Flames from a flaring pit near a well in the Bakken Oil Field. The primary component of natural gas is methane, which is odorless when it comes directly out of the gas well. In addition to methane, natural gas typically contains other hydrocarbons such as ethane, propane, butane, and pentanes. Orjan F. Ellingvag | Corbis
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A school in Florida has banned the poem read at Joe Biden’s inauguration after a single complaint. The unnamed parent said Amanda Gorman’s poem The Hill We Climb was “not educational” and contained “indirectly (sic) hate messages”, adding that it could “cause confusion and indoctrinate students”. Gorman, 25, said on Instagram that she was “gutted”
An elderly woman who was hit by a police motorcycle escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh has died. Helen Holland had been in hospital in critical condition since she was hit on the afternoon of 10 May in west London. Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, had said after the crash that her “thoughts and prayers” were with
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, speaks with CNBC on May 16th, 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Elon Musk added to his work portfolio late last year, when he acquired Twitter for $44 billion and appointed himself CEO. While he recently announced a successor for
Boris Johnson has been referred to the police by the Cabinet Office over new claims he broke COVID lockdown rules. The former prime minister’s ministerial diary has revealed visits by friends to Chequers during the pandemic. The visits to the grace-and-favour residence were highlighted during preparations for a public inquiry into COVID, according to The
The fight rages on in Ukraine’s eastern city under seige, Bakhmut, which “has seen the fiercest urban combat of anywhere since the Second World War”, writes Sky News’ Alex Rossi from the frontline. If Russia captures the city to build on its current dominance there, it will be a major military and psychological blow to
CNN’s Erin Burnett reacts to Russia banning her, along with several prominent American figures, from entering the country. #cnn #news #shorts
Several media outlets report that Tesla released its first “commercial” after Elon Musk said the company would “try a little advertising.” It’s false. The video in question is just part of a long-running series of promotional videos at Tesla. Last week, CEO Elon Musk announced a reversal of his long-standing strategy that Tesla doesn’t spend
Abdulaziz bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister, speaks during a panel session at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Qatar on May 23, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saudi oil minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman on Tuesday told market speculators to “watch out,” reiterating his warning that they could face pain ahead. “Speculators,
Brett Okamoto, ESPN Staff WriterMay 23, 2023, 09:33 AM ET Close MMA columnist for ESPN.com Analyst for “MMA Live” Covered MMA for Las Vegas Sun WHEN FRANCIS NGANNOU officially announced he’d signed with the PFL earlier this month, he promised the deal would allow the next chapter of his career to be “tremendous.” Under the
In this article AAPL AVGO Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Apple CEO Tim Cook holds the new iPhone 14 at an Apple event at their headquarters in Cupertino, California, September 7, 2022. Carlos Barria | Reuters Apple on Tuesday announced a new multibillion-dollar deal with Broadcom to develop 5G radio frequency components in the
One of the victims abused by Rolf Harris was a young girl hoping to get his autograph. She was eight years old. Following his death at the age of 93, experts have compared the disgraced entertainer to Jimmy Savile, a prolific sex offender whose stardom also allowed him to hide in plain sight. Harris died
When Nasreen was just a young child, she saw her 12 -year-old sister forced into marriage, and her mother warned her she would be next. At the age of around nine, with the help of a male cousin, she fled her small rural Nepalese village – she can’t say exactly how old she was because
Rolf Harris’s legacy will not be as an artist who painted the Queen, or a musician who played with The Beatles, but rather as a sexual predator who carried out decades of abuse. Once considered a jovial entertainer, on our screens for more than 60 years, a high-profile trial in 2014 saw him convicted of
Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris, who became one of the UK’s biggest TV stars but was later jailed for using his fame to groom and assault young women, has died after a long illness, aged 93. His death was confirmed by a registrar at the town hall in Maidenhead, where he lived. Harris was jailed for
International students who come to study in the UK will no longer be able to bring family with them except under specific circumstances in a government bid to bring immigration down. International students will no longer be able to bring dependants with them unless they are on postgraduate courses that are currently designated as research
The head of the Bank of England has said there are “very big lessons” to learn about how the central bank has dealt with the economic shocks that have resulted in persistent double digit inflation and a cost of living crisis. Governor Andrew Bailey’s comments represent a tone change from the Bank, away from defending
Britain is no longer expected to suffer a recession this year, nor will it have the weakest economic growth in the group of seven leading industrialised economies, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said today. Unveiling a dramatic upgrade to its outlook for Britain, the Fund, which previously predicted Britain would face the worst 2023 of
A truck driver has been arrested after crashing into security barriers near the White House. A preliminary investigation revealed the driver “may have intentionally struck the security barriers at Lafayette Square” in Washington DC, said Anthony Guglielmia, a spokesperson for the US Secret Service. There were no injuries to any Secret Service or White House
“Britain is not going to donate any fighter jets to Ukraine at this time”, says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Speaking at a meeting with his German counterpart in Berlin, he added that no European nation is going to put Europe or British forces into Ukraine’s war zone, but will provide “resilience” and training. Read more