South East Water blames working from home for hosepipe ban
Read More A water company has blamed more people working from home post-pandemic for a new hosepipe ban. South East Water, which supplies more than 2m homes and businesses, will impose the first hosepipe ban of the summer on Monday, affecting households across Kent and Sussex. The company’s chief executive, David Hinton, said that people […]
Investigations under way into loss of Titan sub as questions grow over its design
Read More Investigations are under way into the loss of the Titan submersible, which is thought to have imploded on its dive to the Titanic wreck site on Sunday, killing all five crew members, as questions grow about the craft’s experimental design, safety standards and lack of certification. Hopes of finding the men alive were […]
James Cleverly rejects claim he will stand down at next election
Read More The foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has described suggestions that he was considering standing down from parliament at the next general election as “nonsense”. Cleverly declared he was “standing at the next election” after newspaper reports claimed he was considering whether to stand. The Telegraph cited “sources close to him” as saying Cleverly had […]
Russia-Ukraine war live: Russia investigates ‘mutiny’ as Wagner chief says ‘evil’ military leaders must be stopped
Read More Following accusations of an armed mutiny in Russia, the White House national security council say they are monitoring the situation, and will be consulting with allies and partners on developments, Reuters reports. This is Aben? Clayton, contributing to the live blog from Los Angeles. Vladimir Putin has yet to make a public statement […]
Nearly 35 Percent of Americans Worked From Home in 2022
Nearly 35% of employed Americans worked from home in 2022, up from 22% a decade earlier, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A majority of employed adults started working from home during the coronavirus pandemic, a shift that has had impacts on the …
OceanGate CEO’s Wife Descendant of Titanic Victims Isidor, Ida Straus
The wife of OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush, who perished while piloting the Titanic-bound submersible that suffered a “catastrophic implosion,” is a descendant of two first-class passengers who died when the ocean liner sank in 1912.
Biden Proposal to Limit Boat Speeds Gets Backlash
A new rule floated by the Biden administration limiting the speed of boats longer than 35 feet to 11 miles per hour is causing substantial backlash among small boating businesses.
Fleitz to Newsmax: Biden’s ‘Weakness Emboldened’ Building China’s Cuban Spy Base
America First Policy Institute Center for American Security Vice Chairman Fred Fleitz told Newsmax on Friday that President Joe Biden’s “weakness” has “emboldened” China to build a spy base in Cuba, just 100 miles away from the United States.
DOJ told IRS not to interview Joe Biden’s grandchildren in Hunter probe to avoid ‘hot water’: whistleblower
IRS whistleblowers told Congress that a Justice Department official dissuaded investigators from talking to President Biden’s grandchildren as part of the federal probe into Hunter Biden to avoid getting into “hot water.” On Thursday, the House Ways and Means Committee released transcripts of interviews with two IRS whistleblowers who claim decisions made during the probe […]
Hunter Biden-linked account received $5 million days after threatening messages: ‘Sitting here with my father’
A bank account linked to President Biden’s son Hunter Biden received more than $5 million in August 2017, shortly after his threatening messages — in which he said he was “sitting here” with his father — to a Chinese associate revealed this week by an IRS whistleblower, according to documents released by congressional investigators. On […]