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High Court rules company liable for Brazil dam collapse – the country’s worst environmental disaster

A judge has ruled that a company can be held liable for a dam collapse which devastated indigenous communities in Brazil and became the...

Banksy art theft lands burglar with 13-month prison sentence

A man has been given a 13-month prison sentence for stealing Banksy’s famous Girl With Balloon print from a London gallery. Larry Fraser, 49,...

Sports

Panthers’ Marchand hits 1,000-point milestone

Associated Press Nov 13, 2025, 10:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SUNRISE, Fla. — Brad Marchand of the Florida Panthers has become the 102nd...

Sports

Leafs’ Matthews (lower-body) could miss week

Kristen ShiltonNov 13, 2025, 11:55 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Toronto Maple Leafs captain...

Business

Budget 2025: Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have scrapped plans to break their manifesto pledge and raise income tax rates in a massive U-turn less...

Business

‘Staggering’ 20-year fall in domestic UK flights – as another form of transport benefits

The number of domestic UK flights has more than halved over the past 20 years, even as global air travel continues to grow. This...

Sports

Brad Marchand, Steven Stamkos and the NHL’s other shocking performers so far

Greg WyshynskiNov 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The first month of the 2025-26...

Sports

Report: Ex-coach of ‘Last Chance U’ school shot

ESPN News Services Nov 13, 2025, 09:45 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — A senior member of the athletics staff at a community college in...

Sports

Yurachek replaces Rhoades as new CFP chair

The College Football Playoff management committee has formally approved the return of Utah athletic director Mark Harlan to its selection committee and named current...

Sports

Why not Virginia? How Tony Elliott weathered tragedy and built a winner

Andrea AdelsonNov 13, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTESVILLE,...

Technology

CNBC Daily Open: Flying blind in markets and the economy

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 13, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty...

Politics

Budget 2025: Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have scrapped plans to break their manifesto pledge and raise income tax rates in a massive U-turn less...

Politics

Top Starmer aide will not leave No 10 – despite calls for him to be sacked

The prime minister’s chief of staff Morgan McSweeney will not leave his job at Number 10, Sky News understands, despite furious calls for him...

Blue Origin sends NASA spacecraft to Mars and lands booster for first time – heating up race with Elon Musk’s SpaceX

Blue Origin has launched its huge New Glenn rocket with two spacecraft on board destined for Mars, as the firm makes a major step...

Budget 2025: Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax

Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves have scrapped plans to break their manifesto pledge and raise income tax rates in a massive U-turn less...

Technology

StubHub stock tanks 20% as CEO says it is not giving guidance for current quarter

Ticket reseller StubHub signage on display at the New York Stock Exchange for the company’s IPO on Sept. 17, 2025. NYSE StubHub shares plunged...

Technology

Google says group behind E-ZPass, USPS text scam has been ‘shut down’ after suit

The Google corporate logo hangs outside the Google Germany offices on August 31, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Sean Gallup | Getty Images News |...

Wife of British journalist held by US immigration issues warning to UK fans travelling to World Cup

The wife of British journalist Sami Hamdi, who was held for more than a fortnight by US immigration, has issued a stark warning to...

BBC apologises to Donald Trump over editing of Panorama but says there isn’t ‘basis for defamation claim’

The BBC has apologised to Donald Trump over the editing of a speech in a Panorama programme in 2024. The corporation said it was...

World

Sudan’s top paramilitary adviser says US calls to cut supply of weapons may ‘jeopardise ceasefire’

A top adviser to the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, has said US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s remarks on...