News Muncher - category wrench

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Former radio broadcaster and Australian rugby coach Alan Jones denies indecent assault charges

SYDNEY — Retired Sydney radio broadcaster and former Australian national rugby coach Alan Jones denied all allegations after he appeared in court on Wednesday charged with multiple sex crimes against 10 males over two decades. Jones was not asked to enter pleas to the 34 charges of aggravated indecent assault, indecent assault, sexually touching without consent and common assault. Two …

Court Jones Sydney Fraser Indecent Assault Rugby Coach

3 weeks, 2 days ago

'Not going to cooperate': Border state sheriffs throw wrench in Trump’s deportation plan

Raw Story

President-elect Donald Trump's advisers have been hoping county sheriffs in border states will assist with the incoming administration's mass deportation campaign. And Yuma County, Arizona Sheriff Leon Wilmot told WIRED that the Supreme Court has already established that enforcing immigration law is outside the jurisdiction of local police departments and sheriffs' offices. I've got cases that are open.” Other border …

Law Immigration Trump Immigration Law Ice Deportation County

1 month ago

The unlikely architect of the £13billion car finance scandal: How factory supervisor from Wales helped expose 'PPI 2.0' after taking loan firm to court over 'secret' commission from sale of his £6,500

Daily Mail

He is the factory worker from Wales who unwittingly helped to expose a £13billion car loans scandal, in a financial fiasco so seismic it has been dubbed 'PPI 2.0'. Marcus Johnson, 34, a factory supervisor from Cwmbran in south Wales, bought his £6,500 Suzuki Swift from a dealership in Cardiff in 2017 shortly after passing his driving test Pictured is …

Finance Wales Scandal Court Loan Case Commission

1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Best Cookbooks of 2024 (So Far)

Wired

The pandemic really threw a wrench into cookbook publishing. First, congratulations to two of our 2023 favorites, The World Central Kitchen Cookbook and Sohla El-Waylly’s Start Here for picking up two of the top James Beard awards! We're seeing books that help us expand on the basics, figure out what to do when we encounter a mystery vegetable, and learn …

Books Cookbook

2 months, 3 weeks ago

Glitching tech and 'erratic' Elon Musk throws wrench in Trump's ground campaign: report

Raw Story

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has committed tens of millions to help build an organization to elect former President Donald Trump, known as America PAC. "America PAC has emerged as a significant player in Trump’s bid for a second term, running perhaps the most ambitious independent get-out-the-vote operation for the Republican candidate in the campaign’s final weeks," the report stated. However, …

Trump Report Pac

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Man pleads guilty to throwing Betty White the chicken to alligators at Oakvale Wildlife Park

ABC

A Singleton man has pleaded guilty to tossing a live chicken to alligators at a wildlife park in the New South Wales Hunter region. Peter William Smith, 57, removed a silky bantam chicken called Betty White from an enclosure at the Oakvale Wildlife Park in Salt Ash on January 2. Julia Davies, a local chicken hobbyist who attended the court …

Wildlife Park Chicken Mr Smith Man Pleads Betty White Mr Wrench

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Six House Republicans throw a wrench in Trump plan to block a Harris win

Raw Story

If he loses the 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump will likely lobby House Republicans to refuse to certify the results. However, Politico reports that a bipartisan group of House lawmakers have banded together to jointly pledge to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election, and the group so far includes six House Republicans. This means that, should …

Results Trump Election House President Republicans House Republicans

6 months ago

Trump throws a Clarence Thomas-sized wrench into Mar-a-Lago case after Supreme Court immunity ruling

The Independent

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Donald Trump wants to pause his classified documents case in …

Florida Supreme Court Court Trump Case Thomas Mar

6 months, 1 week ago

The hoops case for the Lakers’ Bronny James pick. Plus, the big wrench in free agency

New York Times

The Bounce Newsletter | This is The Athletic’s daily NBA newsletter. The Los Angeles Lakers drafted guard Bronny James, son of NBA all-time leading scorer LeBron James, with the 55th pick of the 2024 draft. If Bronny is able to fully bounce back from and realign his player development path, there’s a chance he could be a very good guard …

