Sheep farmer, 45, jailed for 14 years over bid to extort £1.4m from Tesco
Sheep farmer, 45, who put three jars of baby food laced with shards of metal on Tesco store shelves in bid to extort £1.4m from them is jailed for 14 … Read More
War over Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination begins as Democrats go all in on attacking her
War over Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination begins as Democrats go all in on attacking her over Obamacare and Republicans call her ‘a new Scalia’ – as pro-abortion protesters mass outside … Read More
Greece calls new Turkish survey mission a threat to region
ATHENS, Greece — Greece accused neighbor Turkey of undermining efforts to ease a crisis over eastern Mediterranean drilling rights Monday, after Ankara redeployed a survey vessel for new energy exploration … Read More
Wall Street adds more gains to last week’s rally; tech leads
Wall Street is pushing higher on Monday and tacking more gains onto last week’s rally, its best in more than three months By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer October 12, … Read More
Senate kicks off an unprecedented confirmation hearing
Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, who is facing his own tight reelection race, gaveled in the proceedings around 9 a.m. ET. The hearings could be a firestorm as Republicans push … Read More
Pay gap between ethnic minority and white employees ‘at lowest level since 2012’
White employees earn just 29p more per hour than ethnic minority workers as pay gap closes to its smallest level since 2012, says official study Pay gap between white and … Read More
Statues of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt toppled in Portland
‘Put these animals in jail now’: Furious Donald Trump in Twitter tirade after statues of Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt are torn down in Portland as he tells the FBI … Read More
Two Stanford University professors win Nobel Prize for economics
Two Stanford University professors win Nobel Prize for economics for their work on improving auctions and helping ‘sellers, buyers and taxpayers around the world’ Stanford University professors Paul R. Milgrom, 72, … Read More
Lung cancer referrals are down 50% because symptoms are similar to Covid-19, experts claim
Lung cancer referrals are down 50% because patients believe a persistent cough and chest pains are signs of Covid-19 and self-isolate instead of seeing a specialist, experts warn 16,000 fewer … Read More
2 Stanford economists win Nobel prize for improving auctions
STOCKHOLM — Two American economists won the Nobel Prize for improving how auctions work, research that underlies much of today’s economy — from the way Google sells advertising to the … Read More
