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Premier League 2022-23 preview: Team-by-team guide, burning questions

10:00 AM ET It’s finally here! The 2022-23 Premier League season begins Friday as Crystal Palace host Arsenal, and it’s been a summer of...

Science

NASA Said to Have Planned Contingencies for Space Station as Russian Alliance Continued

NASA and the White House have since late last year quietly drawn up contingency plans for the International Space Station in light of tensions...

Truss refuses request to apologise over public sector pay policy U-turn

Liz Truss has refused a Conservative Party member’s request for her to apologise for proposing to link public sector pay to local living costs...

World

US basketball player Brittney Griner sentenced to nine years in Russian jail over drug charges

A Russian judge has convicted and sentenced American basketball player Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling. President Joe...

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones owes Sandy Hook parents $4.1m, jury determines

The parents of one of the Sandy Hook victims have been awarded $4.1m (£3.3m) in damages in a defamation trial brought against internet conspiracy...

Politics

NHS bosses accuse Truss and Sunak of having no solutions to fix crisis

Healthcare leaders have called for Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak to come up with proper solutions to fix the NHS instead of offering “glib...

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SONDORS prepping its low-cost electric motorcycle for delivery [Update: Deliveries started]

This isn’t the first time we’ve reported that SONDORS is ready to deliver its Metacycle electric motorcycle to pre-order customers. But to be fair,...

Environment

3 takeaways from the Investing Club’s ‘Morning Meeting’ on Wednesday

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key...

Science

Lucy Back on Its Solar-Powered Journey to Jupiter Trojans After NASA Team Troubleshoots Spacecraft

In October 2021, NASA’s Lucy spacecraft was successfully launched. However, just hours into Lucy’s 12-year journey, the first-ever Trojan asteroids mission met an unexpected...

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Chrissy Teigan announces pregnancy after miscarriage heartbreak

Chrissy Teigen is pregnant two years after suffering a tragic miscarriage. The TV presenter and model has said she is “feeling hopeful and amazing”...

Business

UK economy to be in recession for more than a year, Bank of England warns as it hikes rates

The Bank of England has hiked interest rates by half a percentage point – the sixth rise since December and the biggest rise since...

Business

Next says warm weather and demand for formal clothing helped boost sales

Next says warm weather and demand for formal clothing have helped boost its sales in recent months. The British retailer said that full price...

Archie Battersbee’s life support to continue as family launch bid to move him to hospice

Archie Battersbee’s life support will not be withdrawn this morning after his family launched a High Court bid to move him to a hospice....

World

China begins military exercises around Taiwan hours after two suspected drones fly over island’s territory

China has begun another series of military exercises around Taiwan as tensions continue to rise following a 24-hour visit to the island by US...

Technology

Pelosi’s Taiwan trip puts the world’s biggest chipmaker back in the spotlight of U.S.-China rivalry

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is the biggest contract chipmaker in the world. But it has been thrust in the middle of U.S.-China geopolitical...

Politics

The Tory leadership race might seem a foregone conclusion but it’s much more complicated than that

This is the moment that matters. On the advice of the National Cyber Security Centre, an arm of GCHQ, the Conservative party has delayed...

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Ford EV sales outpace segment, gains EV market share

Ford released its July 2022 sales today, showing that the automaker continues its push into the EV market. In fact, rising Ford EV sales...

Environment

Nuclear power is on the brink of a $1 trillion resurgence, but one accident anywhere would stop that momentum

21 July 2022, Bavaria, Essenbach: Water vapor rises behind sunflowers from the cooling system of the nuclear power plant (NPP) Isar 2. Picture Alliance...

Technology

The confusing job market: Tech and finance brace for the worst, retail is mixed, travel can’t hire fast enough

JetBlue Airways passengers in a crowded terminal on April 7, 2022 in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Robert Nickelsberg |...

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‘There’s a lot of sexism in it’: Vardy criticises media coverage of Wagatha Christie legal row

Rebekah Vardy has said she feels there was “a lot of sexism” in the coverage of her “Wagatha Christie” legal row with Coleen Rooney....