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The 21 Best Movies on Apple TV+ Right Now (May 2024)
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Argylle, Mad Max: Fury Road, Napoleon, and a documentary about Billie Eilish are just a few of the movies you should be watching on Apple TV+ this month.
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Double fault: Challengers is as bad in the bedroom as it is on the tennis court
Mon, 06 May 2024 08:02:33 GMT
Critics might have fallen for Luca Guadagninoâs erotic tennis romp but itâs a vapid string of disappointing choices
I have spent the week and a half since seeing Challengers on the brink of throwing a racquet-trashing, expletive-scattering, McEnroe-style tantrum. Is Hawkeye working? Did they not see it? How, for an exhausting Mahut-Isner length of huffing and puffing, practically every single one of the wild swings taken by Luca Guadagninoâs film missed its target and landed out by a country mile? Four-star reviews? Five-star reviews? Câmon, fellow critics. You cannot be serious.
Some points I will concede as inarguable. The film is a box-office champion. And itâs pure fire on the internet, a movie more memeable than even the sainted Saltburn. There are clear generational issues in play: I can see why excitable younger viewers, raised on a largely sexless cinema, have fallen so hard for the filmâs sprayed-on sweat and forceful faux sophistication. Itâs my senior-tour colleagues Iâm staring at with hands on hips, wearing an expression of disbelief. The film theyâve been politely applauding looks to me less a modern classic than another marker of American cinemaâs ongoing infantilisation: a Muppet Babies redo of Jules and Jim.
Possibly some spectators were swayed by the spirit of indulgence fostered by the filmâs on-screen umpire, handing out code violations as if they were candy. (In actual tennis, those breaches of court decorum have consequences: loss of whole games and matches. Not so in Luca-land.) Swallow those, and maybe youâll also overlook how neither of the filmâs male leads persuade as the whey-bulked jocks observed swaggering around Americaâs secondary tennis circuits. Even at their most drained, Art (Mike Faist) and Patrick (Josh OâConnor) resemble the gauche nerds of a thousand other teen comedies, sniggering at their own witless masturbation stories.
Nahla Al-Arian lost more than 200 relatives in Israel's attacks on Gaza. Then Eric Adams said she was the reason police raided Columbia.
The post NYC Mayor Smeared a Grandmother as an âOutside Agitatorâ to Justify NYPD Assault on Columbia appeared first on The Intercept.
For years, the political establishment opportunistically railed against sex trafficking. Then came Pizzagate.
The post QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com appeared first on The Intercept.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are the most popular digital assets today, capturing the attention of cryptocurrency investors, whales and people from around the world. People find it amazing that some users spend thousands or millions of dollars on a single NFT-based image of a monkey or other token, but you can simply take a screenshot for free. So here we share some freuently asked question about NFTs.
NFT stands for non-fungible token, which is a cryptographic token on a blockchain with unique identification codes that distinguish it from other tokens. NFTs are unique and not interchangeable, which means no two NFTs are the same. NFTs can be a unique artwork, GIF, Images, videos, Audio album. in-game items, collectibles etc.
A blockchain is a distributed digital ledger that allows for the secure storage of data. By recording any kind of informationâsuch as bank account transactions, the ownership of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), or Decentralized Finance (DeFi) smart contractsâin one place, and distributing it to many different computers, blockchains ensure that data canât be manipulated without everyone in the system being aware.
The value of an NFT comes from its ability to be traded freely and securely on the blockchain, which is not possible with other current digital ownership solutionsThe NFT points to its location on the blockchain, but doesnât necessarily contain the digital property. For example, if you replace one bitcoin with another, you will still have the same thing. If you buy a non-fungible item, such as a movie ticket, it is impossible to replace it with any other movie ticket because each ticket is unique to a specific time and place.
One of the unique characteristics of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) is that they can be tokenised to create a digital certificate of ownership that can be bought, sold and traded on the blockchain.
