A London comedy-writing duo contrasted society’s relationship with alcohol and tea in a viral TikTok video.
Footage posted on January 27 shows Sam Bartrop and Bec Horsley, a duo under the moniker YLWSQR, in an alternate reality where they pounded tea before going out instead of alcohol, among other scenarios.
“It’s teatime somewhere,” they wrote in a caption. Credit: Sam Bartrop via Storyful
Musk wants to put federal workers out of their jobs and make it harder to reach anybody at a government office. Did voters ask for this?
Notre-Dame of Paris will soon reopen its doors after undergoing a five-year renovation period.
A former Kentucky sheriff was indicted Thursday in the slaying of a judge who was gunned down in his courthouse chambers two months ago, shocking a tiny Appalachian community. Shawn “Mickey” Stines was indicted on one count of murder of a public official by a Letcher County grand jury, prosecutors said. Stines was sheriff of the southeastern Kentucky county when authorities say he walked into District Judge Kevin Mullins’ chambers in Whitesburg, spoke with the judge and then opened fire on Sept. 19.
December usually brings travelers into Haiti, but a ban on flights has halted plans for holiday gatherings and for anyone trying to deliver food, medicine and other aid.
The state's highest court ruled a special prosecutor's decision to re-indict Smollett violated his constitutional rights after Cook County prosecutors previously dropped charges against him.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that the conflict in Ukraine had characteristics of a "global" war and did not rule out strikes on Western countries.Criticising the global response to the strike -- "final proof that Russia definitely does not want peace" -- Zelensky warned that other countries could become targets for Putin too.
Russia launched a rare, experimental ballistic missile against Ukraine as tensions between Moscow and Washington continued to escalate.
What to expect from Sagittarius season 2024: How will your zodiac sign be affected? Here are horoscopes for the season with dates spanning November 22 to December 21.
Tensions continued to rise as teacher strikes in three Massachusetts communities slogged through another week, with officials in at least one district warning that even if there are no snow days this winter, schools will be forced to hold classes during vacations and weekends. Schools remained closed Thursday in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead, three communities north of Boston, with some schools shuttered for a ninth day. Rachael Abell, president of the Beverly School Committee, called the strike “incredibly harmful” and said it is “without doubt, hurting the students, the families, the people of our community.”
The UN nuclear watchdog's board of governors passed a resolution chiding Iran's poor cooperation with the agency after hours of heated exchanges, diplomats told AFP late on Thursday.On Thursday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the censure "will disrupt" interactions with the agency, but stressed Tehran would remain keen to cooperate.
A woman told police that Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for defense secretary, took her phone and blocked her from leaving his hotel room before sexually assaulting her in 2017 after a Republican women’s convention in California, according to official records of a police investigation released Wednesday night.
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has been a target for investigations since his early days in office, and the swarm of cases since his failed reelection bid in 2022 has left him in ever-deeper legal jeopardy. In the latest indictment Thursday, he was accused of attempting a coup to keep himself in the presidency. In another case, the electoral court ruled the far-right leader ineligible to run for office until 2030.
McKinsey & Co is in the final stages of negotiating a deferred prosecution agreement to resolve a U.S. criminal investigation into the consulting firm's work helping opioid manufacturers boost sales that allegedly contributed to a deadly addiction epidemic, people familiar with the matter said. McKinsey is in talks to pay more than $600 million to resolve the longstanding U.S. Department of Justice probe, which also encompasses findings of civil violations, the people said. The settlement, expected to be unveiled before the end of the year, would result in prosecutors seeking to dismiss criminal charges against McKinsey after a period of time as long as the company abides by the agreement's terms.
OpenAI has spoken about the search product with website and app developers such as Conde Nast, Redfin, Eventbrite and Priceline, the report said, citing people who have seen prototypes or designs of the products. Google and OpenAI did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. The move could pit the Sam Altman-led company against search giant Google, which commands the lion's share of the browser and search market.
Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene said on Thursday she will chair a U.S. House of Representatives panel on government efficiency, working with billionaire Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in their effort to streamline the U.S. government. Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, and Ramaswamy, a former Republican presidential candidate and biotech executive, were tasked by President-elect Donald Trump with creating a panel of outside advisers to make recommendations on how to reduce the size of federal workforce and slash regulations. Greene's government efficiency subcommittee was created by House Oversight Committee chair James Comer to work with Musk and Ramaswamy.
Authorities in the Dominican Republic have arrested a colonel and nine officers accused of stealing weapons and ammunition from the police department’s armory and illegally selling them to people including criminals in neighboring Haiti, where violence has surged. The crackdown that began Sunday is ongoing as officials continue to track down weapons and military supplies. The investigation began when authorities started reviewing inventories at the armory.
Whether you exercise inside or outside during the winter, keep moving to live longer during all four seasons.
Grimmway Farms recalled organic carrots after the product was linked to a multi-state E. coli outbreak that has infected 39 people from 18 states.
The suspect, Forrest Lee Guayante, was arrested and charged in connection the incident.
Two corrections officers agreed to plead guilty to federal charges in the case of a mentally ill man who froze to death — marking a total of eight jail employees who have entered plea agreements related to the death.
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