April 28, 2025 - Brief Briefing

Driver who killed mother and daughter in crash is jailed

A driver has been jailed after causing the deaths of a mother and daughter by careless driving. Firas Zeineddine was jailed for 12 months...

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Driver who killed mother and daughter in crash is jailed

Sports

Two-time Cup winner Sullivan out as Pens coach

Open Extended Reactions Mike Sullivan, who led the “On behalf of Fenway Sports Group and the Penguins organization, I would like to thank Mike...

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Two-time Cup winner Sullivan out as Pens coach

Sports

Stanley Cup takeaways as Round 1 heats up: Who is poised to move on — and why

Multiple Contributors Apr 28, 2025, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Round 1 of the Download the ESPN app and enable Emily Kaplan’s news...

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Stanley Cup takeaways as Round 1 heats up: Who is poised to move on -- and why

Sports

Stanley Cup playoffs daily: Round 4 of the Battle of Florida, pivotal Game 5 for Avs-Stars

Open Extended Reactions Home teams are on a tear in the 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs, going 21-10 thus far. Will that trend continue Monday?...

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Stanley Cup playoffs daily: Round 4 of the Battle of Florida, pivotal Game 5 for Avs-Stars

Sports

Former 5-star WR Hudson rejoining Texas Tech

Max OlsonApr 27, 2025, 06:49 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended...

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Former 5-star WR Hudson rejoining Texas Tech

Sports

Michigan lands No. 4 pocket passer Smigiel

Eli LedermanApr 26, 2025, 01:01 PM ET Close Eli Lederman covers college football and recruiting for ESPN.com. He joined ESPN in 2024 after covering...

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Michigan lands No. 4 pocket passer Smigiel

Sports

Replacing the first round of the NFL draft: Who’s up next in college football?

Apr 28, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions With the NFL draft in the rearview, college teams have a whole lot of gaps...

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Replacing the first round of the NFL draft: Who's up next in college football?

Business

Buyout firms circle £400m NCC division Escode

A pack of private equity firms are circling one of the main subsidiaries of NCC Group, the London-listed cybersecurity specialist. Sky News has learnt...

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Buyout firms circle £400m NCC division Escode

Technology

Cloud software vendors Atlassian, Snowflake and Workday are betting on security startup Veza

From left, Veza founders Rob Whitcher, Tarun Thakur and Maohua Lu. Veza Tech giants like Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Nvidia have captured headlines in...

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Cloud software vendors Atlassian, Snowflake and Workday are betting on security startup Veza

Technology

IBM pledges $150 billion to boost U.S. tech growth, computer manufacturing

Arvind Krishna, chief executive officer of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), during a Bloomberg Television interview at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United...

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IBM pledges 0 billion to boost U.S. tech growth, computer manufacturing

Sports

Fan ejected after taunting Red Sox OF Duran

ESPN News Services Apr 27, 2025, 08:39 PM ET CLEVELAND — Jarren Duran has found plenty of support from his Boston Red Sox teammates...

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Fan ejected after taunting Red Sox OF Duran

Sports

Williams out as Yanks’ closer; Weaver to get a shot

Jorge CastilloApr 27, 2025, 12:37 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from...

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Williams out as Yanks' closer; Weaver to get a shot

Sports

Giants’ Ramos walks it off with little league HR

Associated Press Apr 27, 2025, 08:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — Heliot Ramos thought he’d just leg out an infield single...

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Giants' Ramos walks it off with little league HR

Technology

PayPal kicks off fintech earnings as investors fear impact of Trump tariffs on consumer spending

FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with the PayPal logo is placed on a laptop in this illustration taken on July 14, 2021. Dado Ruvic |...

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PayPal kicks off fintech earnings as investors fear impact of Trump tariffs on consumer spending

Technology

Meta’s AI spending comes into focus amid Trump’s tariff policies

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg looks on before the luncheon on the inauguration day of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second Presidential term in Washington, U.S.,...

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Meta’s AI spending comes into focus amid Trump’s tariff policies

Politics

Tory-Reform coalition would be ‘disaster for Britain’, says Sir Keir Starmer as he defends immigration record

A coalition between the Conservatives and Reform would be a “disaster for Britain”, Sir Keir Starmer has said as he defended his record on...

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Tory-Reform coalition would be 'disaster for Britain', says Sir Keir Starmer as he defends immigration record

World

Israel is ‘starving, killing and displacing’ Gaza civilians, Palestinian envoy tells UN court

A Palestinian diplomat has told the United Nations’ top court that Israel is “starving, killing and displacing” civilians and targeting aid workers in Gaza....

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Israel is 'starving, killing and displacing' Gaza civilians, Palestinian envoy tells UN court

Politics

Wes Streeting’s ex-aide Samuel Gould given suspended sentence after exposing himself to girl

A former aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been spared jail after exposing himself to a teenage girl and following her. Samuel Gould...

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Wes Streeting's ex-aide Samuel Gould given suspended sentence after exposing himself to girl

World

Date set for conclave to decide next pope – here’s how the secretive process works

The conclave to elect Pope Francis’s successor will begin on 7 May, the Vatican has announced. Some 135 cardinal electors – those under the...

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Date set for conclave to decide next pope - here's how the secretive process works

World

Why Crimea is so important to Russia and Ukraine

The strategic peninsula of Crimea is crucial in US-led efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. The peninsula, which was illegally annexed by Russia...

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