Winter storm finally moves out to sea after leaving tens of thousands without power. A major storm that began across the country just before Thanksgiving is slowly winding down off the far eastern coast of New England. It was the first snowstorm of the season. U.S. regions hard hit by opioids to ditch class action, pursue own lawsuits. Local governments in regions hard hit by the U.S. opioid epidemic have opted out of massive litigation taking aim at the drug industry over the crisis, potentially weakening a novel legal mechanism created to help settle thousands of lawsuits. Cornflakes seaweed swarm Gold Coast beaches TRAPPING a woman. Videos posted on social media on Wednesday showed a man pulling a woman free after she became stuck in seaweed that had washed up on Palm Beach, 20 km south of Surfers Paradise. These Apps Are an Uber Drivers Co-Pilot. Gridwise, Mystro and others help drivers predict where to get the best routes, and also manage the nitty-gritty for tax purposes. Jamal Crawford Wants His Melo Moment. In this weeks newsletter, Marc Stein talks to Crawford about his desire to continue playing in the N.B.A., even as his 40th birthday draws near. Video Message From Jailed Egyptian Journalist. Al Jazeera released a brief video message from its detained West Africa correspondent, Abdullah Elshamy, recorded on the 106th day of his hunger strike in an Egyptian jail. The T List A New Place to Indulge Ones Sweet Tooth, and More. What to eat, wear and see this week, from the editors of T Magazine. China Uses DNA to Map Faces, With Help From the West. Beijings pursuit of control over a Muslim ethnic group pushes the rules of science and raises questions about consent. Indian lunar orbiter hit by heat rise. Scientists have switched off several on-board instruments to halt rising temperatures inside India's first unmanned lunar spacecraft. Everton move to tie down 70m-rated defender Lucas Digne on new long-term contract. EXCLUSIVE BY ADRIAN KAJUMBA Frenchman Digne has established himself as Everton's first-choice left-back and was the subject of interest from Tottenham last summer. Dog that was filmed being dragged along the ground after 'it was shot by owner' dies. The female dog Who is the backup for Drew Brees What division is the New England Patriots in was dragged along the ground by its owner after allegedly being shot for giving birth to six puppies in Chantada, Spain has died at an animal clinic, despite efforts to save her life. Julia Morris shows off her quirky handbag at the 2019 AACTA Awards. She's is one of Australia's most loved television hosts. A whole pile of trouble! How did TVs Ruth Watson stop this familys Cornish mansion from crumbling to pieces? With drastic action and some very tough love… Georgina Le Grice is no stranger to horror stories, but she never expected to find herself in one when her family's picturesque 18th-century property was falling apart, and there was no money to save it. Hedge funds ramping up bets that Cineworld shares will nosedive. It is the most shorted stock on the London Stock Exchange, with funds piling in ahead of a trading update on Tuesday. Shares were up 1.9 per cent, or 3.9p, to 207.8p. More than 100 fanatics are on anti-terror scheme. Figures obtained by the Mail show that at least 110 convicted and suspected terrorists are subject to the UK's Desistance and Disengagement Programme. Pictured Usman Khan. BAZ BAMIGBOYE Helen Mirren teams up with Mark Strong for a modern-day retelling of Oedipus. BAZ BAMIGBOYE Mark Strong and Helen Mirren will lead Robert Icke's new version of Sophocles' classic into the West End next year, followed by a run on Broadway. Energy suppliers are charging up to 93 a year more for those paying by cash or cheque. Energy firms are charging customers an average of 87 a year more to pay on receipt of a quarterly bill rather than pay monthly via direct debit, new research has revealed. Google co-founders step down; Pichai to helm Alphabet. Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announced Tuesday they're leaving their respective roles as CEO and President of parent company Alphabet. Sundar Pichai, the current chief executive of Google, will also be CEO of Alphabet, replacing Page.

David Boies, a Star Lawyer, Faces Fresh Questions Over Ethics. David Boiess association with hypothetical plans to extract money from wealthy men linked to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has raised concerns. Mother discovers ultimate styling 'hack' — using her BEDROOM RADIATOR to curl her hair. Emily Kendall, 22, from Morecambe, Lancashire, came up with the ingenious styling hack, using the hot radiator pipe to style her hair after losing her curling tongs before a night out. Scientists hail 3D table top as «mist» opportunity. June 12 — Researchers in the UK have developed a prototype three dimensional screen made of mist, that will allow multiple participants to interact with shared images. The MisTable's inventors say their water-based technology could prove transformative in the business and education sectors. Jim Drury reports. Student, 19, feared she'd go blind after Garnier cleansing product 'glued her eyelids shut'. Jade Inglis (pictured),from Cambridge, used the micellar oil-infused cleansing water to remove make-up earlier this month before she went to bed. Sold! Paris real estate shines as London gets Brexit blues. Prime property in Paris is enjoying a boom as buyers go cold on London over Brexit worries. Julian Satterthwaite reports. Star Wars' Daisy Ridley confesses she struggled filming scenes with the late Carrie Fisher. Daisy said of the scenes 'It was definitely difficult. It was emotional doing it, because you're also weirdly picturing her.You're not picturing how the scene is going to be.

