Iran ramps up uranium enrichment and seizes tanker as tensions rise with US
Iran announced Monday that it had resumed enriching uranium to 20% purity, far beyond the limits laid out in the 2015 nuclear deal, in a move likely to further escalate tensions with the United States. Read more...
Gary Gensler Set to Lead S.E.C.
The Biden administration is also expected to name Rohit Chopra as the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in moves that would bring Obama-era regulators to oversee key financial agencies. Read more...
Phil Spector, Famed Music Producer and Convicted Murderer, Dies at 81
Known for creating the Wall of Sound, he scored hits with the Crystals, the Ronettes and the Righteous Brothers and was one of the most influential figures in popular music. Read more...
SLATER GROWTH Stocks chosen to sustain their growth
From those that pass the test, he carries out qualitative work - for example, on the quality of the management. The very best of these companies then get in. Read more...
From I Can't Believe It's Not Buddha to Chameleon, No Passion No Point and Goodbye To All This
This isn't the podcast I would have imagined Lee Mack hosting, but it's a pleasant surprise. Read more...
Sam Allardyce praises West Brom's Kyle Bartley for his strong defending in win over Wolves
JOE BERNSTEIN AT MOLINEUX While West Brom had 12 shots in an unexpectedly open Black Country derby, Allardyce reserved his highest praise for Bartley, who frequently put his body on the line. Read more...
Hardcore leftist arrested Florida 'trying to recruit like-minded people to join him'
An ex-U.S. Army soldier, Daniel Alan Baker, 33, has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kidnap and attack Trump supporters during demos planned at the Florida state Capitol. Read more...
Narinder S. Kapany, Father of Fiber Optics, Dies at 94
A physicist and entrepreneur who cut an imposing figure, he did more than anyone to make optical research a priority in government and corporate budgets. Read more...
CDC approach to detecting US super-COVID cases 'alarming'
At least 37 people in seven states have the new UK variant of coronavirus fueling a surge there, but the head of the CDC's Office of Advanced Molecular Detection said finding it is 'not urgent.' Read more...
UK coronavirus Outbreaks must be controlled during vaccine roll-out to avoid mutations
Dr Christina Pagel, a health and mathematics researcher at University College London, said she 'can't imagine anything worse' than vaccinating everyone only for a resistant strain to emerge. Read more...
Marseille boss Andre Villas-Boas confirms Premier League interest in Morgan Sanson
Sportsmail reported on Saturday that Villa had opened talks for a deal for the former France U21 international, joining West Ham, Tottenham and Arsenal in the race for the versatile midfielder. Read more...
Antarctica's emperor penguins captured in Stefan Christmann's book Penguin A Story of Survival
The emperor penguin has created a home in one of the most hostile habitats on Earth - Antarctica. And photographer Stefan Christmann has captured their unique existence there in jaw-dropping style. Read more...
Psychic Readings and the Pandemic
Demand for their services has illuminated another kind of health crisis. Read more...
Make-up artist Maria Malone-Guerbaa creates face painting transformation
Maria Malone-Guerbaa, 33, from Limerick, Ireland, is able to create a perfect likeness of other famous faces including A-list stars Morgan Freeman and The Queen. Read more...