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Taylor Swift’s Shake It Off copyright lawsuit dismissed by judge

A US copyright lawsuit claiming Taylor Swift stole lyrics to her hit song Shake It Off has been dismissed by a judge. Brought to...

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K-pop star Jin from supergroup BTS begins military service at South Korean boot camp

Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, has started his 18 months of mandatory military service at a South Korean boot camp. Dozens...

Sam Bankman-Fried: Former FTX boss charged with defrauding investors

The former boss of one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has been charged with defrauding investors out of $1.8bn (£1.5bn). Sam Bankman-Fried, the...

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Sam Bankman-Fried: Former FTX boss charged with defrauding investors

The former boss of one of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchanges has been charged with defrauding investors out of $1.8bn (£1.5bn). Sam Bankman-Fried, the...

Politics

‘Tide is turning’ over pay offer to rail workers, claims transport secretary

The “tide is turning” in rail unions when it comes to pay offers on the table, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has claimed. Members of...

World

Six dead – including two police officers killed ‘execution-style’ – at remote Australian property

Six people, including two police officers, have been killed in a gunfight at a remote home in Australia’s Queensland state. Constables Matthew Arnold, 26...

Business

Second largest fall in real wage growth since records began while unemployment rate ticks up

The UK recorded its second largest fall in real wage growth since records began in 2001 during October and the unemployment rate rose, according...

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Sam Bankman-Fried has been arrested following FTX collapse. Here’s what happens next

Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest in the Bahamas on Monday marks the beginning of a new chapter...

Sports

Leach remains in critical condition, Miss. St. says

11:57 AM ET Leach, 61, is in his third head-coaching stint. He was at Texas Tech from 2000 to ’09 and Washington State from...

Sports

Niumatalolo: Navy fired me right after loss to Army

5:36 PM ET ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo told ESPN on Monday he was sitting by himself at his locker following...

Sports

Sooners add transfer LB McCullough; brother, too

9:20 PM ET Oklahoma is adding linebacker Dasan McCullough to its roster as a transfer from Indiana. He and his brother Daeh both committed...

Lockerbie disaster: Man accused of making bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 appears in US court

The man accused of making the bomb that brought down Pan Am flight 103 over the Scottish town of Lockerbie in 1988 has appeared...

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Sam Bankman-Fried: Founder of bankrupt crypto firm FTX arrested in Bahamas

Police in the Bahamas have arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt crypto firm FTX. The country’s attorney general said the Bahamas received formal...

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Boy, 6, fights for life after frozen lake tragedy – as victim hailed ‘hero’ for trying to save others

A six-year-old boy who fell through ice into a lake in Solihull is still fighting for his life, as one of the three children...

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‘Significant’ disruption as rail strikes begin and freezing weather continues to grip UK

Commuters have been warned they face “significant” disruption today with the start of national rail strikes and another day of freezing temperatures. Hopes of...

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Grading the Sean Murphy trade — how did the Braves, Athletics and Brewers do?

7:07 PM ET The trade: A three-team deal that lands C Sean Murphy with the Braves Braves get: C Sean Murphy (from A’s)Brewers get:...

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MLB free agency grades: Blue Jays add one of this winter’s top free agent starters

4:55 PM ET Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member,...

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Angelo Badalamenti, Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet composer, dies aged 85

Composer Angelo Badalamenti, best known for writing scores for director David Lynch’s TV and film greats such as Twin Peaks and Blue Velvet, has...

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FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges

CEO Sam Bankman-Fried Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested by Bahamian authorities Monday evening after the United States...

Sam Bankman-Fried: Founder of bankrupt crypto firm FTX arrested in Bahamas

Police in the Bahamas have arrested Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt crypto firm FTX. The country’s attorney general said the Bahamas received formal...