The blaze that killed 72 people in Grenfell Tower in London was caused by “decades of failure” by the UK government and the construction industry that allowed the 24-storey building to be wrapped in flammable cladding, a seven-year public inquiry has found. The fire began in the early hours of June 14, 2017, sparked by an electrical fault in a ...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba tendered his resignation ahead of an expected major cabinet reshuffle as a fresh wave of Russian missiles overnight killed at least seven people, including a child. Kuleba is the latest high-profile member of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s cabinet to resign as Russia’s invasion grinds on, and his decision comes ahead of an expected visit by the ...
Talented dogs can remember the names of their toys for at least two years, scientists have found. Previous research has shown these rare pooches, known as gifted word learners (GWL), have a unique ability to learn the names of hundreds of different objects. However, a new study, published in the journal Biology Letters, now suggests they can remember the names of ...
A review of 63 studies has found no link between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer. Commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO), it found no rise in cases despite a huge increase in wireless technology over the last 20 years. The review was headed by experts from the Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency, ...
Brazil’s Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a decision to block Elon Musk’s social media platform X. The move undermines the billionaire businessman’s claims the original judge who banned the platform “violated the constitution of Brazil repeatedly and egregiously, after swearing an oath to protect it”. The tech tycoon posted a series of messages on X casting the judge as an ...
Strange noises that were heard coming from the Boeing Starliner currently docked on the International Space Station (ISS) are not serious, says NASA. Astronaut Butch Wilmore, who has been stuck on the ISS with his colleague Suni since early July because of Starliner’s problems, told mission control he could hear “strange” sounds coming from the spacecraft over the weekend. “I ...
Former president Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that there was “no conflict” or “fighting” when he visited Arlington National Cemetery last week, despite multiple reports of an altercation involving Trump campaign staff at the cemetery. Trump was at the cemetery Aug. 26 to mark the third anniversary of a suicide bombing that killed 13 U.S. troops during the evacuation of ...
The 2024 presidential election will kick into yet another gear in the coming days, with the first ballots set to go out in North Carolina on Friday, a debate Sept. 10 and early voting starting in a handful of states shortly thereafter. The battleground is coming into focus. There are generally thought to be seven states that are the most ...
Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee plan to transfer nearly $25 million to support down-ballot Democratic candidates in state and federal races this year, a significant boost to those efforts following record fundraising for her campaign this summer. “If we want a future where every American’s rights are protected, not taken away; where the middle class ...
President Joe Biden’s decision to end his 2024 campaign could wind up being one of the best things he ever did for the Democratic Party, if Vice President Kamala Harris can win the presidency. It might also have been one of the best things he’s done in a long time for views of Joe Biden. A new USA Today/Suffolk University ...