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Mets ace Scherzer suspended 10 games by MLB

7:08 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The appeal and suspension were imposed by Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president for on-field operations....

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White Sox closer Hendriks says he’s ‘cancer free’

6:44 PM ET ESPN News Services Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks on Thursday posted to social media that he is cancer free after...

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QB Uiagalelei ready to ‘cut it loose’ at Oregon St.

8:07 PM ET CORVALLIS, Ore. — DJ Uiagalelei picked Oregon State as his transfer destination, sight unseen, primarily because of an NFL-style offense that...

Why are only 17% of UK’s top festival headliners female in 2023?

Only 17% of headliners at the UK’s top festivals this year are female, Sky News analysis has found. Women are seen as too much...

Politics

Dominic Raab’s fate in Rishi Sunak’s hands after long-awaited bullying claims report concludes

Dominic Raab’s fate is in the hands of Rishi Sunak after a long-awaited investigation into bullying claims by his deputy concluded. A report on...

Politics

Is Rishi Sunak turning into Boris Johnson?

Is this the week in which it could be claimed that Rishi Sunak has become a prime minister like Boris Johnson? On Monday, Mr...

Politics

Judges to lose powers to block deportation flights after Rishi Sunak reaches deal with party rebels

Ministers will be allowed to block judges from stopping deportation flights in some situations under plans to toughen the illegal migration bill, Sky News...

Politics

Suella Braverman describes grooming gang comments as ‘unfashionable facts’ after backlash

Suella Braverman has defended her use of language after claiming grooming gang members are “almost all British-Pakistani”, describing them as “unfashionable facts” in the...

Technology

ChatGPT won’t take over from humans for now, says founder of Indian tech giant

Nothing can beat the human mind — not even AI-powered chatbots like ChatGPT, says Narayana Murthy, founder of Indian information technology services giant Infosys,...

Sports

Pavelski not traveling with Stars for Games 3-4

6:40 PM ET Associated Press DALLAS — The playoffs are here. Get caught up on all the latest news and preview content:• Schedule, scores,...

Technology

TikTok has tens of thousands of moderators in Ireland looking for offensive content, CEO says

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March...

Technology

Whole Foods plans to lay off several hundred corporate employees: Read the memo here

Amazon‘s Whole Foods is letting go some corporate employees as part of a planned reorganization of select teams, and as its parent company closely...

Joe Biden to announce he will run for a second term as US president next week – reports

Joe Biden is set to announce he will run for a second term as US president next week, according to US media. Mr Biden’s...

Police ‘extremely worried’ about father and daughter who have been missing for 10 days

Police have said they are “extremely worried” about a father and daughter who have been missing from Blackpool since 10 April. Ahmed Karwan Abdulla,...

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Dominic Raab’s fate in Rishi Sunak’s hands after long-awaited bullying claims report concludes

Dominic Raab’s fate is in the hands of Rishi Sunak after a long-awaited investigation into bullying claims by his deputy concluded. A report on...

Dominic Raab’s fate in Rishi Sunak’s hands after long-awaited bullying claims report concludes

Dominic Raab’s fate is in the hands of Rishi Sunak after a long-awaited investigation into bullying claims by his deputy concluded. A report on...

Fifth person charged over shooting that killed four at 16th birthday party in Alabama

A fifth person has been arrested and charged in connection with a shooting at a 16th birthday party that killed four young people. It...

Alec Baldwin: All criminal charges against actor over fatal shooting on Rust set are dropped

All criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Rust movie have been...

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Alec Baldwin: All criminal charges against actor over fatal shooting on Rust set are dropped

All criminal charges against actor Alec Baldwin over the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Rust movie have been...

Twitter blue tick cull – The Pope, JK Rowling and Ant and Dec among hundreds of thousands losing their verification

Twitter has finally started removing “legacy” blue ticks from verified accounts, with some of the world’s best-known figures losing the verification sign. The Pope,...