(Bloomberg) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has said that he plans to make institutions he considers financiers of the war in Ukraine cover the costs of a fine the European Union has imposed on Hungary for failing to comply with its asylum policies. Most Read from Bloomberg The statement, which Orban made during a […]
Philanthropist Melinda French Gates is encouraging women to make their voices heard at the polls, underscoring the importance of turnout in determining the 2024 presidential election’s outcome. “Women turned out in the mid-term elections and said, ‘This is enough.’ And we’ve gotta do it again,” French Gates told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King in an […]
(Bloomberg) — Holdings of the GameStop Corp. call options Keith Gill — known online as ‘Roaring Kitty’ — purported to own shrank amid a flurry of late trading Wednesday, suggesting that he may have sold some of the position. Most Read from Bloomberg Volume of GameStop $20 calls expiring on June 21 surged to 93,266 […]
Earth may be swimming through an ocean of dark matter — and waves in that invisible ocean lapping against our planet’s upper atmosphere may generate detectable radio waves that allow us to finally find this elusive component of the universe, according to new theoretical research. A wealth of astrophysical and cosmological evidence points to the […]
Robyn Denholm said Elon Musk faces no shortage of ideas and “other places” he could work on them.Fairfax Media/Getty Tesla board chair warned shareholders that Elon Musk could take his ideas “other places.” Musk has said he’d prefer to build AI and robotics products outside of Tesla without more control. Robyn Denholm said the pay package […]
After confirming it will not open in late 2024 as scheduled, VAI Resort shared an additional statement revealing a slightly more specific timetable. Staff also teased a future announcement hinting at more features at the $1 billion, 1,100-room, 60-acre hotel and entertainment complex under construction near State Farm Stadium in Glendale. Such an annoucement would […]
Mars may face more than twice as many close encounters with potentially dangerous asteroids as Earth does, according to a new study. This could imperil exploratory missions to the Red Planet, but also provide insight into how the inner solar system formed. Asteroids constitute the biggest threat from space to our planet — the 2013 Chelyabinsk meteor, for example, […]
Ukraine finally has a green light to strike inside Russia using U.S. weapons — and it may have begun doing so. A senior Ukrainian official hinted Monday that Kyiv had hit a missile system inside Russia using Western weapons, just days after many of Ukraine’s allies, including the United States, approved their limited use. That […]
Before a jury found Donald Trump’s guilty of 34 felonies, there was a fair amount of polling on the potential impact on the 2024 presidential election. There was, however, an important caveat hanging overhead. As we discussed last week, pollsters routinely ask the public for their opinions about things that have happened. The task becomes […]
The Idaho prisoner charged with planning and staging a violent escape while at a Boise hospital, after which he evaded law enforcement for 36 hourse, pleaded guilty to some — but not all — of his charges Wednesday afternoon. Skylar Meade, 31, appeared before 4th District Judge Nancy Baskin at the Ada County Courthouse wearing […]
Berkshire Hathaway held its annual meeting on Saturday with Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett tackling a range of topics, including artificial intelligence, who will be responsible for the portfolio in the future, and the next potential investment. But “Woodstock for capitalists” took place without Charlie Munger, Buffett’s longtime business partner who passed away in November. […]
Sheffield United boss Chris Wilder hinted match officials took the “easy decision” of not awarding his side a free-kick because of Nottingham Forest’s recent complaints against VAR. The Blades felt Ben Brereton Diaz was pushed in the build-up to Ryan Yates’ second goal in Forest’s vital 3-1 win at Bramall Lane, where Callum Hudson-Odoi scored […]