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In this neighbourhood, people openly inject the ‘zombie drug’ Tranq on every street corner

After just 15 minutes on the streets of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighbourhood, an encounter that was everything. It was illustrative of a crisis out of...

Environment

Demand for lithium and other critical minerals is skyrocketing, IEA says, but concerns over supply linger

Workers photographed at a lithium mine in Chile on August 24, 2022. Lithium is integral to the batteries that power electric vehicles. John Moore...

World

In this neighbourhood, people openly inject the ‘zombie drug’ Tranq on every street corner

After just 15 minutes on the streets of Philadelphia’s Kensington neighbourhood, an encounter that was everything. It was illustrative of a crisis out of...

World

North Korean missile flies for 74 minutes – its longest-ever flight time

North Korea has fired a long-range missile that flew for 74 minutes – the longest flight time ever recorded. According to Japanese defence officials,...

Sports

MLB All-Star Game: Predictions, live updates and takeaways

Jul 11, 2023, 08:49 PM ET The Midsummer Classic is here. The 2023 MLB All-Star Game has begun at T-Mobile Park in Seattle. Headlined...

Sports

White Sox’s Robert injured in Derby, out of ASG

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterJul 11, 2023, 06:48 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. SEATTLE...

Sports

Blue Jays’ Romano exits ASG with back tightness

Associated Press Jul 11, 2023, 10:53 PM ET SEATTLE — Toronto closer Jordan Romano left Tuesday night’s All-Star Game because of back tightness. The...

Sports

What’s next for Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern’s players and the Wildcats’ program?

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 11, 2023, 04:55 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. EVANSTON, Ill....

World

G7’s new security arrangement with Ukraine could ‘return peace to Europe’, PM declares

The G7 is set to sign a long-term security arrangement with Ukraine, which Rishi Sunak has said will potentially “return peace to Europe”. The...

Sports

Attorney: Northwestern fired Fitzgerald for cause

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 11, 2023, 07:08 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. EVANSTON, Ill....

Leslie Van Houten: Woman who helped Charles Manson kill two people released from jail after 53 years

A woman who was a follower of infamous cult leader Charles Manson and assisted him in killing two people has been released from prison...

BBC presenter scandal: Fresh allegations made against suspended celebrity

The BBC is facing increasing pressure after fresh allegations were made against an unnamed presenter. The star was suspended over the weekend after The...

Business

Liz Truss launches ‘Growth Commission’ – as first report claims Britons are £10,000 worse off than Americans

A new economic organisation, set up by Liz Truss, will launch on Wednesday, with a report claiming the average British person is £10,000 worse...

Business

Rishi Sunak hints no tax cuts before next election – as he admits by-elections will be ‘challenging’

Rishi Sunak has hinted there will be no tax cuts on offer from the government before the next general election, as his party faces...

Technology

Google quietly ditched plans for an AI-powered chatbot app for Gen Z

Daniel de la Hoz Google was working on an AI-powered mobile chatbot app for Gen Z users that features interactive digital characters, CNBC has...

World

Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticises ‘absurd’ lack of timetable for Ukraine to join NATO as he arrives at summit in Vilnius

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has criticised the “absurd” absence of a timetable for his country to join NATO as leaders met at a summit...

Sports

Busch Light to sponsor Trackhouse’s Chastain

Associated Press Jul 11, 2023, 10:46 AM ET Anheuser-Busch and Trackhouse Racing announced a multiyear agreement Tuesday that will make Busch Light, long one...

Politics

Rishi Sunak hints no tax cuts before next election – as he admits by-elections will be ‘challenging’

Rishi Sunak has hinted there will be no tax cuts on offer from the government before the next general election, as his party faces...

Business

Royal Mail strikes end as postal workers vote to accept pay deal

The dispute between Royal Mail and staff represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has officially come to an end after months of bitter...

Business

Fixed mortgage rates now higher than those under Liz Truss’s government

The average two-year fixed mortgage rate now being demanded of borrowers has climbed above the levels seen last year when financial markets baulked at...