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Court upholds death sentence for tycoon in $12bn fraud case

A court in Vietnam has upheld a death sentence for a real estate tycoon after rejecting her appeal against a conviction for embezzlement and...

Court upholds death sentence for tycoon in bn fraud case

Politics

Significant shift as Starmer says Ukraine must be in ‘strongest possible position for negotiations’

Sir Keir Starmer has for the first time said it was British policy to “put Ukraine in the strongest possible position for negotiations”. During...

Sports

USC QB Moss to enter portal, ‘time to move on’

Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 2, 2024, 12:01 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions USC quarterback...

Sports

Sources: Oklahoma hires Arbuckle, 29, as new OC

Pete Thamel, ESPNDec 2, 2024, 05:34 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Oklahoma has...

Sports

FAU makes Kittley youngest head coach in FBS

Max Olson, ESPN Staff WriterDec 2, 2024, 05:36 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of...

Sports

Sources: Cubs, Boyd agree to 2-year, $29M deal

ESPN News Services Dec 2, 2024, 10:27 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — The Cubs have added Matthew Boyd to their rotation in...

Sources: Cubs, Boyd agree to 2-year, M deal

Sports

Rangers sign Higashioka, 34, to 2-year contract

Dec 2, 2024, 08:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Texas Rangers on Monday signed veteran catcher Kyle Higashioka to a two-year contract with...

Harvey Weinstein rushed to hospital after ‘alarming blood test’

Harvey Weinstein has been taken to hospital after an “alarming blood test result”, his lawyers have said. The 72-year-old required “immediate medical attention” following...

Technology

China’s AI balancing act — beating the U.S. but keeping the tech from threatening Beijing’s rule

China is looking to challenge the U.S. in artificial intelligence. China’s tech giants have launched their own AI models. Niphon | Istock | Getty...

World

Syria says its strikes with Russia have killed at least 400 insurgents over past 24 hours

Syria’s military has said its joint airstrikes with Russia have killed at least 400 insurgents over the past 24 hours – as Vladimir Putin...

Donald Trump nominates billionaire investment banker Warren Stephens to be US ambassador to UK

No 10 might be prepared for some shuffling of feet at the ambassador’s reception He was once dubbed the “King of Little Rock” such...

Technology

Tesla CEO Elon Musk loses bid to get $56 billion pay package reinstated

Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk loses bid to get billion pay package reinstated

Politics

Starmer goes all-in on Trump love-in – and steals a notoriously familiar slogan

The globe-trotting prime minister has hit back at his critics – and cosied up to Donald Trump like never before. After claims by opponents...

Technology

Streamer Kai Cenat earns millions, breaks Twitch subscriber record during 30-day livestream

Creator Kai Cenat broke the record for the highest subscriber count on Amazon‘s Twitch during a nonstop live stream for the entire month of...

Business

Motorists rev up £38m settlement in shipping cartel claim

Lawyers acting for British motorists who were charged inflated prices to deliver vehicles to the UK have agreed settlements worth £38m after a years-long...

Gregg Wallace comment left me crying with humiliation, former MasterChef contestant claims

A former MasterChef contestant has told Sky News that Gregg Wallace made innuendos “constantly” during filming and was heard by crew members – and...

World

Israel threatens to ‘respond with force’ after Hezbollah fires towards IDF in ‘ceasefire violation’

Israel’s prime minister says he will “respond with force” after Hezbollah fired towards an Israeli military post in disputed territory in Lebanon. Two projectiles...

Sports

Why Willy Adames is going to get paid big money this winter — and which teams could give it to him

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterDec 2, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open...

Sports

The Wyshynski Awards for the first quarter of the 2024-25 NHL season: Best, worst, embarrassments and trends

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNDec 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The first quarter of the...

Science

How Carbon Emissions Are Acidifying Oceans and Threatening Marine Life

A new study published in Science Advances by Jens Müller and Nicolas Grube from the Institute of Biogeochemistry and Pollutant Dynamics at ETH Zurich...