Trump tells BBC that King's visit could 'absolutely' help repair relations with UK
In a phone interview with the BBC’s North America editor, the president discussed next week’s visit and his relationship with the UK PM. Source link
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25 years later, is it time for a new iPod?
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the original iPod. With its monochrome display, mechanical scroll wheel, and 5 GB hard drive, Apple’s pioneering music player now looks like the…
Is the impending food shock caused by the Iran war preventable?
Also this week, racial segregation, free-trade deals, music and the brain, Catholic saints Source link
Man City not distracted as WSL title nears, says Andree Jeglertz
Manchester City manager Andree Jeglertz says they are “aware” they can win the Women’s Super League title next week – but “it does not affect” their preparation. City, who hold a nine-point lead over Chelsea at the top of the table, are chasing a first WSL title in 10 years. If they beat Brighton on…
TXT Lands Third Place On Billboard 200 With New Album Release
Tomorrow X Together snagged the third spot on this week’s Billboard 200 with their latest album drop. The K-pop quintet’s ‘7TH YEAR: A Moment of Stillness in the Thorns’ is projected to move 70,000 units in its first week, according to industry tracker HITSDD. The news hit social media when PopBase shared the chart projections….
Sam Bankman-Fried Withdraws Motion for New Trial, Denies Ghostwriting Allegations
In brief FTX founder and former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried has withdrawn his request for a new trial after filing a so-called Rule 33 Motion in February The disgraced former crypto mogul, who is serving time in California, insisted that he was representing himself despite receiving help on the motion from his parents. Bankman-Fried claimed that…
South Africa's president suspends police chief after court charges
Cyril Ramaphosa said the suspension was because of the critical role Fannie Masemola plays in fighting crime. Source link
Football Focus to end after 52 years
Football Focus is to end after 52 years, BBC Sport has announced. Launched in 1974, the Saturday lunchtime television programme provided fans with interviews, analysis and stories from across the game before the weekend’s fixtures. Changing audience habits have meant a growth in the use of digital platforms and on-demand to get the same pre-match…
Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to long-serving employees
Microsoft is changing up its annual rewards and performance programs today, and offering long-serving employees in the US the ability to voluntarily retire. It’s the first time in Microsoft’s more than 50-year history that the company has offered such a voluntary retirement program. “Many of these employees have spent years, and in some cases, decades,…
Britain rethinks its “special relationship” with America
Seventy years after the Suez crisis, the Middle East brings a new reckoning Source link