Former first lady Michelle Obama has told the opening day of the Democratic National Convention that Donald Trump is the “wrong president” for the country. Dozens of people from across the party spoke at the conference’s first night, which was hosted by actress Eva Longoria, as it kicked off the formal US election run for
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Tesla is using its connected cars to ask owners to help “relieve ‘stress on grid” during the heat wave in California by changing their charging habits if possible. In the past, Tesla has used the connectivity inside its vehicles to send warnings to owners in critical events or help them out with free Supercharging or
South Belridge Oil Field is the fourth-largest oil field in California and one of the most productive in the U.S. David McNew | Getty Images Oil prices climbed higher on Monday, lifted by China’s plans to ship in large volumes of U.S. crude in August and September, outweighing concerns over a slowdown in demand recovery
Former chancellor Sajid Javid has a new job with Wall Street giant JP Morgan. The bank revealed on Monday that Mr Javid – who quit as chancellor earlier this year – has been hired as a senior adviser. Mr Javid is still an MP but will take up a post as a member of the
Epic Games said on Monday that Apple has threatened to revoke its developer account, meaning Epic will no longer be able to make apps for the App Store, the only way for consumers to install software on an iPhone. The escalation comes the week after Epic Games, makers of the popular Fortnite video game, released a
12:36 PM ET A high-action main event capped off UFC 252 and Stipe Miocic heads back to Ohio with the UFC heavyweight title and intentions on healing up. Daniel Cormier put up quite a fight and had the champ rocked at a few moments, but the former two-division champion exited the Octagon with a loss
Lithuania is concerned at the possibility of Russia using the crisis in Belarus to intervene with military forces, its foreign minister has told Sky News. Linas Linkevicius said he personally doubted it would happen, but as military assistance had openly been discussed by embattled Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin, such a
Two men have been charged over the killing of hip hop artist Jam Master Jay nearly 20 years ago. The star, whose real name was Jason “Jay” Mizell, was shot inside a recording studio in Queens, New York City, in 2002. He was the DJ for hip hop group Run-DMC, who were one of the
This is a U-turn long in the making but short in the offing. As recently as Saturday night, government sources were insisting that, without standardisation, they would be fighting accusations of rampant grade inflation and worthless A-levels. Ultimately though, the alternative was worse. Image: Education Secretary Gavin Williamson may be fearing for his job after
A-level and GCSE students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be handed exam grades as predicted by their teachers instead of a controversial algorithm. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson apologised following the major government U-turn, which came after growing fury from pupils and Tory MPs about the handling of the results crisis. Ministers have been
Donald Trump has said his late brother was his “biggest fan” and was “so angry with China” over the coronavirus pandemic. Robert Trump, the president’s youngest brother, died at the age of 71 on Saturday. The president, 74, had visited his sibling in hospital in New York the day before, after it was revealed he
August 17th, 2020 by Press Release Originally published on the US Department of Energy (DOE). On August 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the Solar Energy Technologies Office Fiscal Year 2020 Perovskite (SETO FY20 PVSK) funding program, which will provide $20 million in funding for projects that will advance device and manufacturing research
Ryanair has said it is cutting flight capacity by a fifth in September and October as travel restrictions to some European countries tighten. The Irish airline announced the move shortly before rival easyJet confirmed it was going ahead with previously-announced plans to close bases at London Stansted, Southend and Newcastle airports from 31 August –
A few weeks ago I covered the launch of a new electric motorbike known as the BlackTea Moped. While I was generally positive about the design, the one area I dinged the new bike on was the unimaginative battery box. But now BlackTea has responded by sharing details on a new design upgrade that marks
Dominic Raab has said Britain does not accept the results of the “fraudulent” election in Belarus. The UK’s foreign secretary has called for an urgent investigation into the ballot’s “serious flaws”. Mr Raab also condemned acts of violence by the Belarusian authorities to suppress peaceful protests following the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko. He said
GCSE students in Northern Ireland will have their results decided based on teachers’ predictions, after the controversial moderating system was scrapped. Just days before the grades were due to be published, the devolved government announced it wanted to “ease anxieties” among pupils and their families. The move piles pressure on the UK government to follow