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Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican senator from South Carolina, died suddenly on Saturday night, his office said. Graham, a leading GOP foreign policy voice, was running for reelection this year. He had been a staunch ally of President Donald Trump on most matters but had broken with the president on some issues.
A growing number of US states are creating laws to allow abandoned oil and gas wells to be more easily repurposed for clean energy, as they seek alternatives to limited federal funding for well plugging. Texas and New Mexico passed bills to ease the repurposing of derelict wells last year, and Alabama this year. Pennsylvania has a similar bill awaiting approval, and Oklahoma hopes to pass legislation on it next year. The US government’s funding programme for plugging abandoned wells, established under the Biden administration, has been criticised for leaving taxpayers to bail out oil and gas companies, and for…
England progressed to the semi-final of the FIFA World Cup in front of the largest UK audience of the tournament so far. Jude Bellingham’s brace of goals knocked Norway out of the competition, with a peak of 16.8M viewers watching the 2-1 triumph on ITV1. ITV’s coverage scored an average of 12.7M viewers, according to overnight Barb figures supplied by overnights.tv. The game, which kicked off at 10 p.m. local time at the Miami Stadium, topped the previous peak of 15M viewers for England’s opening match against Croatia last month. Although an impressive audience, the viewing figures did not come…
Tehran earlier announced an indefinite closure of the Strait of the Hormuz in response to another American strike Iran will not allow the US to violate the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with impunity, Tehran’s top negotiator Mohammad Ghalibaf has said.On Saturday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be closed to all shipping until the US ends its “illegal interventions” in the region. The move follows the third wave of American strikes against Iran this week.Tehran allowed traffic through the key waterway, which accounts for some 20% global crude trade, as…
Despite the rising tension, there was one thing they could all agree on. They weren’t happy with the muddy production of 1984’s Grace Under Pressure, which they recorded in brutal, repetitive sessions with Supertramp producer Peter Henderson. So they regrouped in a studio in rural Canada to bang out some demos.The songs that emerged from these sessions at a barn in Elora, Ontario, weren’t all that different from Grace Under Pressure, but they were faster and harder, with Lee’s chops on the keyboards crowding out Lifeson’s guitar even more. They called in Peter Collins to produce what would become Power…
Yesterday, I went to the final Honores a la bandera — flag ceremony — at my daughter’s elementary school. She’s “graduating” next week, so it’s the last one she’ll have participated in at that school. This one was extra special because the 6th grade “escolta” (escorts?) passed the flag on to the 5th grade ones as a symbolic gesture. Now they’ll be the school “elders” that keep it going! To add to the ceremony of it, a state police band came with trumpets and drums, the leader directing with a spinning trumpet. Flag ceremonies in Mexico, and as in the…
On a textual level, MGM+’s The Westies is all about people who refuse to abide by the rules. Within the Irish and Italian criminal organizations of 1980s New York, low-level gangsters threaten rivals they’ve been explicitly instructed to leave alone. Mid-level ones deal drugs under the noses of bosses who’ve forbidden them. The best-laid plans are derailed by impulsive outbursts of anger or fear. On a metatextual level, however, the entire season is an eight-hour exercise in coloring within the lines, without so much as a bit of snazzy shading to offer the illusion of depth. Despite a pair of…
Iran attacks Gulf countries after fresh US strikesIran launched missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours this morning in retaliation to a number of US strikes and announced the closure of the strategic strait of Hormuz until further notice.Jordan, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE all reportedly came under attack, in the latest escalation that undermines the US-Iran memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war.The US said it had struck Iran early on Sunday after the country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired on a Cyprus-registered container ship they claimed was sailing an “unauthorised route” through the strait of…
On the second night of his three-day residency at Yankee Stadium, Jay-Z performed the album that solidified his spot as not only the King of New York, but the King of Rap. The Blueprint, turns 25 this year, and tonight fans were reminded that it is a relentless onslaught of triumphant and braggadocios records like “Hola Hovito” and “All I Need” with some of his best street records like “U Don’t Know” and “Never Change” mixed in. The Brooklyn rapper performed them all, and like the first night, he did it with the help of a couple special guests sprinkled…
Liverpool club record signing Denise O’Sullivan is expected to leave this summer just six months after joining.It is understood a return to the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) is most likely and Gotham FC are favourites to sign her. The Republic of Ireland international joined Liverpool in January for £300,000 and has been a standout performer since her arrival.Her departure is a huge disappointment to the Reds, who are looking to rebuild following a disappointing campaign in 2025-26.During her time at Liverpool, O’Sullivan has made 13 appearances, including nine in the league, and helped Gareth Taylor’s side reach the Women’s…