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World Cup 2022: Why is so much stoppage time being added to games?

Many football fans will not have seen a game with as much stoppage time as in England’s 6-2 win over Iran. Nearly half an...

Environment

Here’s the apology letter Sam Bankman-Fried sent to FTX employees: ‘When sh—y things happen to us, we all tend to make irrational decisions’

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and CEO of FTX, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty Images FTX’s...

Scotland and SNP will find another way to independence, Nicola Sturgeon vows

Nicola Sturgeon has vowed to find another way “for Scottish people to express their will” after judges ruled that another independence referendum cannot be...

Technology

Here’s what you need to know before you shop for a new TV on Black Friday

Holiday Shoppers Seek Out Deals On Black Friday Spencer Platt | Getty Images Black Friday is a popular time to buy TVs, but it...

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The 13 Thanksgiving foods that matter, ranked

Thanksgiving is the best food holiday of the year. Yeah, I said it. Christmas ham, latkes during Hanukah and hot dogs on the Fourth...

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Live cat found inside checked bag at JFK Airport

NEW YORK – Move over The Cat in the Hat, how about the cat in the travel bag? A TSA officer at JFK Airport...

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Ernie Boch Jr. announces 50,000-gallon gasoline giveaway at Rojo Irving Gas Station

Ernie Boch Jr. is back with more free gas for all the Thanksgiving commuters Wednesday. The Massachusetts businessman announced on Twitter that he was...

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US Navy Says Iranian Drone, Similar To One Supplied To Putin For Ukraine War, Attacked Oil Tanker In Oman

The U.S. military said the Iran-made drone that Tehran supplied to Vladimir Putin for his invasion of Ukraine was used to attack a commercial...

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Russian missile strikes knock out power, water in Kyiv region

KYIV – Russia knocked out electricity in the whole of the Kyiv region on Wednesday in missile strikes that pummelled energy facilities across Ukraine...

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Here’s How Much $100 Invested In Litecoin (LTC) Would Be Worth If It Touched Its All-Time High Again

Litecoin (LTC) is a fork of Bitcoin BTC/USD that came into existence in 2011. The cryptocurrency was created by former Google engineer Charlie Lee...

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How I’ll Talk To Family Members About Bitcoin This Thanksgiving

This is an opinion editorial by Joakim Book, a Research Fellow at the American Institute for Economic Research, contributor and copy editor for Bitcoin...

Technology

Apple and Elon Musk’s Twitter are on a collision course

SpaceX Chief Engineer Elon Musk takes part in a joint news conference with T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert (not pictured) at the SpaceX Starbase, in...

Technology

Get ready for a prolonged downturn that’s worse than 2000 or 2008, billionaire VC Doug Leone says

Sequoia Capital Global Managing Partner Doug Leone speaks onstage during Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 6, 2018...

Business

Wages keep up with inflation in just one industry, ONS figures show

Pay growth has only kept up with inflation in one industry, official figures show. According to data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS),...

Business

Cost of living: Students skipping meals, attending lectures remotely and taking on new debt

Students in England have been skipping meals, attending lectures remotely and taking on more debt in a bid to cope with the rising cost...

Business

Who could buy Manchester United? The billionaire boyhood fan and seven other possible contenders

The news that Manchester United’s controversial owners, the Glazer family, could finally be selling the club has been met with delight from many of...

Technology

Google has avoided mass layoffs so far, but employees worry their time may be coming

Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks on stage during the annual Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, May 8, 2018. Stephen Lam |...