Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey. Getty Images U.S. whiskey distillers are breathing a sigh of relief as they will avoid a looming 50% tax on shipments to Europe. The European Union said Tuesday it would extend the suspension of tariffs on U.S. whiskey until March 31, 2025. The 50% levy, which came in the context of … Read more
NBC NEWS — Pictured: Border Patrol Agents arrest 8 suspected illegals in Maverick County, near Eagle Pass, TX, as they try to ride a freight train into the United States from Mexico on February 27, 2007 — Photo by: Al Henkel/NBC NewsWire Nbc Newswire | Nbcuniversal | Getty Images Major railroads Union-Pacific and BNSF, a … Read more
A little boy who died after he was struck by a car in regional NSW has been remembered as “extraordinary” and “kind-hearted”, with his local community now rallying around his family after an already tough year. William Ellis, 7, was hit by a car on Market St in Balranald, near the NSW-Victorian border, on Wednesday … Read more
Mark Cuban is no fan of jargon — and the billionaire is far from alone. It may be tempting to try slipping in a more complicated word when you want to impress someone, like your boss or a potential employer. But using jargon words when you could opt for something simple and clear instead, typically … Read more
(NewsNation) — A photographer and pilot died after a Philadelphia news helicopter crashed in a New Jersey forest Tuesday night. WPVI’s helicopter had been returning from an assignment at the Jersey Shore when it went down in the area of Wharton State Forest around 8 p.m., NewsNation’s Philadelphia affiliate WPHL reported. New Jersey State Police troopers … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A U.S. computer scientist on Wednesday lost his bid to register patents over inventions created by his artificial intelligence system in a landmark case in Britain about whether AI can own patent rights. Stephen Thaler wanted to be granted two patents in the U.K. for inventions he … Read more
Could Australia’s love affair with Bali be waning? With its picturesque scenery, lively nightlife, food options, cheap flights and value for money, Australians flock to the Island of the Gods in big numbers every year. But new data suggests travellers are planning to skip Bali, and more broadly Indonesia, this summer. Watch the latest news … Read more
Yevgeny Prigozhin rose from being an ex-con and hot dog vendor to winning lucrative Kremlin contracts and heading a formidable mercenary army. But it all came to a sudden end when the private plane carrying him and others mysteriously exploded over Russia. Prigozhin’s Aug. 23 death put an exclamation point on what had already been … Read more
The Qatar-based chief of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, on Wednesday travelled to Egypt Hopes rose Wednesday that Israel and Hamas may be inching toward another truce and hostage release deal in the Gaza war, following secret talks and as the head of the Palestinian Hamas group visited Egypt. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Tuesday told … Read more
Kremlin says Ukraine pulled out of 2022 peace talks ‘at Britain’s insistence’ The Kremlin has said there is no current basis for talks between Russia and Ukraine as none of the prerequisites are in place, Reuters reports. The Kremlin spokesperson, Dmitry Peskov, said Ukraine withdrew from the negotiation process in 2022 “at Britain’s insistence” and … Read more
