The popcorn mogul who founded Pirate’s Booty Snacks tried to commandeer a New York village’s local government, storming this minuscule municipality’s office armed with a false statement claiming that he was mayor. Robert Ehrlich strode into the town hall of Sea Cliff, a village of fewer than 5,000 residents within the larger town of Oyster…
Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee said Friday he still sees interest rate cuts in the cards though risks are rising to that outlook. Speaking two days after he and his colleagues again voted to keep short-term rates steady, Goolsbee told CNBC that he’s been hearing more concerns from businesses in his region about the…
Four police officers have been served disciplinary notices over alleged failings in their handling of a domestic abuse report by a woman before she was found dead in a car boot. The body of Harshita Brella, 24, was found in a silver Vauxhall Corsa in Brisbane Road in Ilford, east London, on 14 November last…
Musk arrives at Pentagon amid reports he’ll be briefed on China war plan Journalists at the Pentagon have spotted Elon Musk arriving for a visit where he will reportedly be briefed on the military’s plan for a potential war with China. Elon Musk arrives at the Pentagon today. Photograph: Phillip Stewart/Reuters Donald Trump and defense…
Nigel Farage accused the suspended Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe of “damaging the party”, calling his behaviour “disgusting” in leaked messages that reveal the antipathy between the two rightwing politicians. Farage had sent the private WhatsApp messages to someone who had worked for Lowe in recent years. His criticism came after Lowe called Reform a…
A Norwegian man has filed a complaint against the company behind ChatGPT after the chatbot falsely claimed he had murdered two of his children. Arve Hjalmar Holmen, a self-described “regular person” with no public profile in Norway, asked ChatGPT for information about himself and received a reply claiming he had killed his own sons. Responding…
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Asda has cut prices on 1,500 products as it attempts to stem a slide in sales with a price war that has wiped billions off the value of its rivals. The UK’s third biggest supermarket said the latest wave of price cuts, on products including Cathedral City cheddar cheese and Head & Shoulders shampoo, meant…
A trade war between the US and the EU could cost Ireland more than €18bn (£15bn), trigger waves of job losses and cause US multinationals to relocate, according to a report co-authored by the Irish government. Ireland’s GDP could shrink by 3.7% over the next five to seven years under the worst-case scenario, in which…
Counter-terrorism involvement ‘routine’ and ‘nothing more than precaution’ Vikram Dodd Investigators continue to believe the fire was not the result of a deliberate act, but stress inquiries are at an early stage. Detectives from Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism command are being deployed as part of the investigation, but that is described as routine and nothing more…
