Jack Whitehall is set to host the ceremony, live from London’s O2 Arena. Dua Lipa leads the nominations, with a record-breaking five; and performances are expected from the likes of Justin Timberlake, Rita Ora and Sam Smith. Scroll down for the latest live updates – and keep updating this page […]
Daily Archives: February 21, 2018
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE FluMist, the only needle-free flu vaccine on the market, won a lukewarm recommendation from federal vaccine advisers Wednesday. The nasal spray vaccine has been off the U.S. market for two years because it […]
Florida School Shooting Survivors Get Little More Than ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ From Lawmakers at the State Capitol More TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Thousands of chanting students, including survivors of the Florida school shooting, rallied at the state Capitol on Wednesday, demanding changes to gun laws and threatening to remove Republicans who […]
WASHINGTON — Vice President Mike Pence and members of the National Space Council approved a series of recommendations Feb. 21 that make modest, and expected, reforms to regulations of commercial space activities. The Council, meeting at the Kennedy Space Center in its second public session since being reestablished last June, […]
In the tech industry, “non-compete” agreements are not uncommon; they prevent employees from job-hopping to rival firms and taking inside knowledge with them. But here’s a novel twist: The latest tussle of this sort is not about someone with key technical information. It’s about a woman promoting gender equality. When […]
Elon Musk‘s SpaceX Roadster, which is being ‘driven’ by a David Bowie-inspired ‘Starman’ astronaut, is now more than two million miles from Earth. Footage captured on February 18 shows the car, seen only as a tiny speck of light in grainy imagery, speeding through space. The footage was captured by […]
North Korea is bordered in the north by China and Russia – historical allies with whom relations have nonetheless been growing increasingly chilly due to Kim Jong-un’s volatility. With defections to China rocketing throughout Kim’s reign, the regime is now cracking down on vulnerable spots along the border with China. […]
Norbert Roettgen, a key member of Mrs Merkel’s conservative, blasted Foreign Minister Mr Gabriel, a Social Democrat, for questioning the target of 2 percent of GDP “shortly after the ink had dried” on a deal by their two blocs to renew the “grand coalition” that has ruled since 2013. SPD […]