Tennessee’s Republican-dominated House of Representatives has expelled two Democrats over their participation in a gun control demonstration at the state legislature last week. The protest came in the wake of the school shooting in Nashville on 27 March where six people, including three children, were killed. The Republicans, who control the house 75-23, voted to
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Sam Neill has told Sky News he is “absolutely fine” following the revelation he had been treated for blood cancer. The Jurassic Park star said he had been suffering from stage three blood cancer, while promoting his new book – which he wrote while he was undergoing chemotherapy. Speaking to Sky News in a UK
Police in Northern Ireland have said they have “strong” intelligence terror attacks are being planned against their officers on Easter Monday. Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne said that officers would be moved to frontline duties to counter any potential threats, in a policing strategy he said hadn’t been used for
It has been almost 30 years since one of the UK’s most notorious murder cases – the gangland shooting of three drug dealers whose bodies were found in a Range Rover parked up on farmland in a small village in Essex. Patrick Tate, 37, Tony Tucker, 38, and Craig Rolfe, 26, were each shot in
Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to apologise over a Labour social media post which claimed Rishi Sunak doesn’t think child sex abusers should go to prison. The party has been accused of “gutter politics” and criticised by its own MPs after posting a message on its official Twitter account vowing to “lock up dangerous
Security expert Justin Crump explains the latest on tensions in the South China Sea, which have ramped up between China and Taiwan since the visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. China is practising live-fire drills, essentially war simulations, around Taiwan and has even been firing missiles over the island to simulate hitting US carrier
Former President Donald Trump arrives in New York City a day before he is expected to turn himself in to law enforcement and face more than 30 criminal charges in a Manhattan court following last week’s historic grand jury indictment. CNN’s Dana Bash and Sara Murray break down the moment. #CNN #News #shorts
10:58 AM ET AUGUSTA, Ga. — Kevin Na won’t be around for the celebration if a LIV Golf League player claims a green jacket Sunday in the 87th Masters at Augusta National Golf Club. Na, captain of the Iron Heads GC, withdrew from the Masters on Thursday after scoring 4-over 40 on the first nine
After removing the quad motor, Max pack R1T from its configurator last December, Rivian has followed through on its promise to deliver a higher horsepower “Performance” dual motor option to reservation holders. The American automaker shared specs and pricing today along with updates ranges for dual motor R1T configurations using the Max pack. Days after
Ethereum underwent a huge network upgrade called the merge which proponents say will make transactions much more energy efficient. Following the merge, ether prices have dropped following a huge run up ahead of the event. Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Ether has spiked this week to a nine-month high, ahead of a major
On what was recently farmland, Amazon data centers have been built as close as 50 feet from residential houses in the Loudoun Meadows neighborhood on January 20, 2023, in Aldie, VA. Jahi Chikwendiu | The Washington Post | Getty Images In January, Oregon lawmakers submitted a bill to the state’s legislature that sought to curb
High interest rates, US bank failures and geopolitical divisions in Europe are reasons why the world economy is expected to grow less than 3% in 2023, the chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said. The growth is down from 3.4% last year, and even further below the average of 3.8%, increasing the risk
7:00 AM ET We’re one week into the 2023 season and there’s been plenty of excitement from the impact of all the new rules to Aaron Judge continuing last season’s home run tear to the Rays being the only team still undefeated through seven days of play. Is your favorite team off to a hot
Illegal immigrants will have their bank accounts shut down in a new crackdown by the Home Office – who have been accused of “demonising” asylum seekers. The Home Office announced it began sharing data with the financial sector on Thursday so it can refuse to open new bank accounts and close existing accounts of people
The logo of cryptocurrency exchange Binance displayed on a phone screen. Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty Images Binance’s Australian derivatives license was canceled at the crypto exchange’s own request, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission said Thursday, after the regulator had begun a “targeted review of Binance” in February. Beginning April 14, Binance’s derivative
EY, the big four accountancy firm, has ended the secondment of one of its employees to the CBI as the business lobbying group grapples with an unfolding crisis over allegations of sexual misconduct. Sky News has learnt that EY has opted not to renew the secondment of a staff member who was serving as an
Humza Yousaf has admitted the governance of the SNP “was not as it should be”. Scotland’s new first minister also said with the removal of power couple Nicola Sturgeon and Peter Murrell from the top of the party, it would allow an opportunity to “have a different way of doing things”. Mr Yousaf said it
A man has pleaded guilty to providing actor Michael K Williams with fentanyl-laced heroin, which resulted in his death in 2021. Irvin Cartagena, 39, sold the drugs in “broad daylight” in New York City, according to lawyer Damien Williams, who said he was “feeding addiction and causing tragedy”. “In doing so, he dealt the fatal
Some of the UK’s biggest and best-known businesses say they are closely watching the unfolding crisis at the CBI. Sky News contacted more than 30 FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 companies on Thursday and found that many of those who are CBI members are keeping their membership – for now. It comes after a number
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the nephew of the assassinated former president John F Kennedy, has announced he will challenge Joe Biden to be the Democratic nominee for the White House next year. He has filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Commission, becoming the second person to announce themselves as a challenger to