Rapper and producer Dr Dre – who is worth $820m – has finalised his divorce from Nicole Young with a $100m (£74m) settlement. The artist, whose real name is Andre Romelle Young, was married to Nicole Young for nearly 24 years, and the two have two adult children, Truice, 24, and Truly, 20. Under the
NASA’s James Webb Telescope is going through some critical manoeuvre phases which will determine its success as a mission to shed light on the origin of the universe. The powerful space observatory, which was launched into orbit on Christmas Day, is heading for a “make or break” moment when it attempts to unpack its five-layered
With whimsical illustrations, the artist Louis Wain helped shift societal attitudes towards cats – transforming their reputation from practical mouse-catchers and elevating them to adored pet status. Once a household name, the artist had been largely forgotten – until now, thanks to new film The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain giving his story the Hollywood
Shares of Biogen surged Wednesday following a report that South Korean giant Samsung Group is in talks to acquire the US biotech company for more than $40 billion (roughly Rs. 2,98,170 crore). Biogen, which is known for its Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm and a neurology-focused medication pipeline, approached Samsung on a potential deal that could be
Billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has raised $337.4 million (roughly Rs. 2,515 crore) in equity financing, the rocket company disclosed in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. SpaceX, which counts Alphabet and Fidelity Investments among its investors, hit $100 billion (roughly Rs. 7,60,140 crore) in valuation following a secondary share sale in October, according to CNBC. It
The Dean of Westminster had to send a personal plea to Buckingham Palace in 1997, in an effort to get Sir Elton John to perform at Diana, Princess Of Wales’ funeral, newly released government documents show. John’s performance of his newly re-written Candle In The Wind, is one of the most memorable parts of the
The Affordable Care Act is on pace to set a record for enrollment in 2022. CNN’s Gabe Cohen looks at some of the reasons why. #CNN #News
A number of new Nightingale “surge hubs” are to be set up around England as the NHS goes on a “war footing” in preparation for a wave of Omicron hospital admissions. Eight locations with capacity for 100 patients will be set up, with work beginning this week, NHS England has said. More sites have also
Home Depot wants you to kick gas and oil to the curb in 2022, and to help with that, you’ll be able to save up to $549 on RYOBI battery-powered lawn tools today. Notably, the 21-inch snow blower is on sale for $599 and the 48V 42-inch riding mower is $549 off, among many other
Boris Johnson has praised the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine for saving “many millions of lives” as the UK marks becoming the first country to approve the COVID vaccine exactly one year ago. On 30 December 2020, the Oxford/AstraZeneca shot became the second coronavirus jab approved by the UK’s independent medicines regulator – after Pfizer/BioNTech. To date, almost
In this article INTC AAPL Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers the keynote address during the 2020 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) at Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Brooks Kraft/Apple Inc/Handout via Reuters Apple‘s decision to ditch Intel paid off this year. The pivot allowed Apple to completely rethink the Mac, which had started to
Nicola Sturgeon has said it is her “expectation” that new COVID restrictions in Scotland will be in place until 17 January, as she urged people to “stay at home right now more than normal”. Since 27 December, nightclubs in Scotland have been forced to close unless they operate as a pub with table service and
The UK has reported a record 183,037 new COVID cases in the latest daily figures. The number includes five days of infection data from Northern Ireland – 22,972 cases – due to a lag in reporting over Christmas. Of the 183,037 total figure, 138,287 cases were in England (yesterday it was 117,093), 15,849 were in
Liquidators of the Thomas Cook travel empire which became one of Britain’s best-known companies during its 178-year history have launched a bid to offload its stake in the company behind the UK’s air traffic control operations. Sky News has learnt that AlixPartners, the professional services firm, launched a process shortly before Christmas to sell Thomas
On the day of the Parkland school shooting in Florida, Valentine’s Day 2018, like many, actor Fran Kranz found himself trying to make sense of the senseless. Fourteen students and three teachers died in the massacre, which came after so many before: Columbine, Aurora, Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook. Just a few weeks ago, four students
7:00 AM ET The Winter Classic has been the NHL’s signature outdoor event since 2008, when the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres played through picturesque snow and launched an institution. The game between the St. Louis Blues and Minnesota Wild scheduled for Target Field on Jan. 1, 2022, will be the 13th edition of the
7:00 AM ET Once upon a time (just two years ago!), Cody Bellinger was one of the best players in baseball on one of the best teams in baseball. Through the Dodgers outfielder/first baseman’s age-23 season, he had posted 15.0 WAR, with a 2019 figure of 7.7 WAR leading to a National League MVP. It
A vocal pro-democracy website in Hong Kong has been shut down after police raided its office, froze its assets and arrested senior staff. Stand News said in a statement that its website and social media were no longer being updated and would be taken down. It said all employees have been dismissed. The outlet was
Emma Watson says she felt “quite overwhelmed” before reuniting with members of the original cast of the Harry Potter movies for a one-off TV special. But the actress, who played bookworm Hermione Granger, ended up being “pleasantly surprised” to relive the years spent making the eight-film series. The movies, which took 10 years to film
Israeli foodtech firm SavorEat on Tuesday launched a plant-based burger system personalized to each customer, one of the first companies to use 3D printing technology to cook food. Typically, vegan burgers from companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat are frozen and later cooked on a grill. SavorEat’s technology, however, are made on site by