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Russia, AI, climate change – The West can overcome the big threats if we pull ourselves together | Adam Boulton

What are the big threats to our way of life? This question was a lurking preoccupation at the London Defence Conference this week, attended...

World

Boy, 11, ‘shot in the chest’ by police officer he had called for help

An 11-year-old boy who was shot by a police officer has returned home from hospital after almost a week of treatment. Aderrien Murry spent...

World

Gabby Petito case: Brian Laundrie’s mother offered him ‘a shovel and garbage bags’ in ‘burn after reading’ letter

Brian Laundrie’s mother offered him “a shovel and garbage bags” if he needed to dispose of a body, according to a “burn after reading”...

World

Astronomers on the island of Ireland find common ground under the stars after building new telescope

A collaboration between observatories in Northern Ireland and the Republic is demonstrating how science transcends the politics of division. The island’s contribution to astronomical...

Sports

Manfred: Owners may vote on A’s move in June

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 07:24 PM ET MILWAUKEE — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred says a vote on the Oakland Athletics‘ prospective move to...

Sports

Boone tossed again in Yankees’ loss to Orioles

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 08:56 PM ET NEW YORK — 1 Related Boone held up four fingers while arguing with Moscoso, signaling he...

Technology

Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink announces FDA approval of in-human clinical study

Neuralink logo displayed on a phone screen, a silhouette of a paper in shape of a human face and a binary code displayed on...

Sports

Judge dismisses Baffert suit vs. Churchill Downs

Associated Press May 25, 2023, 06:18 PM ET LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A federal judge has granted Churchill Downs’ motion for summary judgment that dismisses...

Business

Chancellor comfortable with recession if it brings down inflation

Jeremy Hunt has told Sky News he is comfortable with Britain being plunged into recession if that’s what it takes to bring down inflation....

Boy in critical condition after being hit by police van responding to emergency call

A child is in a critical condition in hospital after being hit by a police vehicle in Lancaster. The child, thought to be an...

Technology

Amazon’s air cargo head changes jobs, will now oversee workplace-safety unit

Sarah Rhoads, who was responsible for Amazon‘s burgeoning air cargo business, is shifting roles to oversee the e-retailer’s workplace health and safety division. John...

Business

Chancellor says UK determined to compete for green investment as battery announcement awaited

Britain is determined to compete in the global race for green investment, the chancellor has told Sky News, days before the expected announcement that...

Technology

Chinese state-sponsored hackers infiltrated U.S. naval infrastructure, secretary of the Navy says

A US Navy guided-missile submarine. US Navy | AP The U.S. Navy has been hit by the Chinese state-sponsored hack that Microsoft disclosed Wednesday,...

World

Ukraine war: Wagner boss says his mercenaries handing over control of Bakhmut to regular Russian troops

The head of the Wagner Group says his forces have started pulling out of Bakhmut and are handing over control to the Russian military....

Technology

Microsoft is sprinkling OpenAI everywhere to try and keep software makers interested in its platforms

Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella speaks to attendees at Microsoft’s Build conference in Seattle on May 23, 2023. Dan DeLong | Microsoft If...

Car crash: What is security like at Downing Street?

Downing Street is one of the most heavily protected places in the UK. Barriers were first used to prevent access to the road in...

Sports

MLB Power Rankings: Who’s in the top 5 in our final May edition?

May 25, 2023, 07:00 AM ET If we had told you last year that in the first two months of the 2023 season, the...

Police with Tasers and ‘rifles’ confront man after car hits Downing Street gates with ‘almighty smash’, say witnesses

Witnesses have described an “almighty smash” and officers with Tasers and “rifles” shouting at a man after a car drove into the Downing Street...

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How Tina Turner inspired domestic violence survivors – but never let abuse define her

In 1993, when asked in an interview with Vanity Fair what she had stood up for, Tina Turner’s response was simple: “I stood up...

Watch moment man arrested after car crashes into Downing Street gates

A man has been arrested after a car hit the main gates of Downing Street. The silver Kia crashed into the barrier at around...