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Panera Bread’s caffeinated Charged Lemonade drinks blamed for two deaths in US

A highly caffeinated drink sold by US bakery chain Panera Bread has been blamed for two deaths after a second lawsuit was filed on...

House explodes in Virginia as police surround armed suspect inside

A house exploded as police were investigating reports of gunshots being fired from the property by a man. Footage of the blast in the...

Ursula von der Leyen named the world’s most powerful woman by Forbes

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been named the world’s most powerful woman for the second year in a row. The German...

California YouTuber Trevor Jacob jailed for six months after deliberately crashing plane for video

A YouTuber who posted a video of himself deliberately crashing his small plane has been jailed for six months. Trevor Daniel Jacob, 30, a...

World

The effect Israel’s war in Gaza is having on civilians is ‘brutal to see’

Israel said its troops have entered Gaza’s second-largest city, while intensive bombardment has sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded...

Business

Airlines rapped over adverts that contained ‘misleading’ environmental claims

Adverts for three airlines have been banned by a regulator for giving consumers a misleading impression of their environmental credentials. The Advertising Standards Authority...

World

Netanyahu says human rights groups are turning a blind eye to alleged rapes by Hamas

Benjamin Netanyahu has accused human rights groups of turning a blind eye to rapes that Israel says were committed by Hamas during the 7...

World

The effect Israel’s war in Gaza is having on civilians is ‘brutal to see’

Israel said its troops have entered Gaza’s second-largest city, while intensive bombardment has sent streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded...

Biden says he ‘wasn’t sure if he’d be running if Trump weren’t in the race’

Joe Biden has said he wasn’t sure he’d be running for reelection if Donald Trump wasn’t also in the race for the White House....

Sports

Red Sox ship Verdugo to Yankees in rare trade

Jeff Passan, ESPNDec 5, 2023, 09:07 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

Sports

Roberts says Dodgers, Ohtani met for 2-3 hours

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterDec 5, 2023, 04:25 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018...

Politics

Sunak to find ‘middle ground’ in emergency Rwanda legislation as Tory splits emerge into public view

Rishi Sunak will aim for a middle ground in the emergency legislation to get the Rwanda scheme off the ground as he remains under...

Sports

DeSantis slams CFP, wants to sue over FSU snub

ESPN News Services Dec 5, 2023, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis took the College Football Playoff...

Sports

Olney: Ohtani’s secretive free agency is a shame for the sport

Buster Olney, ESPN Senior WriterDec 5, 2023, 06:26 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of...

Sports

Transfer portal roundtable: Best QB fits, exoduses at OU, Ohio State, under-the-radar prospects

Open Extended Reactions It was an incredibly busy first day of the college football transfer period. More than 1 Related David Hale: No, there...

Technology

Ex-OpenAI director Reid Hoffman says we still don’t ‘fully know’ why board forced out Altman

Reid Hoffman Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Three weeks after OpenAI’s board briefly pushed out CEO Sam Altman without providing a specific reason for its...

Prince William helps sell The Big Issue for second year running

For the second year running, Prince William joined a vendor of The Big Issue to help sell copies in the run-up to Christmas. Wearing...

Business

Ten Entertainment bowled over by £300m US takeover bid

One of Britain’s biggest tenpin bowling venue operators will this week disclose that it has become the latest London-listed companies to recommend a private...

Business

Thames Water pays £37.5m dividend amid debt pile and pollution fines, sparking Ofwat query

Thames Water has been asked to explain a £37.5m dividend payment made to a parent company. Ofwat, the water regulator, asked the firm to...

Technology

Apple’s market cap closes above $3 trillion

Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customers purchasing Apple’s new iPhone 15 during a launch event at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York...