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Starmer to host virtual meeting of ‘coalition of the willing’ – and demand ‘concrete commitments’ on Ukraine

Sir Keir Starmer will host a virtual meeting of world leaders to discuss peacekeeping in Ukraine, and he will use the call to say...

Children ‘being rejected’ by NHS mental health services if they’re autistic, parents say

Damien Dalmayne, 17, is autistic. He also battles mental health issues that have left him unable to get out of bed and contemplating harming...

Sports

Reports: Blue Jays’ Swanson has carpal tunnel

Field Level Media Mar 14, 2025, 03:41 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Erik Swanson received relatively good news when an...

Sports

Braves’ Riley leaves game after HBP on right hand

Associated Press Mar 14, 2025, 02:06 PM ET NORTH PORT, Fla. — Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley left a Grapefruit League game Friday...

Sports

Yanks’ Rodon gets Opening Day nod with Cole out

ESPN News Services Mar 14, 2025, 05:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Left-hander Carlos Rodon was tabbed as the New York Yankees‘ Opening Day...

Technology

Intel’s new CEO receives $66 million in options and stock grants on top of $1 million salary

Intel appoints Lip-Bu Tan as CEO. Courtesy: Intel New Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan will receive total compensation of $1 million in salary and about...

Intel's new CEO receives million in options and stock grants on top of million salary

World

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says there is a ‘good chance’ of ending war in Ukraine

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said there is a “good chance” to end the war with Russia. The embattled Ukrainian president was speaking after...

Technology

Buy now, pay later lender Klarna files for U.S. IPO

Pedestrians walk by an advertisement for Klarna. Daniel Harvey Gonzalez | In Pictures via Getty Images Klarna, a provider of buy now, pay later...

Technology

Block bets on lending expansion after stock slump

In this photo illustration, the logo for the US tech firm “Block” is displayed and reflected in a number of digital screens on March...

Politics

‘We need to get a grip’ on welfare, chancellor says – as controversial cuts widely expected

The chancellor has insisted that “we do need to get a grip” on the welfare budget, saying the “current system is not working for...

Politics

Reform UK’s Andrea Jenkyns says Nigel Farage’s row with Rupert Lowe was ‘clearly a big falling out’ – but insists it will ‘blow over’

Reform UK’s most senior woman has told Sky News the Rupert Lowe row “doesn’t look great” and she doesn’t “want to see it in...

Business

‘We need to get a grip’ on welfare, chancellor says – as controversial cuts widely expected

The chancellor has insisted that “we do need to get a grip” on the welfare budget, saying the “current system is not working for...

Sports

Devers: Willing to do whatever Red Sox want

Mar 13, 2025, 04:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions But the three-time All-Star said Thursday that he spoke with manager Alex Cora and chief...

Sports

Rays not moving forward with new stadium plans

ESPN News Services Mar 13, 2025, 12:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Under their current contract with the city of St. Petersburg, the...

Sports

Reds’ Stephenson (oblique) to start season on IL

Field Level Media Mar 14, 2025, 01:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson will open the season on the 10-day...

Environment

David Sacks sold $200 million in crypto-related holdings before taking White House job, ethics memo says

U.S. President Donald Trump sits next to Crypto czar David Sacks at the White House Crypto Summit at the White House in Washington, D.C.,...

David Sacks sold 0 million in crypto-related holdings before taking White House job, ethics memo says

Sports

Injured Flames forward Backlund week-to-week

Field Level Media Mar 14, 2025, 01:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the...

Technology

Shares of DocuSign surge 14% on strong earnings, AI boost

Docusign rose more than 14% after reporting stronger-than-expected earnings after the bell Thursday. “We’ve really stabilized and I think started to turn the corner...

Environment

Gold surges above $3,000 for the first time as investors seek a haven from Trump tariffs

An attendant holds 1-kilogram gold bars on Feb. 17, 2025. Akos Stiller/Bloomberg via Getty Images Gold prices crossed $3,000 an ounce for the first time,...

Gold surges above ,000 for the first time as investors seek a haven from Trump tariffs

World

Trump’s fixer was made to wait eight hours to meet Putin – it felt like a classic power play

Steve Witkoff didn’t stay long in the Russian capital. According to footage posted of his motorcade leaving and returning to Moscow’s Vnukovo airport, he...