In a truly remarkable story of hard work, endurance, talent and dedication, the pair are still at the top of the sport three decades on and will go head-to-head in the last 16 on Saturday. Thirty years on from that first memorable meeting, O’Sullivan has seven world titles, Higgins has four, both having long cemented…
“Prison officer numbers and security unfortunately have been depleted over the years due to cutbacks, and violence is totally out of control,” he says. “Prisoners who are serving these sentences do so for a reason, and in the absence of the death penalty – which is an entirely different argument – it demonstrates how dangerous…
Camp Mystic, where 27 people died during a flash flood last summer, submitted an inadequate emergency plan proposal, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) informed directors on Thursday. The Texas summer camp is facing several legal challenges and investigations, but said it intended to reopen in May. In a letter first reported by……
Welcome to The Hill’s Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story DOJ ends Fed renovations, Powell investigation The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday it was dropping its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his handling of renovations at the central bank. © AP…
The United States has burned through thousands of missiles since the Iran war began on Feb. 28, diminishing the armaments needed in a potential future conflict with China tied to its tensions with Taiwan. The U.S. military has used 1,100 long-range stealth cruise missiles — nearly all of the total number left in Washington’s stockpile……
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Insurers step up prior authorization reforms Major health insurance companies on Friday said they were accelerating efforts to streamline prior authorization requirements and reduce administrative burdens for providers. © Getty Images The commitment was signed by about 50…
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Soldier’s arrest in alleged prediction market bet spotlights risks for military The arrest of a U.S. soldier accused of using classified information to place a bet on Polymarket on the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is stoking new fears over how betting markets could threaten national security…
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Jones Act waiver extended in bid to lower fuel prices The Trump administration announced on Friday it was issuing a 90-day extension to its waiver of the Jones Act, which requires shipping between U.S. ports to be conducted by American ships, in an effort…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Friday she has vetoed legislation that would have banned the development of large-scale data centers in the state for the next year-and-a-half, issuing a blow to the local anti-data center push growing across America. Mills, who is running for the U.S. Senate, wrote in a letter Friday to the……
While Nottingham Forest struck the first blow of the weekend on Friday, Tottenham and West Ham – unusually – both play at the same time on Saturday. The Hammers host Everton and former manager David Moyes, with Spurs visiting already relegated Wolves. Tottenham boss De Zerbi, whose side conceded a last-minute equaliser to draw 2-2…