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Kiper’s updated NFL mock draft: Who’s moving up for a QB? Three trades in a chaotic top five

6:35 AM ET Time for a new set of Round 1 predictions for the 2023 NFL draft. My first mock draft, back in January,...

China accuses US of ‘abusing state power’ following TikTok bans on government devices

China has denounced the US over its TikTok bans, saying it has been “abusing state power”. Congress and more than half of US states...

Technology

Samsung is ‘working out’ a roadmap for mixed reality devices as rumors of an Apple headset swirl

Samsung is working out a roadmap for its mixed reality products, according to a senior executive. But Samsung has experimented with virtual technologies before....

Sports

Machado envisions ‘great things’ with Padres

6:33 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Having signed All-Star slugger Manny Machado for more than another decade, San Diego Padres chairman Peter...

Environment

Energy bills may rise again without government plan to deliver 2035 clean power target, NAO warns

Household bills could rise if the government further delays its plan to rid the power network of polluting fossil fuels by 2035, the National...

Pub trade warns of 2,000 closures without budget aid

A further 2,000 pubs are at risk of closure, threatening 25,000 jobs, unless the chancellor comes to the sector’s aid in this month’s budget,...

Shooting of Northern Ireland police detective: Four men released but two others face further questioning

Four men arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a Northern Ireland police detective have been released, but officers have been given more...

Pavement defects and dodgy manhole covers costing taxpayer £500 million a year, research shows

People falling over as a result of damaged pavements across the UK is costing the taxpayer up to £500 million a year, new research...

Sports

NHL trade grades: Kane deal to Rangers earns high marks for one side

9:11 PM ET ESPN staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The NHL trade deadline is just three days away. And big deals are...

Sports

Kurt Busch still not cleared from July concussion

3:37 PM ET Associated Press 1 Related Busch is hopeful a new physical therapy program designed to strengthen balance and eye movement will aid...

Sports

NCAA panel eyes shorter football games in 2023

2:33 PM ET College football leaders are meeting this week in Indianapolis to consider three rules changes that could shorten game times and reduce...

Environment

Washington state moves forward with program to charge companies for greenhouse gas emissions

Then-Washington State Governor and presidental candidate Jay Inslee signs five climate change bills into law that will reduce carbon emissions, decrease pollution, boost jobs...

Business

Sainsbury’s to close two Argos depots in move that leaves 1,400 jobs at risk

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has said it plans to close two Argos depots in a move that will impact 1,400 jobs. It is expected to...

Business

Windsor Framework’s value to economy unlikely to be notable but may lift Brexit malaise

How much of a difference might the Windsor Framework make to the UK economy? The answer, as with so many other economic questions, rather...

Business

Britcoin: Future of a digital pound ‘more likely than not’, Bank of England official says

New technologies could help to open up a “new frontier” for payments and the way in which money is used, a Bank of England...

Technology

FTX ex-engineering chief Nishad Singh pleads guilty to criminal charges

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg...

Sports

‘It’s about being smarter’: How Carlos Correa is approaching his future after wild offseason

7:00 AM ET FORT MYERS, Fla. — Carlos Correa had been feeling great — really, he felt spectacular. At the end of a long...

Technology

Chinese startup Realme launches $649 smartphone it says can be fully charged in just over 9 minutes

Chinese smartphone upstart Realme has looked to push into international markets with its flagship phones. But it is playing in the mid-priced segment of...

Chinese startup Realme launches 9 smartphone it says can be fully charged in just over 9 minutes

Technology

China’s CCP warns Elon Musk against sharing Wuhan lab leak report

A Chinese state-run newspaper issued a warning to Tesla CEO Elon Musk after he shared reporting on the U.S. Department of Energy’s “low confidence”...

Politics

Brexit: Rishi Sunak says Northern Ireland in ‘unbelievably special position’ because of access to EU single market

Rishi Sunak has said his new post-Brexit deal puts Northern Ireland in an “unbelievably special position” because it gives it access to both the UK...