Thursday, June 27
Tucker Carlson breaks silence after leaving Fox News
Entertainment

Tucker Carlson breaks silence after leaving Fox News

Tucker Carlson has spoken publicly for the primary time since leaving Fox News, calling TV debates "stupid" and hitting out at "liars" who he mentioned have been attempting to silence "honest people".Posting a two-minute video on his official Twitter feed titled "Good evening", the 53-year-old host didn't immediately point out the rationale for his abrupt exit from Fox News, simply days in the past. His departure got here lower than every week after father or mother firm Fox Corp agreed to pay $787.5m (£631m) to Dominion Voting Systems to avert a defamation trial.In his video monologue, Carlson mentioned he was addressing "things you notice when you take a little time off", together with "how unbelievably stupid most of the debates you see on television are".He mentioned: "Th...
Lineup stability paying off as Giants clear up Cardinals’ lefties
Baseball

Lineup stability paying off as Giants clear up Cardinals’ lefties

SAN FRANCISCO -- It's no secret that the Giants have struggled in opposition to left-handed pitching early in 2023. Now on the tail finish of a stretch of 10 lefty starters in 16 video games, the membership believes it is starting to show the web page on that chapter of the season. Entering the day ranked final within the Majors with a .587 OPS in opposition to lefties, the Giants made simply sufficient noise vs. Cardinals southpaw Steven Matz to win their fifth straight sport, 7-3, Wednesday evening at Oracle Park. San Francisco picked up its second sequence win of the season -- and its first since taking two of three from the White Sox in Chicago from April 3-6. Four of the Giants' seven runs had been charged to Cardinals lefties -- Matz and reliever Zack Thompson -- and the staff is not...
Man on Royal Caribbean cruise ship goes overboard – with rescue operation underneath method
US

Man on Royal Caribbean cruise ship goes overboard – with rescue operation underneath method

A person has gone overboard on a luxurious cruise ship passing via waters south of Hawaii.The Australian passenger fell off the Quantum of the Seas liner because it was travelling within the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday night. US Coast Guard groups, together with air crew, are finishing up an ongoing search operation for him.After he was declared overboard, the ship's crew looked for him for about two hours, deploying six life rings.The cruise, run by Royal Caribbean International, additionally notified the coastguard. Within hours, its Hercules flight crew was deployed to the search space south of the settlement city of Kailua-Kona.Read extra:Eleven folks critically injured after turbulence on Hawaiian Airlines flightSwimmers accused of 'aggressively harassing and pursuing' pod ...
Kenya cult dying toll rises to 95 as authorities units curfew
World

Kenya cult dying toll rises to 95 as authorities units curfew

NAIROBI, Kenya — The newest dying toll in Kenya’s cult investigation has risen to 95 as the federal government introduced a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the ranch owned by a pastor who's accused of ordering his followers to quick to dying. Journalists and human rights activists on Wednesday had been barred from ...
Train strikes: Three new dates for industrial motion introduced by Aslef – together with on FA Cup last date
Business

Train strikes: Three new dates for industrial motion introduced by Aslef – together with on FA Cup last date

Three days of practice strikes have been introduced by Aslef - together with on the day of the FA Cup last. The resolution to take industrial motion comes because the practice drivers' union rejected a pay supply from 16 practice firms. The dates introduced are Friday 12 May, Wednesday 31 May, and Saturday 3 June - the day of the soccer cup last and the Epsom Derby.Aslef's normal secretary Mick Whelan stated: "Our executive committee met this morning and rejected a risible proposal we received from a pressure group which represents some of the train companies."The proposal - of simply 4% - was clearly not designed to be accepted as inflation continues to be operating north of 10% and our members at these firms haven't had a rise for 4 years." As properly as strikes, Aslef sta...
Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr barred from Montana House ground
Politics

Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr barred from Montana House ground

HELENA, Mont. — Transgender lawmaker Zooey Zephyr was barred from taking part on the House ground as Republican leaders voted Wednesday to silence her for the remainder of 2023 session after she protested GOP leaders’ determination earlier within the week to silence her. The punishment of the freshman lawm...
Urias goes 4 for 4 to hold surging Orioles previous Red Sox
Baseball

Urias goes 4 for 4 to hold surging Orioles previous Red Sox

BALTIMORE — Ramón Urías went 4 for 4 and scored three runs, Anthony Santander had two RBIs and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 Wednesday to win their fifth straight collection. Urías had 4 singles to set a profession excessive for hits and lift his batting common 46 factors to .292. He sc...
‘Donald Trump raped me,’ accuser E Jean Carroll tells New York courtroom
World

‘Donald Trump raped me,’ accuser E Jean Carroll tells New York courtroom

A author who claims Donald Trump raped her almost three many years in the past in a division retailer altering room has informed a courtroom: "I'm here to try and get my life back.""I'm here because Donald Trump raped me, and when I wrote about it, he lied and said it didn't happen," E Jean Carroll informed jurors at a federal courtroom in New York."He lied and shattered my reputation, and I'm here to try and get my life back."The 79-year-old former Elle journal recommendation columnist is looking for unspecified damages from Mr Trump. Image: Donald Trump denies the allegations in opposition to him. File pic On Wednesday she took the witness stand for her civil lawsuit in opposition to the previous US president to testif...
Sainsbury’s sees fall in pre-tax revenue because it reveals how a lot spent to ‘hold costs low’ throughout price of dwelling disaster
Business

Sainsbury’s sees fall in pre-tax revenue because it reveals how a lot spent to ‘hold costs low’ throughout price of dwelling disaster

Sainsbury's has reported a fall in its pre-tax revenue, because it reveals it has spent greater than £560m on "keeping our prices low over the last two years".The grocery store chain mentioned that within the 12 months ending 4 March, its group gross sales had been up 5.4% to £35.15bn, however underlying revenue earlier than tax was £690m - down from £730m on the identical time final 12 months. Chief govt Simon Roberts mentioned: "We really get how tough life is for so many households right now which is why we are absolutely determined to battle inflation for our customers."Our deal with worth has by no means been larger and we've spent over £560m preserving our costs low over the past two years."As a result, we are now the best value compared to our competitors that we have ...
Lengthy-awaited playing reforms to be revealed as smartphones branded ‘trapdoor to despair’
Politics

Lengthy-awaited playing reforms to be revealed as smartphones branded ‘trapdoor to despair’

A brand new tax on playing companies and most stakes for on-line slot machines are being thought-about beneath authorities plans to crack down on on-line dependancy.The authorities is because of publish its extremely anticipated playing evaluation on Thursday following quite a lot of delays.Among the measures anticipated to be confirmed within the report is a session on new affordability checks on these making vital losses.Outlining the federal government's method in The Times, Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer stated the white paper will assist "redress the power imbalance between punters and operators".Ms Frazer wrote: "We live in a freedom-loving democracy where, for the overwhelming majority of adults, betting is a bit of fun and it doesn't come with ruinous consequences."Tea...