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Top 25 college football stadiums: From the Bayou to Bevo

ESPN.com staff Jul 18, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Swamp. The Big House. The Granddaddy of Them All. Whether you’re a...

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Top 25 college football stadiums: From the Bayou to Bevo

Technology

Nvidia rebounds after TSMC says AI chip demand remains strong

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address during the Nvidia GTC Conference at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, on March 18,...

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Nvidia rebounds after TSMC says AI chip demand remains strong

‘Very visible police presence’ on streets of Leeds after mass riot erupts with vehicles overturned and set on fire

A large number of police officers have been deployed to the Harehills area of Leeds, where riots broke out earlier on Thursday. West Yorkshire...

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'Very visible police presence' on streets of Leeds after mass riot erupts with vehicles overturned and set on fire

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Inside the historic, controversial Iowa gambling prosecution

Paula Lavigne Close Paula Lavigne ESPN Investigative Reporter Data analyst and reporter for ESPN’s Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Winner, 2014 Alfred I. duPont Columbia...

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Inside the historic, controversial Iowa gambling prosecution

Starmer unveils plan to stop illegal migration crisis ‘at source’

The prime minister has announced £84m of funding for African and Middle Eastern countries in an attempt to tackle the migration crisis “at source”....

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Starmer unveils plan to stop illegal migration crisis 'at source'

Politics

UK to fund £84m health and education projects in Africa and Middle East in bid to stop illegal migration, PM says

The prime minister has announced £84m of new funding for African and Middle Eastern countries in an attempt to tackle the migration crisis “at...

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UK to fund £84m health and education projects in Africa and Middle East in bid to stop illegal migration, PM says

Business

Post Office scandal accountability lies with govt, minister says – as inquiry audience groans at Lib Dem leader

A senior minister has told the Post Office Horizon IT Inquiry that accountability for the scandal lies with the government, while the leader of...

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Post Office scandal accountability lies with govt, minister says - as inquiry audience groans at Lib Dem leader

Technology

Amazon Prime Day drives U.S. online sales to record $14.2 billion

An Amazon contract worker pulls a cart of packages for delivery in New York, US, on Monday, April 22, 2024. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg...

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Amazon Prime Day drives U.S. online sales to record .2 billion

Technology

OpenAI debuts mini version of its most powerful model yet

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP...

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OpenAI debuts mini version of its most powerful model yet

Business

‘Global payments issue’ hits transactions including house purchases, Bank of England says

The Bank of England has revealed disruption to some major financial transactions due to a “global payments issue”. In a statement, the Bank said...

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'Global payments issue' hits transactions including house purchases, Bank of England says

Fatiha Sabrin: 11-year-old girl killed on her birthday by poisonous gas ‘desperate’ neighbour used for bedbug infestation

A mother-of-two has been spared jail after accidentally killing her neighbour’s daughter on her 11th birthday with illegally-imported poisonous gas she used to exterminate...

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Fatiha Sabrin: 11-year-old girl killed on her birthday by poisonous gas 'desperate' neighbour used for bedbug infestation

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Warner Bros. Discovery to lay off nearly 1,000 staffers amid calls from analyst to ‘explore stategic options’

Warner Bros. Discovery reportedly is slashing 1,000 jobs as the struggling media giant faces calls to sell off assets that include ratings-challenged CNN. The...

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Microsoft fires DEI team becoming latest company to ditch ‘woke’ policy: report

Microsoft has reportedly laid off a team devoted to diversity, equity and inclusion after pouring millions of dollars into the initiative — becoming the...

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If You Wondered How Ron DeSantis Looks Eating Pudding With His Fingers, Well, The Answer Is Here

In 1964, there was the infamous Lyndon B. Johnson political attack ad that suggested electing Barry Goldwater would result in a nuclear war blowing...

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Two top Fed officials hint rate cuts could come this year as inflation cools: ‘Positive signs’

Two top Federal Reserve officials signaled that the central bank may cut interest rates later this year as inflation has shown signs of easing...

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The Oldest Member Of Congress Is Facing Calls To Resign, But Has Agreed To Step Back From An Influential Committee

Under pressure to resign the seat she has held for more than 30 years, Sen. Dianne Feinstein announced Thursday that she wants to temporarily...

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Abortion Access Could Be Blocked In Much Of The South After Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Signed Into Law A Six-Week Ban

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed into law a bill that would ban most abortions in the state after six weeks, before many people...

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Ex-Goldman analyst sentenced to 28 months in $400K insider trading scheme

A former Goldman Sachs analyst was sentenced to 28 months behind bars on Wednesday for insider trading, admitting that his conduct was “catastrophically stupid.”...

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