By Bill Trott (Reuters) – Former U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chair Newton Minow, who lambasted television as a “vast wasteland” more than 60 years ago and challenged the broadcast world to come up with imaginative alternatives, died on Saturday at the age of 97, his daughter Nell Minow said on Twitter. Minow in 2011 said…
(Corrects spelling of Westminster Abbey in dateline) By Rachel Armstrong WESTMINSTER ABBEY, London (Reuters) – The explosive crescendo of “Zadok the Priest”, Handel’s soaring anthem composed nearly 300 years ago for the crowning of King George III, marked the most sacred moment of Charles’ coronation on Saturday. Inside Westminster Abbey, where kings and queens have…
OMAHA/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Warren Buffett said on Saturday that Apple Inc is a better business than any other in Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s portfolio. “Apple is different than the other businesses we own. It just happens to be a better business,” said Buffett during Berkshire’s annual meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. Berkshire revealed a $1 billion…
By Michael Holden, Kate Holton and Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles III was anointed and crowned on Saturday in Britain’s biggest ceremonial event for seven decades, a display of pomp and pageantry that sought to marry 1,000 years of history with a monarchy fit for a new era. In front of a congregation including…
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – Fox News on Friday asked lawyers for Dominion Voting Systems to investigate whether they leaked controversial internal messages from ousted Fox host Tucker Carlson that were provided in evidence for their recent defamation lawsuit. The requests, which were made in letters released by Fox, came after multiple news outlets published…
By Michael Holden and Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – After years of being depicted as the most hated woman in Britain, Camilla, the second wife of King Charles, was crowned queen on Saturday, capping a remarkable turnaround in public acceptance few would have thought possible. When Charles’ divorced first wife, the popular, glamorous Princess Diana,…
LONDON (Reuters) – People from across Britain and the world gathered on Saturday in central London for the coronation of King Charles III. Here is a selection of quotes from those in the crowd: Katie Mitchell, 25, on the balcony appearance by King Charles and the royal family: “It was a brilliant way to end…
(Reuters) – Here are some key facts about Zakhar Prilepin, a Russian nationalist writer who was wounded when a bomb blew up his car on Saturday. – Prilepin, 47, is the author of six novels, often focusing on dark themes. His debut novel “The Pathologies” told the story of young soldiers in the Chechen wars….
By Paul Sandle, Muvija M and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of people of all ages, from Britain and across the globe, braved the rain for a glimpse of the newly crowned King Charles in the streets of London and on Buckingham Palace’s famous balcony on Saturday. From the early hours, people dressed…
By Suban Abdulla, Farouq Suleiman and Hani Richter LONDON (Reuters) -Prince Harry, the younger son of King Charles III, attended his father’s coronation in Westminster Abbey on Saturday although he sat in the third row and did not appear on the Buckingham Palace balcony at the pinnacle of the celebration. It had been unclear until…
