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Google employees complain about CEO Sundar Pichai’s pay raise as cost cuts hit rest of the company

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June...

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Jamaica: King’s Coronation accelerates plans for Jamaican Republic – with referendum ‘as early as 2024’

“God Save the King” – four words unlikely to be on the lips of many Jamaicans at the weekend during the Coronation of King...

Sports

Veteran Preds defenseman Borowiecki retires

Associated Press May 3, 2023, 03:42 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Veteran defenseman Mark Borowiecki has decided to retire from hockey after playing more...

Technology

Qualcomm gives light forecast, phone chip sales fall 17%

Cristiano Amon, president and CEO of Qualcomm, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference on May 2, 2022, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Patrick T....

Sports

2023 Kentucky Derby: Horse Odds, post positions, jockeys

ESPN.com staff May 1, 2023, 04:30 PM ET The 149th running of the Kentucky Derby will take place Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville,...

Technology

FTC proposes barring Meta from monetizing kids’ data

Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., left, arrives at federal court in San Jose, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. ...

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Mischievous Charles ‘ran off with crown’ after coronation, recalls Queen’s maid of honour

One of the maids of honour at the Queen’s coronation has recalled how a young Charles ran off with the crown when his mother...

Politics

Sue Gray: Labour held talks with senior civil servant for at least four months before chief of staff role announced

Sir Keir Starmer was wooing Sue Gray to become his chief of staff for at least four months before announcing her appointment, Sky News...

Business

US interest rates rise higher despite continued banking turmoil

The Federal Reserve – the US central bank, known as the Fed – has increased interest rates for the tenth time in a row...

‘Fentanyl steals your friends’: Pills bought on social media are killing kids in classrooms and in their beds

All over America, families are being broken by fentanyl. Fifty times more powerful than heroin, this deadly drug is more addictive than anything that’s...

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Stephen Tompkinson trial: Actor ‘punched drunken man’ and ’caused traumatic brain injuries’, court told

Actor Stephen Tompkinson slapped and punched a man who was drunk and making noise outside his home, leaving him with traumatic brain injuries, a...

Sue Gray: Labour held talks with senior civil servant for at least four months before chief of staff role announced

Sir Keir Starmer was wooing Sue Gray to become his chief of staff for at least four months before announcing her appointment, Sky News...

World

Kremlin claims it foiled two drones in ‘planned terrorist act’ on Putin’s residence

Russia has claimed it stopped two drone attacks on Vladimir Putin’s presidential home overnight. The Kremlin blamed Ukraine for what it called a “terrorist...

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Eurovision: MP seeks assurances contest voting will be protected from Russian threats

Threats to voting at the Eurovision song contest in Liverpool from Russian agents or cyber attacks will be dealt with by the UK’s security...

Sports

Post-spring college football power rankings

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterMay 3, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of...

Man kept dead flatmate in freezer for nearly two years

A man has admitted keeping a pensioner’s body in a freezer for nearly two years. Damion Johnson pleaded guilty at Derby Crown Court on...

Environment

Heathrow Airport passengers warned of possible disruption as security workers begin new strikes

Heathrow travellers are being warned they could face disruption as security officers begin a new series of strikes today. Staff who are members of...

Heathrow Airport passengers warned of possible disruption as security workers begin new strikes

Heathrow travellers are being warned they could face disruption as security officers begin a new series of strikes today. Staff who are members of...

Business

Climate protesters use Spice Girls and Shakespeare disrupt Barclays AGM

Shakespeare and the Spice Girls were used by environmental protestors to repeatedly disrupt the Barclays annual general meeting (AGM) in central London on Wednesday...

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Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney celebrate Wrexham AFC’s promotion with bus parade

Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney along with Wrexham AFC’s players and staff have celebrated their recent success with an open-top bus parade....