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‘Chilling’ surge in use of smart speakers and baby monitors to carry out domestic abuse, MPs say

Connected devices such as baby monitors and smart speakers are increasingly being used to survey, harass and control victims of domestic abuse, MPs have...

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'Chilling' surge in use of smart speakers and baby monitors to carry out domestic abuse, MPs say

Sports

‘No rules’: Ex-White Sox pitcher rips club’s culture

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 6, 2023, 11:03 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. NEW...

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'No rules': Ex-White Sox pitcher rips club's culture

Sports

Rodon (hamstring) leaves 9-7 loss, will have MRI

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterAug 6, 2023, 04:12 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. NEW...

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Rodon (hamstring) leaves 9-7 loss, will have MRI

Sports

Rangers’ Jung fractures thumb, will see specialist

ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2023, 06:12 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers third baseman Josh Jung exited Sunday’s 6-0 win over the...

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Rangers' Jung fractures thumb, will see specialist

Sports

Cal’s Wilcox: Pac-12 exits ‘sad,’ likely preventable

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterAug 6, 2023, 10:45 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Cal football...

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Cal's Wilcox: Pac-12 exits 'sad,' likely preventable

Wife accused of poisoning her husband’s coffee with bleach for months

A wife poisoned the coffee of her estranged US Air Force husband with bleach for months, according to court documents. Melody Johnson was arrested...

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Wife accused of poisoning her husband's coffee with bleach for months

Barbie execs ‘speechless’ as film tops $1bn in box office sales

Barbie might be synonymous with pink – but her film is now firmly in the green, with more than $1bn (£784m) in box office...

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Barbie execs 'speechless' as film tops bn in box office sales

Business

Barbie execs ‘speechless’ as film tops $1bn in box office sales

Barbie might be synonymous with pink – but her film is now firmly in the green, with more than $1bn (£784m) in box office...

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Politics

Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seekers may be housed on barge from today – as govt unveils new migration policy

Asylum seekers could start being housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge as soon as today – with the government announcing further measures to combat...

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Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seekers may be housed on barge from today - as govt unveils new migration policy

World

Sea drones appear to be giving Ukraine an avenue to strike back at Russia. But what are they?

Another Russian warship listing in the water is probably not the image Vladimir Putin had in mind for his beloved Black Sea fleet –...

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Sea drones appear to be giving Ukraine an avenue to strike back at Russia. But what are they?

Sports

Filly euthanized after racing incident at Saratoga

Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 06:57 PM ET SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A 4-year-old filly broke down in the fourth race at Saratoga and...

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Filly euthanized after racing incident at Saratoga

Sports

Cup race in Michigan set to resume Monday (rain)

Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 06:57 PM ET BROOKLYN, Mich. — The NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday was suspended...

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Cup race in Michigan set to resume Monday (rain)

Politics

UK scientists begin work on defending against new pandemic caused by ‘Disease X’

UK scientists have begun developing vaccines as an insurance against a new pandemic caused by an unknown “Disease X”. The work is being carried...

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UK scientists begin work on defending against new pandemic caused by 'Disease X'

Sports

Sharks send Karlsson to Pens in 3-team trade

ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2023, 11:56 AM ET PITTSBURGH — So much for the Pittsburgh Penguins trying to walk the fine line between...

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Sharks send Karlsson to Pens in 3-team trade

Politics

‘Unscrupulous’ bosses and landlords face increased fines in bid to tackle Channel crossings

Bosses who hire migrants who don’t have the right to work in the UK could face fines of up to £60,000 under new government...

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'Unscrupulous' bosses and landlords face increased fines in bid to tackle Channel crossings

World

Dramatic video shows people being rescued in the Mediterranean – as mother and child die in shipwreck

Dramatic footage shows people being rescued from choppy seas in the Mediterranean – as reports emerge that a mother and her one-year-old child have...

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Dramatic video shows people being rescued in the Mediterranean - as mother and child die in shipwreck

World

Pakistan: Fatalities confirmed and dozens injured after Karachi to Rawalpindi train derails

At least 30 people have been killed and 60 are injured after a train derailed in Pakistan. The incident took place near the town...

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Pakistan: Fatalities confirmed and dozens injured after Karachi to Rawalpindi train derails

Business

Inflexion among suitors for Haleon’s Nicotinell anti-smoking aid

A leading private equity investor is among the suitors circling Nicotinell, the anti-smoking aid which has been earmarked for sale by its FTSE-100 owner....

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Inflexion among suitors for Haleon's Nicotinell anti-smoking aid

Environment

Inside Prague’s Institute of Crypto Anarchy — where they’re plotting to bring down the dollar

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards ETHPrague 2023 was held at Paralelní Polis in the Czech Republic Pavel Sinagl PRAGUE — In 2007, a group...

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Inside Prague's Institute of Crypto Anarchy — where they're plotting to bring down the dollar

Sports

Is Florida State trying to ‘create chaos?’ ACC insiders react to Seminoles’ comments

Andrea Adelson Close Andrea Adelson ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David Hale Close David...

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