Posts by Liam Redmond
Missing Alaska Bering Air Plane’s Wreckage Found in Sea Ice With All 10 On Board Confirmed Dead
The remains of a small aircraft that vanished while flying over Alaska were found on Friday, resting on sea ice, with all 10 people aboard confirmed dead, authorities said. Coast Guard spokesperson Mike Salerno said rescue teams used a helicopter to search the aircraft’s last recorded location. Two rescue swimmers were deployed to examine the…
Read MoreGotham FC’s preseason Spain trip is even more important after offseason ‘rebuild’
Gotham FC coach Juan Carlos Amorós sat in the comfortable Marbella, Spain, sun Friday as he fielded a variety of questions via Zoom with reporters. Beyond the laptop that sat on the table in front of him was a picturesque view of palm trees, sandy beaches and the Mediterranean Sea. It is indeed paradise. But…
Read MoreRangers fail to recapture late magic in loss to banged-up Penguins
Just like their previous two games, the Rangers entered the third period Friday night down by a goal. This time, there would be no late magic against the Penguins at Madison Square Garden, as the Rangers, looking for their first three-game winning streak since mid-November, fell 3-2 to a Penguins team playing without the injured…
Read MoreSotomayor criticizes presidential immunity case as putting the high court’s legitimacy on the line
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor criticized the Court’s 2024 presidential immunity case in her first public appearance since the start of the second Trump term, saying it places the Court’s legitimacy on the line. Sotomayor made the comments during an appearance in Louisville, Kentucky, during which she was asked a range of questions, including the…
Read MoreStream It Or Skip It: ‘Piece By Piece’ on Peacock, a doc-in-LEGO about Pharrell Williams’ life and creative journey
Piece by Piece, now streaming on Peacock, is Pharrell Williams’ take on a music doc, which means it’s shot through with the producer, musician, songwriter, designer, etc. etc.’s distinct brand of whimsy. And you can’t miss the creativity – it’s rendered everywhere you look – since this bio/doc/comedy is constructed from blocks of LEGO entirely.…
Read MoreTesla shares post worst week since October as sales plunge
While Elon Musk has been generating headline after headline for his efforts to reshape the US federal workforce, the stock of his electric-car company just suffered its worst weekly performance since October. Tesla shares tumbled about 11 per cent this week, weighed down by shockingly bad sales reports from around the world. In Germany, sales…
Read MoreTrump is ‘immediately revoking’ Biden’s security clearance and access to daily intelligence briefings: ‘He set this precedent’
President Trump announced Friday that he is “immediately revoking” former President Joe Biden’s security clearances and access to daily intelligence briefings. Trump, 78, argued that the former president set the precedent when he barred him from receiving access to the same briefings four years ago, citing Trump’s “erratic behavior.” “There is no need for Joe…
Read MoreColumn: Trump and Musk crippled our most important global aid agency. The consequences are grim
It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential foreign aid agency. But trust me: He will. On Musk’s orders, the work of the United States Agency for International Development has come to a screeching halt. Thousands of its administrators, workers and contractors have…
Read MoreExclusive | Career NYC crook who has dodged jail despite dozens of burglary busts is finally held without bail
A prolific Big Apple burglar has been set free dozens of times by sympathetic judges after committing numerous heists — including one break-in he committed the same day he was freed from Rikers Island on charges of slugging a cop, The Post has learned. Al Booker, 41, has managed to rack up more than 40…
Read MoreOil prices set for third straight weekly fall on tariff concerns
Oil prices finished with daily gains on Friday (Feb 7) after new sanctions were imposed on Iran’s crude exports, but prices were down for the week as investors worried about US President Donald Trump’s renewed trade war on China and threats of tariffs on other countries. Brent crude futures settled at US$74.66 a barrel, up…
Read MoreEurope: Shares end lower as trade war worries spike; automakers slide
European shares closed lower on Friday (Feb 7), with automakers among top decliners as investors grew skittish on worries of a global trade war escalating, while a bleak profit margin forecast from luxury carmaker Porsche further added to the unease. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index was down 0.4 per cent at 542.75 points, with the…
Read MoreKris Jenner selling iconic ‘Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ mansion for $13.5M
Kris Jenner is selling the Hidden Hills, Calif., mansion prominently featured in her family’s former show, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians,” for $13.5 million. The iconic Kardashian-Jenner compound — not to be confused with the fake house used for exterior shots on the show — can be purchased completely furnished for an additional estimated $400,000,…
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