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Kim Kardashian buys pendant worn by Princess Diana at auction

Kim Kardashian has spent more than £160,000 on a piece of jewellery once worn by Princess Diana. The Attallah Cross was sold to a...

Sports

Dodgers, Mets among 6 teams hit with luxury tax

6:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Dodgers were hit with a $32 million luxury tax for the second straight...

Sports

Former LSU QB Howard transferring to Ole Miss

9:45 AM ET Freshman quarterback Howard participated in just two games this past season behind Arizona State transfer Jayden Daniels and backup Garrett Nussmeier....

Sports

Sources: Arkansas’ Briles to become TCU’s OC

6:17 PM ET Kendal Briles is leaving Arkansas to become the offensive coordinator at TCU, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. An official announcement is...

Sports

Ex-Boise St. QB Bachmeier headed to La. Tech

5:53 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Former Boise State quarterback Hank Bachmeier is transferring to Louisiana Tech, he told ESPN in a phone interview on...

Technology

Crypto publication CoinDesk hires Lazard to explore sale as crisis deepens at parent company DCG

Barry Silbert, Founder and CEO, Digital Currency Group Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Crypto trade publication CoinDesk is exploring a potential sale, hiring advisors at...

Sports

2023 Baseball Hall of Fame: Who’s on the ballot, tracker and updates

4:47 PM ET The 2023 Baseball Hall of Fame vote is just around the corner. The Baseball Writers’ Association of America will announce the...

Technology

Apple is the only tech giant that still hasn’t announced layoffs — these charts may explain why

An employee cleans a window at Apple Inc.’s new Canton Road store in the Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong, China. Xaume Olleros...

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Steven Spielberg says antisemitism ‘on the rise’ – as new film The Fabelmans shows prejudice he faced as a teen

Steven Spielberg’s cultural impact is unmatched – from Jaws to Jurassic Park, his films have imprinted on generation after generation for 50 years. His...

Woman who reported police officer ex-husband for rape found investigation ‘more traumatic than incident’

A woman who reported her police officer ex-husband for rape says detectives mishandled the case and their investigation “was more traumatic than the actual...

Politics

David Carrick: Rapist PC case ‘absolutely despicable’, Sunak tells Met Police chief

The abuse of power shown by rapist PC David Carrick is “absolutely despicable” and urgent action must be taken, the prime minister has told...

Business

Advanced battery plant in Oxfordshire to be opened later this year, creating up to 300 new jobs

Britain’s battery sector has been delivered some unexpected good news, after an Australian billionaire told Sky News he will be opening an advanced battery...

Business

Inflation eases slightly to 10.5% from 10.7% the previous month due to cheaper fuel and clothes, official figures show

The rate of inflation eased to 10.5%, according to official figures – down from 10.7% in November. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said...

Business

Inflation: The worst is not yet over for consumers – falling inflation is not the same as falling prices

That inflation of 10.5% should be essentially good news speaks volumes for the economic turmoil of the last year. A second consecutive monthly fall...

Sports

Passan: The eight things we learned from MLB’s $3.8 billion offseason

7:00 AM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Spring...

Passan: The eight things we learned from MLB's .8 billion offseason

Technology

Read the memos Amazon execs sent to employees about job cuts

Amazon on Wednesday commenced the latest wave of job cuts in its corporate workforce in what’s poised to be the largest round of layoffs...

David Carrick: Rapist PC case ‘absolutely despicable’, Rishi Sunak tells Met Police chief

The abuse of power perpetrated by the rapist officer David Carrick is “absolutely despicable” and urgent action is needed, the prime minister has told...

Business

Royal warrant-holder Hunter Boot steps into new funding talks

Hunter Boot, the royal warrant-holding footwear brand, is on the march towards a fresh injection of funding nearly three years after it was rescued...

Technology

Microsoft, Amazon and other tech companies have laid off more than 60,000 employees in the last year

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the company’s Ignite Spotlight event in Seoul on Nov. 15, 2022. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images...

Politics

PMQs: Sir Keir Starmer calls on Rishi Sunak to apologise for ‘lethal chaos’ in NHS

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called on Rishi Sunak to apologise for the “lethal chaos” in the NHS. He made the demand during...