Laurie Hernandez officially confirmed she and fellow gymnast Charlotte Drury have been going steady for two years now. Here are some super adorable photos of the happy couple
The London Stock Exchange Group said on Thursday its first quarter growth was in line with plans, and products from its partnership with Microsoft were due to be rolled out in the first half of 2024. LSEG said total income, excluding recoveries, in the first quarter was 2.089 billion pounds ($2.61 billion), with gross profit of 1.893 billion pounds. Analysts' consensus compiled by LSEG forecast total income at 2.088 billion pounds, and gross profit at 1.888 billion pounds.
Asian shares mostly declined Thursday as investors awaited a flood of global earnings reports, including updates from U.S. tech companies known as the “Magnificent Seven.” Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slid 2.1% to 37,670.50. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained nearly 0.1% to 17,215.51, while the Shanghai Composite was virtually unchanged at 3,044.41.
Eramet subsidiary SLN's nickel mining operations in northern New Caledonia have been suspended, adding to difficulties at the loss-making business that saw a slide in first-quarter output. SLN is part of a struggling New Caledonian nickel industry that the French government is trying to salvage with a proposed rescue package. Mining production at SLN was 1.0 million wet metric tons in the first quarter, down 32% from the same period last year, as issues over mining permits weighed on output.
Players must accept criticism as readily as praise at Manchester United, Bruno Fernandes said after the Portuguese midfielder rescued his side with two goals in a 4-2 home Premier League victory over Sheffield United. Fernandes made it 2-2 from the penalty spot in the 61st minute then put United ahead with a long-range strike 20 minutes later after the hosts had fallen behind twice against the Premier League's bottom team. United had come in for heavy criticism following Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Coventry City where they squandered a 3-0 lead before going through via a penalty shoot-out.
Paul Jeremiah Grice confessed to participating in the killing and subsequent burial, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation revealed.
Debate on how to spend federal funding awarded to San Diego County, from FEMA, continues. The funding was meant to provide humanitarian services to migrants once they have been release from Border Patrol custody.
Asked at a BBC London TV hustings whether he had succeeded in bringing Londoners with him on clean air and car travel, he says: ‘We will find out on May 2’
Lambeth Council set to make attraction permanent beyond current cut-off date of 2028
The rejuvenated FTSE 100 index touched a new record today in a session when the focus turned to UK banking stocks. Lloyds Banking Group kicked off the sector’s reporting season by posting a 28% fall in first quarter profits alongside unchanged full-year guidance. Other companies in the spotlight today included Reckitt Benckiser, Jet2 and the Carex business PZ Cussons.
Grey squirrels are spreading to the north of England and wiping out the native red squirrels.
Here's how NBA Twitter reacted to Miami Heat evening up the series against the Boston Celtics.
Sanofi reported on Thursday that its first-quarter operating income declined 14.7%, as unfavourable currency effects and cheap competition to multiple sclerosis drug Aubagio outweighed rising sales of anti-inflammatory drug Dupixent. The company reiterated it expects 2024 adjusted earnings per share (EPS) to slip by a "low single-digit" percentage, excluding currency swings, citing higher taxes and an increase in development expenditure. Finance chief Francois-Xavier Roger said in a media call that the decline in the Argentine Peso was a particular drag on first-quarter overseas sales.
Milwaukee Bucks (49-33, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (47-35, sixth in the Eastern Conference)Indianapolis; Friday, 5:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Pacers -5; over/under is 222.5EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Bucks visit the Indiana Pacers for game three of the Eastern Conference first round with the series tied 1-1. The Pacers defeated the Bucks 125-108 in the last matchup. Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 37 points, and Dam
Bangladesh has closed schools and colleges due to extreme heat for the second year in a row.
Police and ambulance called out to Amman Valley School in Ammanford, Carmarthenshire
Several dozen kids — 48 girls and one boy, from first-graders to teenagers — gathered recently at a gymnasium in northern St. Petersburg for a hobby horsing competition. The event looked exactly like a proper equestrian competition, but instead of a horse they rode a stick with a horse’s head. Hobby horsing aficionados say one can buy a stick horse or make one from scratch.
A French police trade union is threatening to disrupt the Olympics torch relay ahead of the start of the Paris Games in July unless officers are given bonuses they were promised. The union says they're ready to strike later today, Thursday. The police's Alliance Union said that the French prime minister's office and economy ministry are holding up special Olympics payments promised to police, which could amount to as much as 1,900 euros.Warning that a first demonstration had been called for toda
Los Angeles Clippers (51-31, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference)Dallas; Friday, 8 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mavericks -4.5; over/under is 209WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Clippers visit the Dallas Mavericks for game three of the Western Conference first round with the series tied 1-1. The Mavericks beat the Clippers 96-93 in the last matchup. Luka Doncic led the Mavericks with 32 point
Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26, third in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference)Phoenix; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Suns -4; over/under is 206.5WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Timberwolves lead series 2-0BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference first round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Timberwolves won the last meeting 105-93 on April 23 led by 25 points from Jaden McDaniels, while De
Chillier temps move in and shower chances increase across the region. The weekend should warm back up.
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