Players Teams Class Free Usc Good Nba

6 months, 3 weeks ago

Why did you do this to me: Man to Lover's corpse after brutally Killing Her

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: A 29-year-old man killed his girlfriend with a wrench in the middle of a road in Vasai, Mumbai on Tuesday. The CCTV footage of Rohit Yadhav, 29, brutally killing his girlfriend, Aarti Jadhav, 22, with a wrench in the middle of a road in Chinchpada, Vasai has surfaced on the internet. The footage showed the man came running from …

Man Girl Wrench Brutally Killing

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for March 22, 2024: A closer look at Swift quakes, golf grief and more

LA Times

Taylor and Justin sing, tennis players swing and a little trivia about a Kobe ring — all in in this week’s News Quiz. Quizmaster Adam Tschorn welcoming you to Friday — and the first Los Angeles Times News Quiz of spring — where the questions are blooming like California’s wildflowers. For example, this week’s stories will gauge how much minutiae …

News Quiz Swift Quakes

1 year ago

Judge declines to approve Nebraska voting rights settlement — citing ‘wrench’ in works

Raw Story

LINCOLN — A federal judge on Wednesday declined to approve a settlement of a voting rights lawsuit involving the Omaha and Winnebago tribes, saying a recent appeals court ruling has potentially “thrown a wrench into the works.” The two tribes, located in northeast Nebraska’s Thurston County, had recently reached a tentative settlement with the Thurston County Board to redraw the …

Court Districts Settlement Voting Rights County Thurston County Thurston

1 year, 1 month ago

Banksy ‘reveals name’ in unearthed 2003 interview shared by BBC for first time

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I mean, The Independent has,” Mr Wrench asked Bansky, …

Art 2003 Artist Bbc Paint Robbie His Work

1 year, 1 month ago

Banksy Seems To Confirm First Name In Lost Interview Found In Cupboard

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Brace yourself: You are about to hear the voice of the art world’s most elusive figure — and learn his first name. In the 2003 recording — which was conducted to support Banksy’s “Turf War” exhibition, held in an east London warehouse — Wrench begins his interview by testing his mic, and then asks the artist if …

Art Interview Artist Bbc Robbie Banksy Wrench

1 year, 1 month ago

Banksy reveals clue to true identity in 'lost' BBC interview from 2023

Firstpost

The interview is finally being broadcast for the first time as part of a BBC documentary titled The Banksy Story Banksy, who has remained anonymous throughout his career, spoke about the anti-authority nature of his work still present today in an interview on Radio 4, which was recorded 20 years ago. I mean, The Independent has,’ journalist Nigel Wrench asked …

Art Know Banks Bbc Banksy True Identity Reveals Clue

1 year, 1 month ago

Banksy revealed his real name 20 years ago? A just-found BBC Radio interview says yes

LA Times

The “BanksyLand” traveling exhibit features bits of Banksy’s art salvaged from the streets he uses as a canvas. BBC Radio recently uncovered a lost interview that the painter did with reporter Nigel Wrench in 2003, in which Banksy was asked if his name is “Robert Banks.” The mysterious creator replied by saying, “It’s Robbie.” Wrench, who worked for the British …

Interview His Name Bbc Radio His Real Name Banksy

1 year, 4 months ago

Court throws wrench in Jack Smith's effort to read congressman's Jan. 6 texts: report

Raw Story

A federal appeals court on Tuesday handed what appears to be a partial victory for Rep. Scott Perry in the Pennsylvania Republican's effort to block special counsel Jack Smith from investigating data on his phone that was seized by the FBI, Politico reports. Federal investigators in August 2022 seized Perry’s phone amid an investigation over allegations former President Donald Trump …

Court Report Jack Smith Perry

2 years ago

How to wrench open the black box of algorithms that decide our fate

ABC

There is a decision being made about you in this box. To decide how to categorise each application, the algorithm used by the UK Home Office relied on historical "immigration breaches" data. The UK Home Office's algorithm counted merely having a visa refused as a "breach", which led to biases in the historical data being exacerbated. Jack Maxwell — lawyer …

Rights Black Risk Home Affairs Blue Group Decisions

2 years, 8 months ago

Michael Cohen throws a wrench into Trump lawsuit defense -- and could prove he lied under oath

Raw Story

Any relief former President Donald Trump may have felt as a Manhattan grand jury closed out its session without a bill of indictment against the former president may be short-lived as another lawsuit comes back to life that could lead to perjury charges. According to a report from the Daily Beast's Jose Pagliery and Lachlan Cartwright, the lawsuit stems from …

