April 2, 2024 - Brief Briefing

NHL playoff watch: How high can the Predators climb in the standings?

Open Extended Reactions Heading into the 2023-24 season, it was unclear what to make of the Nashville Predators. GM Barry Trotz had been busy...

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NHL playoff watch: How high can the Predators climb in the standings?

Sports

Leafs top defenseman Rielly back Wednesday

Field Level Media Apr 2, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Maple Leafs will have their top defenseman back Wednesday as...

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Leafs top defenseman Rielly back Wednesday

Technology

Intel shares fall after company reveals $7 billion operating loss in foundry business

U.S. President Joe Biden tours the Intel Ocotillo Campus, in Chandler, Arizona, U.S., March 20, 2024. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Intel shares fell 4%...

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Business

Taylor Swift now a billionaire – as world’s wealthiest revealed in 2024 Forbes list

Taylor Swift has made it on to a list of the world’s billionaires, according to Forbes, as her Eras Tour spanning 152 shows and...

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Taylor Swift now a billionaire - as world's wealthiest revealed in 2024 Forbes list

Business

RedBird IMI lines up advisers to decide fate of Daily Telegraph

The Abu Dhabi-backed vehicle which faces being thwarted in its bid to buy The Daily Telegraph is lining up advisers to determine the fate...

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RedBird IMI lines up advisers to decide fate of Daily Telegraph

Business

Homeowners ‘should start feeling positive’ about selling their property, UK’s largest building society says

Annual UK house prices edged up by 1.6% in March, according to new figures from Nationwide, the UK’s largest building society. Every region of...

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Homeowners 'should start feeling positive' about selling their property, UK's largest building society says

Technology

As California wildfire season nears, startup BurnBot is working on a high-tech approach to prevention

BurnBot RX burns unwanted vegetation without emitting plumes of smoke. Lora Kolodny for CNBC Last year’s record heat wave worsened drought and dry conditions...

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As California wildfire season nears, startup BurnBot is working on a high-tech approach to prevention

World

29 killed in fire at Istanbul nightclub during renovation work

Twenty nine people have died and several are injured after a fire at a nightclub in Istanbul. The blaze broke out during renovation work...

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29 killed in fire at Istanbul nightclub during renovation work

Israel-Hamas war: Three British aid workers were killed in Gaza airstrike, says charity

Three British aid workers were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) has said. Nationals from Poland and Australia...

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World

Israel-Hamas war: Three British aid workers were killed in Gaza airstrike, says charity

Three British aid workers were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) has said. Nationals from Poland and Australia...

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JK Rowling won’t be prosecuted after police look into complaints about social media post

JK Rowling’s comments about new hate crime laws “are not assessed to be criminal”, police have said, as they confirmed no further action would...

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JK Rowling won't be prosecuted after police look into complaints about social media post

Politics

Rishi Sunak unable to guarantee everyone will get promised childcare place

The prime minister has been unable to guarantee a childcare place to everyone that wants one, as the government rolls out its new scheme....

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Rishi Sunak unable to guarantee everyone will get promised childcare place

Politics

First Minister Humza Yousaf condemns racist graffiti aimed at him near Dundee home

Humza Yousaf has said it is “increasingly difficult” to shield his children from racism after he was targeted with Islamophobic graffiti near his Dundee...

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First Minister Humza Yousaf condemns racist graffiti aimed at him near Dundee home

Politics

People should not be arrested for being smelly, minister claims

People should not be arrested “just if they smell” the education secretary has said. Gillian Keegan was asked about the matter as Tory MPs...

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People should not be arrested for being smelly, minister claims

Technology

Tesla shares fall after deliveries drop 8.5% from a year ago

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Kirsty Wigglesworth | Reuters Tesla shares fell on Tuesday after the company reported a drop in vehicle deliveries in...

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Tesla shares fall after deliveries drop 8.5% from a year ago

Sports

NHL mock draft: Predictions for the first 32 picks in 2024

Rachel Doerrie, ESPNApr 2, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Rachel Doerrie is a professional data consultant specializing in data communication and modelling. She’s worked...

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NHL mock draft: Predictions for the first 32 picks in 2024

Sports

‘You get to Disney World and it’s closed’: FSU tries to move on from CFP snub

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterApr 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

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'You get to Disney World and it's closed': FSU tries to move on from CFP snub

Environment

U.S. crude oil cracks $85 to hit highest level since October as geopolitical tensions mount

A flare stack burns beyond oil storage tanks at the Taneco Oil Refining and Petrochemical complex, operated by Tatneft PJSC, in Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan, Russia,...

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