Quincy Jones, the legendary music titan who worked with nearly every icon … from Michael Jackson to Frank Sinatra to Will Smith … has died, TMZ confirmed. Arnold Robinson, Quincy’s publicist, told TMZ … he died Sunday night at his home in the Bel Air, surrounded by his family. “Tonight, with full but broken hearts,…
Whoever wins the 2024 U.S. election should work to preserve America’s energy dominance rather than risk losing it, TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne told CNBC on Monday. The U.S. is the world’s largest oil producer, accounting for 22% of the global total, according to the Energy Information Administration, with Saudi Arabia next, producing 11%. The vast…
Across the US, a combination of weeks of dry conditions and record-breaking temperatures has led to the emergence of “flash droughts”. A persistent area of high pressure over North America has limited rainfall across much of the country, with 100 weather stations across 26 states marking their driest October on record. This is despite high…
EPA Footage shows houses burned and damaged by the rain of rocks At least 10 people have been killed after a volcano erupted in eastern Indonesia in the early hours of Monday, officials have said. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located on Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted at 23:57 local time, according to the…
The Fire Brigades Union has barred a former member of its governing executive for allegedly making racist posts online and promoting material in support of a far-right party. Grant Mayos – who resigned from the FBU before a disciplinary committee last week made the findings against him – had been chair of a group that…
Voters cast their votes during early voting in the U.S. presidential election at a polling station in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. November 3, 2024. Rebecca Cook | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter…
Australian federal police officers have commenced a search for documents at the headquarters of PwC Australia in response to the damaging tax leaks scandal. Treasury referred the matter – which relates to the sharing of confidential multinational tax proposals within the firm – to police in May last year. In an email to staff on…
The Las Vegas Raiders have fired offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, per a report from NFL Media. Getsy was nine games into his tenure in Las Vegas, during which the Raiders went 2-7 and ranked 29th in the NFL in total offense. Las Vegas has used three quarterbacks this season — Gardner Minshew and Desmond Ridder,…
One thousand workers in the UK will get extra time off with no loss of pay in the first official pilot by the four-day week campaign under the Labour government. The British Society for Immunology and Crate Brewery in Hackney, east London, are among the businesses to have joined the latest trial, which is being…
Unprecedented air pollution in the Pakistani city of Lahore has forced authorities to close all primary schools for a week. From Monday, 50% of office workers will also work from home, as part of a “green lockdown” plan. Other measures include bans on engine-powered rickshaws and vendors that barbecue without filters. “This smog is very…