As with crypto-currency, records of who owns what are stored on a ledger that is maintained by thousands of computers around the world. These records canât be forged because the whole system operates on an open-source network.
NFTs also contain smart contractsâsmall computer programs that run on the blockchainâthat give the artist, for example, a cut of any future sale of the token.
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) aren't cryptocurrencies, but they do use blockchain technology. Many NFTs are based on Ethereum, where the blockchain serves as a ledger for all the transactions related to said NFT and the properties it represents.5) How to make an NFT?
Anyone can create an NFT. All you need is a digital wallet, some ethereum tokens and a connection to an NFT marketplace where youâll be able to upload and sell your creations
When you purchase a stock in NFT, that purchase is recorded on the blockchainâthe bitcoin ledger of transactionsâand that entry acts as your proof of ownership.
The value of an NFT varies a lot based on the digital asset up for grabs. People use NFTs to trade and sell digital art, so when creating an NFT, you should consider the popularity of your digital artwork along with historical statistics.
In the year 2021, a digital artist called Pak created an artwork called The Merge. It was sold on the Nifty Gateway NFT market for $91.8 million.
Non-fungible tokens can be used in investment opportunities. One can purchase an NFT and resell it at a profit. Certain NFT marketplaces let sellers of NFTs keep a percentage of the profits from sales of the assets they create.
Many people want to buy NFTs because it lets them support the arts and own something cool from their favorite musicians, brands, and celebrities. NFTs also give artists an opportunity to program in continual royalties if someone buys their work. Galleries see this as a way to reach new buyers interested in art.
There are many places to buy digital assets, like opensea and their policies vary. On top shot, for instance, you sign up for a waitlist that can be thousands of people long. When a digital asset goes on sale, you are occasionally chosen to purchase it.
To mint an NFT token, you must pay some amount of gas fee to process the transaction on the Etherum blockchain, but you can mint your NFT on a different blockchain called Polygon to avoid paying gas fees. This option is available on OpenSea and this simply denotes that your NFT will only be able to trade using Polygon's blockchain and not Etherum's blockchain. Mintable allows you to mint NFTs for free without paying any gas fees.
The answer is no. Non-Fungible Tokens are minted on the blockchain using cryptocurrencies such as Etherum, Solana, Polygon, and so on. Once a Non-Fungible Token is minted, the transaction is recorded on the blockchain and the contract or license is awarded to whoever has that Non-Fungible Token in their wallet.
You can sell your work and creations by attaching a license to it on the blockchain, where its ownership can be transferred. This lets you get exposure without losing full ownership of your work. Some of the most successful projects include Cryptopunks, Bored Ape Yatch Club NFTs, SandBox, World of Women and so on. These NFT projects have gained popularity globally and are owned by celebrities and other successful entrepreneurs. Owning one of these NFTs gives you an automatic ticket to exclusive business meetings and life-changing connections.
Thatâs a wrap. Hope you guys found this article enlightening. I just answer some question with my limited knowledge about NFTs. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to drop them in the comment section below. Also I have a question for you, Is bitcoin an NFTs? let me know in The comment section below
South Dakota governor says she met North Korean dictator in same book in which she describes killing her dog
The South Dakota governor, Republican vice-presidential hopeful and self-confessed dog-killer Kristi Noemâs bizarre claim in a new book to have met the North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has been dismissed by experts as âdubiousâ and not âconceivableâ.
The Dakota Scout first reported Noemâs claim, which is in her forthcoming book, No Going Back: The Truth on Whatâs Wrong With Politics and How We Move America Forward.
Continue reading...The famed scholar on why reducing Hamas to a terrorist label sanctions Israelâs war on Palestinians.
The post Judith Butler Will Not Co-Sign Israelâs Alibi for Genocide appeared first on The Intercept.
Kremlin says tactical drills are a response to statements from the West about possibly sending troops to Ukraine
Russiaâs plans to conduct tactical nuclear drills are nothing more than its continuing nuclear blackmail, Ukraineâs military spy agency spokesperson said on Monday.
