Apple boss Tim Cook thanks three countries for record iPhone sales
Apple has beat Wall Street expectations and market trends in reporting increased iPhone sales in its second quarter results. Both revenues and profits were above investor predictions as a record number of iPhones were sold for the second three month period in its financial year. Sales for the year ending 1 April dropped overall – […]
RuPaul’s Drag Race and We’re Here star Shangela accused of rape in civil lawsuit
Filed in Los Angeles, it alleges that Darius Jeremy ‘DJ’ Pierce, who goes by the stage name Shangela, raped a former We’re Here production assistant while filming the first season of the hit HBO show. Daniel McGarrigle, 39, alleges the encounter occurred in a hotel room following an after-work party in Monroe, Louisiana in February […]
‘It’s Marla’: Donald Trump confuses rape accuser with ex-wife, trial told
Donald Trump appeared to mistake writer E Jean Carroll, who has accused him of raping her, for his ex-wife Marla Maples in a deposition played to jurors in a civil rape suit against him. During the October deposition, Mr Trump was shown a black-and-white photo of himself speaking to people at an event. He said: […]
US banks blame ‘abusive trading practices’ for crisis of confidence
The main lobby group for US banks has appealed for regulators’ help to close the door on the crisis of confidence ripping through shares in a growing number of the country’s lenders. The American Bankers Association (ABA) used a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to accuse so-called short sellers of bringing otherwise […]
Former Proud Boys leader convicted of orchestrating plot to attack US Capitol on 6 January 2021
The attack led to members of the group storming the building after Joe Biden was officially confirmed as the next president. Tarrio, along with three other members of the group, were found guilty of seditious conspiracy – which is conspiring against the legitimacy of the state. During the election campaign, Donald Trump spoke directly to […]
