JULY 26, 2022
Only recently, a visibly distraught Rohit Sharma had rapped a journalist when he asked the Indian captain about his views on former cricketer Kapil Dev’s statement on Virat Kohli which went viral within hours. The 1983 World Cup winner had opined that Kohli can be benched if he is not scoring runs, asking if a spinner like...
JULY 26, 2022
In recent months, the various investigations into Jan. 6 have increasingly zeroed in on the “fake” electors for President Donald Trump. In states that Trump lost, the fake electors were people who claimed they were duly chosen — something he later tried to leverage to get Vice President Mike Pence to help overturn the election on that...
JULY 26, 2022
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. - AP Photo
The Biden administration has released crude oil from the government's stockpiles to combat skyrocketing gas prices.
Now, in addition to more releases, the administration wants to strike up contracts to replenish the stockpile.
It resembles Trump's Operation Warp Speed guarantees to buy Covid vaccines from...
JULY 26, 2022
The International Space Station, photographed from a Russian spacecraft in 2018, was built as a symbol of post-Cold War cooperation between the world’s space superpowers. - NASA/Roscosmos, via Reuters
The new head of Russia’s space agency announced on Tuesday that Russia will leave the International Space Station after its current commitment expires at the end of 2024.
“The...
JULY 25, 2022
IT giant HCL Technologies Ltd provided a remuneration of Rs 123.13 crore ($16.52 million) to its chief executive officer C. Vijayakumar last year, the company said in its annual report released over the weekend. This makes the Vijayakumar the highest-paid Indian CEO among the country’s software companies. HCL Tech revealed that three-fourth of Vijayakumar’s income included those in long-term...
JULY 25, 2022
In Carrizo Springs, Texas, smugglers held hundreds of migrants hostage in a trailer described as a “house of horrors.” - Christopher Lee / NY Times
CARRIZO SPRINGS, Texas — From the street, the little brown house was unremarkable yet pleasant. A bright yellow toy school bus and red truck hung on the hog-wire fence, and the home’s...
JULY 25, 2022
The top prize for Tuesday night's drawing marks the fourth-largest lottery jackpot ever. It has surged to $810 million — up from an earlier estimated $790 million.
The cash option, which most jackpot winners choose instead of an annuity, is $470.1 million.
However, a big piece of that would end up going to taxes.
If you manage...
JULY 25, 2022
Satellite images of Lake Mead on July 6, 2000 and July 3. (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)
New satellite images from NASA show Lake Mead’s dramatically shrinking shoreline and how parts of the once-sprawling reservoir have mineralized over the past two decades.
Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the nation, sits at just 27% capacity, its lowest point since April 1937 when it...
JULY 24, 2022
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell faces a complicated challenge of stamping out inflation without causing too much economic pain
US central bankers face an increasingly difficult balancing act as they struggle to douse scorching inflation while still keeping the economy growing, though they have made it clear they are willing to risk a recession.
But with war still...
JULY 24, 2022
Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks as the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol holds a hearing in Washington, DC, on July 21, 2022. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite
Rep. Adam Kinzinger said he believes the Jan. 6 panel has proven a criminal case against Trump.
He "certainly has criminal exposure," Kinzinger, one...