âWe do not see here anything new, except for the information effect and statements... Nuclear blackmail is a constant practice of Putinâs regime,â Andriy Yusov told national TV.
Continue reading...A tale of two Americas.
The post Cable News Viewers Have a Skewed Attitude Toward Gaza War, Survey Finds appeared first on The Intercept.
Hope Hicks said last week Donald Trump told her Michael Cohen paid off Stormy Daniels to protect him from a false allegation
Keith Davidsonâs testimony over the categorization of the deal made with Stormy Daniels was not the only complicating factor for prosecutors.
During Hope Hicksâ testimony, Trumpâs former campaign communications director testified that the biggest concern for Trump over the hush money payments was the reaction of his wife, Melania.
Continue reading...For the second year running, a new name will be engraved on the world championship trophy later today. Twelve months ago, carefree Belgian potter Luca Brecel struck a blow for Continental Europe but this time the winner will come from two of the gameâs dominant forces: England and Wales. From John Spencer (1977) and Ray Reardon (1978), the winners of the first two editions at the Crucible, English and Welsh players have peppered us with iconic memories at the world championship. Those multiple victories for Ronnie OâSullivan, Steve Davis and Mark Selby, Jimmy Whiteâs continuous heartbreak, Reardonâs asides to the crowd, Doug Mountjoyâs frilly red shirts, Terry Griffithsâ revelation that âIâm in the final now, you knowâ before winning as a qualifierâŠ
Ah, yes, winning as a qualifier. Thatâs what Jak Jones is also trying to achieve this week after a gutsy run to the final that took him past Zhang Anda, Si Jiahui, Judd Trump and Stuart Bingham, the latter two both former world champions. It seemed as if Jones had woken up during a bad dream when Englandâs Kyren Wilson opened with a century and raced into an eyepopping 7-0 lead on day one. But if thereâs one thing we know about Jones itâs that he doesnât lie down easily. From an ironic raised fist to the crowd after putting his first frame on the board, the 30-year-old from Cwmbran won the second session 5-4 to limit Wilsonâs overnight lead to 11-6.
That doesnât tell the whole story though. Jones looked on the brink of hitting his pillow at just 10-7 down when compiling a 64 break in the final frame of the day, leaving Wilson needing a snooker. But the Englishman found one, won a dramatic black-ball safety exchange and ensured the gap was five.
Wilson, beaten by Ronnie OâSullivan in the 2020 final, is the red-hot favourite to claim the title from here but Jones isnât the type to roll over. Can he continue the fightback in todayâs afternoon session? Weâll soon find out!
Former PR chief says Trump wielded complete control over 2016 campaign â and her testimony could be a coup for prosecutors
Donald Trumpâs hush-money criminal trial enters its 12th day Monday morning, following testimony from a teary top aide, Hope Hicks, at the end of last week.
Hicks told jurors on Friday that Trump wielded complete control over his 2016 presidential campaign â including a media strategy which, prosecutors allege, involved illicit business records for hush-money payments.
Continue reading...Depending on the expert, either Biden or Trump is likely to pull ahead, but this election race is playing out in an unstable landscape
âYou know what I hate?â Donald Trump asked in Freeland, Michigan, on Wednesday night. âWhen these guys get on television, they say â pundits, you know, the great pundits that never did a thing in their whole lives â âYou know, we have two very unpopular candidates. We have Biden or we have Trump. These are very unpopular.ââ
Watched by a crowd of adoring fans in Make America Great Again (Maga) regalia, against the backdrop of a plane marked âTrumpâ in giant gold letters, the former US president protested a little too much: âIâm not unpopular!â
Continue reading...The Israel lobby is expected to start a $20 million ad blitz backing its handpicked candidate against the incumbent Squad member.
The post AIPACâs Next Top Target? Rep. Jamaal Bowman appeared first on The Intercept.
University faculty have put their bodies and livelihoods on the line amid a brutal, violent response to student protests for Gaza.
