Mystery bidder wins place in space on Bezos rocket for 23m euros
A mystery bidder has pledged €23 million to win an auction for the last seat on a space rocket with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
A mystery bidder has pledged €23 million to win an auction for the last seat on a space rocket with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
French lawmakers on Thursday condemned an infamous 1961 police crackdown on Algerian protesters in Paris as a “bloody and murderous repression,” marking another step in the country's recognition of the massacre that authorities sought to cover up for decades. The National Assembly, parliament's lower house, voted 67-11 in favor of a nonbinding resolution that condemned the police brutality that occurred on Oct. 17, 1961. About 12,000 Algerians were arrested in the crackdown and dozens were killed, “their bodies thrown into the Seine River,” President Emmanuel Macron acknowledged in 2021 on the 60th anniversary of the massacre.
A postal carrier was among four people killed when a man went on a stabbing rampage in a northern Illinois city, authorities said Thursday. The attacks in Rockford on Wednesday also left seven people injured, and a 22-year-old suspect is in custody. Authorities have not released the victims' names, but the United States Postal Inspection Service, a division of the United States Postal Service, confirmed Thursday that a USPS letter carrier was among the dead.
Kentucky lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill stripping the state's Democratic governor of any role in picking someone to occupy a U.S. Senate seat if a vacancy occurred in the home state of 82-year-old Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. The legislation calls for a special election to fill any Senate vacancy from the Bluegrass State. “So it would be a direct voice of the people determining how the vacancy is filled,” Republican Senate President Robert Stivers said while presenting the bill to his colleagues.
Up next: North Dakota, which will hold its Democratic primary on March 30.
The latest topic of viral online discourse might surprise you: It's apple juice. Here's what nutrition experts want you to know about it.
The University of Michigan's benchmark Consumer Sentiment Index rose to a final reading for the month of 79.4, the highest since July 2021, from February's 76.9. Consumer assessments of both current conditions and the economic outlook both improved from the March mid-month and February final readings. Expectations for inflation over a one-year horizon declined to 2.9% from 3.0% in February to match January's reading, which had been the lowest since December 2020.
UniFirst Corporation (NYSE:UNF) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript March 27, 2024 UniFirst Corporation isn’t one of the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds at the end of the third quarter (see the details here). Operator: Hello. And thank you for standing by. Welcome to UniFirst Second Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, […]
Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has been charged with breaching English soccer's betting rules, the Football Association said on Thursday. Tonali is serving a 10-month ban issued by the Italian soccer federation for betting on teams he played for, which has ruled him out of action since October. Now he could be in more trouble after the FA said he breached its rules on 50 occasions by placing bets on matches from Aug. 12 to Oct. 12 last year. The FA said Tonali had until April 5 to respond to
PVH and Dave & Buster's are front and center on the earnings calendar as both stocks continue to show relative strength.
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Aurman Singh suffered repeated axe attacks to the head after five men tracked him on his rounds.
He is not attending public events while he has treatment for cancer but recorded a message instead.
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The King expressed “great sadness” that he could not attend Thursday’s Royal Maundy service as the Queen stepped in to distribute Maundy money on his behalf.
Israeli military intelligence is reportedly using facial recognition technology to monitor, identify and detain Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.
Wall Street edged higher on Thursday in thin trading ahead of Easter break, while investors awaited data to gauge the Federal Reserve's policy path on the last business day of a strong first quarter. The three main U.S. indexes were set for robust quarterly gains, as an AI-fueled rally and optimism around the Fed's rate cuts helped lift Wall Street to record highs this month. "The stock market performed extremely well during the first quarter of 2024, and as long as earnings remain strong, the market can continue to move higher," said Jeremy Straub, CEO and chief investment officer at Coastal Wealth.
Analysts say the Baltimore bridge collapse could be a record shipping insurance loss.
From Michael Douglas's new period drama to a second season of The Big Door Prize, there's a lot to enjoy on Apple TV+ in April.
Owain Hammett-George was driving at 70-78mph in a 30mph zone when he killed two people.