A BUSY Brexit week in the House of Commons finished on March 14th with a series of votes on asking for more time. By a large majority of 412 to 202 votes, MPs agreed to authorise the government to ask the European Union for an extension of the Article 50 Brexit deadline beyond March 29th. Along the way the…
Forty-nine people were killed in shootings at two mosques in central Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday, in a terrorist attack that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern described as “an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence.” • Officials said that one man in his late 20s had been charged with murder, and that two explosive devices were…
For the past two years, Facebook has been roiled by data scandals, a failure to police its service, and a major shift in strategy to focus on privacy. In fixing all the problems, CEO Mark Zuckerberg will now have to do without a key lieutenant who was once seen as a possible successor. Zuckerberg said…
Facebook and Instagram are getting back on their feet. The two social networks, which together have billions of users, were down for hours Wednesday in one of the worst outages in Facebook's 15-year history. The BBC said it was the worst. There were signs of life early Thursday morning, Eastern Time. Instagram tweeted "Anddddd... we're…
THE IDEA OF COOLING the climate with stratospheric sunshades that would shield the planet from the sun’s warming rays moved up the international agenda this week, with mixed results. On the one hand, new research suggested that it is theoretically possible to fine-tune such a shield without some of its potentially damaging consequences. Publication of…
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Hello and happy hump day, readers. As it turns out, the parts of your medication specifically meant not to do anything may end up causing some harm. That’s the conclusion from new research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. For background: Oral medications (that is, pills and tablets) contain something called an “active pharmaceutical…
Following the first crash of its 737 Max 8 plane in October, Boeing was working on a software update to fix a "safety feature" designed to pitch the plane's nose down to avoid a stall The company said following the latest crash of the same aircraft on Sunday, the second in less than five months,…
IT WAS once rare for British governments to lose big votes in the House of Commons. Under Theresa May it is becoming a habit. On the evening of March 12th, for a second time, her proposed Brexit deal was roundly rejected by MPs. The margin of defeat was 149 votes—significantly less than the 230-vote defeat…
Mr. McGlashan’s son was unaware of the scheme, according to court documents. Mr. McGlashan did not respond to an email seeking comment. TPG said that it had placed Mr. McGlashan on indefinite administrative leave effective immediately as a result of the charges. When Mr. Singer explained the scheme last June to Gordon R. Caplan, co-chairman…
