Tennis' most successful family affair
Venus and Serena Williams have won a combined 29 grand slam singles titles but their beginnings were humble, as their father Richard Williams told CNN. Read more...
How Options Trading Could Be Fueling a Stock Market Bubble
A swell of individual investors are betting that stocks will go up. That enthusiasm is having a growing influence over the regular stock market itself. Read more...
New UK unicorn companies 2020 Cazoo, Gousto and Gymshark make the list
More than 70 companies around the world reached unicorn status in 2020, which is when a privately-owned startup is worth more than bn. This included the UK's Cazoo, Gymshark and Gousto. Read more...
Lady Gaga retweets clip of unmasked clubgoers in Melbourne dancing to her song Replay
Lady Gaga has sent out a special message to her Australian fans along with a clip of clubgoers dancing to her album, Chromatica. Read more...
Five Takeaways From the Developing Space War Between China and the U.S.
The Biden administration is inheriting the menace of Chinese antisatellite arms as well as an innovative way of trying to defuse the escalating threat. Read more...
SMALL CAP SHARE IDEAS Grow Group
Grow Group is planning to be one of the first of a new wave of companies bringing relief to those suffering the effects of cancer, chronic pain, sickness or severe epilepsy. Read more...
Upcoming N.H.L. Season Will Have Flashes of Other Difficult Eras
All of the Canadian teams will be in the same division, as they were in the late 1920s and most of the 1930s. And as during World War II, external circumstances will affect roster sizes. Read more...
Grim outlook in UK is a warning for the world
People in the United Kingdom have been living under lockdown for the past three weeks, hoping their sacrifice would bring the country's latest coronavirus surge -- caused by the new, more contagious variant of the virus -- under control. Read more...
Picture Prompt 124; Speech Bubble
What do you think this image is saying? How does it relate to recent news events? Read more...
Margaret Court skewers Dan Andrews as she celebrates winning top Australia Day gong
Tennis legend Margaret Court has lashed out at Daniel Andrews for questioning her Order of Australia honor, saying he's 'so far left' that he's out of touch with real Australians. Read more...
Firearms officers
On November 7, 2010, we suggested that policemen AZ12 and AZ14 had deliberately quoted song titles in evidence to the inquest of Chelsea barrister Mark Saunders. Since then the Independent Police Complaints Commission has found this was not the case. We accept neither officer showed disrespect for the deceased, his family or the Court and apologise for any distress caused. Read more...
E.U. Condemns Arrest of Navalny and Supporters
European foreign ministers disagree about how to respond, but a diplomatic visit to Moscow will go ahead early in February, after the fate of Aleksei A. Navalny is clearer. Read more...
Expert claims the US can stop the spread of coronavirus by JUNE
Dr Paul Offit told CNN that mass vaccination sites will help speed up the national rollout as will the Johnson Johnson and AstraZeneca vaccines, which don't need to be stored in freezers. Read more...
Armie Hammer hints he may have been fired from Gossip Girl in recently resurfaced 2017 WWHL clip
Armie Hammer has been in the headlines since allegations of his wild partying ways and cannibalistic kinks emerged after a lurid text message leak earlier this month. Read more...
Grant Shapps warns over-50s to think twice before booking summer break
Grant Shapps today suggested over-50s should think twice before booking a summer holiday despite rising optimism prompted by the roll-out of coronavirus vaccines. Read more...
Stuck at Home, People Are Splurging on Wine and Spirits
Sales of wine, beer and spirits are up across the board, but consumers are trading up and spending more, one analyst said. Read more...
The 6th Floors Poet in Residence
There are many ways to describe Eisenbergs contributions to the Times online community, but the best one is also the most accurate pure poetry. To the unitiated, Eisenberg adds clever limericks to many of the posts on this blog, but he has clearly made an impact here and in many other places where reader responses are encouraged Read more...
N.C.A.A. President Seeks Delay on Vote to Let Students Profit From Fame
Facing pressure from the Justice Department, the N.C.A.A. president strongly recommended postponing a crucial decision, almost certainly extending a protracted debate. Read more...