Packages with the logo of Amazon are transported at a packing station of a redistribution center of Amazon in Horn-Bad Meinberg, western Germany, on Dec. 9, 2024. Ina Fassbender | Afp | Getty Images Amazon is shutting down “Prime Try Before You Buy,” a competitor to Stitch Fix that allowed Prime members to try out…
Passengers on Great Britain’s west coast mainline have been warned of disruption to Avanti services on every Sunday from this weekend to the end of May. Train managers represented by the the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) have said they will strike on every Sunday from 12 January to 25 May…
The Los Angeles Lakers and LA Clippers are postponing their home games on Saturday as a result of the ongoing fires in the greater Los Angeles area. The Lakers were scheduled to play the San Antonio Spurs at Crypto.com Center in Downtown Los Angeles, while the LA Clippers were set to host the Charlotte Hornets…
A view of offshore oil and gas platform Esther in the Pacific Ocean on January 5, 2025 in Seal Beach, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Oil prices jumped on Friday as the U.S. Treasury Department announced sweeping sanctions against Russia’s oil industry. Brent gained $2.84, or 3.69%, to close at $79.76 per barrel, while…
A second Sydney synagogue has been vandalised with swastikas in as many days in an attack the Jewish community said was intended to erode social cohesion. The Newtown synagogue in Sydney’s inner west was the latest site targeted, with red swastikas spray painted across its front wall. Police are investigating the incident and attended the…
Quinshon Judkins ran for two touchdowns before Jack Sawyer forced a fumble by his former roommate that he returned 83 yards for a score with 2:13 left as Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in the Cotton Bowl on Friday night to advance to a shot for their sixth national title. The Buckeyes (13-2) got the…
Hold on God, Sam Moore is coming — the famed singer, who was half of the legendary soul duo Sam & Dave, has died. Sam’s rep says the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer passed away Friday morning in Coral Gables, FL after suffering post-surgery complications — although, the rep did not say what kind…
Ja’Kobi Gillespie scored 27 points and Maryland topped No. 22 UCLA 79-61 on Friday night after Bruins coach Mick Cronin was ejected with 5:11 remaining. UCLA (11-5, 2-3 Big Ten) has lost three straight, including a 19-point home defeat against Michigan on Tuesday night, after which Cronin called his team “soft” and “delusional.” On Friday,…
Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Apple is losing market share in China due to declining iPhone shipments, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo wrote in a report on Friday. The stock slid 2.4%. “Apple has adopted a cautious stance when discussing 2025 iPhone production plans with key suppliers,” Kuo, an analyst at TF Securities,…
Almost 900 weapons were seized in one year from children detained in a young offender institution in the north of England, a prisons watchdog has found. In its annual report published on Friday into HM young offender institution Wetherby in West Yorkshire, the institution’s independent monitoring board found that children were in possession of a…
