August 12, 2024 - Brief Briefing

Oregon lands OT Greene, No. 31 recruit in 2026

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 06:00 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in...

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Oregon lands OT Greene, No. 31 recruit in 2026

Technology

Podcast: Japan’s quest for the most powerful microchip leads semiconductor revival

In the 1980s, Japan was the dominant player in the semiconductor market. But huge shifts in the way the chip supply chain operated eroded...

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Podcast: Japan's quest for the most powerful microchip leads semiconductor revival

Police usher in new training after ‘reports about preventable harm’ and assaults on officers

“You’ve got shortness of breath, lack of communication, there may be a change in the colour of their skin.” PC Rob Green is listing...

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Police usher in new training after 'reports about preventable harm' and assaults on officers

Sports

Georgia Tech lands Petty, No. 27-ranked recruit

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 02:55 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in...

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Georgia Tech lands Petty, No. 27-ranked recruit

Politics

PM has spoken to Iran president to ‘de-escalate tensions’ in Middle East

Sir Keir Starmer has spoken with the Iranian president as part of international efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, Sky News understands....

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PM has spoken to Iran president to 'de-escalate tensions' in Middle East

Technology

SpaceX repeatedly polluted waters in Texas this year, regulators found

SpaceX’s Starship launches its fourth flight test from the company’s Boca Chica launchpad, designed to eventually send astronauts to the moon and beyond, near...

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SpaceX repeatedly polluted waters in Texas this year, regulators found

World

Israeli hostage ‘killed by guard’ in Gaza – as two women held ‘seriously wounded’

An Israeli hostage held in Gaza has been shot dead by his guard, Hamas has said. In a separate incident, two women being held...

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Israeli hostage 'killed by guard' in Gaza - as two women held 'seriously wounded'

Technology

EU warns Elon Musk ahead of Trump interview to keep hate speech off X

Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton...

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EU warns Elon Musk ahead of Trump interview to keep hate speech off X

Elon Musk set to interview Donald Trump – as ex-US president returns to X

Elon Musk is set to interview Donald Trump on the social media platform X. Mr Musk teased the “live conversation” with Mr Trump, saying...

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Elon Musk set to interview Donald Trump - as ex-US president returns to X

Pregnant women urged to get vaccine that could prevent thousands of baby hospitalisations

A vaccine rollout against a common lung disease could prevent 5,000 babies a year being admitted to hospital, according to public health experts. Population...

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Pregnant women urged to get vaccine that could prevent thousands of baby hospitalisations

Sports

Wisconsin, Luke Fickell playing the long game after offensive growing pains in Year 1

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterAug 12, 2024, 09:20 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware....

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Wisconsin, Luke Fickell playing the long game after offensive growing pains in Year 1

Environment

U.S. crude oil rises a fifth day, tops $77 per barrel, as Pentagon sends more forces to Middle East

U.S. crude oil topped $77 per barrel on Monday, rising for the fifth day as the Pentagon dispatched more forces to the Middle East...

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U.S. crude oil rises a fifth day, tops per barrel, as Pentagon sends more forces to Middle East

Sports

10 NFL draft prospects with the most at stake this season: Who can make a statement in 2024?

Matt Miller, NFL draft analystAug 12, 2024, 06:40 AM ET Close Matt Miller is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on...

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10 NFL draft prospects with the most at stake this season: Who can make a statement in 2024?

Sports

10 schools stacked with NFL draft prospects: A college football cheat sheet for draftniks

Jordan Reid, NFL draft analystAug 9, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Jordan Reid is an NFL draft analyst for ESPN, providing in-depth scouting on...

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10 schools stacked with NFL draft prospects: A college football cheat sheet for draftniks

Sports

Red Sox OF Duran uses anti-gay slur toward fan

ESPN News Services Aug 11, 2024, 10:19 PM ET Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran said he “fell far short” after directing an anti-gay...

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Red Sox OF Duran uses anti-gay slur toward fan

Sports

Rodriguez returns for M’s as DH in rout of Mets

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterAug 11, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of...

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Rodriguez returns for M's as DH in rout of Mets

Sports

Scherzer, Eovaldi return to Texas for evaluation

Associated Press Aug 11, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — 1 Related Additionally, Nathan Eovaldi is returning to Texas to...

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Scherzer, Eovaldi return to Texas for evaluation

Business

Big question for BT after Indian billionaire snaps up stake

BT Group has swapped one billionaire shareholder for another. Sunil Bharti Mittal, the Indian billionaire, has announced his conglomerate Bharti Enterprises has bought the...

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