WASHINGTON — A small portion of the thousands of Afghans who worked for the U.S. government will be flown directly to the U.S., while a larger group will be evacuated to third countries or military bases overseas where their visa paperwork will be reviewed, three administration officials told NBC News. […]
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An employee of the Natural History Museum in London looks at model of a Neanderthal male in his twenties, which is on display at the museum’s “Britain: One Million Years of the Human Story” exhibition, September 2014. Will Oliver/PA Images/Getty Humans like to think they’re special, but our genes suggest […]
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Two childhood friends named by defense lawyers as alternate suspects in the killing of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts said Friday they had nothing to do with the crime. Lawyers for Cristhian Bahena Rivera, the man convicted of killing Tibbetts, named Gavin Jones and […]
Team GB athletes who have arrived in Tokyo for the Olympics are feeling “paranoid” about getting Covid, which would see them forced to isolate and likely unable to compete, according to one of Britain’s leading medal hopes. Bianca Walkden, the taekwondo fighter who won a bronze medal at the Rio […]
TAMPA, Fla. — Satellite operator SES is leading a consortium to design a system for guarding communications in Luxembourg against cyberattacks, which could feed into Europe’s broader plan for a network that is also protected by quantum technology. The consortium will devise a satellite and terrestrial network for Luxembourg’s Quantum […]
Meet U.S. Olympic Surfers Competing at Tokyo 2020 Games The 2020 Tokyo Games are right around the corner! While thousands of athletes continue training for their respective sporting events, fans are getting themselves amped up for the July 23 Opening Ceremony, which will be attended by First Lady Jill Biden, by becoming acquainted […]
Neil writes: “It’s safe to say that cricket in the virtual world has been left as a bit of an outcast when compared to other sports. But when Cricket 19 released back in, well, 2019, fans of the sport were at least able to take in a game that was […]
The revelation that a documentary filmmaker used voice-cloning software to make the late chef Anthony Bourdain say words he never spoke has drawn criticism amid ethical concerns about use of the powerful technology. The movie “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” appeared in cinemas Friday and mostly features real footage […]
“They’re killing people — I mean they’re really, look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated,” Biden told reporters as he left the White House for Camp David. “And they’re killing people.” US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warned Thursday health misinformation is “a serious threat to public […]
The Blue Jays’ first home game in Toronto at the Rogers Centre will be July 30 against the Kansas City Royals. It will be their first game there since September 29, 2019. The team has been playing at its Spring Training base in Dunedin, Florida, and at its Triple-A home […]
The images from Germany are startling and horrifying: houses, shops and streets in the picturesque cities and villages along the Ahr and other rivers violently washed away by fast-moving floodwaters. The flooding was caused by a storm that slowed to a crawl over parts of Europe on Wednesday, dumping as […]
A quiet source of support. Jamie Lynn Spears is on board with Britney Spears’ attempt to end her 13-year conservatorship, but she prefers to offer her encouragement in private. “Jamie Lynn is 100 percent for #FreeBritney,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively of the Zoey 101 alum, 30. “She and […]
Stunning images of nearby galaxies revealing the locations of young stars as the gas warms up around them have been captured by astronomers. The new observations resemble colourful cosmic fireworks, and were obtained with the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile. Images show different components of the galaxies […]
Manchester City ‘shut down academy building at training ground after Covid outbreak among Under 18 and Under 23 squads… with Pep Guardiola’s early pre-season plans hampered by lack of youngsters available for friendly against Preston’ Manchester City has closed off its academy building following a Covid outbreak Players from the […]
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is ‘weaker’ against the Indian ‘Delta’ variant than health officials had hoped, a new report from Israel claims On Friday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held a discussion about the coronavirus with his Cabinet at the Kirya in Tel Aviv. Israel once led the entire world in the […]
MARKET REPORT: Rio’s iron ore output slumps as miner struggles with rain, labour shortages and fallout from the Aboriginal caves scandal By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 16 July 2021 | Updated: 21:56 BST, 16 July 2021 Heavy rainfall, labour shortages and taking greater steps to […]
Biz Markie, the rapper who rose to fame with the one-hit wonder Just A Friend, has died at age 57. The hip-hop legend died at a Baltimore hospital on Friday night from complications of diabetes, TMZ reports. Although Markie was best known for his instantly catching song and other tunes, he […]
Blackstone pays £969m for student digs firm: Private equity giant snaps up another UK bargain By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 16 July 2021 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 16 July 2021 The world’s largest private equity firm has made its second swoop in a matter of […]
Joe Biden says social media platforms such as Facebook “are killing people” for allowing misinformation about coronavirus vaccines to be posted on its platform, as the administration continued criticising the company. “They’re killing people. … Look, the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated. And they’re killing people,” the […]
Robert Hays, who famously played sweating, jittery pilot Ted Striker in the classic ’80s movie comedy “Airplane!,” hosts the new A&E clip series “Fasten Your Seatbelt” — but it’s not as campy as it sounds. OK, well, maybe just a little. Hays does have some street cred when it comes […]