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Devers error free in debut at 1B as Giants roll

Associated Press Jul 22, 2025, 04:38 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — Rafael Devers started at first base for the San Francisco Giants...

Politics

Goldman Sachs boss sounds warning to Reeves on tax and regulation

London and the UK’s leading status in the global financial system is “fragile”, the boss of Goldman Sachs has warned, as the government grapples...

Sports

Let the deals begin! MLB trade deadline updates: Latest rumors and analysis

Jul 22, 2025, 06:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2025 MLB trade deadline is just around the corner, with contending teams deciding what...

Sports

‘We’re a very dangerous team now’: What all this winning means for the Red Sox’s trade deadline plans

Jesse RogersJul 22, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions Just...

Ozzy Osbourne dies just weeks after farewell show

Heavy metal star Ozzy Osbourne has died aged 76, just weeks after reuniting with his Black Sabbath bandmates and performing a huge farewell concert...

Ozzy Osbourne obituary: Heavy metal, reality TV, and biting bats – the wild life of Birmingham’s Prince Of Darkness

“You’ve no idea how I feel – thank you from the bottom of my heart,” an emotional Ozzy Osbourne told fans as he performed...

Technology

Trump met with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos at the White House last week, sources say

Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon, takes the stage during The New York Times’ annual DealBook Summit, at Jazz at Lincoln Center...

Technology

Texas Instruments’ stock falls on weak forecast

The Texas Instruments headquarters in Dallas, Texas, on Jan. 21, 2024. N. Johnson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Texas Instruments reported second-quarter results on...

Environment

AI startups raised $104 billion in first half of year, but exits tell a different story

In this photo illustration, Claude AI logo is seen on a smartphone and Anthropic logo on a pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar/SOPA...

AI startups raised 4 billion in first half of year, but exits tell a different story

Technology

Amazon to buy AI company Bee that makes wearable listening device

Amazon logo on a brick building exterior in San Francisco on Aug. 20, 2024. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images...

Technology

Wall Street is upbeat on tech megacaps, but big questions loom on AI spending, China, Trump tariffs

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc.; from left, Lauren Sanchez; Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon.com Inc.; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc.; and...

Sports

Best of the rest: Who’s left in NHL free agency?

Greg WyshynskiJul 22, 2025, 08:23 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL free agency frenzy has...

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NHL free agency tracker: Updated list of the summer signings

Open Extended Reactions There has been no shortage of excitement already this NHL offseason. Following the July 2 One of the most legendary old...

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Telegram’s crypto wallet goes live to its 87 million U.S. users

Dado Ruvic | Reuters Telegram users in the U.S. can now send, receive, and manage cryptocurrency directly inside the app — no downloads, extensions,...

Sports

14 teams and loads of questions they must answer to win the 2025 CFP crown

Bill ConnellyJul 22, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has...

Sports

If college football’s playoff system ain’t broke, why fix it?

Dan WetzelJul 18, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling. Open...

Politics

Conservative Senedd member Laura Anne Jones announces defection to Reform UK

Conservative Senedd member Laura Anne Jones has joined Reform UK. The announcement of the party’s first member of the Senedd was made at the...

World

Gaza food situation ‘worst it’s ever been’, charity says – as tank attack reportedly kills 12 at camp

An aid worker in Gaza has told Sky News the food situation in the enclave is “absolutely desperate” and “the worst it’s ever been”....

World

Plane crashes into college campus in Bangladesh – at least 19 people dead

At least 19 people have died after a Bangladesh air force plane crashed into a college campus, the military said. The aircraft crashed into...

World

Trade war: Is August escalation on – or will Trump chicken out?

Donald Trump is clearly seething over the term ‘TACO’ (Trump always chickens out) – a phrase that has characterised financial market trading over the...