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Is Biden’s ‘garbage’ comment another Clinton ‘deplorables’ moment? Depends where the apostrophe is

The cardinal rule surely is – say what you like about the candidate but don’t be seen to insult those who chose to vote...

Every move from the candidates and their allies matters in a race teetering on a knife edge

One hundred days after becoming the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, it was time for Kamala Harris to present her closing argument. With the...

Sports

Game 4 takeaways: Anthony Volpe’s grand slam helps Yankees extend World Series

Oct 29, 2024, 11:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Game 4 started with a familiar sight in this World Series: Freddie Freeman hitting a...

Sports

‘Real’ Buehler helps put Dodgers on cusp of title

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 28, 2024, 11:46 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018...

Sports

Yanks, on brink, know they must ‘shock the world’

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterOct 29, 2024, 03:11 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the...

Sports

Koonz replaces Lesley as DC at West Virginia

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterOct 29, 2024, 11:12 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended...

Sports

Stumbling Ga. Tech replaces special teams coach

Associated Press Oct 29, 2024, 11:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ATLANTA — The Yellow Jackets’ special teams problems were glaring in a 31-13...

Sports

Sources: Texas Tech’s Morton to start vs. Iowa St.

Pete Thamel, ESPNOct 29, 2024, 08:52 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Texas Tech...

World

Gaza situation ‘disastrous’ and Israel ban on aid agency UNRWA ‘extremely worrying’ – UN peacekeeping chief

Israel’s decision to ban the main aid agency providing most of the humanitarian relief in Gaza is “extremely worrying”, says the United Nations’ peacekeeping...

Technology

Google’s new CFO makes earnings call debut, says company can ‘push a little further’ on cost cuts

Alphabet incoming CFO Anat Ashkenazi, who spent 23 years at Eli Lilly Eli Lilly For nine years, the CFO role at Google and parent...

Politics

Chancellor to vow to ‘invest, invest, invest’ in first Labour budget for 15 years

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will promise to “invest, invest, invest” in Labour’s first budget for 15 years. Ms Reeves – who is set to stand...

Sports

PWHL plans to add 2 teams for 2025-26 season

Associated Press Oct 29, 2024, 02:09 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Expansion is on the table for the six-team Professional Women’s Hockey League, and...

Politics

Whole Tory cabinet knew Rwanda Bill wouldn’t work, Robert Jenrick claims

‘Everyone in cabinet’ knew the Rwanda deportation bill would not work, according to Conservative leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick. Speaking to the Politics Hub With...

Teri Garr, who starred in Tootsie and Young Frankenstein, dies aged 79

Oscar-nominated actress Teri Garr, best known for her roles in Young Frankenstein and Tootsie, has died. Garr, who also starred in Close Encounters Of...

Technology

Sam Altman’s Reddit stake now worth over $1 billion after post-earnings pop

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2024 in Sun Valley, Idaho. David A. Grogan...

Sam Altman’s Reddit stake now worth over billion after post-earnings pop

Technology

AMD shares fall as forecast fails to impress despite strong AI growth

AMD CEO Lisa Su makes the opening speech at COMPUTEX forum in Taipei, Taiwan June 3, 2024. Ann Wang | Reuters Advanced Micro Devices...

Technology

Snap shares jump 10% on profit beat, stock buyback

The head of Snapchat operator Snap, Evan Spiegel, presents the new generation of Spectacles in Los Angeles on Sept. 17, 2024. Andrej Sokolow |...

Sports

NHL insiders debate the biggest surprises, reason for the Jets’ success, best moments of the season

Open Extended Reactions With 20 days of the 2024-25 NHL season in the books, there has been no shortage of twists and turns. Mark...

TikTok founder Zhang Yiming becomes China’s richest man with almost $50bn fortune

TikTok’s founder Zhang Yiming has become China’s richest man with a fortune of almost $50bn (£38bn). Dubbed the “short video king”, the 41-year-old topped...

TikTok founder Zhang Yiming becomes China's richest man with almost bn fortune

Politics

Minimum wage to go up by almost 7% – as chancellor puts final touches to tax-raising budget

The minimum wage for those aged 21 years and over will rise by 6.7% to £12.21 – with pay for those aged 18 to...