By Howard Bloom In January, eight months ago, Nikki Haley said, ‘The first party to retire its 80-year-old candidate is going to be the one who wins this election.’ Nikki Haley may be right. The Democratic National Convention that took place at the United Center in Chicago the week of August 19th demonstrated something no
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A Canadian mining company announced on Wednesday, August 21, that their crews unearthed a 2,492-carat diamond stone in Botswana. According to Lucara Diamond Corp, the rock was detected and recovered using X-ray technology, which identifies and preserves “large, high-value diamonds” at its Karowe diamond mine. The discovery is the second-largest diamond ever found on Earth,
Talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire in Gaza have been “constructive” and will continue over the weekend, the White House has said. National security spokesperson John Kirby said some progress had been made in the Egyptian capital Cairo as he pushed back against reports that the negotiations were close to collapse. There is speculation Hamas
In a poll conducted before the Democratic convention, Kamala Harris had already opened up a 50%-43% lead over Donald Trump. The Fairleigh Dickinson University Poll was released today, but the data was collected before the Democratic convention, and it found: In the overall sample, Harris leads Trump 50 to 43 among likely voters, with 7
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Cava Group — Shares of the fast-casual restaurant chain popped more than 21% on stronger-than-expected quarterly results . Cava posted earnings of 17 cents per share on $233 million in revenue in the fiscal second quarter. That topped LSEG estimates calling for earnings per share of
A Delta technician works on a set of screens displaying a blue page and reading “Recovery” in Terminal 2, Delta Airlines, at Los Angeles airport, on July 19, 2024. Airlines, banks, TV channels and other businesses were disrupted worldwide on Friday following a major computer systems outage linked to an update on an antivirus program.
Indian Space and Research Organisation (ISRO) has released a fresh set of images from the Chandrayaan-3 mission, coinciding with the first anniversary of its successful landing on the Moon. These images, taken by the Vikram lander and Pragyan rover, showcase key moments from the mission, including Pragyan’s attempts to imprint India’s national emblem on the
Happy Friday, book-lovers. Unwind with some Book Riot stuff. Those times are long gone, as my eight-year-old loves to remind me, and so if you’re like me, and want some nostalgic reads or an escape from *waves hands* all of this, grab your favorite snack—bonus points if it’s something that was also around in the
Track by Track is our recurring feature series in which artists guide readers through each song on a release. Today, singer-songwriter Luna Li chats through her new album, When a Thought Grows Wings. Often, a song from Luna Li feels more akin to an orchestral composition than a product of the present-day dream-pop/indie world. It’s
The Postal Service have shared Sylvan Esso’s new remix of their 2003 Give Up cut “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight.” The updated version arrives ahead of the Postal Service’s extended joint tour with Death Cab for Cutie, celebrating the anniversaries of Give Up and Transatlanticism. Check out the reworked track below. “‘The District Sleeps Alone
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A disabled chimpanzee who was orphaned by the illegal bushmeat trade in Africa has been given a new home. The Monkey World Ape Rescue Centre in Wareham, Dorset, has welcomed Chocolat, who has been cared for in Kenya for the past 20 years. The female chimp was an infant when her family were hunted and
Police in Iceland have declared a state of emergency after a volcano erupted, forcing homes to be evacuated. The eruption on the Reykjanes Peninsula, in southwest Iceland, is the sixth outbreak since December. Iceland’s meteorological office recorded increased seismic activity and earthquakes at the volcanic hill, Sundhnukar, days before the volcano erupted. A large fissure
Fox News basically had to push Trump off the air, so the ex-president called into Newsmax to continue ranting and raving. Fox News anchors were trying to get Trump to stop, as he was ranting about RFK Jr. and Joe Biden not being in the race: Fox anchors struggle to end the interview as Trump
A tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of oil has been damaged in the biggest attack on Red Sea shipping in weeks. The Greek-flagged MV Sounion was reportedly hit by at least four projectiles as men in several small boats opened fire on the vessel about 90 miles off the coast of the Yemeni port city of