When Guy Hands announced he was stepping down as chair of Terra Firma last year, one of the UK’s most tenacious dealmakers indicated he was starting a new, more-benevolent chapter. “Guy wants to change the focus of his life,” the private equity firm said of its founder’s plans to devote himself to philanthropy. While still ... Read more...
Two-time world champion Gary Anderson crashed out of the World Darts Championship after a shock second-round loss to Jeffrey de Graaf at Alexandra Palace. Anderson struggled throughout a one-sided contest against his unseeded opponent, winning only two legs and converting just three out of 20 attempts at double on his way to a straight-sets defeat ... Read more...
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Palantir and Anduril, two of the largest US defence technology companies, are in talks with about a dozen competitors to form a consortium that will jointly bid for US government work in an effort to ... Read more...
Business
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world Donald Trump’s transition team is pushing to pull the US out of the World Health Organization on the first day of the new administration, according to experts who warn of the “catastrophic” impact ... Read more...
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The US Congress has averted a government shutdown following days of chaos on Capitol Hill, after the Senate passed a stop-gap funding measure in the early hours of Saturday. The Senate passed the ... Read more...
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in...
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in...
Technology
When it comes to entertainment and education, we can choose from podcasts, videos, games, live performances, or books, one of the oldest and still most popular ways to learn something new or escape (at least temporarily) from today’s troubled world. We asked the staff of The Verge what their...
AirLight is compatible with iOS 13.0 and above (including iPads), Android 8.0 Oreo and above, and Bluetooth 5.0. It offers 12 presets tailored for four different modes: Standard, Sleek, Curly, and Coily. Each preset is adjustable and can be saved for future use, so once you lock in your settings...
Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the “common threads between words.” And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier ... Read more...
Perhaps one day streaming platforms will quit studying our behaviors with their stalker-ish algorithms and give us what we actually need: a list of every damn short movie that’s streaming. Searching for a movie based on genre? An actor? A mood? I’m sorry, but that’s a luxury few can afford. Runtime is the first deciding ... Read more...
Sports
Two-time world champion Gary Anderson crashed out of the World Darts Championship after a shock second-round loss to Jeffrey de Graaf at Alexandra Palace. Anderson struggled throughout a one-sided contest against his unseeded opponent, winning only two legs and converting just three out of 20 attempts at double on his way to a straight-sets defeat ... Read more...
Luke Littler has experienced almost everything there is in darts over the past year – both on and off the stage – although his quest for a maiden World Championship crown began with new emotional challenges at the Alexandra Palace. The teenage sensation was the headline name in Saturday evening’s line-up, 12 months on from ... Read more...
The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers… THE SUN Arsenal and Manchester City are set to battle Bayern Munich to sign Barcelona star Dani Olmo in January, according to reports. Chelsea want to land midfield ace Dario Essugo on the cheap. The Sporting Lisbon prospect, 19, is starring for LaLiga side Las Palmas ... Read more...
Entertainment
We have an update on the condition of King Charles. According to a Buckingham Palace source who spoke on Friday to NBC News, the...
Jinger Duggar and Jeremy Vuolo’s daughter suffered a major health scare! It led to an emergency room visit. Now, the Vuolos share...
Kelly Clarkson has seemingly gotten ex-husband Brandon Blackstock a present for Christmas: Some major shade. In promotion of her album “When Christmas Comes Around Again” on Wednesday, the first-ever...
Kelly Ripa wants to make sure that her hunky husband is backing her up. In the tradition of Kelly and Mark discussing personal moments, the hosts shared a story about an atrocious neighbor from a few...
Amy Slaton has arrived at a legal resolution. On December 19, the 1000-Lb Sisters star pleaded guilty to “simple possession” in a plea deal submitted to the Crockett County courthouse in Tennessee...
Diddy and Luigi don’t have much in common. On Thursday, New York sent a small army to extradite accused murderer Luigi Mangione. The overkill, perhaps owing to his folk hero status, was quite the...
Market
Politics / December 20, 2024 Elon Musk torpedoed a bipartisan deal to avoid a government shutdown...
Politics / December 20, 2024 It’s time for me to delve back into all things Trumpworld. Ad Policy US...
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Former U.S. Rep. Billy Long of Missouri, whom President-elect Donald Trump has named his nominee to head the IRS, touts his expertise in tax matters. He advertises his credential as a certified tax ... Read more...
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest...
ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest...
If Less Than 115,000 Votes Had Switched in Three Battleground States, Harris Would Have Beaten Trump
Politics / December 20, 2024 The Electoral College’s count Tuesday confirms that Trump fell dramatically short of a “massive mandate.” Ad Policy Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump comes out to address the crowd after being declared the winner during an election night party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida ... Read more...
Politics / December 20, 2024 Democrats are making a show of their willingness to cooperate with the incoming Trump administration. That’s not their job. Ad Policy Senator John Fetterman and Representative Elise Stefanik in a post from Stefanik’s X account on December 11, 2024. (@EliseStefanik on X) Here we go again. Fresh off a failed ... Read more...