Nearly two-thirds of Americans are more likely to back candidates in the November midterm elections who support the right to abortion, says a new poll. The survey of 998 voters also found that a plurality of Americans – 41% – said the country would be a worse place to live if the US Supreme Court
In this article LYFT A traveler arriving at Los Angeles International Airport looks for ground transportation during a statewide day of action to demand that ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft follow California law and grant drivers “basic employee rights” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., August 20, 2020. Mike Blake | Reuters Shares of Lyft lost
At the City of Wolverhampton Market business is brisk, but it’s a hard time for the traders and their customers. Richard Dollar, a fishmonger who has run his popular stall for 20 years, says he’s never known it this tough, as he talks about trying to stay afloat amid rising costs and price. “Some of
Shop prices increased at their fastest rate in more than a decade last month, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) has said. Retail prices went up from 2.1% in March to 2.7% in April, according to the BRC-NielsenIQ price index. This was the highest annual rate of inflation it recorded since September 2011. The figures will
Sky News’ Alex Rossi visits the village of Barvinkove south of Kharkiv, and speaks to Ukrainian troops ahead of an expected advance. Russian forces are continuing their attacks on Ukraine’s industrial heartland in the eastern Donbas region. For the latest developments: https://qrcode.skynews.com/skynews/ukraineblog SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter:
In an interview with “Right Wing Watch,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) criticized the Catholic Church’s support of migrants, saying “Satan is controlling the church.” #CNN #News
Sila Nanotechnologies announced that they will invest a few hundreds of millions of dollars into a new battery material factory in Washington state to support the production of up to 500,000 electric vehicles. The company described the project in Moses Lake in a new press release today: In a commitment to ensure America retains global
A liquefied natural gas tanker berth in Japan, on Dec. 17, 2021. Should Japan ever exit the Sakhalin energy projects in Russia and their stakes were acquired by Russia or a third country, this would weaken the effectiveness of Western sanctions and benefit Russia, Japan’s industry minister said on Friday. Kiyoshi Ota | Bloomberg |
Amber Heard was physically and sexually abused by Johnny Depp and suffered PTSD as a result, jurors have been told by an expert psychologist – the first defence witness to take the stand as the actress begins to hit back with her side of the story. Dr Dawn Hughes’ testimony began after a bit of
In this article EXPE Visitors browse at the display of Expedia during the International Tourism Trade Fair in Berlin. Fabrizio Bensch | Retuers Shares of Expedia plunged more than 13% on Tuesday after reporting mixed financials in what’s been a tough earnings season. The company reported first-quarter financials after the bell on Monday. Expedia lost
The first exoplanet was discovered in 1992. Since then, astronomers have discovered almost 5,000 planets orbiting other stars. However, whenever a new exoplanet is discovered, little information is available about it. All that is known is that the exoplanet exists and it has a few characteristics. Everything else, though, remains a mystery. To address this
A spike in oil and gas prices triggered by the Ukraine war could see energy giants enjoying unexpected, additional profits of £11.6bn this year from North Sea operations alone, new analysis predicts. Greenpeace and Oil Change International project that energy firms could see the money they make just from their North Sea fossil fuel operations
The Sex Pistols will re-release their once-banned punk rock anthem God Save The Queen to mark the monarch’s upcoming Platinum Jubilee. The anti-authoritarian hit was first released in 1977 at the same time as the Queen’s Silver Jubilee and it was promptly banned by the BBC and every independent radio station. The anti-royalist song called
Black holes are intriguing and mysterious objects. They are dreaded, too, because their gravitational pull is so strong that they do not allow anything to pass through them, not even light, except on the rare occasions when they feed. When a black hole pulls in gas and dust from an orbiting star, it sends out
The Pride of Kent, a P&O ferry, has failed its reinspection by authorities. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) said: “The Pride of Kent remains under detention after failing to pass its reinspection today. We will reinspect when requested to do so by P&O Ferries. “There are no further inspections of P&O Ferries at the
9:06 AM ET New York Mets pitcher Chris Bassitt and plate umpire Chad Fairchild apologized to each other Monday night in a rare player-umpire exchange of mea culpas after an apparent missed call. Bassitt and his Mets teammates started heading to the dugout in the fifth inning after what he thought was a called third
The leaked draft opinion document that suggests the Supreme Court is set to overturn a historic law that legalised abortion is authentic, US Chief Justice John Roberts has said. In a draft ‘opinion’ document written by Justice Samuel Alito, the court says the landmark Roe v Wade decision in 1973 was “egregiously wrong from the
Ukrainian troops will beat Russia and the country will “be free” from occupation, Boris Johnson has told Ukraine’s parliament – adding that it is a fight of “good versus evil”. The UK prime minister, who has become the first world leader to address Ukrainian MPs since Russia invaded in late February, said Ukraine had proven
Patients who overcome severe COVID infections suffer the same cognitive impairment that people generally go through between the ages of 50 and 70, a new study has found. This is the equivalent of losing 10 IQ points say the team of scientists from the University of Cambridge and Imperial College London. Their findings suggest that
Durham Police should reopen an investigation into whether Sir Keir Starmer broke coronavirus laws, a minister has said. The Labour leader has come under pressure since footage emerged of him drinking a beer with colleagues at a time when restrictions were in place. Speaking on Sky News, International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan said officers should