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WH Smith high street arm sold to Hobbycraft owner in £76m deal

WH Smith has sold its 233-year old high street business to the owner of Hobbycraft in a £76m deal. Sky News revealed in January...

Sports

With game on line, Soto whiffs to end Mets debut

Jorge CastilloMar 27, 2025, 09:22 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from...

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Harper’s HR silences boos in Phillies’ win vs. Nats

Associated Press Mar 27, 2025, 09:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions WASHINGTON — The jeers greeted the announcement of 1 Related “I love coming...

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Arenado soaks in emotional post-HR curtain call

Jesse RogersMar 27, 2025, 10:40 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions ST....

Do Americans care about the Signalgate leaked military chat?

Caroline County is the kind of quiet place that found its voice in electing Donald Trump. It’s rural and Republican territory, a 90-minute drive...

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Ex-Vols coach Pruitt sues NCAA, seeking $100M

Chris LowMar 27, 2025, 07:55 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee Open Extended Reactions...

Ex-Vols coach Pruitt sues NCAA, seeking 0M

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Kent State coach placed on administrative leave

Associated Press Mar 27, 2025, 09:11 PM ET KENT, Ohio — Kent State has put head coach Kenni Burns on administrative leave. The university...

Trump 100 Day 68: Do Americans care about the leaked chat messages?

👉 Follow Trump 100 on your podcast app 👈 On Day 68, US correspondents James Matthews and Martha Kelner take a temperature check on...

Technology

Alibaba has staged a quiet $100 billion rally — AI and Jack Ma’s return are at the heart of it

The Alibaba office building in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, on Aug. 28, 2024. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images In November 2023, Jack...

Alibaba has staged a quiet 0 billion rally — AI and Jack Ma's return are at the heart of it

Technology

CoreWeave prices IPO at $40 a share, below expected range

Michael Intrator, co-founder and CEO of CoreWeave, speaks at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal, on Nov. 13, 2024. Carlos Rodrigues | Sportsfile | Web...

CoreWeave prices IPO at a share, below expected range

Business

Bank payday outages ‘will absolutely happen again’, tech expert says

Payday banking outages will happen again but are unlikely to occur tomorrow, according to a banking technology expert. Online banking failures on the final...

Technology

AppLovin shares plunge 20% after third short-selling firm slams company’s ad technology

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of AppLovin sank 20% on Thursday, their steepest drop on record, as another short-selling firm raised...

King cancels engagements after ‘temporary side effects’ from cancer treatment

The King has cancelled engagements on Friday due to “temporary side effects” from his cancer treatment. Buckingham Palace said after “scheduled and ongoing medical...

Mother of girl operated on 17 times by now-suspended surgeon fears she may never walk again

The mother of a young girl operated on 17 times by a now-suspended surgeon has told Sky News she’s “angry and so upset” and...

Technology

Silicon Valley bubble risks heighten as investors pile into funds that bet on a single buzzy startup

One of the most popular acronyms in Silicon Valley these days is SPV. It stands for special purpose vehicle. In tech startup land, it’s...

Sports

NHL playoff watch: Are the Minnesota Wild in trouble?

Open Extended Reactions As of Dec. 6, the Download the ESPN app and enable Emily Kaplan’s news alerts to receive push notifications for the...

Environment

Robinhood CEO sees Amazon-like subscription model as path to ‘loyalty’ in financial services

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev is betting that by rolling out a large enough portfolio of digital investment products, more consumers will be willing to...

Politics

‘Child poverty will increase for first time under Labour and it’s paving way for Reform’, Corbyn warns Starmer

Child poverty is set to increase under a Labour government for the first time in history and an “alternative path” is needed to stop...

Science

Study Finds grey Seals Can Track Blood Oxygen to Prevent Drowning

Marine mammals rely on oxygen to survive, yet some species stay underwater for long periods without breathing. Scientists at the University of St Andrews...

Science

Japan’s Universal Memory Breakthrough Reduces Energy, Boosts Speed

A team of scientists in Japan has developed a new type of “universal memory” technology that could significantly reduce energy consumption while increasing processing...