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Elon Musk’s Neuralink Cleared to Start Brain Chip Trial in Canada

Canada’s University Health Network said its Toronto Western Hospital would be the first non-US site of a trial for a device created by Neuralink...

Dad who called 911 for help during break-in killed by Las Vegas police officer

A 43-year-old man was shot dead by police after calling 911 to report intruders had entered his home in Las Vegas. Brandon Durham was...

Homeless man charged in plot to bomb New York Stock Exchange

A homeless man has been arrested and charged over a plot to bomb the New York Stock Exchange. The 30-year-old man from Florida, Harun...

What is methanol, how does it end up in alcoholic drinks, and how can you avoid it?

A British backpacker and four other people have died in southeast Asia after reports of suspected methanol poisoning. Four people had already died following...

Science

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Organic Molecules on Mars

NASA‘s Perseverance rover, currently exploring Mars’ Jezero Crater, has detected carbon-based molecules that may hint at ancient life on the Red Planet. These findings,...

Technology

Nvidia shares fluctuate as investors digest third-quarter earnings

POLAND – 2024/11/13: In this photo illustration, the NVIDIA company logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Piotr Swat/SOPA Images/LightRocket...

World

Four dead and more in hospital with methanol poisoning after drinking ‘free shots’ in Laos

Four people have died and a number of others are in hospital after allegedly being served drinks laced with methanol. According to reports, six...

Business

Google could be forced to sell its Chrome browser over internet search monopoly claims

Google must sell its Chrome browser to restore competition in the online search market, US prosecutors have argued. The proposed breakup has been floated...

Technology

Nvidia says it will sell more of its next-generation Blackwell chips than previously anticipated

After a quarter where Nvidia’s sales nearly doubled, investors and analysts are wondering how long the chipmaker can keep this kind of growth going...

Trump picks Dr Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid

Donald Trump has chosen TV host Dr Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Celebrity heart surgeon Dr Mehmet Oz...

Americans upset about Trump win offered ‘€1 houses’ in Italian village of Ollolai

Americans distraught by the re-election of Donald Trump are being offered an escape route – a €1 house in an Italian village. Ollolai, on...

Alec Baldwin’s Rust premieres three years after fatal shooting – but cinematographer’s mother refuses to attend

Alec Baldwin’s Western film Rust has premiered at a festival in Poland, three years after the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on set....

Sports

Laine skates with Habs for first time since injury

Associated Press Nov 20, 2024, 06:42 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BROSSARD, Quebec — The Laine was injured after a collision with Cedric Pare...

Scottish man linked to hacking group ‘Scattered Spider’ among five charged in US

Prosecutors in the US have revealed criminal charges against five people – including a man from Scotland – alleged to be part of a...

Anaesthetist Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr jailed for 190 years for tampering with IV bags used in surgeries

An anaesthetist has been jailed for 190 years for injecting dangerous drugs into IV bags. Raynaldo Rivera Ortiz Jr put a nerve blocking agent...

Technology

Snowflake shares pop 19% on earnings and revenue beat

Snowflake shares spiked 19% in extended trading on Wednesday after the data analytics software maker reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat estimates. Here’s how...

Sports

Man pleads guilty to murder of three UVA players

ESPN News Services Nov 20, 2024, 02:37 PM ET CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting...

Sports

Central Michigan’s McElwain to retire after season

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterNov 20, 2024, 04:00 PM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee...

Sports

Boise State moves into bye slot in CFP rankings

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 19, 2024, 07:22 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

Environment

Billionaire Gautam Adani charged in New York with massive fraud, bribery scheme

Gautam Adani, chair of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, addresses a gathering during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India, on Jan....