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New at-home spit test for prostate cancer could be better than blood test, study suggests

A new spit test for prostate cancer which can be done at home may be better than current testing methods, a study suggests. Experts...

Business

Donald Trump has finally blinked – but it’s not the stock markets that have forced him to act

Chalk this one up to the bond vigilantes. This is the term used periodically to describe investors who push back against what are perceived...

Technology

Google reverses policy telling workers not to discuss DOJ antitrust case

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai meets with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk in Warsaw, Poland, on February 13, 2025. Klaudia Radecka | Nurphoto | Getty...

Technology

Apple has best day since 1998 on Trump’s 90-day tariff pause

Apple CEO Tim Cook inspects the new iPhone 16 during an Apple special event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, on Sept. 9, 2024....

Technology

Dot-com bust, 1987 crash had massive relief rallies similar to Wednesday’s pop

The Nasdaq Marketsite is seen during morning trading on April 7, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Every bear...

Business

News Corp to take stake in London-listed marketing group Brave Bison

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation is in advanced talks to take a stake in a London-listed marketing specialist backed by Lord Ashcroft, the former Conservative...

Business

Is there method to the madness amid market chaos? Why Trump would have you believe so

Is there method to the madness? Donald Trump and his acolytes would have you believe so. The US president is standing firm among all...

Environment

Affirm surges 20% as fintech rallies on tariff pause, but risk remains

Thomas Fuller | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The fintech sector is rallying Wednesday following the Trump administration’s announcement of a 90-day...

Daughter’s plea for help to solve mother’s murder 30 years ago

A woman whose mother’s murder has been unsolved for 30 years has issued a plea for help in finding her killer. Mother-of-three Janet Brown,...

Science

Dinosaurs were thriving before asteroid impact, study finds

Scientists say that dinosaurs weren’t doomed when an asteroid hit Earth. Fossil unearthings before the asteroid collision, at the end of the Cretaceous epoch,...

World

In the idyllic Cognac region of southern France, Trump’s tariffs threaten a centuries-old way of life

The impact of Trump’s tariffs is reaching deep into every economy. We travelled into the French rural heartland, heading for Cognac – the home...

World

What we learn from video of captured Chinese national in Ukraine – and the serious questions it raises

In a carefully written post on social media platform Telegram, Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the Russian army of deploying Chinese citizens on the battlefield in...

World

A conversation with historian Sir Niall Ferguson on Trump, tariffs and China

👉Listen to The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on your podcast app👈 Richard and Yalda are joined by one of the world’s...

World

In the idyllic Cognac region of southern France, Trump’s tariffs threaten a centuries-old way of life

The impact of Trump’s tariffs is reaching deep into every economy. We travelled into the French rural heartland, heading for Cognac – the home...

World

What we learn from video of captured Chinese national in Ukraine – and the serious questions it raises

In a carefully written post on social media platform Telegram, Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused the Russian army of deploying Chinese citizens on the battlefield in...

World

Ex-baseball stars among dozens killed after roof collapses at Dominican Republic nightclub

More than 110 people have died after the roof collapsed at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic, authorities have said. Officials...

Sports

Our hottest early MLB hot takes: From a Cy Young trifecta to an MVP candidate you’ve never heard of

Apr 9, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We are two weeks into the 2025 MLB season, and teams have played about a...

Sports

Ex-MLBers Dotel, Blanco die in nightclub tragedy

ESPN News Services Apr 8, 2025, 04:40 PM ET Former major league players Octavio Dotel and Tony Blanco were among more than 110 people...

Sports

Pads’ Merrill lands on IL week after $135M deal

Associated Press Apr 8, 2025, 09:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions All-Star center fielder 1 Related Merrill was off to a sizzling start, hitting...

Pads' Merrill lands on IL week after 5M deal

Sports

Stanley Cup playoff watch: Matchups to monitor Wednesday

Open Extended Reactions Following a busy 10-game Tuesday night in the NHL, it’s a relatively quiet five-game evening Wednesday. Nevertheless, there are playoff and...