The post From UCLA to Columbia, Professors Nationwide Defend Students as Politicians and Police Attack appeared first on The Intercept.
Chinese premier meets Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen for talks, with trade and Ukraine on agenda
The trilateral meeting has kicked off.
Xi Jinping has arrived at the ĂlysĂ©e palace.
Continue reading...Philosopher being sued by Giorgia Meloniâs brother-in-law says such trials are part of a political strategy
The government of Giorgia Meloni is making strategic use of defamation suits to silence public intellectuals, a philosopher who is being sued by the Italian prime ministerâs brother-in-law has claimed.
In the latest of a series of lawsuits drawing on Italyâs comparatively harsh defamation laws, Donatella Di Cesare of Sapienza University in Rome will appear at a criminal court in the Italian capital on 15 May, after a complaint by the agriculture minister, Francesco Lollobrigida, over comments she made comparing one of his speeches to Hitlerâs Mein Kampf.
Continue reading...La Chimera looks like a crime caper about looters in 1980s Italy. But itâs about way more than that. The great director, loved by everyone from Scorsese to Gerwig, talks about the dark secrets of the heart â and her debt to bees
Alice Rohrwacher could be the European arthouse made flesh, or its distilled essence, bottled and preserved for the ages. Sheâs quoting Italian poets one minute and German poets the next. Sheâs discussing nature, civilisation and the power of collective memory. She says she makes films to shake us from our lethargy and invite us to reflect on the state of the world. It doesnât matter whether we even like her films. Like or dislike: thatâs beside the point.
Certain criticisms she takes as compliments. âFor example, people will tell me, âI always knew that I was watching a film.â Well, good, thatâs great. I am trying to break your hypnosis. Or people will say, âI struggled to get into this film.â Which is fantastic, Iâm pleased. We donât need to get inside everything, break down every door, storm in like conquistadors. There are other ways to approach a film. We can gently knock. We can walk around it in circles.â
Continue reading...On his first visit to Europe since 2019, Xi is set to meet with Emmanuel Macron before heading to Serbia and Hungary
Xi Jinping has lauded Chinaâs ties with France as a model for the international community as he arrived in Paris amid threats of a trade war over Chinese electric cars and French cognac.
On his first visit to the EU in five years, Chinaâs president will meet his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, who will urge him to reduce trade imbalances and use his influence with Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Continue reading...Each 1 May, the village of Cocullo in the Abruzzo region honours Saint Dominic of Sora with a procession of his statue draped with live snakes. The snakesâ catchers also take part in the monitoring of snake species in the region. After the procession, the snakes are released back into nature
Continue reading...Forget what you think about the Costa Brava: this whitewashed town on a horseshoe bay was âthe best place in the worldâ for DalĂ â and is still pretty much perfect today
More beach holidays | France | Greece | Portugal | Italy
I have travelled all over Spain for both work and fun in the past two decades, but the Catalan seaside town of Cadaqués had somehow failed to register on my radar. Last year, my husband was working in Catalonia and when he had a few days off between jobs, I proposed an impromptu tryst. The brief: somewhere by the sea.
Iâm a map optimist, which can result in disappointment. Iâll spend hours tracing tantalising coastal roads, imagining wild cliffs or pristine sands dotted with charming fishing villages and chiringuitos. But the reality often fails to match my fantasies, and my dream road trip ends up leading me through Spainâs more familiar coastal milieu of endless high-rise concrete and phoney Irish bars. CadaquĂ©s, however, looked promising â a tiny dot on a Mediterranean cove at the end of a tortuous 10-mile mountain road, where the Pyrenees give way to the sea â and surrounded by pretty much nothing. So far, so good.
