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Airbnb drops 10% after earnings report offers cautious outlook for second quarter

Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb speaking on CNBC’s Squawkbox on May 4th, 2023. CNBC Shares of 15 hours ago 2 days ago Total revenue...

Sexual abuse finding will resonate through Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign

The tag #sexoffender will surely trend for Donald Trump all the way from this New York court to a November 2024 election. E Jean...

World

Victory Day: This was not a normal parade with many having bought into the Kremlin’s narrative

Victory Day parades in Russia generally see throngs of people lining the city’s main thoroughfares, cheering on the tanks as they pass, the armoured...

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New laws to allow longer lorries on UK roads ‘could cost lives’ of pedestrians and cyclists

The government is to allow longer lorries on UK roads to reduce the number of journeys – despite fears the move will cost lives....

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer refuses seven times to rule out deal with Liberal Democrats as projections show hung parliament

Sir Keir Starmer has refused seven times to rule out doing a deal with the Liberal Democrats after the next election if Labour finds...

Politics

Rishi Sunak takes helicopter for trip that is just over an hour by train

Rishi Sunak travelled to Southampton using a taxpayer-funded helicopter, Downing Street has admitted, despite the journey taking just over an hour on the train.

World

How does Russia’s scaled-back 2023 Victory Day parade compare to previous years?

Soldiers marching through the streets of Moscow, armoured vehicles rolling across Red Square and a rallying cry from Vladimir Putin talking of the West’s...

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Record numbers started Duke of Edinburgh’s Award scheme last year, figures show

A record number of young people started their Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in the past year, figures show. More than 320,000 new participants began...

Sir Keir Starmer refuses seven times to rule out deal with Liberal Democrats as projections show hung parliament

Sir Keir Starmer has refused seven times to rule out doing a deal with the Liberal Democrats after the next election if Labour finds...

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Robert De Niro becomes father to seventh child at age of 79

Robert De Niro has become a father to his seventh child – at the age of 79. The actor revealed he had just welcomed...

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DCI Banks actor Stephen Tompkinson denies punching drunk man after finding ‘horrible sight’ outside his home

British actor Stephen Tompkinson has told a court that punching a man would have been “career suicide”, while admitting there was “a bit of...

Sports

Debuting the 2025 recruiting rankings: Who’s No. 1, top QBs and prospects you need to know

Craig Haubert Close Craig Haubert ESPN Staff Writer National recruiting analyst and analyst for ESPNU More than a decade of college and pro coaching...

Sports

ESPN Football Recruiting – 300 Player Rankings

RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 QB-PP Belleville, MIBelleville High School 6’4” 205 92 2 OT Charlotte, NCProvidence Day School...

Met Police chief says fake stewards caught with bottles of paint they planned to throw at coronation procession

The Metropolitan Police commissioner has claimed officers had to target a “criminal network” during the coronation, which included people posing as stewards – who...

Family lose toy elephant with son’s ashes inside on Disney trip

A family lost a toy elephant with their son’s ashes inside during a trip to Disney World in Florida. Gabryel Atkinson died before the...

Marques Walker: Teenager jailed for murder of ‘defenceless’ 14-year-old Jermaine Cools

A teenager has been jailed for the murder of a “defenceless” 14-year-old boy. Marques Walker, 17, can now be identified as the killer of...

World

Putin’s ‘grotesque fictions’ exposed on much-changed Victory Day which shows invasion is no sequel to 1945 triumph

It has been said the only glue that holds Russia together is the memory of its great victory over Nazi Germany. The country is...

Technology

These are the 2023 CNBC Disruptor 50 companies

In the eleventh annual Disruptor 50 list, CNBC highlights private companies that are chasing some of the market’s biggest opportunities, and growing despite a...

Environment

45. Climeworks

Founders: Jan Wurzbacher, Christoph Gebald (co-CEOs)Launched: 2009Headquarters: Zurich, SwitzerlandFunding: $810 millionValuation: N/AKey technologies: N/AIndustry: ConstructionPrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 0 Persephone Kavallines Reducing carbon emissions...

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48. Sila

Founders: Gene Berdichevsky (CEO), Gleb Yushin, Alex JacobsLaunched: 2011Headquarters: Alameda, CaliforniaFunding: $930 millionValuation: N/AKey technologies: NanotechnologyIndustry: AutomotivePrevious appearances on Disruptor 50 List: 1 (No. 34 in...