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Wages rising sharply and faster than expected after a year of slowing

Wages are rising far faster than expected after a year of slowing, official figures show. Average pay rose sharply, by 5.2%, in the three...

Judge denies Trump immunity bid over hush money conviction

Donald Trump’s attempt to throw out his conviction in the Stormy Daniels hush money case has been denied. His lawyers argued a historic ruling...

World

Syria: Inside the drug factories that bankrolled Assad’s narco state

Now Bashar al Assad has gone, there is so much to see and film in Syria which was impossible to document before. The extent,...

Business

Thames Water seeks court approval for emergency bailout

Thames Water is seeking High Court approval today for a £3bn emergency loan to keep the troubled utility afloat, in a crucial 48-hours for...

Sports

Colorado lands top transfer DT Oatis from Bama

Pete Thamel Close Pete Thamel Senior College Sports Insider College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Max Olson Close Max Olson...

Sports

Sacramento State met with Vick on coaching job

ESPN News Services Dec 16, 2024, 03:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Sacramento State has met with former NFL sensation Mike Vick about its...

Sports

Sources: O’s, Sugano agree to 1-year, $13M deal

Jeff Passan, Senior MLB InsiderDec 16, 2024, 07:31 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most...

Sources: O's, Sugano agree to 1-year, M deal

Sports

Mets add depth on infield, sign Young for 1 year

Associated Press Dec 16, 2024, 08:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The 1 Related Young then played 38 games for the...

Technology

Waymo to begin testing in Tokyo, its first international destination

A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco on Dec. 9, 2022. Paresh Dave | Reuters Alphabet-owned Waymo announced...

Sports

Top filly Thorpedo Anna has minor dental surgery

Associated Press Dec 16, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Thorpedo Anna, the favorite to earn Horse of the Year...

Technology

China wants to dominate in AI — and some of its models are already beating their U.S. rivals

China is focusing on large language models (LLMs) in the artificial intelligence space. Blackdovfx | Istock | Getty Images China’s attempts to dominate the...

Russia-Ukraine war: Zelenskyy and Putin ‘gotta make a deal’, says Trump

Donald Trump has said Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy have “gotta make a deal” to end the war between Russia and Ukraine. The US...

Wisconsin: Teacher and student killed as teenager opens fire in school

Three people, including a teenage suspect, have died and several are injured after a shooting at a school in Wisconsin. A teacher and a...

Mysterious drone sightings shut down one of the largest US Air Force bases in the world

Drone sightings forced officials to close the airspace at one of the largest US Air Force bases in the world over the weekend. Drones...

Technology

Super Micro slides 8% after stock is dropped from Nasdaq 100

Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang at the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 5, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images...

Sports

Fantasy hockey waiver picks: Add Lehkonen, Hutson now

Sean Allen, Special to ESPN.comDec 16, 2024, 02:00 PM ET Close Sean Allen is a fantasy analyst for ESPN.com. He was the 2008 and...

Sports

MLB managers survey: What they think about new rules, the playoff format — and each other

Dec 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Each year at MLB’s winter meetings, the spotlight is on the players, the agents and...

Technology

MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor says bitcoin is ‘cyber Manhattan’ — a ‘good investment’ even at the top

CFOTO | Nurphoto | Getty Images Michael Saylor compared bitcoin to New York City and its economy on Monday as the cryptocurrency rose to...

Science

1,800-Year-Old Silver Amulet Found in Germany, Challenges Early Christian History

An ancient silver amulet, discovered in a third-century grave near Frankfurt, Germany, is being hailed as a groundbreaking find that reshapes perspectives on the...

Sports

Does flag planting have a place in college football?

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 16, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended...