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Israel approves law to strip Arab attackers of citizenship

Israel’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved a law to strip Arabs of their Israeli citizenship or residency if they are convicted in nationalistic attacks or...

Business

British Gas owners Centrica report record profits as energy costs soar

Centrica, the company that owns British Gas, has reported record profits for the 2022 financial year. Operating profits of £3.3bn were recorded at the...

Sports

Bowman signs 3-year extension with Hendrick

8:12 AM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — 1 Related Bowman, who missed five races late last season because of a concussion, starts...

Sports

Bowman secures Daytona pole; Johnson qualifies

10:26 PM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Alex Bowman won his third career Daytona 500 pole and will be joined by Hendrick...

Sports

Irish expected to tab Parker as OC, sources say

7:39 PM ET Notre Dame is expected to promote tight ends coach Gerad Parker to offensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday, ending...

Technology

Google asks employees to rewrite Bard’s bad responses, says the A.I. ‘learns best by example’

Google execs understand that the company’s artificial intelligence search tool Bard isn’t always accurate in how it responds to queries. At least some of...

Politics

After Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation the race to become next SNP leader gets under way

The race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister is now under way – but nobody has officially thrown their hat into the...

Raquel Welch: Hollywood actress dies at 82 after brief illness

Hollywood actress Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82. The US star “passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness”,...

Environment

School buildings at risk of collapse must be urgently made safe to avoid disaster, say unions

The government must take urgent action to ensure deteriorating school buildings “at risk of collapse” are made safe, say unions. In a letter to...

Environment

Meet the GOP leaders in charge of critical House environmental committees

The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images Following the midterm elections in...

World

Ukraine war: NATO’s focus is on heavy weapons and training – not sending fighter jets

After two days of diplomacy and negotiations, NATO’s meeting broke up with lots of ideas, but no deal to send fighter jets to Ukraine....

Environment

After Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation the race to become next SNP leader gets under way

The race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister is now under way – but nobody has officially thrown their hat into the...

After Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation the race to become next SNP leader gets under way

The race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister is now under way – but nobody has officially thrown their hat into the...

Technology

Google CEO tells employees some of company’s top products ‘were not first to market’ as A.I. pressure mounts

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June...

Sports

Suarez signs 2nd Trackhouse Racing extension

9:45 AM ET Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Daniel Suarez has signed a second extension in six months with Trackhouse Racing, getting a...

Technology

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s two bond guarantors unsealed, both with ties to Stanford

The names of two of FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s guarantors were revealed on Wednesday, after an unsealing motion from media companies including CNBC was...

Environment

Devon Energy’s plunge after management fails to reassure investors makes us question our stake

Shares of Club holding Devon Energy (DVN) fell sharply Wednesday, one day after delivering disappointing fourth quarter results , reducing its fixed-plus-variable dividend and...