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Manchester United: Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim ‘withdrawing from process’ to buy club

Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani has withdrawn from the process to buy Manchester United, Sky News understands. His offer, which valued...

World

In pictures: How the Israel-Hamas war has escalated since shocking surprise attack

These pictures show how the war between Israel and Hamas has escalated since the shocking surprise attack a week ago. Hamas stormed through towns...

Sports

LCS expert predictions: Astros or Rangers? Phillies or D-backs? And who will be the MVPs?

Oct 14, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2023 MLB playoffs are down to four teams after surprising division series saw three...

World

Israel-Hamas war: British parents ‘trapped’ at Gaza-Egypt border ‘like caged hens waiting to die’, says son

Two British-Palestinian dual nationals who are waiting at Gaza’s border with Egypt are “like caged hens waiting to die”, their son has said. Talal...

Spectacular ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse stuns crowds in the United States

A rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the sun has thrilled crowds across the US as it makes its way across the Americas. Early...

Business

NatWest braced for showdown over former CEO’s payoff

NatWest Group is preparing to cancel millions of pounds in bonuses and share awards earmarked for its former chief executive following a probe into...

Politics

MP Lisa Cameron forced into hiding after defecting from the SNP to the Conservative Party

An MP who defected from the Scottish National Party to join the Conservatives this week has said she and her family have been forced...

Politics

Israel-Hamas war: UK could be complicit in Gaza war crimes, Tory MP warns

The UK could be complicit in war crimes in Gaza and could face legal action if it does not do more to “restrain” Israel,...

US poet Louise Gluck, who won the Nobel prize for literature, dies aged 80

Celebrated Nobel-winning poet Louise Gluck has died aged 80, her editor has confirmed. Her death was confirmed on Friday by Jonathan Galassi, her editor...

Technology

Elon Musk’s X illegally fired employee who publicly challenged return-to-work plans, NLRB alleges

NEW YORK, US – SEPTEMBER 17: Elon Musk arrives at the Turkish House to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of the...

Technology

Why Meta, X and TikTok face more pressure from Europe than the U.S. on Israel-Hamas war disinformation

Days after the Israel-Hamas war erupted last weekend, social media platforms like Meta, TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) received a stark warning from a...

Environment

Why the hydrogen tax credit has become a lightning rod for controversy

A rendering of a hydrogen energy storage gas tank for clean electricity solar and wind turbine facility.3d rendering Vanit Janthra | Istock | Getty...

Sports

What Tennessee State hopes to build with HBCU’s first hockey program

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterOct 4, 2023, 09:50 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Hockey....

Environment

Why Jim Cramer thinks the stock market is now ‘bifurcated’

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a Morning Meeting livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key...

Sports

Allmendinger wins at Roval; playoffs’ final 8 set

Associated Press Oct 8, 2023, 06:37 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CONCORD, N.C. — 1 Related Allmendinger then went into the stands to pose...

Technology

Microsoft closes $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard after lengthy regulatory review

Microsoft has closed its $69 billion acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard, according to a regulatory filing by the company Friday. It’s Microsoft’s...

Microsoft closes billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard after lengthy regulatory review

Technology

How Israel’s tech community is responding to the Israel-Hamas war

Israeli soldiers on a tank are seen near the Israel-Gaza border. Ilia Yefimovich | Picture Alliance | Getty Images On Saturday, Dvir Ben-Aroya woke...

Business

UK wholesale gas prices rise to highest level since February

UK wholesale gas prices have risen again and are now at their highest level since mid-February. Prices rose to nearly 135 pence a therm...

Environment

Oil prices jump nearly 6% amid geopolitical tensions, post best day since April

A view from the oil company Tatneft in Tatarstan, Russia on June 04, 2023. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Oil prices...

Environment

These seven U.S. regions will receive $7 billion in federal funding to produce hydrogen

A 3d digital rendering of a metal hydrogen pipeline. Phonlamaiphoto | Istock | Getty Images President Joe Biden and Secretary of the U.S. Department...