Justin Timberlake was not intoxicated when he was arrested for drink-driving, his lawyer has said as he seeks to have the charge dismissed. Lawyer Edward Burke has claimed police made “errors” in submitted documents in Timberlake’s case. However a local judge has ordered the 43-year-old singer to be re-arraigned on 2 August with the corrected
Kevin Sayer, CEO, Dexcom Scott Mlyn | CNBC Dexcom shares sank more than 40% on Friday and headed for their worst day ever after the diabetes management company reported disappointing revenue for the second quarter and offered weak guidance. The stock fell $45.38 to $62.47 as of early afternoon, wiping out about $18 billion in
Lady Gaga sang in French and played the piano as she performed at the Olympics opening ceremony on the banks of the River Seine. The US superstar – the first musical act at the event – was joined by a host of dancers shaking pink pompoms. For the first time in Olympics history, the ceremony
Celebrities and world leaders watched on as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games got under way. A global audience of over one billion people is expected to watch the opening ceremony, which has seen the whole of central Paris turned into an open-air theatre. Earlier, arson attacks on France’s high-speed rail network early on
Jul 26, 2024, 06:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Canadian Olympic Committee CEO David Shoemaker said new information from Soccer Canada showed suspended women’s coach Bev Priestman was likely aware of the drone use that has caused a scandal at the Paris Olympics. The COC removed Priestman on Thursday after her suspension by Canada Soccer.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to “fix” the “mess” the Conservative government left in the economy, amid reports of a £20bn “black hole” in the public finances. Ms Reeves, who is currently on a visit to the G20 in Brazil, told broadcasters she aimed to tell the world that the UK “is open for business”
Oil pumpjacks operate in Los Angeles, California, July 31, 2023. Mario Tama | Getty Images U.S. crude on Friday was on pace for a third weekly decline as worries about demand in China outweigh strong economic growth U.S. U.S. oil is down 2.7% this week, while Brent is 0.84% lower. The U.S. economy grew at
A far-left activist has been arrested in connection with a series of attacks on the country’s high-speed train network which caused travel chaos ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. France’s interior minister confirmed media reports of an arrest being made on Sunday in Seine-Maritime, Normandy. It comes as French reports said telecom installations belonging
The Ledger Flex is a new, cheaper hardware crypto wallet from French startup Ledger. It sports an E-ink display and can be used to secure a range of crypto assets. The device is retailing at $249. Ledger Cryptocurrency storage company Ledger is raising the price of its iPod-like Stax hardware wallet by 40% — just three
In this article ETH.CM= BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Dado Ruvic | Reuters Crypto prices rose on Friday following two down days in which investors rotated out of risk assets. Bitcoin was last higher by 4.5% at $67,720.83, according to Coin Metrics, and ether advanced 4% to $3,248.25. In equities, the tech-heavy Nasdaq
Sometimes nothing compares to the real thing – as Dublin’s wax museum discovered after it unveiled a figure of Irish singer Sinead O’Connor. Many reacted with shock when the waxwork was revealed on Thursday, leading the museum’s team to decide to withdraw the replica. The team admitted on Friday it “can do better” and said
This week on Electrek’s Wheel-E podcast, we discuss the most popular news stories from the world of electric bikes and other nontraditional electric vehicles. This time, that includes new e-bikes from MOD and Mooncool, how micromobility is having an interesting impact on the Paris Olympics, a review of the Tenways CGO600 Pro e-bike, a potential return of
Jul 26, 2024, 08:28 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We have spent the past week counting down our list of the top 100 athletes of the 21st century and three NHL players made the list, starting with Sidney Crosby at No. 22 overall. We also voted on an overall top 25 just for the NHL.
The government is considering repealing a controversial law that could have seen universities and student unions fined for failing to uphold freedom of speech on campus. A Whitehall source branded The Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, which was due to come into force next week, “an antisemites’ charter” that could have lent a
The government is expected to agree to above-inflation pay rises for public sector workers in the coming days, amid concerns over the costs of not settling, Sky News understands. Independent pay review bodies have already recommended the above-inflation figure to ministers for teachers and nurses of about 5.5% to keep them in line with increases
A criminal investigation has been launched into the police officer filmed kicking and stamping on a man at Manchester Airport. The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), said it was investigating the officer caught on camera earlier this week. A decision will then be made on whether to refer the matter to
Former president Barack Obama told Kamala Harris he “couldn’t be prouder” as he endorsed her to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate for the US election. Mr Obama had so far remained quiet after other top Democrats gave the US vice president their backing in the days after Mr Biden pulled out of the
Competition among fuel retailers is “failing consumers” because drivers are still paying too much to fill up, according to regulators. In an update on its monitoring of the fuel market, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the cost to all motorists from the previously identified increase in retail fuel margins since 2019 was over
Vandals have carried out arson attacks on France’s high-speed train network causing major travel disruption ahead of the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. The state-owned railway operator SNCF said fires had been set at installations along the lines connecting Paris with the country’s west, north and east and that services would be severely impacted during the
Customers are shopping for the iPhone 15 at the flagship store of Apple Smart Products on Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai, China, on May 24, 2024. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Apple was edged out of the top five smartphone vendors’ list in China in the second quarter, as competition from domestic brands