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Penn State LB charged with marijuana possession

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2023, 08:41 PM ET Penn State sophomore linebacker Abdul Carter was charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession Tuesday, according...

World

Villages cut off after ‘Biblical’ downpours in Greece as state of emergency remains in place

The rain that Storm Daniel has brought to parts of Greece is never-ending. For those caught in the downpour, which has been torrential in...

World

Sara Sharif’s mother says she is haunted by daughter’s ‘bruised’ body

Sara Sharif’s mother says she is haunted by the sight of her murdered daughter’s body in a mortuary. The 10-year-old girl was found dead...

Technology

U.S. electric carmaker Lucid is exploring China entry; confirms mass market models ahead

The Lucid Air Midnight Dream Edition. Lucid MUNICH — Lucid is exploring selling its cars in China but has no timeline for when it...

Technology

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav says writers, actors strikes need to end as media industry is in a transitional moment

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. Olivia Michael | CNBC The media industry is in a transitional moment — from streaming to traditional TV...

Technology

Texas paid bitcoin miner Riot $31.7 million to shut down during heat wave in August

During the crypto boom of 2021, Riot Platforms was raking in cash from bitcoin mining. Now the company is losing so much money that...

Texas paid bitcoin miner Riot .7 million to shut down during heat wave in August

Technology

Flexport CEO Dave Clark resigns from logistics startup after one year in the role

Dave Clark. Lindsey Wasson | Reuters Flexport CEO Dave Clark is resigning from the supply chain software startup and handing the reins over to...

Business

Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey says interest rate rises nearing peak

The governor of the Bank of England has told MPs that interest rates may not rise much further amid expectations that inflation is set...

Hunt for escaped prisoner Daniel Abed Khalife: Why wasn’t terror suspect banged up in modern Belmarsh?

Most terror suspects are kept in Belmarsh jail, considered the UK’s most secure. It’s so difficult to get in and out that lawyers complain...

Sports

Mustang rally? SMU got what it wanted, but will the ACC move mean a return to glory?

Dave Wilson, ESPN Staff WriterSep 6, 2023, 09:23 AM ET Close Dave Wilson is an editor for ESPN.com since 2010. He previously worked at...

Politics

Rishi Sunak pledge tracker: What progress is the PM making on his five goals?

The political thinking behind Sunak’s five pledges Sam Coates Deputy political editor @SamCoatesSky Rishi Sunak announced his five pledges in January 2023 in order...

Politics

UK to re-join EU’s Horizon science programme

The UK is set to rejoin the EU’s Horizon science programme after two years of absence post-Brexit, Sky News has been told. The final...

Politics

Nicking lines from Boris Johnson hardly signals a Rishi reset | Sophy Ridge

Politics

Northern Ireland legacy bill approved by MPs – but legal fight could be coming

A controversial law that would effectively end prosecutions related to The Troubles has passed its final hurdle in the Commons – despite anger from...

Sports

Fantasy hockey preview: How to draft your centers

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comSep 6, 2023, 12:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and...

Daniel Abed Khalife: Terror suspect escapes Wandsworth Prison

A former soldier has escaped from Wandsworth prison while awaiting trial for terror and Official Secrets Act offences. The Metropolitan Police have issued an...

Man arrested after trying to run from Florida to London in a makeshift hamster wheel

A Florida man who tried to run across the Atlantic Ocean to London using a makeshift hamster wheel has been arrested. Reza Baluchi, 44,...

Parenting advice YouTuber Ruby Franke charged with child abuse amid claims of torture

A former YouTuber who gave parenting advice online has been charged with six counts of aggravated child abuse after two of her six children...

Politics

Full list of schools in England affected by unsafe concrete published by government

The government has finally published a list of schools identified with collapse-prone concrete after days of mounting pressure. The list published by the Department...

Business

Haythornthwaite lined up to replace Davies as NatWest chairman

Rick Haythornthwaite, the City grandee who has chaired companies including Centrica and Network Rail, is being lined up as the new chairman of NatWest...