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Amazon to start charging delivery fees on Fresh grocery orders under $150

Brendan McDermid | Reuters Amazon previously guaranteed members of its $139-a-year Prime service free delivery on Fresh orders over $35. “This service fee will...

Amazon to start charging delivery fees on Fresh grocery orders under 0

Technology

Tesla just had its best week since May 2013

Tesla CEO Elon Musk smiles as he addresses guests at the Offshore Northern Seas 2022 (ONS) meeting in Stavanger, Norway on August 29, 2022....

Business

Government homes in on £5bn cladding settlement with housebuilders

Michael Gove, the levelling up secretary, is closing in on a multibillion pound deal with Britain’s biggest housebuilders to help resolve the national cladding...

Tyre Nichols: Last words of US man who died after police ‘beating’ were ‘mum, mum, mum’, says lawyer

The final words of a US motorist who died after he was allegedly beaten by five police officers were “mum, mum, mum”, according to...

Moment of hammer attack on Paul Pelosi shown in new police bodycam video

Police bodycam video has been released showing the moment a man attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer in his San Francisco home. Officers...

Environment

House Republicans pass bill to limit drawdowns on Strategic Petroleum Reserve

A maze of crude oil pipe and equipment is seen with the American and Texas flags flying in the background at the Strategic Petroleum...

World

Tyre Nichols killing: Last words of US man who died after police ‘beating’ were ‘mum, mum, mum’

The final words of a US motorist who died after he was allegedly beaten by five police officers were “mum, mum, mum”, according to...

World

Palestinian militants ‘ready to die’ as prospect of all-out war increases after West Bank clashes

The alleyways that run inside the Balata refugee camp are narrow, claustrophobic and full of uncollected rubbish. Posters celebrating dead militants are stuck to...

World

Five dead after shooting at synagogue in Jerusalem, Israeli ambulance service says

Five people have been killed and several injured in a shooting at a synagogue in Jerusalem, according to an ambulance service in Israel. The...

Sports

Women’s college hockey: Top players, key storylines, Frozen Four picks

8:15 AM ET The women’s college hockey season is about to enter the homestretch with conference races heating up, particularly in the ECAC and...

Man dies after being crushed by pop-up telescopic urinal in London’s West End

A maintenance worker in central London has died after being crushed by a hydraulic telescopic urinal – one that’s kept underground during the day...

Technology

The DOJ’s antitrust case against Google is ambitious but risky

CEO of Alphabet and Google Sundar Pichai in Warsaw, Poland on March 29, 2022. Mateusz Wlodarczyk | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Department of...

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Alan Cumming gives back OBE over links to ‘toxic’ British Empire

Alan Cumming has given back his OBE, expressing concern over its links to what he describes as the “toxicity” of the British Empire. The...

Business

Jeremy Hunt dismisses economic ‘gloom’ as he dashes Tory hopes of tax cuts

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has dismissed economic “gloom” in a major speech today as he promised to use “Brexit freedoms” to increase growth and productivity...

Business

Tax List finds Russian-born billionaire has overtaken Bet356 family as UK’s top taxpayer

A Russian-born City billionaire is the UK’s top taxpayer, according to a closely watched list. Alex Gerko, the founder of XTX Markets who has...

Sports

From Slam Diego to the Oakland Zzzz’s: Way-too-early 2023 MLB lineup rankings

7:00 AM ET We’re calling these lineup rankings “way-too-early” — and while that might well be true, maybe it’s not. At this point of...

Sports

NHL Power Rankings: Projecting playoff chances for all 32 teams

7:00 AM ET The 2023 NHL All-Star Game is on tap next weekend, and once the break is over, the volume of trades should...

Politics

Hunt confirms HS2 will reach central London after reports it might stop in suburbs

The chancellor has confirmed HS2 will end at Euston after reports the high speed line could stop before reaching central London. Jeremy Hunt said...

Politics

Jeremy Hunt dismisses economic ‘gloom’ as he dashes Tory hopes of tax cuts

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has dismissed economic “gloom” in a major speech today as he promised to use “Brexit freedoms” to increase growth and productivity...

Environment

Big Oil poised to smash annual profit records — sparking outcry from campaigners and activists

U.S. President Joe Biden has previously singled out Exxon Mobil for making “more money than God” last year. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Some...