Continue reading...In todayâs newsletter: Rishi Sunakâs party were expecting a difficult contest â but the results were even more dire than predicted, as political correspondent Kiran Stacey explains
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A fraught situation is intensifying in Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where more than a million displaced people have been sheltering. Israelâs armed forces have this morning called for those in the âeastern neighbourhoods of Rafahâ to âtemporarilyâ evacuate to an expanded humanitarian area in Al-Mawasi. It comes after months of warnings that there would be a ground invasion of the beleaguered city as Israeli forces pursue Hamas militants. To keep a close eye on further developments, follow the Guardianâs live blog.
China | Xi Jinping has arrived in Paris for a rare visit against a backdrop of mounting trade disputes with the EU. The French president, Emmanuel Macron, is set to urge his Chinese counterpart to reduce trade imbalances and to use his influence with Russia over the war in Ukraine.
Israel-Gaza war | Israel used a US weapon in a March airstrike that killed seven volunteer paramedics in southern Lebanon, according to a Guardian analysis of shrapnel found at the site of the attack, which was described by Human Rights Watch as a violation of international law. In Jersualem, authorities shut down the local offices of Al Jazeera on Sunday, using newly approved laws. Critics called the move â which came amid faltering indirect ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas â a âdark day for the mediaâ.
Immigration and asylum | Rwanda has admitted it cannot guarantee how many people it will take from the UK under Rishi Sunakâs deportation scheme. It did not give assurances that the estimated 52,000 asylum seekers eligible to be sent to Kigali would be accepted, instead saying it would be âthousandsâ.
Agriculture | The National Farmersâ Union warned that farmersâ confidence has hit its lowest level in at least 14 years, with extreme weather and the post-Brexit phasing-out of EU subsidies blamed for the drop. Most farms are expecting to reduce food production next year, with arable farming particularly badly hit.
Transport | Train drivers in the Aslef union are embarking on another round of industrial action, despite tentative attempts by the industry to restart talks. Drivers will strike for 24 hours at each of Englandâs national train operators from Tuesday until Thursday, while an overtime ban will apply nationwide from today until Saturday.
Continue reading...Affording a home has become a political issue as rents and prices soar and supply plummets
Decades in the making, Europeâs housing crisis is being felt from the Netherlands to Portugal, Greece to Germany, and in Britain. Prices and rents have soared, availability and affordability have plunged and housing has become a political issue.
Between 2010 and 2022, property prices across the 27-member bloc surged by 47%, according to a 2023 Eurostat report. In some countries they almost trebled: Estonia recorded a 192% rise. Only in two member states, Italy and Cyprus, did they decline.
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Volodymyr Zelenskiy urges prayers for soldiers on frontline amid attacks in Kharkiv and Sumy regions; Xi Jinping arrives in Paris under pressure to harden stance on Russia. What we know on day 803
Russian attacks on Orthodox Easter Sunday killed a woman, burying her under rubble, and injured 24 in Ukraineâs north-eastern city of Kharkiv and surrounds, regional officials said. Public broadcaster Suspilne reported power cuts in parts of Kharkiv region and in the adjacent Sumy region after reports of drone attacks and explosions. Vadim Filashkin, head of the military administration in Donetsk region, said two people were killed by shelling in the town of Pokrovsk and two injured in Chasiv Yar, west of the Russian-held town of Bakhmut.
In his Easter address, Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on Ukrainians to be âunited in one common prayerâ. Standing in front of Kyivâs Saint Sophia cathedral, Zelenskiy called on Ukrainians to pray for each other and the soldiers on the frontline. âAnd we believe: God has a chevron with the Ukrainian flag on his shoulder,â said the president, dressed in a traditional embroidered Ukrainian vyshyvanka shirt and khaki trousers. âSo with such an ally, life will definitely win over death.â A majority of Ukrainians identify as Orthodox Christians, though the church is divided. Many belong to the independent Orthodox Church of Ukraine. The rival Ukrainian Orthodox Church was loyal to the patriarch in Moscow until it split from Russia after the 2022 invasion and is viewed with suspicion by many Ukrainians.
In his Easter message, Vladimir Putin did not explicitly mention the war as he attended a Moscow Easter service led by the head of the countryâs Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill. Instead he thanked Kirill for âfruitful cooperation in the current difficult period, when it is so important for us to unite our efforts for the steady development and strengthening of the fatherlandâ.
