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Eat, Pray, Love author Elizabeth Gilbert delays new novel set in Russia after criticism from Ukrainians

The author of the hit novel Eat, Pray, Love has announced she is delaying publication of her latest book following criticism from Ukrainian readers...

Politics

Rishi Sunak scraps second round of Boris Johnson’s flagship towns fund

Rishi Sunak has cancelled plans to hold a second round of Boris Johnson’s £3.6bn towns fund in a move that could anger Tory MPs....

Donald Trump: Former president lashes out at opponents in angry speech hours after Miami court appearance

Donald Trump lashed out at his political opponents in an angry speech at a New Jersey fundraiser just hours after he pleaded not guilty...

World

Belarus starts receiving tactical nuclear weapons from Russia, President Alexander Lukashenko says

Belarus has started to receive tactical nuclear weapons from Russia, its leader has said. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko told Russian state TV that his...

Business

Economy shrugs off strikes to return to growth, aided by shopping and nights out

The UK economy shrugged off the impact of strikes to return to growth in April, according to official figures charting a pick-up in spending...

Business

Microsoft’s £55bn Activision takeover blocked by US court pending hearing

A US regulator has succeeded in a bid to temporarily block Microsoft’s £55bn takeover of video game maker Activision Blizzard, preventing the deal being...

Sports

Nevada passes $380M bill to fund A’s stadium

Jeff Passan, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 06:41 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

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Sports

Report: Giants-Cards in ‘Field of Dreams’ game

ESPN News Services Jun 13, 2023, 10:05 PM ET The oldest professional ballpark in the country will host the San Francisco Giants and the...

Sports

Wyshynski: How the Golden Knights disrupted the NHL, won the Stanley Cup

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 13, 2023, 11:08 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. The first time Brayden McNabb thought about the...

Sports

Keys to the offseason: Free agency, draft plans for every NHL team

Ryan S. Clark Close Ryan S. Clark NHL reporter Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Kristen Shilton Close Kristen Shilton ESPN...

Sports

Knights’ Marchessault takes home Conn Smythe

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterJun 13, 2023, 11:16 PM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. LAS VEGAS — Aside...

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Phillip Schofield – what did ITV know? The key questions as broadcaster’s bosses face MPs

Following Phillip Schofield’s dramatic exit from This Morning, ITV bosses are now set to face questions from MPs. The broadcaster’s chief executive Dame Carolyn...

Synthetic opioid 40 times more potent than fentanyl found at scene of two deaths in Essex

Police investigating the deaths of a man and a woman in their 40s have issued a warning after a potentially deadly synthetic opioid was...

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Cormac McCarthy: Author behind The Road and No Country For Old Men dies

Author Cormac McCarthy has died aged 89, his agent has confirmed. Best known for his novels including The Road and No Country For Old...

Technology

Google’s return-to-office crackdown gets backlash from some employees: ‘Check my work, not my badge’

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks during the Google I/O keynote session at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, May 7, 2019. Josh Edelson |...

Donald Trump pleads not guilty in Miami court over classified documents case

Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges that he unlawfully kept national security documents when he left office and lied to officials...

Technology

AMD reveals new A.I. chip to challenge Nvidia’s dominance

Lisa Su displays an ADM Instinct M1300 chip as she delivers a keynote address at CES 2023 at The Venetian Las Vegas on January...

World

Nigeria: At least 100 people killed after boat capsizes

At least 100 people have been killed after a boat capsized in northern Nigeria, police have said. A search for survivors is under way...

Florida is ‘Trump country’ and it doesn’t seem that any indictment is going to change that

Some, perhaps, may not be aware, but the state of Florida is considered “Trump country”. The 45th president of the United States is wildly...

Tori Bowie: Three-time Olympic medallist sprinter died due to childbirth complications

Three-time US Olympic medallist Tori Bowie died from complications related to childbirth, her agent has confirmed. Bowie died at the age of 32 at...