September 9, 2024 - Brief Briefing

Bitcoin rebounds from its worst week in more than a year, jumping above $57,000

oatawa | Getty Bitcoin jumped Monday evening and topped $57,000 after Wall Street’s rebound from its worst week of the year. The price of...

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Bitcoin rebounds from its worst week in more than a year, jumping above ,000

James Earl Jones, voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa in The Lion King, dies aged 93

Acting great James Earl Jones, who voiced Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa in The Lion King, has died at the age of...

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James Earl Jones, voice of Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Mufasa in The Lion King, dies aged 93

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Harvey Weinstein in intensive care at hospital after emergency heart surgery

Disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein is in intensive care in hospital recovering from emergency heart surgery, his lawyer says. The 72-year-old was taken...

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Harvey Weinstein in intensive care at hospital after emergency heart surgery

Technology

Oracle shares jump on earnings and revenue beat

Larry Ellison, chairman and co-founder of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld 2017 conference in San Francisco on Oct. 1, 2017. David Paul...

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Oracle shares jump on earnings and revenue beat

Sports

Florida’s Napier plans to use both Mertz, Lagway

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterSep 9, 2024, 01:15 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

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Florida's Napier plans to use both Mertz, Lagway

Sports

Sark warns Texas: Avoid ‘Notre Dame scenario’

Eli Lederman, ESPN Staff WriterSep 9, 2024, 02:40 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in...

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Sark warns Texas: Avoid 'Notre Dame scenario'

Technology

Palantir soars 14% on software vendor’s inclusion in S&P 500

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, walks to the morning session at the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho,...

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Palantir soars 14% on software vendor's inclusion in S&P 500

Three key challenges for Kamala Harris: Biden’s shadow, Trump’s ‘comrade’ attacks and her interview problem

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris face intense scrutiny in the remaining two months of the US election campaign. Ever since Ms Harris became the...

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Three key challenges for Kamala Harris: Biden's shadow, Trump's 'comrade' attacks and her interview problem

US Election: Three key challenges for Donald Trump in US election

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris face intense scrutiny in the remaining two months of the US election campaign. It all but seemed certain the...

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US Election: Three key challenges for Donald Trump in US election

Army veteran’s ‘gift of a second chance’ after world’s first whole-eye transplant

An army veteran who received the world’s first whole-eye transplant has said he has been given “the gift of a second chance”. Aaron James,...

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Army veteran's 'gift of a second chance' after world's first whole-eye transplant

Business

Chancellor appeals to Labour MPs for support on eve of winter fuel payment vote

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made a last ditch attempt to convince her MPs it is the right decision to cut winter fuel payments for...

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Chancellor appeals to Labour MPs for support on eve of winter fuel payment vote

Business

Post Office scandal appeals process ‘unacceptable’, Horizon victim says

A victim of the Post Office Horizon scandal has told Sky News that plans for a new appeals process are “unacceptable” on several fronts....

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Post Office scandal appeals process 'unacceptable', Horizon victim says

Kate’s most personal video yet shows never before seen affection and what really matters to her

It is the most personal of videos. The Princess of Wales welcoming us into what is usually the family’s private sanctuary, filmed near their...

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Kate's most personal video yet shows never before seen affection and what really matters to her

Sports

From prep to draft to trades: How to win your league

Victoria Matiash, Fantasy HockeySep 9, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close ESPN.com Fantasy Contributor since 2010 Part-time anchor at NEWSTALK1010 Open Extended Reactions Here we...

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From prep to draft to trades: How to win your league

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Great white shark hunt ends without success after ‘needle in a haystack’ search off Irish coast

A major US-led search for what would be the first ever great white shark recorded in either Irish or British waters has concluded without...

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Great white shark hunt ends without success after 'needle in a haystack' search off Irish coast

World

Pope Francis visits East Timor as part of his longest overseas journey

Pope Francis has arrived in East Timor as part of his longest overseas journey yet to four countries across Southeast Asia and Oceania. He...

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Pope Francis visits East Timor as part of his longest overseas journey

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Hollyoaks star Ali Bastian diagnosed with breast cancer

Actress Ali Bastian says she has been diagnosed with stage 2 breast cancer and is receiving chemotherapy ahead of a mastectomy and radiotherapy. The...

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Hollyoaks star Ali Bastian diagnosed with breast cancer

Princess Kate has finished chemotherapy and says she is ‘focused on staying cancer free’

The Princess of Wales has said her focus is to “stay cancer free” after finishing chemotherapy treatment. She made the announcement in her most...

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Princess Kate has finished chemotherapy and says she is 'focused on staying cancer free'

Politics

Ministers will not soften blow for pensioners no longer receiving winter fuel payments, No 10 says

Ministers are not looking to soften the blow for 10 million pensioners who will no longer receive winter fuel payments, the prime minister’s spokesman...

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