Russian forces have taken control of the ruined village of Ocheretyne in Ukraineâs eastern Donetsk region, the Russian defence ministry has said. It is north-west of Avdiivka, which Russia captured in February only after huge losses of personnel and equipment. There was no comment from Ukrainian officials or the military, but unofficial Ukrainian war bloggers indicated Russia was in control of Ocheretyne, said the Reuters news agency.
In Sumy, Russian drone attacks left critical infrastructure including water supply and hospitals running on backup power, officials said on Sunday. On Monday morning, Ukraineâs air force said 13 more drones were launched by Russia over the Sumy region and air defence systems destroyed 12 of them.
Officials in Kyiv urged residents to follow Orthodox Easter services online due to safety concerns. Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv city administration, warned that âeven on such bright days of celebration, we can expect evil deeds from the aggressorâ.
Ukraineâs Eurovision 2016 winner, Jamala, has said her country cannot afford to boycott the song contest because it needs the opportunity to remind Europe of Russiaâs invasion. There have been calls for artists to refuse to participate over Israelâs inclusion while the war in Gaza continues. The opening round begins on Tuesday in Malmö, Sweden.
Chinaâs president, Xi Jinping, has arrived in Paris, where his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, will urge Xi to use his influence with Russia over the war in Ukraine. Xi has done little apart from call Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraineâs president, for the first time shortly after Macron visited Beijing in 2023. âIf the Chinese seek to deepen the relationship with European partners, it is really important that they hear our point of view and start taking it seriously,â a French diplomatic source said. Xi is due on Monday to meet Macron and the European Commission chief, Ursula von der Leyen.
In an article for Le Figaro, Xi said he wanted to work with the international community to find ways to solve the conflict sparked by Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine, while claiming that China was âneither a party nor a participantâ in the conflict. âWe hope that peace and stability will return quickly to Europe and intend to work with France and the entire international community to find good paths to resolve the crisis.â
Continue reading...Singer says her country needs the opportunity to remind Europe of Russiaâs invasion
Ukraineâs former Eurovision winner Jamala has said her country âcannot affordâ to boycott the song contest because it needs the opportunity to remind Europe of Russiaâs invasion.
There have been calls for artists to refuse to participate over Israelâs inclusion in the music competition while the war in Gaza continues.
Continue reading...Authoritarian governments are extending their pursuit of critics far beyond their borders
Forty-five years ago, the Bulgarian dissident Georgi Markov was killed in London with a poison-tipped umbrella as he made his way home from work. The horrifying case transfixed the British public.
So transnational repression is not new, including on British shores. But unless its target is unusually high-profile, or it uses startling tactics such as those employed by Markovâs killers â or in the attempt to assassinate Sergei Skripal â much of it passes with minimal attention.
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Continue reading...Russians in separate compound and do not have access to US forces or equipment, says defence secretary
The US secretary of defence, Lloyd Austin, has confirmed Russian security forces have been deployed to the same airbase as American troops in the Nigerien capital, Niamey.
It remains unclear when the Russian troops, who have been in Niger for weeks, were deployed to Airbase 101, which is next to Diori Hamani international airport in Niamey. It is also unclear how many troops are on the ground.
Continue reading...When police attacked student protesters, a lone trash can was the only damaged property I saw around City College of New York.
The post Iâve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged. appeared first on The Intercept.
Swinney succeeds Humza Yousaf after no other candidates put their name forward
Labour has marked the anniversary of the Conservatives re-entering government at the 2010 election by launching a what the opposition have called âConflixâ website [geddit?] that mockingly tells the story of â14 years of Tory chaosâ
The partyâs chair, Anneliese Dodds, was challenged about the site on Sky News this morning and whether the party was relying on âstuntsâ rather than policy proposals. She insisted that the âdetail of policyâ was there, in the form of initiatives like GB Energy.
