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Nevin loses interim tag, to manage Angels in ’23

3:15 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have hired Phil Nevin as manager for the 2023 season, removing his...

Sports

Judge out of Yanks’ lineup for finale after 62nd HR

2:29 PM ET Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — 1 Related With the first-round bye in the playoffs, the Yankees won’t open postseason play until...

Sports

Showalter says Marte unlikely for wild-card series

4:08 PM ET NEW YORK — The odds of 1 Related Marte suffered a partial non-displaced fracture in his right middle finger on Sept....

Sports

Braves complete turnaround, clinch NL East title

10:24 PM ET Associated Press MIAMI — Their sluggish start now far behind them, Ronald Acuna Jr. and the Atlanta Braves needed just one...

Sports

Verlander, bullpen blank Phils, lose no-no in 9th

11:40 PM ET Associated Press HOUSTON — After capping his magnificent comeback season with another stellar start Tuesday night, 1 Related “It’s great to...

Sports

Trout rues Angels’ ‘frustrating’ year, eyes rebound

9:46 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — 1 Related The 31-year-old Trout entered Tuesday’s game at Oakland with his third-most homers in a...

Politics

Liz Truss’s month of mayhem: From bumpy rides to Balmoral to bumpier battles in Birmingham

The plane flying Liz Truss to meet the Queen at Balmoral for her appointment as prime minister a month ago was hit by turbulence...

Sports

Bottom 10: Without Kansas, it’s the point of no return

7:00 AM ET Inspirational thought of the week: You’re not in Kansas anymoreCan’t be too careful that’s for sureCity lights will lead you onMorning...

World

How MLRS and other advanced rocket systems are tipping ‘battle of fires’ in Ukraine’s favour

Artillery strikes are playing a crucial role in Russia’s war in Ukraine in what top American commanders have called a “battle of fires”. Russia’s...

World

South Korea apologises after missile fired in response to North Korea test crashes and sparks panic and confusion

South Korea’s military has apologised after a missile it launched during a joint live-fire drill with the United States malfunctioned and crashed, causing alarm...

Environment

This is how we readied the Club portfolio for the big OPEC+ production cut

OPEC and its oil-producing allies agreed Wednesday to their largest cut to daily crude output since the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, a...

World

How HIMARS and other advanced rocket systems are tipping ‘battle of fires’ in Ukraine’s favour

Artillery strikes are playing a crucial role in Russia’s war in Ukraine in what top American commanders have called a “battle of fires”. Russia’s...

World

South Korea apologises after missile fired in response to North Korea test crashes and sparks panic and confusion

South Korea’s military has apologised after a missile it launched during a joint live-fire drill with the United States malfunctioned and crashed, causing alarm...

World

Chess player Hans Niemann ‘likely’ cheated in more than 100 online games, investigation claims

Chess player Hans Niemann is “likely” to have cheated in more than 100 online games, an investigation has found. The 19-year-old American grandmaster has...

British rocket launchers turning the tide against Russia filmed for the first time

Three British rockets streaked into the sky towards Russian forces under attack in a key frontline town in eastern Ukraine. The target was a...

Prime Minister Liz Truss heckled during conference speech that warns of ‘stormy days’ ahead amid cabinet split

Liz Truss vowed to “get Britain through the tempest” and insisted “everyone will benefit” from the result of her economic policies in her keynote...

‘Neighbour from hell’ jailed for manslaughter after gas explosion that killed toddler

A man described as a “neighbour from hell” has been jailed for causing a gas explosion that killed a two-year-old boy. George Hinds died...

Boxing board says Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr’s fight ‘prohibited’ after failed drug test

Conor Benn and Chris Eubank Jr’s fight could be cancelled this weekend after the British Boxing Board of Control stepped in and said the...

Emergency 999 call operators set to join strike action over BT pay – as many ‘using food banks’

Operators who handle 999 emergency calls are set to join a BT Group walkout on Thursday. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents BT...

Sports

From star rookies to extremely good — and bad — finishes: The stats and storylines we’re watching on MLB season’s final day

7:00 AM ET Today marks the final day of the 2022 MLB regular season — yes, it falls on a Wednesday this year —...