Rare dissent from think tank in China over ‘zero-COVID’ policy

Beijing: A Chinese think tank issued a rare public disagreement Monday with the ruling Communist Party’s severe “zero COVID” policy, saying curbs that shut down cities and disrupt trade, travel and industry must change to prevent an “economic stall”. The Anbound Research Centre gave no details of possible changes but said President Xi Jinping’s government […]

NASCAR bettor turns $13 into $1 million with implausible 4-leg parlay

The combination of NASCAR, podcasts and betting turned out to be remarkably profitable for one bettor, who turned the cost of a gourmet burger into a tidy million-dollar payday. Daytona is always a nightmare to bet, and Sunday’s Coke Zero Sugar 400 showed exactly why: the chaotic superspeedway format means there are no guarantees as […]

Rioter who encountered senator gets over 4 years in prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Monday to more than four years in prison for storming the U.S. Capitol, where he encountered Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer as his armed security detail led the New York Democrat to safety. Joshua Pruitt, 40, was one […]

Liz Truss pulls out of interview with Nick Robinson at short notice

Liz Truss pulls out of Tory leadership interview with BBC veteran Nick Robinson at short notice after team said she could ‘no longer spare the time’ Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss called off an interview with Nick Robinson Her team said she ‘could no longer spare the time’ to chat to the BBC stalwart Her […]

Video shows yobs torching tents at Reading and Leeds Festival

Carnage at Reading and Leeds Festival: Footage shows yobs torching tents with lighters, thugs looting campsites and sea of tents left behind after revellers were ‘told not to sleep because it’s not safe’ Videos showed fires burning across the Leeds Festival site as revellers burned camp equipment and tents Fighting and looting was also reported […]

U.S. says it's reviewed documents seized in Mar-a-Lago search

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has completed its review of potentially privileged documents seized from former President Donald Trump's Florida estate this month and has identified “a limited set of materials that potentially contain attorney-client privileged information,” according to a court filing Monday. The filing from the department follows a judge's weekend order indicating […]