Marilyn Saviola, Disability Rights Advocate, Is Dead at 74. Polio left her in a wheelchair. It also started her on a lifelong fight to change perceptions and break down real-world obstacles. BlackBerry plans security feature for Android, iPhone. BlackBerry will offer technology to separate and make secure both work and personal data on mobile devices powered by Google Inc's Android platform and by Apple Inc's iOS operating system, the company said on Thursday. Leonids Meteor Shower Will Peak in Night Skies. Meteor showers can light up night skies from dusk to dawn, and if youre lucky you might be able to catch a glimpse. The Very (Very) Slow Rise of Lesbianism on TV. Early efforts to introduce thoughtful story lines about women who love women gave way to gimmicks in the 1990s, before returning with force this century. Long-Lost Letter from Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac Headed to Auction (Again). After some legal wrangling, a letter from Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac will be offered at auction. Overlooked No More Lillian Harris Dean, Culinary Entrepreneur Known as Pig Foot Mary. From a baby carriage on a Manhattan street corner, she sold Southern food to African-Americans who, like her, had moved to New York during the Great Migration. Two women file $15m claims against California school district after suffering sexual abuse. The two women, whose names have been withheld, says they were abused on multiple times by science teacher Dan Witters and accuse the Moraga School District of covering it up. Prime Mover How Amazon Wove Itself Into the Life of an American City. For most people, its the click that brings a package to their door. But a look at Baltimore shows how Amazon may now reach into Americans daily existence in more ways than any corporation in history. The T List A New Place to Indulge Ones Sweet Tooth, and More. What team did Dwayne Haskins go to Does William Zabka really know karate to eat, wear and see this week, from the editors of T Magazine. Carmelo Anthony Officially Joins the Portland Trail Blazers. The former Knick and 10-time All-Star joins a team off to a disappointing start after a run to the Western Conference finals last season. Stormzy is better at rap than politics, UK's Gove says. British minister Michael Gove dismissed Stormzy's criticism of Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday, saying the grime star was a far better rapper than he was a political analyst. Phu Tran found alive after missing in the Australian Outback for two weeks — friend still missing. Phu Tran, 40, was found onTuesday by a pastoralist to the south of Alice Springs after being missing for 14 days. Trumps touch down President and First Lady Melania arrive in Britain ahead of crunch Nato meeting. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania have arrived on UK soil this evening ahead of the Nato summit in London this week. Latest in the N.B.A. Injury Crisis Kemba Walker on a Stretcher. Superstars, All-Stars, role players, rising youth Injuries have reached them all, and thats hurting the league. Love Letter Do Labels Even Matter? Plus The complicated math of loss. Woman's bum implants ROTATED painfully inside her. A patient named Jabrena, from Georgia state, said her surgically-enhanced bum became painful when the implants started to move around underneath her skin and created obvious misshapen lumps. Hilarious moment driver shrieks in panic when a mouse leaps into her car. Driver Alessandra, from San Jose, California, filmedher friend rescue a baby mouse in a glass jar with cheese. When Christen showed her the rodent it leaped into the car causing her to scream. CHRISTOPHER STEVENS Welcome aboard Transylvanian Railways. Your trip will be torture. CHRISTOPHER STEVENS 'You are inserting pencil here,' she intoned, as Tarrant clapped his hands to his jowls in horror, on Extreme Railway Journeys (C5). Long-standing backer of Metro Bank dumps 11.6m worth of shares in lender after year of heavy losses. In a blow for Metro's founder Vernon Hill, hedge fund tycoon Steven Cohen has sold 5.9m of the bank's shares since November 22. An end to the pain of kidney stones? New drug combination allows the stones to pass smoothly. Researchers at MIT have identified a combination of muscle-relaxing drugs that, when administered to the ureter, eliminated pain in pigs with kidney stones. It would be the first new treatment in 40 years. Groan Ups review The material is a crumpled mess, which director Kirsty Patrick Ward can't iron out. The Play That Goes Wrong and The Comedy About A Bank Robbery occupy two West End theatres. Now there's this latest play, with two more planned at this address. My 27-Hour Vacation in Singapores Changi Airport. On an overnight stay, our writer wandered from the Shiseido Forest Valley to the Canopy Park, eating prawn dumplings, salted-egg potato chips and chrysanthemum gelato under a glass sky.