Malta’s former prime minister, Joseph Muscat, and other former top officials pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday to charges in a hospital corruption scandal that is roiling the Mediterranean island nation as it prepares for European Parliament elections. The case involves a deal, originally struck in 2015, in which the management of three of the…
This HBO documentary recounts the rise and fall of the movie-ticket subscription service, which signed up millions of users after slashing its monthly price—only to go bankrupt within a few years. https://www.wsj.com/articles/moviepass-moviecrash-review-hbo-documentary-f824d894
The French leader said Ukrainian forces could only use French Scalp missiles to target military sites within Russia that fire on Ukraine. https://www.wsj.com/articles/macron-permits-ukraine-to-use-french-missiles-to-strike-inside-russia-within-limits-80fe5908
In just over two months, athletes from hundreds of countries will descend on Paris for the highly anticipated 2024 Summer Olympics. Athletes had a shortened window of time to prepare to compete at this year’s Olympic Games due to the COVID-delayed 2020 Summer Olympics. Competition in Tokyo began in July 2021 instead of 2020. As…
An unusual weather phenomenon called a “gustnado,” which looks like a small tornado but is actually a type of whirlwind kicked up by thunderstorm winds, brought some dramatic moments to a western Michigan lake over the weekend. Video posted on social media shows the gustnado churning across Gun Lake south of Grand Rapids on Sunday,…
If a summertime rally in a presidential election year followed form, the S&P 500 might stand at 5650 by Labor Day, according to Bank of America. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/28/sp-500-jumped-10percent-in-first-100-trading-days-of-2024-what-happens-next.html
Independent MP Emmanuel “Jay Jay” Banda is in hospital after an alleged abduction over the weekend. https://ift.tt/owsh4aR May 28, 2024 at 08:22PM
Rudy Gobert made the decision to miss a playoff game in order to be there for the birth of his first child. The now four-time Defensive Player of the Year missed his Minnesota Timberwolves second-round game against the Denver Nuggets (Minnesota won), and it drew controversy. Much of the controversy came from ex-NBA star Gilbert…
The three European nations aim to refocus attention on finding a political solution to the Gaza war. https://ift.tt/uTZq0RP May 28, 2024 at 07:40PM
Actor Russell Brand took to social media on Monday to detail his Christian experience one month after he announced he was getting baptized. “I’ve been a Christian a month now and it’s been a big change,” he posted to X. “Not that I’ve entirely changed as a person, of course I haven’t, but I’ve taken…