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Donald Trump to name Marco Rubio as secretary of state – reports

Donald Trump is expected to name Florida Senator Marco Rubio as his secretary of state, according to US media reports. Mr Trump, who will...

World

Haiti: Commercial flights hit by gunfire as new prime minister pledges to stop gang violence

Two commercial planes have been hit by gunfire over the capital of Haiti. A Spirit Airlines flight was just metres from landing in Port-au-Prince...

Sports

Ohtani a finalist for NL MVP; Judge, Soto vie in AL

Associated Press Nov 11, 2024, 08:30 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is a finalist for...

Sports

Police: Franco arrested in D.R. after altercation

Juan Recio Nov 11, 2024, 10:28 AM ET Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was arrested Monday in San Juan de la Maguana, 116...

Technology

Bitcoin is closing in on $90,000 for the first time ever

Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bitcoin was trading just shy of $90,000 Monday night after breaching $80,000 just a day earlier. The flagship cryptocurrency was...

Bitcoin is closing in on ,000 for the first time ever

Technology

European Google rivals partner on search engine infrastructure to counter Big Tech

A Google logo displays on a smartphone screen and the European flag on a computer screen. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images LISBON,...

Sports

Smart: Pope celebrating with Rebels ‘just stupid’

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterNov 11, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of...

Sports

Robinson, former USC and Rams coach, dies at 89

Associated Press Nov 11, 2024, 07:25 PM ET John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at USC and with...

Sports

Ole Miss fined $350K, LSU $250K for fan conduct

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterNov 11, 2024, 05:50 PM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended...

Ole Miss fined 0K, LSU 0K for fan conduct

Technology

Elon Musk is $70 billion richer since Trump victory due to Tesla stock surge

Elon Musk on stage before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY...

Elon Musk is billion richer since Trump victory due to Tesla stock surge

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer tells private sector to ‘start paying their fair share’ on global climate change

The prime minister has encouraged companies to start spending money on global climate change as he heads to the COP summit in Baku, Azerbaijan....

Politics

The huge intervention that could decide the fate of the End Of Life Bill

The full details of the End Of Life Bill are now known, and MPs and peers will have time to study its contents ahead...

Politics

Six-month life expectancy and self-administration of drugs among assisted dying proposals

A six-month expected lifespan and the ability to take the fatal drugs will be requirements for someone to end their own life under proposed...

Business

No discussion on how much Horizon maker Fujitsu should pay to victims – CEO Paul Patterson says

There has been no discussion of how much Fujitsu, the maker of the faulty Post Office software Horizon, should contribute to compensating its victims,...

Sports

Forget the playoff format, Logano is a three-time NASCAR champ

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 11, 2024, 02:21 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010,...

Technology

IAC exploring spinoff of home improvement marketplace Angi

Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images IAC said Monday it’s exploring a spinoff of Angi, an online platform that connects...

Sports

Pete Rose’s posthumous Baseball Hall of Fame argument

THIRTY-FIVE YEARS AGO, a single sentence from baseball commissioner A. Bartlett Giamatti still reverberates: “The matter of Mr. Rose is now closed.” Those words,...

Science

Chimpanzees’ Task Performance Improves With Human Audience, Study Finds

Chimpanzees have shown improved performance on challenging computer-based tasks when observed by humans, a study published in iScience on November 8 reveals. Conducted at...

Environment

Private prison stocks jump on Trump appointment of immigration hard-liner Tom Homan

A guard escorts an immigrant detainee from his ‘segregation cell’ back into the general population at the Adelanto Detention Facility, managed by GEO Group....

Science

Cells Split Mitochondrial Roles When Nutrients Are Low, New Study Finds

Researchers have uncovered a “division of labour” among mitochondria, with subpopulations within cells specialising in different roles when nutrients are scarce. Led by Dr....