“We followed bin Laden to the gates of hell — and we got him,” Joe Biden said. (File) Washington: President Joe Biden used the 10th anniversary of the raid that killed Osama bin Laden — “a moment I will never forget” — to reaffirm his decision to remove all US troops from Afghanistan. “We followed […]
Day: May 2, 2021
Kyle Busch celebrates 36th birthday with NASCAR Cup win at Kansas Speedway; first of 2021
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Busch celebrated his 36th birthday Sunday by winning a two-lap sprint to the finish at Kansas Speedway, becoming the 10th different winner through the first 11 races of the NASCAR Cup Series season. Busch had stalked Kyle Larson all day before beating him on a late restart to take the […]
Elon Musk trolls Jeff Bezos as space race between world’s richest men heats up
The space race between the world’s two richest men went into hyperdrive on Tuesday after Tesla chief Elon Musk took a swipe at Jeff Bezos’ attempt to challenge a major Nasa contract. The two billionaires, who have been trying to launch long-range orbital rockets, were competing for a coveted contract from the government to build […]
Amazon Posts Record Profits as Consumers Continue Shopping Online Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Amazon on Thursday reported its biggest profit ever as consumers turned to the online retailer for their shopping needs and businesses paid it more to warehouse and advertise their products. Shares rose 4 percent in after-hours trade. Since the start of the US coronavirus outbreak, shoppers have relied increasingly on Amazon for delivery of home […]
Sam Burns, 24, wins Valspar Championship for first PGA Tour title
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Eight times this season, Sam Burns has been atop the leaderboard after every round except the one that mattered. That changed, finally, at the Valspar Championship. Burns got some help from Keegan Bradley hitting into the water on the 13th hole, and then the 24-year-old from Louisiana took it from there […]
California Democrats sharpen messaging against Gavin Newsom recall
Republican voters angry at Newsom’s liberal policies on immigration, criminal justice reform and more launched the longshot recall effort last year. AP Photo SACRAMENTO: California Democrats sharpened their anti-recall messaging Saturday during the state party’s annual convention, arguing removing Gov. Gavin Newsom from office early would roll back immigrant rights and criminal justice reforms, stall […]
Top Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei did not explicitly cite the leaked audio or Zarif’s name (File) Tehran: Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Sunday slammed as a “big mistake” remarks by Iran’s foreign minister, a week after audio emerged of the latter bemoaning the military’s influence on diplomacy. Top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif, a long-standing key […]
Verizon Near Deal to Sell Yahoo and AOL
The private equity firm has been on a buying spree in the past few months, announcing deals to acquire the crafts retailer Michaels and the Venetian resort in Las Vegas. It has also had a shake-up in its senior ranks, with its co-founder, Leon Black, announcing in late March that he was stepping down as […]
Malaysia Reports First Case of Indian Covid-19 Variant
Malaysia has detected its first case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant first identified in India, Health Minister Adham Baba said on Sunday, days after imposing a ban on flights from India. The variant, named B.1.617, was detected in an Indian national screened at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, he said. The World Health Organisation […]
Apple App Store Adds Tags to Help You Refine Search Results: How It Works
Apple is updating its iPhone and iPad’s App Store to allow users to find more relevant apps with simple keywords. The update brings support for the ‘search suggestion’ that would predict what users are looking for. For instance, if you’re looking for an app to learn how to cook pizza from the scratch, users can […]