Continue reading...Chelsea made hay to reignite their title hope while Manchester City ran out of steam against the Gunners
Manchester Cityâs second-half collapse against Arsenal seemed unthinkable at half time. Cityâs pressing had been relentless, forcing errors from their opponents and denying them room to breathe, let alone move. That pressure dissipated after the interval, however, with City manager Gareth Taylor blaming âa mixture of energy [levels dipping] and a dropping off to protect what you have got.â Maintaining that intensity for 90 minutes against a top rival is never going to be easy, but the issue City had was that they had not put the game to bed when they were on top in the first half and they had no plan B for when their intensity dipped. Suzanne Wrack
Continue reading...Governments in Westminster and Edinburgh urged to engage with Petroineos to save Scotlandâs sole remaining oil refinery
The UK and Scottish governments have been asked to arrange urgent talks to protect the future of Scotlandâs only remaining oil refinery at Grangemouth.
Daniel Johnson, Scottish Labourâs economy spokesperson, has written to PetroChina, part of the joint venture that owns the site, seeking to discuss the future of the complex where oil refining is due to cease next year.
Continue reading...A roundup of scary dealings with those masters of suspense, obfuscation and in Scottish Powerâs case â sheer invention
Periodically, I electrify readers with a drama about energy bills. Before you switch off, let me assure you that utilities companies are masters of suspense. Read on if you dare:
Continue reading...Environmental campaign groups took joint action against decision to approve carbon budget delivery plan
The UK governmentâs climate action plan is unlawful, the high court has ruled, as there is not enough evidence that there are sufficient policies in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The energy secretary, Claire Coutinho, will now be expected to draw up a revised plan within 12 months. This must ensure that the UK achieves its legally binding carbon budgets and its pledge to cut emissions by more than two-thirds by 2030, both of which the government is off track to meet.
Continue reading...A measure passed by the House seeks to block Americans from traveling to Iran on U.S. passports.
The post House Responds to Israeli-Iranian Missile Exchange by Taking Rights Away From Americans appeared first on The Intercept.
Google downplays its military work with Israel, but âProject Nimbusâ documents tie the American tech giants to Israelâs deadly military capabilities.
The post Israeli Weapons Firms Required to Buy Cloud Services From Google and Amazon appeared first on The Intercept.
A new report reveals details of the massacres by a longtime U.S. ally and counterterrorism partner.
The post U.S.-Trained Burkina Faso Military Executed 220 Civilians appeared first on The Intercept.
The Department of Education is probing claims that the school discriminated against Palestinian and Arab students amid Israelâs war on Gaza.
The post âKill All Arabsâ: The Feds Are Investigating UMass Amherst for Anti-Palestinian Bias appeared first on The Intercept.
For years, the political establishment opportunistically railed against sex trafficking. Then came Pizzagate.
The post QAnon Was Born Out of the Sex Ad Moral Panic That Took Down Backpage.com appeared first on The Intercept.
Evidence points to Absolute Standards as the source of a lethal drug the Trump administration used to restart federal executions after 17 years.
The post âLittle Home Marketâ: The Connecticut Company Accused of Fueling an Execution Spree appeared first on The Intercept.
The White House brushes off accusations of hypocrisy, courting TikTok while seeking to ban it.
The post As Biden Cheers TikTok Ban, White House Embraces TikTok Influencers appeared first on The Intercept.
Rights chief also warns Britain will be âjudged harshly by history for its failure to help prevent civilian slaughter in Gazaâ
The UK has been accused by Amnesty International of âdeliberately destabilisingâ human rights on the global stage for its own political ends.
In its annual global report, released today, the organisation said Britain was weakening human rights protections nationally and globally, amid a near-breakdown of international law.
Continue reading...Supporters worry Khanâs life is in danger and with good reason: The military has a long history of killing deposed leaders.
The post Chuck Schumer Privately Warns Pakistan: Don’t Kill Imran Khan in Prison appeared first on The Intercept.
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