Photo: Worldview Films via Vineyard Wind 1 In another US offshore wind milestone, the first five turbines at Vineyard Wind 1 in Massachusetts have powered up. The five 13-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbines are now delivering around 65 megawatts (MW) of clean energy to the New England grid, enough to power 30,000 homes and businesses
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Enbridge Energy’s storage facility in Cushing, Oklahoma. Justin Sullivan | CNBC Crude oil futures were slightly lower Thursday as a senior Israeli official sees initial signs of progress toward a deal to release hostages held in Gaza and as the market awaits for U.S. inventory data. The West Texas Texas Intermediate contract fell 47 cents,
In this article T Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A worker climbs on a cellular communication tower in Oakland, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A cellular outage early on Thursday hit thousands of AT&T users in the United States, disrupting calls and text messages as well as emergency services in major cities including
Ahead of our first proper Electoral Dysfunction next week, we thought it’s time to share what Beth, Jess and Ruth have been up to in rehearsals. In this special teaser, they explain what the title is all about and what they’ll be trying to do on every episode. And, they get down to the nitty-gritty
A woman spent six years languishing in US immigration detention due to a “bogus” Interpol red notice stemming from a harassment campaign by a police officer in El Salvador. Jessica Barahona Martinez, who is originally from the Central American country, told Sky News and its US partner NBC News about her ordeal in her first
Alexei Navalny’s mother has said she has seen the body of her son – and that officials are trying to force her to hold a private burial ceremony without mourners. Lyudmila Navalnaya, speaking in a video published on YouTube, said officials had told her “time is not working for you” and that suggested her son’s
Overturning the convictions of guilty sub-postmasters to exonerate all those unfairly prosecuted due to the Horizon scandal is a “price worth paying”, according to the government. Under new legislation, the government says it will “quash all convictions which are identified as being in scope”. The Post Office minister says that possibly exonerating people guilty of
India will allow 100% foreign direct investment in the manufacture of satellite systems without official approval and eased the rules for launch vehicles, a government statement said, aiming for a greater share of the global space market. India’s space ambitions got a boost when it became the first country to land a spacecraft near the
Paolo Uggetti, ESPNFeb 22, 2024, 07:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With its longshot winners and cantankerous weather, this year’s West Coast swing on the PGA Tour has come and gone. What remains are questions about what this year — and the future — will look like in men’s pro golf. Before the Florida circuit
An emotional Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he never wants to pick up the phone “to find a friend has been murdered” – as he defended his actions in the Commons on Wednesday. The Commons Speaker is facing a backlash for allowing a vote on a Labour amendment to an SNP motion calling for an immediate
Louis Theroux has paid tribute to American porn star Kagney Linn Karter, who took her own life at the age of 36. The adult star was found dead in her Ohio home by her mother on Thursday 15 February, Parma Police Department told TMZ. Parma PD is continuing to investigate but has found “no sign
Joe Biden has sparked a war of words with the Kremlin after he called Vladimir Putin a “crazy SOB” at a fundraiser. Speaking at an event in San Francisco, the president fired a barb at his Russian counterpart while discussing the effects of climate change. “This is the last existential threat. It is climate,” Mr
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is being urged to “come clean” about whether Labour tried to influence his handling of a debate on Gaza which descended into chaos. Sir Lindsay, who is facing calls to resign, is meeting with Leader of the House Penny Mordaunt and party chief whips later today in a bid to
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Vauxhall’s parent company has secured the future for its Luton plant but demanded more government aid to help drive the transition to electric vehicles. Stellantis confirmed on Thursday that the Bedfordshire site will produce “limited” volumes of electric vans for five of its group brands from 2025. They would include the Vauxhall Vivaro Electric, Peugeot
Google unveils new Pixel 4 smartphone. Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Google plans to starts producing its Pixel smartphones in India by the next quarter, according to a Nikkei Asia report on Thursday. The U.S. tech giant has been striving to diversify its supply chain away from China amid U.S.-China tensions, while
US authorities have charged the leader of a Japanese crime syndicate with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar for expected use in Iranian nuclear weapons. Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, and his co-defendant Somphop Singhasiri, 61, trafficked in drugs, weapons, and nuclear material, “going so far as to offer uranium and weapons-grade plutonium fully expecting that
Police chiefs are calling for new powers to allow officers to instantly disqualify drink or drug-drivers at the side of the road. They say the new powers would allow police to take drivers who pose a risk to others off the road “immediately”. Currently, drivers charged with drug or drink-driving offences are banned following a
Raised voices, walk-outs, calls for resignations, even a few tears – it was a hairy day over in parliament on Wednesday and not the usual scenes expected from an opposition day debate. So what rattled Westminster and its MPs? And how did the Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, find himself at the centre of the furore?
The first Stellantis brand EV destined for the US rolled off the assembly line this week. The all-electric Fiat 500e will arrive in the US by the end of March after selling out of its first dealer allocation in less than a week. Stellantis first EV for the US rolls out of production “We’re thrilled