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Brewers acquire infielder Miller from Guardians

6:27 PM ET Associated Press MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired infielder Owen Miller from the Cleveland Guardians for a player to be...

Man accused of hammer attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband named Tom Hanks as target, court hears

A man accused of attacking the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there was “evil in Washington” and named other targets including...

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Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss: Ellen DeGeneres ‘heartbroken’ over death of DJ and co-host as celebrities pay tribute

Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lopez and Michelle Obama are among the famous faces remembering US dancer and DJ Stephen “tWitch” Boss, following his death at...

Sports

Surging Penguins lose D Petry, F Zucker to injury

5:28 PM ET ESPN News Services PITTSBURGH — The surging 1 Related Zucker briefly left a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars on Monday...

Politics

Nurses ‘will continue to strike in January without pay negotiations’, warns RCN leader

Nurses will continue to strike in January if the government does not negotiate with them on pay, union leader Pat Cullen has told Sky...

World

Man accused of hammer attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband named Tom Hanks as target, court hears

A man accused of attacking the husband of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there was “evil in Washington” and named other targets including...

UK weather: Thousands face fourth day without power in icy Shetland – with warnings disruption could last into weekend

Thousands of people in Shetland are facing a fourth day without power as engineers battle to restore supplies amid the threat of further snowfall...

US interest rates set by Federal Reserve rise to their highest since 2007 but the pace of the increase slows

US interest rates are now at their highest since the global financial crisis as the US central bank has again imposed an increase as...

Technology

Fusion power is still decades and billions of dollars away, even after this week’s major scientific breakthrough

The nuclear fusion breakthrough heralded on Tuesday was a historic event, culminating decades of research. At the same time, fusion power will not be...

Business

US interest rates set by Federal Reserve rise to their highest since 2007 but the pace of the increase slows

US interest rates are now at their highest since the global financial crisis as the US central bank has again imposed an increase as...

Sports

‘Is this real?’ How 10 months of negotiations — and one eleventh-hour phone call — kept Aaron Judge in New York

7:00 AM ET BENEATH THE PINSTRIPED No. 99 uniform, behind the home runs and the good-natured smile and the perfect sound bites emitted day...

Politics

Tory MP fails in ‘fascistic’ bid to ignore human rights rulings and start Rwanda deportations

A backbench Conservative MP has failed in an attempt to override international human rights rulings and get the Rwanda deportation scheme up and running...

Politics

Boris Johnson earns £1m from speaking engagements since leaving Downing Street

Boris Johnson has made more than £1m from speaking engagements since being ousted as prime minister three months ago. An update to the MPs’...

Politics

China removes consul general and five officials involved in beating up Hong Kong protester at Manchester consulate

The Chinese government has “removed” a consul general and five of its officials involved in beating up a Hong Kong protester inside its Manchester...

Politics

Labour queries disgraced ex-minister Chris Pincher’s involvement in Harry Dunn killer Anne Sacoolas’ diplomatic immunity

Labour has asked the government whether disgraced former minister Chris Pincher made any attempts to stop American Anne Sacoolas going to the US after...

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Harry and Meghan documentary: Palace accused of ‘feeding’ stories about duchess to the press in new Netflix trailer

A new trailer for the final episodes of Harry and Meghan’s Netflix documentary series accuses the palace of “feeding” stories about the duchess to...

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Stars praise ‘easy going’ King Charles III as they gather for investiture ceremony

Soap star William Roache praised King Charles III after comparing their workloads whilst at Windsor Castle. The 90-year-old Coronation Street icon, who has played...