Donald Trump was shocked to learn that child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein had killed himself in jail while awaiting trial and believed conspiracy theories would inevitably follow, according to his former attorney general. In newly released testimony with House investigators, Bill Barr, who was part of Trump’s first administration when Epstein died in 2019, recounted…
The StubHub logo is seen at its headquarters in San Francisco. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Online ticket platform StubHub is pricing its IPO at $23.50, CNBC’s Leslie Picker confirmed on Tuesday. The pricing comes at the midpoint of the expected range that the company gave last week. At $23.50, the pricing…
Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images Even if you consider this New York Fashion Week the “most boring” in recent memory, it still went on, as scheduled, without a hitch. Sequined corsets, tufted cropped coats, billowing capes and beaded heels all paraded down runways for the eyes and iPhones of primped guests, despite the fact that, all…
Hong Kong can help Asia fill a staggering climate-financing gap by helping to tap a global pool of more than US$200 trillion to fund sustainable-infrastructure projects, according to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). There was a glaring disconnect between the vast amount of available capital and the low deployment of funds for climate action…
China on Wednesday called the framework deal reached in Madrid to switch short-video app TikTok to U.S.-controlled ownership a “win-win” and said it would review TikTok’s technology exports and intellectual property licensing, in a state media editorial. Source link
An independent panel of experts commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights Council has concluded “on reasonable grounds that the Israeli authorities and Israeli security forces have committed and are continuing to commit” acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. In its report published Tuesday, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the occupied Palestinian…
Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding Lifehacker as a preferred source for tech news. iOS 26 is here, and with it, Apple’s “Liquid Glass” design revamp. Yesterday, I covered how to quickly undo most of the harshest changes that come with…
9/16: CBS Evening News Plus – CBS News Watch CBS News Breaking down the charges against Charlie Kirk shooting suspect; Reporter’s Notebook: Behind the Fed’s jargon Source link
More than a year after it was first announced, tickets have gone on sale for Australia’s first domestic flights permitting pets to travel in the cabin. Virgin Australia revealed in March, 2024 that it was working to allow some pets on board, with the plan becoming a reality as of today. The inaugural trips will…
Indian-origin heart surgeon Amal Bose sentenced to six years in jail in the UK for sexually assaulting female colleagues. An Indian-origin heart surgeon, Amal Bose, 55, has been sentenced to six years in jail in the UK for abusing his position to sexually assault female colleagues at Blackpool Hospital in Lancaster. But Bose told the…