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Article informationauthor, Henry Zeffmanrole, Chief Political Correspondent, BBC Newstwitter, translation:25 June 2024 11:35 BSTUpdated 15 minutes agoThe Conservative Party has withdrawn its support for two candidates under investigation for allegedly betting on the date of the general election.Both Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr candidate Craig Williams and Bristol North West candidate Laura Saunders are under investigation by the Gambling Commission.The pair will still stand under the Conservative banner but the decision means that if elected they will run as independents, pending the outcome of the investigation.The Metropolitan police said the Gambling Commission was investigating allegations against five more officers following the arrest…

BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is accelerating its sale of shares in BYD, China’s biggest electric car seller.Berkshire reduced its stake in BYD’s H shares to 5.99% on June 19, from 7.02% as of June 11, according to a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Tuesday.In Hong Kong, large shareholders are required to disclose the price of any sale if their stake falls below a percentage of the total. Berkshire could stop disclosing the price of its BYD sale if its stake falls below 5%.Buffett’s firm began investing in Shenzhen-based BYD in 2008, acquiring about…

Tuesday is New York’s primary election day.A number of high-profile races are set to take place, including a costly and hotly contested contest between Democrats Jamaal Bowman and George Latimer in a district that includes parts of Westchester County and the Bronx.Other congressional races are also garnering attention. On eastern Long Island, a number of media and political figures made late entrants into the Democratic primary to face off against incumbents.Democratic-led state legislatures also face elections in November, and several state legislative primaries are expected to be close.Here’s what you need to know:Find your polling placePolling stations open at 6…

Add Travis Kelce to the Eras tour credits.Taylor Swift’s boyfriend amazed 89,000 fans at London’s Wembley Stadium on Sunday when he revived the singer after she collapsed while performing “The Smallest Man in History” with dancers Jan Ravnik and Kameron Sanders.Kelsey picked up Taylor Swift and carried her to a red-lipstick couch before Lavnick and Sanders tried to revive her so she could sing “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart.”The tight end attended all three nights in London, sharing a VIP tent with a host of stars, including Sir Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Hugh Grant, Cate Blanchett,…

Grenoble, France, 25 June 2024 — CEA-Leti has announced the launch of the FAMES pilot line, a major project aiming to advance semiconductor technologies in Europe. The €830 million (approximately US$888.9 million) commitment is in line with the EU Chip Act’s goals of strengthening the EU’s semiconductor capabilities and ensuring technological sovereignty. The pilot line will see the development of five new technology sets: FD-SOI with two new generation nodes: 10nm and 7nm Embedded non-volatile memory such as OxRAM, FeRAM, MRAM, and FeFET Radio frequency components such as switches, filters, and capacitors Two 3D integration options: Heterogeneous integration and Sequential…

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to fill their recruiting class with talent in the class of 2025. Brent Venables is looking to land a top-10 recruit for the fourth consecutive year since taking over as OU’s head coach.One source believes Venables and Miguel Chavis could play big roles up front on defense.Nebraska insider Brian Munson projects Cade Pietrzak to attend Oklahoma. Munson made the prediction for On3 Sports. This isn’t the first time Oklahoma has been named a target for the four-star defensive lineman.Pietrzak is a North Dakota native who was named a top 200 player in the nation by…

A growing number of men are attempting to “live dog” on plane trips, a laborious trend that has gone viral on TikTok, with one man even admitting it’s their “beige flag.”You wouldn’t be the only one to raise an eyebrow if you saw a man acting “cocky” on an airplane.Although many people have become members of the “Mile High Club” and are indeed “raw-dogging,” the term has taken on a whole new meaning recently.It’s a summer travel trend, but you’re not sure if you actually want to try it.Would you eat a plane like a ‘raw dog’? (Getty Images)Planes often…

New York and Utah will hold primaries on June 25. Colorado will hold a primary and a special general election for its 4th Congressional District. South Carolina will also hold a primary runoff election. One closely watched race is in New York’s 16th Congressional District, where progressive Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman faces a tough challenge from Westchester County Mayor George Latimer. In Colorado’s Republican-leaning 4th District, controversial Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is flipping from the more competitive 3rd District after winning by fewer than 550 votes in 2022 and will need to defeat five other GOP candidates to win the…

LONDON — Opinion polls suggest that British Chancellor Rishi Sunak may be leading his Conservative party to the worst election defeat in its nearly 200-year history. And to add to the embarrassment, when the results are read in his own constituency on July 4 night, he will be standing next to a candidate who describes himself as lord of intergalactic space and leader of the Rykrons of the planet Sigma.Earl Binface, a frequent satirical character in British elections, is challenging the Prime Minister for the parliamentary seat representing Richmond and Northallerton.Most polls predict Mr Sunak will remain in power, as…

Pakistan urges ‘calm thinking’ on ties with India as new Modi cabinet takes oath ISLAMABAD: A day after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his newly elected cabinet ministers were sworn in as lawmakers, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday called for “calm reflection” on the future of Islamabad’s tense ties with India. Modi and members of the Council of Ministers were sworn in as lawmakers during the inaugural session of the Indian Lower House on Monday. India and Pakistan are nuclear-armed neighbors that have fought three wars, but ties have remained tense since August 2019, when India…