacks, saying a door had been put on the wrong way round. But now that has been fixed, there
A stepfather has been found guilty of murdering a 10-month-old baby boy. The boy’s mother Gemma Barton, 33, was found guilty of causing or allowing a child to die and two counts of child cruelty. Jacob Crouch was born healthy on 17 February 2020 and died alone in his cot on 30 December 2020 at
Anton Du Beke has revealed that he was stabbed by his father as a child. The Strictly Come Dancing judge said he was knifed in the stomach and leg on a Boxing Day when he was living at their family home on a council estate in Kent. Du Beke said he ended up spending three
A “cancer-killing pill” has appeared to “annihilate” solid tumours in early research – leaving healthy cells unaffected. The new drug has been in development for 20 years, and is now undergoing pre-clinical research in the US. Known as AOH1996, it targets a cancerous variant of a protein called proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). In its
Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterAug 1, 2023, 04:23 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of the University of Georgia It’s the last week before the start of the FedEx Cup Playoffs on the PGA Tour, and before the final women’s major championship of the season, the
In this article GOOGL Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on-stage during the Google I/O keynote session at the Google Developers Conference in Mountain View, California, on May 10, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Google wants to “supercharge” its seven-year-old smart assistant using new advancements in generative
UK energy chiefs will gather in Downing Street today to discuss net zero as a debate rages in both main parties about the future of green policies. Industry leaders from EDF, SSE, Shell and BP will meet Grant Shapps, the energy security secretary, just days after the government announced it would grant more than 100
Former British Army Intelligence and Security Officer Philip Ingram told Sky News he had been through some of the weapons seized from various countries recently, and the types of rockets mentioned weren’t there. Few North Korean weapons are being shipped around the world because of a UN export ban, he said. #ukraine #northkorea #skynews SUBSCRIBE