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Machado envisions ‘great things’ with Padres

6:33 PM ET Associated Press PEORIA, Ariz. — Having signed All-Star slugger Manny Machado for more than another decade, San Diego Padres chairman Peter...

Environment

Energy bills may rise again without government plan to deliver 2035 clean power target, NAO warns

Household bills could rise if the government further delays its plan to rid the power network of polluting fossil fuels by 2035, the National...

Pub trade warns of 2,000 closures without budget aid

A further 2,000 pubs are at risk of closure, threatening 25,000 jobs, unless the chancellor comes to the sector’s aid in this month’s budget,...

Shooting of Northern Ireland police detective: Four men released but two others face further questioning

Four men arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a Northern Ireland police detective have been released, but officers have been given more...

Pavement defects and dodgy manhole covers costing taxpayer £500 million a year, research shows

People falling over as a result of damaged pavements across the UK is costing the taxpayer up to £500 million a year, new research...

Sports

NHL trade grades: Kane deal to Rangers earns high marks for one side

9:11 PM ET ESPN staff Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email The NHL trade deadline is just three days away. And big deals are...

Sports

Kurt Busch still not cleared from July concussion

3:37 PM ET Associated Press 1 Related Busch is hopeful a new physical therapy program designed to strengthen balance and eye movement will aid...

Sports

NCAA panel eyes shorter football games in 2023

2:33 PM ET College football leaders are meeting this week in Indianapolis to consider three rules changes that could shorten game times and reduce...

Environment

Washington state moves forward with program to charge companies for greenhouse gas emissions

Then-Washington State Governor and presidental candidate Jay Inslee signs five climate change bills into law that will reduce carbon emissions, decrease pollution, boost jobs...

Business

Sainsbury’s to close two Argos depots in move that leaves 1,400 jobs at risk

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has said it plans to close two Argos depots in a move that will impact 1,400 jobs. It is expected to...

Business

Windsor Framework’s value to economy unlikely to be notable but may lift Brexit malaise

How much of a difference might the Windsor Framework make to the UK economy? The answer, as with so many other economic questions, rather...

Business

Britcoin: Future of a digital pound ‘more likely than not’, Bank of England official says

New technologies could help to open up a “new frontier” for payments and the way in which money is used, a Bank of England...

Technology

FTX ex-engineering chief Nishad Singh pleads guilty to criminal charges

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder of FTX Cryptocurrency Derivatives Exchange, arrives at court in New York, US, on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg...

Sports

‘It’s about being smarter’: How Carlos Correa is approaching his future after wild offseason

7:00 AM ET FORT MYERS, Fla. — Carlos Correa had been feeling great — really, he felt spectacular. At the end of a long...

Technology

Chinese startup Realme launches $649 smartphone it says can be fully charged in just over 9 minutes

Chinese smartphone upstart Realme has looked to push into international markets with its flagship phones. But it is playing in the mid-priced segment of...

Chinese startup Realme launches 9 smartphone it says can be fully charged in just over 9 minutes

Technology

China’s CCP warns Elon Musk against sharing Wuhan lab leak report

A Chinese state-run newspaper issued a warning to Tesla CEO Elon Musk after he shared reporting on the U.S. Department of Energy’s “low confidence”...

Politics

Brexit: Rishi Sunak says Northern Ireland in ‘unbelievably special position’ because of access to EU single market

Rishi Sunak has said his new post-Brexit deal puts Northern Ireland in an “unbelievably special position” because it gives it access to both the UK...

Politics

Rishi Sunak promises ‘beginning of a new chapter’ as he unveils ‘Windsor Framework’ deal on Brexit

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has outlined details of the “new Windsor Framework” agreed with the European Union to overcome trade barriers in Northern Ireland...

Politics

PM secures new post-Brexit deal with EU on Northern Ireland: Five key sections of the text

Rishi Sunak has negotiated a deal on Northern Ireland and Brexit which his predecessors Liz Truss, Boris Johnson and Theresa May could not have...

Politics

33,000 more civil servants to join 100,000 already walking out next month

A further 33,000 more civil servants have voted to strike next month – joining 100,000 already walking out. The newly balloted members of the...