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Saban on Alabama’s struggles: ‘I put it on me’

6:21 PM ET TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Nick Saban is frustrated that his football team has lost two games by four points total, with both...

Sports

Judge, deGrom among 14 to get qualifying offers

5:01 PM ET Jeff PassanESPN Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity in Sports” Fourteen...

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I’m A Celebrity: Matt Hancock admits ‘no excuse’ for his actions after being confronted by campmate Scarlette Douglas

Matt Hancock has admitted there was “no excuse” for the actions that led to his resignation as health secretary after being told by a...

Sports

Coyotes’ proposed new arena sent to public vote

9:54 PM ET Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. — A proposed deal for the Arizona Coyotes‘ new arena will go to a public vote. The...

Sports

‘They make you feel like you belong’: How Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar have shaped the Kings

7:50 AM ET To look forward, Watch Drew Doughty and the Los Angeles Kings take on the Chicago Blackhawks on ESPN+ and Hulu (10:30...

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Southgate encourages England players to reassess social media use ahead of World Cup

England manager Gareth Southgate has encouraged players to reassess their social media usage and ensure it doesn’t affect their happiness and mood at the...

Cost of living: ‘I should have known better’ – warnings of rise in scams exploiting crisis

It took the scammers two hours to transfer £9,500 out of Ida’s bank account. Caught off guard by the call, seemingly from BT Openreach,...

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‘It’s no life here’: Albanians undeterred from seeking a life in the UK

In a cafe in Albania’s capital city, Tirana, we’re watching a shaky video of a dinghy filled with 44 migrants crossing the channel to...

Sports

A guide to Alabama-Ole Miss, TCU-Texas and the rest of Week 11’s best games

9:00 AM ET ESPN staff Drama highlighted a Week 10 of college football, and while Week 11’s slate doesn’t quite provide the firepower of...

Sports

McCollough assault case heads to grand jury

7:16 PM ET Tennessee safety Jaylen McCollough, charged with felony aggravated assault stemming from an October arrest, had his case sent to a grand...

Technology

After FTX collapse, crypto investors need to rethink how they hold assets, Blockchain.com CEO says

This week’s FTX collapse is “a tragedy and total failure of governance,” Blockchain.com CEO and co-founder Peter Smith told CNBC’s “Closing Bell” on Thursday,...

Technology

Elon Musk tells Twitter staff he sold Tesla stock to save the social network

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk, who is also CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla and U.S. defense contractor SpaceX, told employees of the social...

World

Ukraine’s troops are on a roll – and now they have the key city of Kherson in their sights

The Ukrainian army is on a roll – they are taking advantage of Russia’s faltering military, and now they have the city of Kherson...

World

EU to identify military weak points amid Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

The European Union is set to examine bridges, railways, and airports across its member states to identify any military weak points amid the war...

Donald Trump may soon be yesterday’s news as America’s right-wing media turns to Ron DeSantis

“Trumpty Dumpty” – probably as much a political epitaph as a headline. When the New York Post put that on their front page, it...

Just Stop Oil protester defends M25 disruption: ‘Birds are falling out of the sky, pensioners are dying’

A Just Stop Oil campaigner has defended protests blocking the M25 for a fourth day, warning that “this is just the beginning”. In a...

Rishi Sunak must give devolved administrations ‘proper respect’, says Nicola Sturgeon

Scotland needs to see “proper respect” from Rishi Sunak if he wants to reset the relationship that frayed under his predecessors, says Nicola Sturgeon....

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FTX’s U.S. website says trading ‘may be halted’ in a few days but withdrawals still available

FTX’s U.S. website says trading “may be halted” in a few days after the parent company spiraled toward collapse this week from a liquidity...

Business

Union representing more than 100,000 civil servants vote for strike action over pay, pensions and jobs

A union representing more than 100,000 civil servants has voted to strike in a dispute over pay, pensions and jobs. The Public and Commercial...

Business

Train drivers from 12 companies to go on strike again later this month

Train drivers across England have declared a fresh strike in their long-running dispute over pay and conditions. Members of the Aslef union will walk...