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Cramer says this retail stock is ‘one of the greatest performers of all time’

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 Thursday’s key...

Science

Blue Origin to Fly First Wheelchair User to Space on NS-37 Mission

Blue Origin’s NS-37 mission is set to make history as Michi Benthaus, an ESA engineer and wheelchair user, becomes the first person with a...

Sports

Lightning sign McDonagh to 3-year, $12.3M deal

Associated Press Dec 4, 2025, 10:48 AM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed veteran defenseman Ryan McDonagh...

Lightning sign McDonagh to 3-year, .3M deal

Sports

Stars’ Seguin likely out for season with torn ACL

Associated Press Dec 3, 2025, 12:21 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. — The 1 Related Seguin missed the vast majority of last season after undergoing...

Sports

Sources: NHL eyeing too-short ice for Olympics

Open Extended Reactions While the NHL is concerned about the status of the ice hockey arena for the Milan-Cortina Games, sources told ESPN on...

Science

New Study Shows Antarctic Waters Unleashed Ancient Carbon at the Ice Age’s End

New research shows that shifting Antarctic circulation after the last Ice Age released ancient deep-ocean carbon into the atmosphere. Using Southern Ocean sediment cores,...

Politics

Soaring demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services to be reviewed after ‘overdiagnosis’ claim

A review into the rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services has been launched by the health secretary. The independent review will...

World

Salisbury novichok poisonings: Putin ‘morally responsible’ for woman’s death after authorising botched spy assassination bid

The assassination attempt on a former Russian spy was authorised by Vladimir Putin, who is “morally responsible” for the death of a woman poisoned...

Science

Scientists Find Clock on Mars Runs 477 Microseconds Faster Than Earth

A new study by NIST physicists shows that clocks on Mars run about 477 microseconds faster per day than identical clocks on Earth. The...

Science

Supermoon and Geminid Meteor Shower 2025 Set to Peak Soon: How to See It

The 2025 Geminid meteor shower peaks on December 13–14, offering bright, frequent meteors under dark skies thanks to a thin crescent Moon. Originating from...

Business

Energy grid £28bn upgrade to add £108 to household bills

The energy regulator has confirmed plans for a massive upgrade to the UK’s energy grids, adding £108 to customer bills by 2031. Ofgem said...

Politics

Reeves between a rook and a hard place after claims she ‘made up’ chess championship

As an opening gambit at PMQs, Kemi Badenoch attacked Labour’s knight, the prime minister, over his Treasury queen, Rachel Reeves. “We now know the...

Politics

Rachel Reeves hit by Labour rural rebellion over inheritance tax on farmers

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suffered another budget blow with a rebellion by rural Labour MPs over inheritance tax on farmers. Speaking during the final...

Politics

The Wargame: Inside the decades-long saga that’s left UK shockingly unprepared for war

The UK is “really unprepared” to fight a war and has been living on a “mirage” of military strength that was shocking to discover,...

Politics

Tory-Reform pact talks ‘not happening at any level’, says Richard Tice

Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice has told Sky News that talks of an electoral pact with the Tories “are not happening at any...

Business

Stronger reforms called for over baby formula crisis

The UK government is being urged to take even stronger action to tackle the ongoing crisis of families unable to afford baby formula milk. ...

Business

Hundreds of UK moderators have left TikTok – sparking safety fears, whistleblowers reveal

Hundreds of UK online safety workers at TikTok have already signed agreements to leave the company, whistleblowers have told Sky News, despite the firm...

Business

Engineer loses case against her employer over transgender toilet policy

An engineer who took aerospace giant Leonardo UK to an employment tribunal for having to share women’s toilets with transgender colleagues has lost a...

Environment

Inside Europe’s biggest rare earths factory on Russia’s doorstep

A view of the NEO magnetic plant in Narva, a city in northeastern Estonia. A plant producing rare-earth magnets for Europe’s electric vehicle and...

Sports

Hamlin: Team couldn’t survive under charter deal

Associated Press Dec 2, 2025, 02:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin outlined the precarious situation...