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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...

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

Business

Chancellor tells Britons he is ‘preparing for the worst’ as debt interest to be £20bn-£30bn higher than spring

The chancellor has warned the British public he is preparing “for the worst” as he draws up his autumn statement. Jeremy Hunt told Sky...

Steve Scalise drops out of House Speaker race and criticises Republican colleagues with ‘own agendas’

Republican congressman Steve Scalise has abandoned his bid to be the next US Speaker of the House – just over 24 hours after his...

Sports

Kings’ Arvidsson (lower body) on long-term IR

Oct 12, 2023, 03:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Los Angeles Kings placed forward Viktor Arvidsson on long-term injured reserve Thursday. Arvidsson did...

Sports

Grand National to trim field to 34, soften fences

ESPN News Services Oct 12, 2023, 06:35 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The Grand National is implementing a series of significant changes, taking effect...

Science

NASA Unveils Newly Returned Carbon-Rich Asteroid Sample

NASA on Wednesday gave the public a first glimpse of what scientists found inside a sealed capsule that was returned to Earth last month...

Israel PM says Hamas is ‘enemy of civilisation’ and ‘will be crushed’ as he thanks US for support

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Hamas is the “enemy of civilisation” and will be “crushed”. Speaking alongside US secretary of state Antony...