Posts by Liam Redmond
Long Island sanctuary slapped with 112 counts of neglect over malnourished animals, squalid conditions
A Long Island livestock sanctuary faces 112 counts of animal neglect for allegedly depriving dozens of animals of food, water, and shelter, according to prosecutors. Investigators visited Double D Bar Ranch in Manorville last month after receiving “numerous complaints about the welfare of animals on the property,” Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney said in…
Read MoreIntel flirts with historic weekly gain on partnership rumours
INTEL shares are on track for their biggest one-week gain on record, as unconfirmed discussions about a partnership with a key rival provide hope for a turnaround after an extended period of weakness. The chipmaker has risen as much as 32 per cent this week, which would represent its strongest such jump in its more-than-40-year…
Read MoreBlackstone weighs US$2 billion sale of gas explorer Olympus
BLACKSTONE is exploring a sale of Olympus Energy, a natural gas explorer in the Appalachian region that could be valued at up to US$2 billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. The alternative asset manager is working with financial advisers to seek a buyer for the Canonsburg, Pennsylvania-based business, said the sources, who asked…
Read MoreAOC, Homan clash as border czar suggests lefty Rep could ‘be in trouble’ over webinar advising migrants on dealing with ICE
President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan on Friday clashed with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., over a webinar she hosted advising migrants about how to handle an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Let’s pray that she is not ‘educating’ the next murderer of a young college nursing student on how to evade arrest by…
Read MoreWhen do new episodes of ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 premiere on Paramount+?
Buzz buzz, Yellowjackets is back! After two long years of waiting, the hit Showtime series about a high school soccer team stranded in the wild is finally premiering its highly-anticipated third season and tied to a Valentine’s Day release date, nonetheless. The show — which stars Melanie Lynskey, Sophie Thatcher, Christina Ricci, Tawny Cypress and…
Read MoreNokia to gain unconditional EU nod for US$2.3 billion Infinera deal: sources
NOKIA is set to secure unconditional EU antitrust clearance for its US$2.3 billion acquisition of US optical semiconductors and networking equipment maker Infinera, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday (Feb 14). Nokia announced the deal in June last year, a move that would make it the second largest vendor in the…
Read MoreWhy Miami’s buzzy Little River is attracting savvy property investors
Don’t be fooled by its name or dodgy reputation: Miami’s Little River has big potential and is currently benefiting from major buzz. Little River is one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods. Due to its location along the pint-sized waterway that flows into nearby Biscayne Bay, it was one of the first places in Florida settled…
Read MoreOil settles lower, supply worries ease on hopes for Ukraine peace deal
OIL prices settled down on Friday (Feb 14) on prospects for a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine that could ease global supply disruptions by ending sanctions against Moscow, but losses were limited by a delay in US immediate reciprocal tariffs. Brent futures settled down 28 US cents, or 0.37 per cent, at US$74.74 a…
Read MoreEurope: Shares log longest weekly streak of advances in a year
EUROPE’S main stock index closed lower on Friday (Feb 14), as investors paused following four successive sessions of gains, while luxury stocks advanced after robust earnings from Birkin bag maker Hermes. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index settled down by 0.2 per cent, after closing the previous four sessions at record high levels. Still, the benchmark…
Read MoreUS: Stocks end volatile week on muted note
WALL Street stocks finished mixed on Friday (Feb 14) following lacklustre US retail sales data in a muted finale to a volatile week. US retail sales fell 0.9 per cent between December and January to US$723.9 billion, partly due to slumping auto sales. The report missed estimates in the biggest month-on-month decline since early 2023. …
Read MoreCam Newton doubles down on Panthers jabs: ‘It was a losers’ mentality’
Cam Newton isn’t backing down from his comments during Super Bowl week, when he called his old Carolina Panthers teammates “losers” before he got to the team in 2011 and was called out by one of those former teammates, wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. On his own podcast “4th and 1 with Cam Newton’’ on…
Read MoreBlack Hawk pilots may have missed important air traffic control directive before DC plane crash
Black Hawk pilots may not have heard a critical directive from air traffic control to fly behind the American Airlines plane in the seconds before it collided with the jet, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. Seventeen seconds before the deadly Jan. 29 crash, which killed all 67 people aboard both flights, the Black…
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