Trump Report President Michael Cohen

3 years, 2 months ago

Joe Manchin throws last-minute wrench in Democrats' infrastructure negotiations

Salon

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia — who has, along with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, emerged as one of the two most prominent Democrats to hold up President Joe Biden's legislative package — signaled on Monday that he may not be ready to back the already-watered down agenda. Despite offering hope to Biden supporters last week, Manchin now claims …

Support Democrats House Biden Pass Bill Manchin

3 years, 8 months ago

Sam Burgess pleads guilty in court over drug driving charges

ABC

Former NRL player Sam Burgess has pleaded guilty to driving with traces of cocaine in his system. Key points: Former NRL player Sam Burgess has pleaded guilty to driving with an illicit drug in his sytem. During his first appearance in Moss Vale Local Court on Tuesday, Burgess's lawyer, Bryan Wrench asked Magistrate Mark Douglass to be lenient in sentencing …

Guilty Sam Nsw Burgess Sam Burgess

3 years, 8 months ago

Opt-out decisions throw wrench into NFL draft options

Associated Press

Caleb Farley was the first top prospect to make the decision that has added a whole new layer of uncertainty to the annual crapshoot that is the NFL draft. “We’re talking about top 10, top 15 players that you haven’t seen in over a year,” ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay said. I think it’s going to play a big part …

Players Teams Season Chase Opt Sewell Farley

3 years, 11 months ago

Trump is throwing a wrench into what is usually a seamless transfer of power

LA Times

President Trump arrives to speak at his Jan. 6 rally before supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. As the incoming president finishes the oath of office at the Capitol, the former president’s military aide lugging a briefcase containing the country’s nuclear war plans — known as the “football” — hands it over to a new uniformed aide, who takes up position …

Football Military Florida Trump White House Power White

4 years, 3 months ago

This is how we should build on Mars, scientists say

CNN

CNN — If we make it to Mars, we’re not going to be able to bring everything humankind needs to stay for an extended period of time – or to construct colonies on the red planet. In order to build shelters and manufacture tools, astronauts may only need to bring one key ingredient – with minerals in the lifeless Martian …

Mars Martian Fernandez Martian Soil

Filters

Articles for Wrench

Former radio broadcaster and Australian rugby coach Alan Jones denies indecent assault charges

'Not going to cooperate': Border state sheriffs throw wrench in Trump’s deportation plan

The unlikely architect of the £13billion car finance scandal: How factory supervisor from Wales helped expose 'PPI 2.0' after taking loan firm to court over 'secret' commission from sale of his £6,500

The Best Cookbooks of 2024 (So Far)

Glitching tech and 'erratic' Elon Musk throws wrench in Trump's ground campaign: report

Man pleads guilty to throwing Betty White the chicken to alligators at Oakvale Wildlife Park

Six House Republicans throw a wrench in Trump plan to block a Harris win

Trump throws a Clarence Thomas-sized wrench into Mar-a-Lago case after Supreme Court immunity ruling

The hoops case for the Lakers’ Bronny James pick. Plus, the big wrench in free agency

Why did you do this to me: Man to Lover's corpse after brutally Killing Her

Los Angeles Times News Quiz for March 22, 2024: A closer look at Swift quakes, golf grief and more

Judge declines to approve Nebraska voting rights settlement — citing ‘wrench’ in works

Banksy ‘reveals name’ in unearthed 2003 interview shared by BBC for first time

Banksy Seems To Confirm First Name In Lost Interview Found In Cupboard

Banksy reveals clue to true identity in 'lost' BBC interview from 2023

Banksy revealed his real name 20 years ago? A just-found BBC Radio interview says yes

Court throws wrench in Jack Smith's effort to read congressman's Jan. 6 texts: report

How to wrench open the black box of algorithms that decide our fate

Michael Cohen throws a wrench into Trump lawsuit defense -- and could prove he lied under oath

Joe Manchin throws last-minute wrench in Democrats' infrastructure negotiations

Sam Burgess pleads guilty in court over drug driving charges

Opt-out decisions throw wrench into NFL draft options

Trump is throwing a wrench into what is usually a seamless transfer of power

This is how we should build on Mars, scientists say