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Seven people missing after British-flagged yacht capsizes in tornado off Italy

Seven people are missing after a yacht carrying mostly British people was caught in a tornado and sank off the coast of Palermo, local...

Environment

CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street’s ‘dress rehearsal’

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is...

From basketball courts to the rodeo – how the state of Georgia could shape the US election

It’s been a mad few months, even by American political standards. After Donald Trump’s criminal conviction in New York came Joe Biden’s blunders at...

Sports

D-backs’ Marte aggravates sprained ankle in loss

Associated Press Aug 18, 2024, 07:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte aggravated his sprained left...

Sports

M’s, Mets to play in 2025 Little League Classic

Field Level Media Aug 18, 2024, 10:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Seattle Mariners will make their first trip to Williamsport, Pa., in...

Sports

Dodgers’ Freeman held out due to jammed finger

ESPN News Services Aug 18, 2024, 02:32 PM ET ST. LOUIS — Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Freddie Freeman was held out of the starting...

Sports

The challenges of following a legend, from seven coaches who went through it

Chris Low, ESPN Senior WriterAug 18, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Close College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of the University of Tennessee...

Environment

CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street ‘dress rehearsal’

Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images This report is...

Sports

Sources: Boise State names Madsen starting QB

Pete Thamel, ESPNAug 18, 2024, 07:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Boise State named redshirt sophomore quarterback Maddux Madsen the starting quarterback for the...

Politics

Operation Early Dawn: Emergency move to avoid prison overcrowding expected to be triggered on Monday

An emergency plan to avoid overcrowding in jails is expected to be triggered on Monday as more rioters are sentenced, Sky News understands. Operation...

Politics

Parents may miss out on first choice free childcare places, education secretary warns

The education secretary has said the rollout of 30 hours’ free childcare by 2025 “will go ahead” but some parents might not get their...

Politics

British diplomat resigns over claims UK ‘may be complicit in war crimes’ with Israel arms sales

A British diplomat has resigned over claims continued arm sales to Israel could be making the UK “complicit in war crimes”. Mark Smith, who...

Politics

Nigel Farage denies getting £98,000 monthly salary from GB News

Nigel Farage has denied being paid nearly £98,000 a month for appearing on GB News. The Reform UK leader was responding to reports about...

Motorcyclist dies after accident in Manx Grand Prix

A motorcyclist has died after an accident during qualifying for the Manx Grand Prix, organisers have said. Louis O’Regan died after “injuries sustained… during...

World

‘If we receive orders, we’ll go’: Ukrainian mortar team firing into Russia – and ready to join Kursk invasion

The military pickup truck accelerates as it bursts out of a treeline and across an open field towards a Ukrainian mortar position about half...

Man, 20, charged with murder of woman and sex offence on dead body in Dartford

A man has been charged with murdering a woman in Kent and a sexual offence on a dead body. Ernestas Juska, 20, from Dartford,...

Technology

How scammers convince Americans to drain their life savings into crypto fraud schemes

More and more Americans are losing thousands of dollars to a scheme that takes fraudsters weeks or months to pull off. “Pig butchering” scams...

Parents ‘angry’ no one held accountable for stillborn baby’s care – amid fears NHS’s ‘religion’ status is ‘dangerous’

The parents of a baby stillborn due to hospital failings have spoken of their grief amid warnings the public’s view of the NHS as...

Politics

Operation Early Dawn: Emergency move to avoid prison overcrowding ‘could be triggered in next few days’ as rioters sentenced

An emergency plan to avoid overcrowding in jails could be triggered in the coming days as more rioters are sentenced, according to the Prison...

World

Frenetic diplomacy under way to end war in Gaza – but there are concerns politics could scupper deal

Frenetic shuttle diplomacy is under way to end the war in Gaza and avert an Iranian and Hezbollah attack on Israel. But there remains...