Women’s rugby league star Nita Maynard has been charged after allegedly assaulting two security guards at a Sydney hotel. The former NSW State of Origin representative was arrested after being…
Month: April 2021
Lifetime monitoring after infant cardiac surgery may reduce adult hypertension risk
In a medical records study covering thousands of children, a U.S.-Canadian team led by researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine concludes that while surgery to correct congenital heart disease (CHD) within…
Hundreds of British Gas engineers to lose jobs in ‘fire and rehire’ scheme
Hundreds of British Gas engineers will lose their jobs by midday on Wednesday after refusing to sign up to tougher employment terms imposed by the company’s controversial “fire and rehire”…
Arrests over attempts to secure hitman and chemical weapon show the dark web isn’t always anonymous
One of the arguments people make against cryptocurrency is that the difficult-to-trace nature makes it the preferred currency among criminal elements. But engaging in illegal activities on the dark web…
Man who shot, killed elephant seal in California sentenced to prison
Jordan Gerbich, who used to live in California, shot the elephant seal with a handgun on a beach there in 2019. A man who fatally shot an elephant seal as…
Liverpool crisis is not over but win at Arsenal points to happier times ahead
One performance, one result, of course, doesn’t mean that everything is suddenly fine. Liverpool have been here often enough before this season, particularly in London, not to believe that the…
Scientists discover ‘jumping’ genes that can protect against blood cancers
New research has uncovered a surprising role for so-called "jumping" genes that are a source of genetic mutations responsible for a number of human diseases. In the new study from…
W Galen Weston, Canadian retail tycoon behind Primark and Selfridges, dies at 80
W Galen Weston, the patriarch of one of Canada’s wealthiest families and a retail titan, has died aged 80. Weston was the third generation of his family to lead George…
Facebook said it isn’t notifying users if they were affected by the leak of 533 million records
The database containing the personal information of half a billion Facebook users is not just a treasure trove for telemarketers and telephone spammers. Information like birthdates, marital status, hometowns, and…
I wish I had more time’: Family mourns Daunte Wright’s death
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. — It has been only a couple of days, but the nights have been long, and sleep has been nonexistent. Dallas Bryant, 23, keeps grabbing his phone…