Andy Burnham has been urged to drop Labour’s ban on new oil and gas drilling ‘before it’s too late’ after BP put its North Sea operation up for sale. Ending its 60 years of production in UK waters, the oil giant said the division, which employs 1,100 people, would be…
$10m-a-year MLB star out for the season after ‘crashing scooter into firetruck that then ran over his foot’ in bizarre late-night drinking accident
By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 19:57 BST, 31 July 2026 | Updated: 19:57 BST, 31 July 2026 San Francisco Giants star Harrison Bader has been ruled out for the remainder of the season following a bizarre late-night scooter crash involving a fire engine. The 32-year-old outfielder, who signed a…
Tether clears $1.5 billion in profit as its safety cushion shrinks by half
Tether reported $1.5 billion in net operating profit for the second quarter of 2026, driven by returns from its U.S. Treasury and repurchase agreement holdings. The issuer of USDT, the world’s largest stablecoin, reported holding $187.75 billion in assets against $183.64 billion in liabilities as of June 30, leaving it…
VC-backed startups commit more fraud, and researchers think they know why
A new report from the U.K.’s Imperial College and France’s Emlyon Business School has mapped out the ways Silicon Valley’s VC-backed founders commit fraud — and the role investors play. For the report, published online in June, researchers built a database of tech founders and companies who faced civil and…
TB 26-04 Webbings for Use in Elevated Oxygen Environments
Flammability test results for commercial-off-the-shelf webbings that meet NASA flammability requirements are reported for use in elevated oxygen environments anticipated for future lunar and Martian missions. Testing demonstrated that a webbing composed of 60% Kevlar®/40% polybenzimidazole (PBI) from Sturges Manufacturing Company, Inc., specifically the natural version, passed flammability testing per…
Pregnant Alex Cooper Shares “Isolating” Gestational Diabetes Diagnosis
Alex Cooper is learning pregnancy can leave you feeling emotionally unwell. Two months after the Call Her Daddy host confirmed she’s expecting a baby with husband Matt Kaplan, she shared she’s been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. “I’m not going to cry on the internet because I’ve never cried on the…
‘Granite City’ Aberdeen once boasted Britain’s biggest concentration of millionaires…now the former boom town is being abandoned by BP in a fresh setback
When Queen Elizabeth II stepped into BP’s spotlessly clean new control room at Dyce, near Aberdeen, on November 3, 1975, she declared the day one ‘of outstanding significance in the history of the United Kingdom’. Pressing a gold-plated button in front of a host of dignitaries, including Labour Prime Minister…
Paris Is Always a Good Idea’s Lacey Chabert on Book Changes
Hallmark’s Paris Is Always a Good Idea is based on a book — but star Lacey Chabert promises there’s still room for viewers to be surprised. “I can’t answer for the book fans, but I do think they will be happy with this adaptation,” Chabert, 43, exclusively told Us about…
Brittney Griner Files For Divorce From Wife Who Fought For Her Release From Russian Prison
Reading Time: 2 minutes We interrupt the “problematic Caitlin Clark” discourse to bring you an unrelated WNBA controversy. Just weeks after opening up about their journey to parenthood, Brittney and Cherelle Griner’s marriage has come to an end. According to court records obtained by People, the WNBA star filed for…
Gates signals 23.5%+ adjusted EBITDA margin in H2 2026 as it raises full-year EPS to $1.62-$1.70 (NYSE:GTES)
Earnings Call Insights: Gates Industrial Corporation Ltd. (GTES) Q2 2026 Management View “In the second quarter, we delivered strong performance as sales came in near the high end of our guidance… Sales grew approximately 7% with core revenue growth of 4.9%, which enabled us Seeking Alpha’s Disclaimer: This article was…