BEIJING/WASHINGTON – US balloons illegally flew over China more than 10 times since the beginning of 2022, according to Chinas foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin. It is nothing rare for US balloons to illegally enter other countrys airspace, Mr Wang told reporters at a regular briefing in Beijing on Monday. The US needs to reflect
Growing violence at NYC smoke shops A murder at a Harlem smoke shop over the weekend is just the latest in a string of violent incidents at New York City smoke shops. NEW YORK – A spate of citywide smoke shop robberies has police and residents on heightened alert. The most recent one, which happened
In this article PDD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An ad spot during the Super Bowl costs millions of dollars. Temu, the U.S. shopping site launched by China’s PDD Holdings Inc., ran a 30-second ad during the game titled “Shop Like A Billionaire,” highlighting its ambitions to crack the international e-commerce market. Jevone Moore
China has claimed US high-altitude balloons have flown over its airspace more than 10 times over the past year. Beijing has made the claim after Washington accused China of operating a fleet of surveillance balloons around the world. The development comes a day after US jets shot down a fourth flying object that the Pentagon
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak still supports BBC chairman Richard Sharp, despite revelations about the part he played in securing an £800,000 loan for Boris Johnson, his spokesman has said. Mr Sharp took the role in January 2021 after being recommended by then-PM Mr Johnson and having his appointment approved by a committee of MPs. But
The Philippines has accused a Chinese coast guard ship of hitting a Philippine coast guard vessel with a military-grade laser and temporarily blinding some of its crew in the disputed South China Sea. In an incident which it called a “blatant” violation of Manila’s sovereign rights, the Chinese ship reportedly manoeuvered dangerously close, about 137m
Britain’s biggest luxury yacht-builder is being sold to new private equity backers 15 years after it last changed hands. Sky News has learnt that Princess Yachts, which is based in Plymouth, is being sold to KPS Capital Partners, a US-headquartered investor which specialises in owning manufacturing businesses. Sources said a deal could be struck as
Tesla is again adjusting pricing for its electric vehicle in the US – making it the fourth time in just over a month. It’s starting to be difficult to keep up with Tesla’s price changes lately. As we previously reported, Tesla started the month by implementing drastic cuts across its entire EV lineup, with Model Y
The US has shot down another unidentified object that it says flew near sensitive military sites and could have been used for spying. It was downed over Lake Huron in Michigan at 2.42pm local time on Sunday on President Biden‘s orders. A US F-16 jet fired a missile at about 20,000ft amid concerns that its
Former first lady Melania Trump was worried about the way her husband,former PresidentDonald Trump,was handling the COVID-19 pandemic, says a recently published book. What Happened: Melania was rattled by the coronavirus and convinced that Trump was screwing up, according to a book by New York Times correspondent Peter Baker and his wife New Yorker staff
As President Biden prepares to launch another White House bid, the nascent movement to find a replacement to run in his place has flamed out, with Democrats in both wings of the party pleased with the expected direction of his campaign and no alternative in sight. Progressives have wondered how Biden will position himself in 2024, having seen him
close video Elon Musk described Twitter as ‘fractal Rube Goldberg machine’: Dave Rubin ‘The Rubin Report’ host Dave Rubin describes what he saw during his 48-hour visit with Elon Musk at Twitter’s San Francisco headquarters. Twitter CEO Elon Musk criticized The Washington Post on Saturday after one of its reporters was called out for her
High-altitude expert discusses ‘object’ shot down over Alaska There are few details known about an ‘object’ shot down over Alaska on Friday. Troy Bouffard with University of Alaska Fairbanks joined LiveNOW from FOX’s Josh Breslow to break down the latest. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday that on his order a U.S. fighter jet
A growing number of Senate Republicans are saying that President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) should take defense spending cuts off the table in their negotiation over the debt ceiling. The Republicans are digging in their heels after receiving a classified briefing on a Chinese spy balloon that floated over sensitive military installations.
Microsoft Corporations MSFT co-founder Bill Gates praised OpenAIs AI-powered chatbot called chatGPT and called it as significant as the invention of the internet. What Happened: In an interview with German business daily Handelsblatt published on Friday, Gates said that an invention like chatGPT could essentially change the world, reported Reuters. See Also: Apple Could Be
As the death toll from the earthquake in Syria and Turkey continues to rise, development minister Andrew Mitchell defends the government’s cuts to the international aid budget as Conservative MP John Redwood calls for tax cuts at home. Plus, SNP MP John Nicolson and member of the DCMS select committee says Richard Sharp’s position is
Subaru has issued another recall on its first electric car, the Solterra, due to undertorqued hub bolts, related to the previous recall which encompassed both the Solterra and bZ4X. 1,182 cars are affected, and Subaru has told owners not to drive their cars until the issue can be resolved. Subaru says the issue was caused
The corporate vice president of Xbox has told Sky News “there’s no silver bullet” to protect women and minority groups on the internet who experience online harassment and abuse. Dave McCarthy said it takes just one toxic experience on a platform and “your trust in an online space dissipates immediately, as it should”. In an
The BBC chairman’s position is becoming “increasingly untenable” after a committee of MPs found he made “significant errors of judgement” by facilitating a loan guarantee for Boris Johnson, a frontbench Labour MP has said. Lisa Nandy made the remarks on Sky News after it emerged Richard Sharp, who helped Mr Johnson secure an £800,000 loan,
BBC chairman Richard Sharp made “significant errors of judgement” by facilitating an £800,000 loan guarantee for Boris Johnson, a cross-party committee of MPs has found. The committee said Mr Sharp should “consider the impact his omissions will have” on public trust in the broadcaster after he failed to declare his role as a go-between for