Raquel Welch, the film actress whose sultry, curvaceous looks made her a leading sex symbol of the 1960s and ’70s, has died at age 82, news media outlets reported on Wednesday.
Pak Fuel Prices At Historic High. Petrol At 272, Diesel At 280: Report
Hours after unleashing a tax-loaded mini-budget, Pakistan on Wednesday night hiked up the prices of petrol and gas to a historic high in a bid to appease the International Monetary Fund for unlocking the critical loan tranche, reported Geo News.
Labour to promise more neighbourhood police officers ‘like Catherine Cawood’
Yvette Cooper to cite BBC’s Happy Valley star in major policy speech on restoring community policing Labour will pledge to restore thousands of community officers such as Happy Valley’s Catherine Cawood, saying the local knowledge to tackle antisocial…
Charlie Munger says BYD is so far ahead of Tesla in China ‘it’s almost ridiculous’
Charlie Munger said Wednesday that Tesla pales in comparison to BYD in China, calling the Chinese electric vehicle maker his favorite stock ever.
US could face debt-cap crisis this summer without deal, CBO warns
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office cautioned a historic federal debt default could occur before July.
World’s oldest Hebrew Bible could fetch $50M at auction – KSL.com
World’s oldest Hebrew Bible could fetch $50M at auction KSL.comThe world’s oldest and most complete bible goes to auction EuronewsThe Codex Sassoon, the oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, is up for auction – and it could go fo…
West Virginia advances campus gun bill despite student alarm
West Virginia lawmakers have approved a bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring firearms on state college and university campuses.
US Will Preserve Dialogue With China Despite Balloon Rift: Top US Diplomat
The United States will work to maintain lines of communication with China despite a rift over an alleged surveillance balloon, a top US diplomat said Wednesday.
GOP subpoenas tech CEOs as part of probe into censorship
Subpoenas have been sent to the chief executives of the five largest tech companies as congressional Republicans moved to investigate what they assert is widespread corporate censorship of conservative voices House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan issued …
Navy Cautious On Lasers Because First Program Of Record Could Cost $1 Billion, ONR Official Says
SAN DIEGO —An Office of Naval Research (ONR) official this week said the Navy is moving “very cautiously” on directed energy (DE) laser weapons because the eventual first program of record could cost up to $1 billion. “The Navy is definitely inte…