Russian billionaire and former owner of Premier League football club Chelsea Roman Abramovich has lost a legal challenge to overturn his inclusion on the European Union’s sanctions list following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In its ruling the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) dismissed the action brought by Abramovich […]
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) added Russian-Israeli business tycoon Mikhail Fridman to Ukraine’s wanted list, according to the Interior Ministry’s website. Fridman was charged by the SBU on Sept. 5 for helping to finance Russia’s war against Ukraine. According to the security service, the oligarch has poured around 2 billion rubles ($22 million) into […]
The Dan Wootton Tonight episode in which Laurence Fox made on-air remarks about female journalist Ava Evans was the most complained-about TV event of the year, Ofcom has revealed. The episode, which was broadcast on GB News on September 26th, received 8,867 complaints with viewers objecting to the “misogynistic comments” made by actor-turned-politician Fox about […]
In the late 1980s, when the Wish List holiday fundraiser was in its infancy, Marc Amazon’s parents sprung a surprise. They told their teenage son that instead of giving presents on one of the nights of Hanukkah, they would help people in need by donating to the Wish List, a joint effort of The Enquirer […]
Plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures are popular search trends on TikTok, with both terms getting 2.6 billion hits on the platform combined. Although people from multiple age demos search for these terms, Gen Z’s interest in these procedures is rising. In fact, many Gen Zers have adopted Botox, fillers and other preventive anti-aging procedures into […]
List of school closings and delays in Mass. after strong storm knocks out power Some schools have announced closings and delays for Tuesday due to a powerful wind-driven rainstorm that knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in Massachusetts on Monday. As of 6 a.m. Tuesday, there were 136,000 power outages […]
Dec. 17—There are potential holiday presents in every spot you look around Westmoreland County. That restaurant or coffee shop down the street probably stock gift cards that would be perfect for a friend or relative. The winery, distillery, meadery or craft brewery you’ve noticed in the neighborhood could provide a liquid present for someone who […]
Austria supported the EU’s 12th sanction package against Russia after Ukraine suspended the inclusion of the Raiffeisen Bank in the war sponsors list, Reuters reported on Dec. 16, citing an EU diplomat. Media reports emerged ahead of the Dec. 14-15 European Council summit that Vienna is delaying the newest package in an effort to remove […]
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has placed Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow on its wanted list, according to the Interior Ministry’s wanted persons database on Dec. 15. Patriarch Kirill, born Vladimir Gundyayev, is the head of the Russian Orthodox Church and a staunch supporter of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Russia’s war against […]
The 2024 Film Independent Spirit Award nominations — see the full list below — were unveiled on Tuesday, December 5, crowning the past year’s achievements in indie film. The actual awards ceremony, taking place on February 24, 2024 in the usual tent on the beach in Santa Monica, is a little less than three months away, […]
CNN — The nominees for the 81st Golden Globe Awards were revealed Monday morning. The Globes staged a huge sendoff for HBO’s “Succession,” for which multiple cast members scored individual acting nominations, in addition to a best drama series nod, for a total of nine nominations. It was a good morning for everyone who took […]
The betting firm Flutter has said it is working towards 29 January as the date for its listing on the New York stock exchange, but it will keep its premium listing in London. The company, formerly known as Paddy Power Betfair, is proceeding with a secondary listing in the US but it may “pursue a […]