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Soviet Venus Probe Cosmos 482 Expected to Reenter Earth After 52 Years in Orbit

An Soviet Union lander is heading back into Earth’s atmosphere after 52 years staying in the orbit. Soviet Union’s Cosmos 482 was launched on...

Science

AI Researchers Secretly Used Reddit to Test Chatbot Persuasion

In a covert experiment now sparking legal threats, researchers from the University of Zurich deployed artificial intelligence (AI) bots to test how effectively they...

Business

Nationwide kicks off search for successor to chairman

Nationwide, Britain’s biggest building society, is kicking off a search for its next chairman, months after it completed the biggest takeover deal in its...

Layton Carr: Family pay tribute to ‘caring and loving’ boy killed in Gateshead fire

The family of a 14-year-old boy who died in an industrial fire in Gateshead have described him as a “kind, caring and loving boy”...

Royal Family watch flypast from Buckingham Palace to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day

The Royal Family watched a flypast from the Buckingham Palace balcony to mark the start of four days of celebrations for the 80th anniversary...

World

Israel approves plan to seize all of Gaza and hold it indefinitely, officials say

Israel has approved a plan to capture all of the Gaza Strip and remain there for an unspecified length of time, Israeli officials say....

World

At least 15 injured in ‘US-British’ strike on Yemeni capital, according to Houthi group

Yemen’s Houthi rebel group has said 15 people have been injured in “US-British” airstrikes in and around the capital Sanaa. Most of those hurt...

Sports

Jets rally, take 2OTs to bounce Blues in Game 7

ESPN News Services May 4, 2025, 09:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Trailing 3-1 in the third period of Game 7,...

Sports

Stars expect Robertson, Heiskanen back in semis

Field Level Media May 4, 2025, 02:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Stars coach Pete DeBoer expects to have leading goal scorer Robertson, 25,...

Sports

Logano gets 1st win this season in OT at Texas

Associated Press May 4, 2025, 09:23 PM ET Open Extended Reactions FORT WORTH, Texas — Reigning NASCAR Cup champion Joey Logano overcame a lot...

Eight arrests in connection with two separate terrorism investigations

Eight men have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police in two unconnected but “significant” terrorism investigations. In one operation on Saturday, counter-terror officers arrested...

Sports

Royals, last in HRs, belt team-record 7 vs. Orioles

ESPN News Services May 4, 2025, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Taking a break from their usual small-ball style, the Kansas...

Sports

Sources: Yanks send SS Lombard, 19, to Double-A

Open Extended Reactions Top shortstop prospect George Lombard Jr. was promoted to Double-A by the New York Yankees on Sunday, sources told ESPN, bringing...

Sports

Red Sox 1B Casas out for year after knee surgery

Associated Press May 4, 2025, 03:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — 1 Related Casas batted just .182 with three homers and 11...

Trump calls for reopening of Alcatraz to house ‘most ruthless and violent offenders’

US President Donald Trump has called for the reopening of notorious prison Alcatraz. In a post on his social media site Truth Social, Mr...

VE Day: Veterans to join King for tea party as Keir Starmer praises ‘selfless dedication’

Veterans are set to join the King for a VE Day tea party today as the prime minister has paid tribute to the “selfless...

Environment

U.S. crude oil prices fall more than 4% after OPEC+ agrees to surge production in June

Logo of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images U.S. crude oil futures fell more than...

Fourteen children arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over Gateshead fire released on bail

All 14 children arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a boy died in a fire have been released on police bail, officers said. Layton...

Business

WH Smith buyer ‘faces 12-month ban’ on mass shop closures

The new owner of WH Smith’s high street chain has effectively been barred from launching a wave of mass store closures for at least...

World

Netanyahu vows to retaliate against Houthis and Iran after missile attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate against the Houthis and their Iranian “masters” after the group launched a missile attack on...