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Wife accused of poisoning her husband’s coffee with bleach for months

A wife poisoned the coffee of her estranged US Air Force husband with bleach for months, according to court documents. Melody Johnson was arrested...

Barbie execs ‘speechless’ as film tops $1bn in box office sales

Barbie might be synonymous with pink – but her film is now firmly in the green, with more than $1bn (£784m) in box office...

Barbie execs 'speechless' as film tops bn in box office sales

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Barbie execs ‘speechless’ as film tops $1bn in box office sales

Barbie might be synonymous with pink – but her film is now firmly in the green, with more than $1bn (£784m) in box office...

Politics

Bibby Stockholm: Asylum seekers may be housed on barge from today – as govt unveils new migration policy

Asylum seekers could start being housed on the Bibby Stockholm barge as soon as today – with the government announcing further measures to combat...

World

Sea drones appear to be giving Ukraine an avenue to strike back at Russia. But what are they?

Another Russian warship listing in the water is probably not the image Vladimir Putin had in mind for his beloved Black Sea fleet –...

Sports

Filly euthanized after racing incident at Saratoga

Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 06:57 PM ET SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — A 4-year-old filly broke down in the fourth race at Saratoga and...

Sports

Cup race in Michigan set to resume Monday (rain)

Associated Press Aug 6, 2023, 06:57 PM ET BROOKLYN, Mich. — The NASCAR Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday was suspended...

Politics

UK scientists begin work on defending against new pandemic caused by ‘Disease X’

UK scientists have begun developing vaccines as an insurance against a new pandemic caused by an unknown “Disease X”. The work is being carried...

Sports

Sharks send Karlsson to Pens in 3-team trade

ESPN News Services Aug 6, 2023, 11:56 AM ET PITTSBURGH — So much for the Pittsburgh Penguins trying to walk the fine line between...

Politics

‘Unscrupulous’ bosses and landlords face increased fines in bid to tackle Channel crossings

Bosses who hire migrants who don’t have the right to work in the UK could face fines of up to £60,000 under new government...

World

Dramatic video shows people being rescued in the Mediterranean – as mother and child die in shipwreck

Dramatic footage shows people being rescued from choppy seas in the Mediterranean – as reports emerge that a mother and her one-year-old child have...

World

Pakistan: Fatalities confirmed and dozens injured after Karachi to Rawalpindi train derails

At least 30 people have been killed and 60 are injured after a train derailed in Pakistan. The incident took place near the town...

Business

Inflexion among suitors for Haleon’s Nicotinell anti-smoking aid

A leading private equity investor is among the suitors circling Nicotinell, the anti-smoking aid which has been earmarked for sale by its FTSE-100 owner....

Environment

Inside Prague’s Institute of Crypto Anarchy — where they’re plotting to bring down the dollar

Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards ETHPrague 2023 was held at Paralelní Polis in the Czech Republic Pavel Sinagl PRAGUE — In 2007, a group...

Sports

Is Florida State trying to ‘create chaos?’ ACC insiders react to Seminoles’ comments

Andrea Adelson Close Andrea Adelson ESPN Senior Writer ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. David Hale Close David...

Sports

Connelly on realignment: Remembering the Pac-12, analyzing the moves and college football’s future

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 6, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. It was always a marriage...

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Price targets, stocks to watch, profit-taking strategies — answers to questions about all three

Here’s our Club Mailbag email investingclubmailbag@cnbc.com — so you send your questions directly to Jim Cramer and his team of analysts. We can’t offer...

World

‘I cannot go on’: Mother’s anguish after daughter raped – and husband and son die trying to save her

“I cannot carry on God, please help me,” a mother says as she struggles to understand what has happened to her family. Her pain...

World

Pakistan: Fatalities confirmed and dozens injured after Karachi to Rawalpindi train derails

At least 15 people have been killed and more than 50 are injured after a train derailed in Pakistan. The incident took place near...

World

Niger coup: Deadline arrives for leaders to stand down and reinstate president

A deadline for Niger’s coup leaders to stand down and reinstate the country’s elected president has arrived. The Economic Community of West African States...