The best cinematic castaways
With director Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" hitting theatres Nov. 23, we take a look back at some of the best films about lone survivors and desperate castaways. -- By Will Perkins
With director Ang Lee's "Life of Pi" hitting theatres Nov. 23, we take a look back at some of the best films about lone survivors and desperate castaways. -- By Will Perkins
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated two forever chemicals that have been used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances, an action intended to ensure quicker cleanup of the toxic compounds and require industries and others responsible for contamination to pay for its removal. Designation as a hazardous substance under the Superfund law doesn’t ban the chemicals, known as PFOA and PFOS. The EPA then may require cleanups to protect public health and recover costs that can reach tens of millions of dollars.
Former first minister Nicola Sturgeon spoke briefly to journalists after her husband Peter Murrell was charged by police investigating SNP finances.
Fiona Beal, 50, admits that she killed her 42-year-old boyfriend Nicholas Billingham.
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Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, was wearing a kippah skull cap when he was stopped from crossing the road.
Holly* was drawn to her local school’s LGBT “allies” club by her fascination with flags.
Caitlin Clark's net worth has increased by her salary from the WNBA and her endorsement deals which will only continue to grow.
Simon Harris said he hopes to meet with the families on Saturday.
A Nigerian court on Friday adjourned a tax evasion trial against cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives to May 17 after the matter was stalled because the exchange has not been formally served with the charges. Binance and its executives Tigran Gambaryan, a U.S. citizen and head of financial crime compliance, and Nadeem Anjarwalla, a British-Kenyan who is a regional manager for Africa, face four counts of tax evasion.
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Liu Ranyang/China News Service via GettyTesla is recalling thousands of its Cybertrucks over a problem with the accelerator pedal, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Friday.The auto safety regulator said the pedals in certain Cybertruck vehicles have a pad that “may dislodge and become trapped by the interior trim,” in turn causing the truck to “accelerate unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash.” A total of 3,878 Cybertrucks are being recalled to fix the issue.
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An Israeli minister has described Friday’s attack on Iran as “lame”, in a sign of the growing rift in Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet.
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