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Phils say Castellanos benched due to comment

Jun 17, 2025, 05:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Outfielder Nick Castellanos was withheld from the Philadelphia Phillies‘ lineup Tuesday night against the Marlins...

Politics

Battle to convince MPs to back benefit cuts to more than three million households

Plans for cuts to benefits which will impact more than three million households will be published today – as the government faces a battle...

Sports

Hocevar fined for comments about Mexico City

Associated Press Jun 17, 2025, 08:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Spire Motorsports fined Carson Hocevar $50,000 on Tuesday for derogatory...

Environment

CNBC Daily Open: Trump’s social media posts crush hopes of an Israel-Iran ceasefire

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One after departing early from the the G7 summit in Canada to return to...

Sports

Judge urges NASCAR, teams to settle legal battle

Associated Press Jun 17, 2025, 06:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A federal judge urged NASCAR and two of its teams,...

Sports

Olney: First Betts, now Devers? Red Sox ownership under fire from fans — again

Buster OlneyJun 17, 2025, 02:30 PM ET Close Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty”...

Politics

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales

MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. The amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, abolishing the prosecution of women for...

Technology

Trump to extend TikTok deadline for third time, pushing decision out another 90 days

Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images For a third time since taking office in January, President Donald Trump plans to extend a deadline...

Technology

Senate passes GENIUS stablecoin bill, giving crypto industry first major legislative win

The World Liberty Financial website arranged on a smartphone in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty...

Technology

AWS’ custom chip strategy is showing results, and cutting into Nvidia’s AI dominance

Amazon Web Services is set to announce an update to its Graviton4 chip that includes 600 gigabits per second of network bandwidth, what the...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer hits out at politicians who ‘shout and scream but do nothing’ over grooming gangs

Sir Keir Starmer has said he gets “frustrated” with politicians who “shout and scream but do nothing” as he defended past comments about a...

Politics

‘Britain’s darkest secret’: Grooming survivor calls for apology from Starmer

A rape survivor who was abused by dozens of men has called on the prime minister to apologise for the delay in calling for...

Politics

US-UK trade deal ‘done’, says Trump as he meets Starmer at G7

The UK-US trade deal has been signed and is “done”, US President Donald Trump has said as he met Sir Keir Starmer at the...

Politics

Abortion debate reignited as Sky poll reveals public’s view on decriminalisation ahead of Commons vote

A small group have gathered in the main square in the centre of Birmingham, and it’s a real mix of people. There are older...

Technology

Canva expands from design into analytics with acquisition of MagicBrief

From left, Cliff Obrecht, Canva’s co-founder and chief operating officer, and George Howes, co-founder and CEO of MagicBrief, pose for a photo at the...

Business

Bosses of Octopus Energy and SSE clash over ‘postcode pricing’ proposals

The head of Britain’s biggest energy supplier has claimed his competitors oppose proposals for so-called postcode pricing because they financially benefit from the current...

Politics

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion in historic vote

MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales so that women cannot be prosecuted for terminating their pregnancy at any stage. The...

World

Trump’s words designed to stoke tension, confuse and apply intense pressure on Iran

This is the highest stakes diplomacy via social media. The American president just posted on his Truth Social platform: “We know exactly where the...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer hits out at politicians who ‘shout and scream but do nothing’ over grooming gangs

Sir Keir Starmer has said he gets “frustrated” with politicians who “shout and scream but do nothing” as he defended past comments about a...

Sports

Ranking Elite 11 quarterbacks by system fit: Who could thrive at the next level

Tom LuginbillJun 17, 2025, 06:15 AM ET Close Senior National Recruiting Analyst for ESPN.com Coached in four professional football leagues Graduated from Eastern Kentucky...