Polls in a historic US election have started to close, as Donald Trump and Joe Biden prepare to find out who has won the race for the White House. Six states – including the battleground of Georgia – saw voting end at 7pm (12am GMT), with “toss up” races such as Florida and Pennsylvanian due
Month: November 2020
Boris Johnson will today urge MPs to approve England’s new lockdown – but the prime minister is continuing to face a backlash from his own Conservative MPs over the fresh shutdown. Following a 90-minute debate on the new national measures, the House of Commons will on Wednesday afternoon vote on whether to give a second
CNBC; Getty Images AT&T is in discussions with private-equity firms, including Apollo Management, to sell a significant minority stake in its DirecTV, AT&T Now and U-Verse pay-TV businesses in a complicated transaction that would shift legacy assets off the wireless carrier’s balance sheet, according to people familiar with the matter. Under the terms of the
Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona will undergo surgery for a subdural haematoma within hours, his personal physician has told reporters, A subdural haematoma is a serious condition where a blood clot develops between the skull and the surface of the brain. It is usually caused by a head injury. Dr Leopoldo Luque, Maradona’s personal physician,
November 3rd, 2020 by Tina Casey The lights are still on at thousands of polling places across the nation, but it appears that the US Department of Energy has already declared a winner. If you guessed that clean power is the winner, run right out and buy yourself a cigar. On Election Day, November 3,
The UK’s terror threat level has been raised from “substantial” to “severe”, meaning an attack is now judged to be “highly likely”. The move follows Monday night’s attack in Austrian capital Vienna, in which four people were killed. Last week, three people died after a knife attack in Nice, France, while teacher Samuel Paty was
Princess Diana’s brother has called for a BBC inquiry over faked bank statements he says helped secure the sensational Panorama interview that shot journalist Martin Bashir to fame. Charles Spencer has written to BBC director-general Tim Davie, in a letter reported by the Daily Mail, accusing Bashir of “yellow journalism” and saying “sheer dishonesty” was
8:58 AM ET As the calendar turns over from a landscape-shifting October, there’s even more to come in November. But both the action of the past month and the fights that lie ahead carry lingering questions. Where does Gervonta Davis rank among boxing’s best? Will Deontay Wilder factor into heavyweight boxing in the next 12
Global stock markets have rallied sharply as Americans head to the polls – with the likely impact of any result on economic stimulus preoccupying investors. London’s FTSE 100 was 2% higher in early afternoon trading with European markets also ahead, picking up after gains from Wall Street and in Asian trading overnight. There were further
10:28 AM ET Francis Ngannou has taken over the No. 2 spot in ESPN’s heavyweight rankings, thanks to the recent retirement of former UFC champion Daniel Cormier. At light heavyweight, Dominick Reyes has grabbed the second spot after the August defeat of ex-Bellator champ Ryan Bader. Those represent the highest level of flux in the
Tesla has started pushing a new software update to the fleet today with a new Autopilot feature, Spotify app improvements, and more. Check out the release notes below. While we are all focused on Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta release, Tesla is still working on improving the overall experience inside its vehicles for the broader fleet.
Energy stocks have had a bad year, the worst S&P 500 sector by far, and the damage could be even worse under the surface. The sector is now at its lowest point relative to the S&P 500 since 1931, according to Oppenheimer head of technical analysis Ari Wald. “The sector has really been troubled not
Co-founder and CEO of Netflix Reed Hastings attends a red carpet for the Netflix launch at Palazzo Del Ghiaccio on October 22, 2015 in Milan, Italy. Jacopo Raule | Getty Images Tech executives, rich from an 11-year bull market that’s disproportionately benefited their industry, were among the top political donors in the 2020 cycle. The
Despacito is no longer YouTube’s most-watched video ever… but you might regret finding out what has replaced it. Baby Shark, the super annoyingly catchy children’s song, has now overtaken the 2017 single by Puerto Rican pop stars Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. The track – recorded by a 10-year-old for South Korean kids – is
Nicola Sturgeon has called for clarity over whether the furlough scheme will be extended beyond 2 December in Scotland if needed. Scotland’s first minister made the call after Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick told Sky News’ Kay Burley it would be a decision for the chancellor to take after the nationwide lockdown in England ends at
Primark’s inability to trade online during coronavirus lockdowns has prompted a 40% slump in its parent firm’s annual profits. Associated British Foods (ABF) said enforced closures of the discount fashion retailer’s stores lost it an estimated £2bn in revenue and outweighed increases to its bottom line from its sugar, grocery, agriculture and ingredients divisions in