Chuck Grassley has served as Iowa’s senator for a whopping seven terms, but new polling shows this tenure could be in jeopardy. In the latest episode of The Point, CNN’s Chris Cillizza digs into whether the Hawkeye State will actually part ways with its longstanding senator. SOURCES AND FURTHER READING: Baseball owners allow Dodgers and
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The government will spend an extra £1bn to insulate the least energy-efficient homes in the UK, the business secretary has announced. Grant Shapps said the new Eco+ scheme was aimed at middle earners who do not benefit from any other government support to upgrade homes. Labour criticised it as a “reheated announcement with no new
Stock markets in Asia have seen sharp falls while a recent easing in oil prices gained new momentum on Monday in reaction to growing COVID lockdowns and public protests against them in China. Brent crude futures were 3% down on the day at $81 a barrel as investors fretted over demand in the world’s second-largest
Elon Musk has confirmed that Tesla Semi has completed its first 500-mile trip with a full load – quite a feat for a battery-electric truck. Tesla Semi is an all-electric class 8 commercial truck that Tesla first unveiled in 2017 and it was supposed to be in production in 2019. However, it was delayed several
In this article NK-FR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT This image, from March 2021, shows a worker with car batteries at a facility in China. STR | AFP | Getty Images China is leading the way when it comes to lithium — and the rest of the world has not been quick enough to
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of the murders of two boys following fatal stabbings in southeast London. The victims, named earlier as Charlie Bartolo and Kearne Solanke, were found with stab wounds in Titmuss Avenue, Thamesmead, and Sewell Road, Abbey Wood, on Saturday at around 5.10pm. Officers had attended with the London
The Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has urged NATO members to guarantee the protection of Ukraine’s nuclear facilities. Over the weekend, Zaphorizhzia power plant came under fire with UN’s atomic body warning that Russia and Ukraine are “playing with fire”. Former senior military intelligence and security officer, Philip Ingram has more detail. #ukraine #zaporizhzhya #skynews SUBSCRIBE
Former CIA director Leon Panetta discusses former President Trump’s reaction to the Department of Justice naming a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigations of former President Donald Trump. #CNN #News
Protests against stringent COVID restrictions have intensified across China – as a British journalist was beaten and kicked by police. Demonstrators and police clashed in Shanghai on Sunday night, despite being forcibly removed by officers using pepper spray only a few hours earlier. Sky’s Helen-Ann Smith described the atmosphere in Shanghai this morning as “very,
Matt Hancock has finished in third place in I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! after controversially signing up to the show. Ex-Lioness Jill Scott was crowned queen of the jungle, with Hollyoaks actor Owen Warner runner-up. When Mr Hancock first went into camp as a surprise late arrival, the public had initially taken
Nov 27, 2022 Associated Press MALAGA, Spain — Felix Auger-Aliassime fell to his back behind the baseline then waited for teammates to race off Canada’s bench and pile on top of him. A few minutes later, the Canadians finally could lift the Davis Cup. “I think of us all here, we’ve dreamt of this moment,”
As night fell in Shanghai, they gathered in their hundreds. Ordinary, angry people who took their frustrations on to the streets. When we arrived, we followed the crowds right up to a barricaded road. It was blocked by a row of police standing shoulder to shoulder. They were preventing people from congregating at Wulumuqi Road,
Rishi Sunak hopes a “blueprint” inspired by the coronavirus vaccine rollout will help tackle the NHS’s four “healthcare missions” of cancer, obesity, mental health and addiction. The prime minister has announced more than £113m in funding for research into new treatments and technologies with the aim of encouraging breakthroughs. Ministers believe tackling the key challenges
Black Friday returned with a bang this year, especially in the electric bike and e-scooter markets. Companies are fighting over consumers to out do each other with impressive sales. Some companies are offering nearly a thousand dollars off major e-bikes, while others are helping consumers save hundreds of dollars while also throwing in hundreds of
These machines, known as mining rigs, work round the clock to find new units of cryptocurrency. Benjamin Hall | CNBC New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law Tuesday banning certain bitcoin mining operations that run on carbon-based power sources. For the next two years, unless a proof-of-work mining company uses 100% renewable energy, it
The murders of two 16-year-old boys who were stabbed to death just a mile apart in London are linked, according to police. The two victims have been named as Kearne Solanke and Charlie Bartolo. Investigators are trying to trace a dark-coloured SUV type vehicle “with distinctive silver roof bars”, seen in the area in the
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The father and siblings of Kaylee Goncalves, one of the four University of Idaho students found dead in an off-campus residence, spoke with CNN’s Jim Sciutto about the ongoing investigation into the killings. #CNN #News
Inflation-busting pay rises are “unaffordable”, cabinet minister Mark Harper has told Sky News in the face of strikes in the public sector. The transport secretary said there “simply isn’t the money” to fund such wage hikes, even in line with rising prices, given the current economic situation and state of the public finances in the
2:00 AM ET UFC star Conor McGregor is not currently in the promotion’s drug-testing pool and will likely need to be in the pool for six months before competing again, a spokesperson for USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, told ESPN on Saturday. McGregor, the former UFC lightweight and featherweight champion, has been out of action