Bar servers say Boston experiencing shortage of Scottish beer during World Cup
LONDON (AP) – The estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon created fake invoices and falsified accounting records as he embezzled more than 400,000 pounds ($540,000) from the Scottish National Party to buy hundreds of items from a luxury motorhome to Nintendo games, prosecutors said Tuesday.
LONDON (AP) – Scotland’s former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon defiantly rejected any blame Sunday for her estranged husband’s embezzlement of Scottish National Party funds, saying she wouldn’t apologize for his crimes.
Nvidia has joined forces with six of the world’s biggest financial institutions to establish new financing platforms designed to channel more than $500 billion in third-party capital into artificial intelligence infrastructure. The semiconductor giant said the initiative will help fund the rapid expansion of computing capacity.
PARIS (AP) – France has banned unsolicited telemarketing calls under a new law aimed at protecting consumers from intrusive sales pitches and shielding vulnerable people from fraudulent commercial practices.The law backed by President Emmanuel Macron’s government entered into force Tuesday.
Intel has raised $20 billion through an enlarged share offering as the chipmaker looks to strengthen its balance sheet and finance a costly expansion of its contract manufacturing operations. The company priced the offering at $95 a share, representing a 2.6% discount to its previous closing price.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump likes to say that he started his war with Iran after 50 years of economic pressure had failed to stop its nuclear weapons ambitions – but he’s now betting that another financial squeeze can bring an end to that war.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says Kyiv has submitted proposals to US negotiators outlining possible steps towards ending the war with Russia, while warning that Moscow could use upcoming parliamentary elections as a pretext for a fresh military mobilisation.
Iran has warned that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed to shipping until the United States changes its approach to the conflict and agrees to Tehran’s conditions for ending the war. Any agreement involving Oman to facilitate passage through the strategically vital waterway would not automatically result in its reopening.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House because the project lacks congressional approval.Trump doesn’t have the unilateral authority to build a 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom.























































































































































