Five Major Banks Colluded on UK Bonds, Antitrust Agency Says
A group of five major banks unlawfully exchanged sensitive information on UK bonds, the British antitrust agency said.
2023-05-24 15:20
College student who tracked Elon Musk’s private jet is now following Ron DeSantis
The college student who tracked Elon Musk’s private jet on Twitter has now turned his focus on Florida governor Ron DeSantis. Jack Sweeney, a student at the University of Central Florida, created a Twitter account called “@DeSantisJet", which tracks the whereabouts of the aircraft that Mr DeSantis uses. The automated feed tracks the governor's 10-seat Textron jet with tail number N943FL, which is owned by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The data is shared 24 hours later to “comply” with Twitter's anti-doxxing rules. His account has already garnered over 15,800 followers. It was set up to track Mr DeSantis because of the "rising interest" in the governor amid speculations of him running for the 2024 presidential election, Mr Sweeney told Insider. “Well, you know Ron DeSantis is becoming more and more of a public figure in that he might run for the White House,” he added. Mr DeSantis on 11 May signed a bill into law that will redact details about trips he makes on both state planes and private, chartered flights, including names of staff and family members travelling with him. However, his movements can be still monitored using publicly available data from ADS-B Exchange, a flight-tracking platform. Mr Sweeney on Monday tweeted that the account tracks the Textron jet which the governor uses for state-related matters. Flights of the aircraft do not guarantee that Mr DeSantis is onboard, he said. "As others have noted, DeSantis also gets rides on political donors’ planes for personal matters. If we become aware of these flights, it will also be shared here.” The student shared the first tweet about the governor’s travels on 19 May when he flew from Tallahassee to Tampa and back. Mr Sweeney gained popularity after Mr Musk tried to purchase the @ElonJet account, which tracked the billionaire's jet, for $5,000. The student refused the offer and when Mr Musk took over Twitter, he suspended the account. Mr Sweeney got around the ban by creating a new account @ElonJetNextDay, where tracking data of Mr Musk's jets are shared with a 24-hour delay. The student told News Channel 8 he is not motivated by a political agenda. “People can do what they want,” he said. “There can be supporters that are interested in where he goes and want to follow them or people who are more criticizing for what flights they’re going where.” Read More Teen who tracked Elon Musk’s jet is now following Russian billionaires Elon Musk’s private jet made over 130 flights in 2022 with shortest lasting 6 minutes, tracker data shows Trump bashes DeSantis as he shares surprisingly positive response to another 2024 challenger: ‘Good luck Tim!’ College student who tracked Elon Musk’s private jet is now following Ron DeSantis Everything Elon Musk has said about the 2024 election so far Who is David Sacks: the controversial entrepreneur hosting DeSantis 2024 event
2023-05-24 15:20
UK’s Stubbornly High Inflation Fuels Bets for Higher Rates
Britain’s inflation rate remained much stronger than expected, with the fastest increase in services and core prices in
2023-05-24 15:16
Idaho murders – latest: Suspect Bryan Kohberger refuses to enter plea over quadruple student stabbings
Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger refused to enter a plea at his arraignment on four counts of first-degree murder and burglary. The 28-year-old criminology PhD student’s arraignment was scheduled for 9am PT in Latah County Court in Moscow, Idaho. Mr Kohberger was expected to enter a plea but instead his attorney Anne Taylor said that he was “standing silent” on the charges, leaving the judge to enter not guilty pleas on his behalf. Mr Kohberger is accused of killing four University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20, on 13 November in a horror attack that rocked the college town of Moscow and sent shockwaves across America. The four victims were stabbed to death in an off-campus home that the three women shared with two surviving roommates. Six weeks later, Mr Kohberger was arrested at his parents’ home in Pennsylvania on 30 December. Investigators say that Mr Kohberger’s DNA was found on a knife sheath left behind at the crime scene. A white Hyundai Elantra – matching his – was also captured on surveillance footage driving away from the area at the time of the murders. Read More Bryan Kohberger’s sister searched his car for evidence before police swooped in There was a glaring mistake at the Idaho murders hearing Bryan Kohberger allegedly broke into female student’s home and spied on her months before Idaho murders Who is Bryan Kohberger? The criminology graduate being arraigned over the Idaho college murders
2023-05-24 15:15
German police conduct searches in investigation of climate activists
Prosecutors in Germany say authorities have raided 15 properties across the country and seized assets in an investigation into the financing of protests by the Last Generation climate activist group
2023-05-24 14:57
China's premier hails close ties in talks with Russian PM
China's premier on Wednesday hailed the "strategic cooperative partnership" between Beijing and Moscow as he hosted the Russian prime minister, with the two sides expected to sign a...
2023-05-24 14:57
'Dumbest thing in the history of acting': Matt Damon regrets turning down role in 'Avatar' that grossed over $5.2 billion
'Avatar' would have earned Matt Damon 10 per cent of the film's box income
2023-05-24 14:53
'On to the next adventure': Jeff Bridges reveals his '9-by-12-inch tumor' has now shrunk to 'size of a marble' in positive health update
Jeff Bridges has revealed that initially, he had a '9-by-12-inch tumor' in his abdomen which has now reduced 'to the size of a marble'
2023-05-24 14:53
Mercenary Prigozhin warns Russia could face revolution unless elite gets serious about war
(This story contains language that readers may find offensive in paragraph 5) MOSCOW Yevgeny Prigozhin, the founder of
2023-05-24 14:49
Takeaways of AP report on DEA probe of drug distributor accused of fueling opioid epidemic
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the nation’s largest drug distributors to keep shipping addictive painkillers for nearly four years despite a judge’s recommendation to strip its license for turning a blind eye to thousands of suspicious opioid orders
2023-05-24 14:27
Stock market today: Asian stocks slide as US debt worries mount
Asian stock markets have slid as the U.S. government creeps closer to a potentially disruptive default on its debt
2023-05-24 14:25
New Chinese ambassador to US taking office amid disputes over trade, access to technology, Taiwan
China's new ambassador to the U.S. is taking office amid disputes over trade, access to computer chips and Washington's support for self-governing Taiwan
2023-05-24 14:15