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Russia has not ‘gone mad’ over nuclear weapons – but Putin won’t rule out first strike

Vladimir Putin has said “we haven’t gone mad” when asked about concerns he could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine – but didn’t rule out...

EthereumMax: Judge throws out crypto lawsuit against Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather

A lawsuit accusing Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather of misleading investors by promoting a cryptocurrency on social media has been dismissed. Investors who bought...

Sports

Thompson’s 5 goals tie Sabres single-game high

9:33 PM ET Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson tied a franchise record with five goals against the host Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday night....

Sports

Sources: Tide’s Kelly joins Deion, Buffaloes as DC

7:34 PM ET Alabama associate defensive coordinator and safeties coach Charles Kelly is joining Deion Sanders at Colorado as the Buffaloes’ defensive coordinator, sources...

Sports

Maye back to UNC: ‘Could never leave this place’

7:45 PM ET Pete ThamelESPN Quarterback Drake Maye, considered one of the top prospects in college football entering the 2023 season, announced Wednesday night...

Sports

795 goals and counting: The Alex Ovechkin chase to 800 tracker

9:50 PM ET ESPN staff Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is currently chasing down career NHL goal No. 800. After starting the 2022-23 season...

Science

Neuralink Faces US Federal Probe, Staff Complaints Over Animal Tests

Elon Musk’s Neuralink, a medical device company, is under federal investigation for potential animal-welfare violations amid internal staff complaints that its animal testing is...

Environment

Unions accuse ministers of stonewalling requests for meaningful pay talks as strikes escalate

Union bosses have accused ministers of stonewalling requests for meaningful pay talks, as more sectors threaten to strike during the Christmas period. TUC General...

Sports

MLB free agency and trade grades: Grading the biggest signings of the winter meetings

8:35 AM ET Bradford Doolittle Close ESPN Staff Writer Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus Member,...

Sports

MLB free agency tracker: Keep up with all the latest offseason moves

8:35 AM ET The 2022-23 MLB hot stove is in full swing. Aaron Judge has made his decision to return to the New York...

First coal mine in decades approved, a year after UK lobbied to ‘consign coal to history’

Ministers have given the green light to a new coal mine, in a move described as “absolutely indefensible” by Lord Deben, the chairman of...

Environment

UK weather: ‘Cause for concern’ – millions can’t afford to heat their homes as ‘dangerously cold’ weather arrives

More than three million low-income households cannot afford to heat their homes during the current spell of cold weather – putting their health at...

Science

Neuralink Expected to Begin Human Trials in Six Months, Elon Musk Says

Elon Musk said on Wednesday a wireless device developed by his brain chip company Neuralink is expected to begin human clinical trials in six...

Environment

Strep A: ‘Shut the school and keep it shut until Christmas is over’ – parents worried as cases rise

For Kim Gardener, it’s not been easy getting hold of a bottle of much-needed penicillin for her sick daughter. Lexi has been hit with...

Technology

Former Theranos COO Sunny Balwani sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison

Former Theranos chief operating officer and president Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani was sentenced to nearly 13 years in prison Wednesday for fraud, after the unraveling...

Politics

Tory MP Julian Knight has whip removed after complaint made to police

Tory MP Julian Knight has had the whip removed after a complaint about him was made to the Metropolitan Police. A spokesperson for the...

Politics

PM Rishi Sunak refuses to rule out ban on strikes by emergency services

Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out banning emergency services from going on strike, saying he will “do what I need to do in...

Politics

Labour promises to make UK the ‘start-up hub of the world’ in pitch to business leaders

Labour will promise to make the UK “the high growth start-up hub of the world” as it hosts 350 business leaders in Canary Wharf....

Technology

Google, Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft awarded $9 billion Pentagon cloud deals

The Pentagon building in Washington, D.C. Staff | AFP | Getty Images The Pentagon said Wednesday that Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Oracle each received...

Google, Oracle, Amazon, and Microsoft awarded billion Pentagon cloud deals

Technology

House Financial Services Chair Waters doesn’t plan to subpoena Sam Bankman-Fried to testify at hearing on FTX collapse

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) participates in a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington, October 23, 2019. Erin Scott | Reuters House Financial Services...