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HashiCorp shares jump on report that company is considering a sale

HashiCorp at the Nasdaq market site, December 9, 2021. Source: Nasdaq HashiCorp shares jumped 12% in extended trading on Friday after Bloomberg reported the...

Diane Abbott hits out at ‘level of racism still in Britain’ as MP is cheered by supporters at rally

Diane Abbott has appeared at a rally where she hit out at the “level of racism that is still in Britain”, following a row...

Technology

FTC conducting inquiry into Reddit’s AI data-licensing practices ahead of IPO

Reddit said on Friday that the Federal Trade Commission sent a letter to the company about its data-licensing business related to the training of...

Sports

Rangers sign G Ollas to 2-year, entry-level deal

Associated Press Mar 15, 2024, 03:11 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New York Rangers have agreed to terms with Swedish...

Technology

Tesla settles with Black worker who won two trials over racist discrimination

Workers assemble cars on the line at Tesla’s factory in Fremont. David Butow (Photo by David Butow/Corbis via Getty Images) David Butow | Corbis...

Technology

Laid-off techies face ‘sense of impending doom’ with job cuts at highest since dot-com crash

The Google office in New York on February 2, 2023. Ed Jones | Afp | Getty Images Allison Croisant, a data scientist with about...

Sports

Connelly: Why SEC and Big Ten greed could ruin College Football Playoff expansion

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterMar 15, 2024, 12:50 PM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions In 1960,...

Sports

Ranking the top 10 pass-catchers in college football for 2024

Mar 15, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 NFL draft features a tremendous collection of talented receivers, including Ohio State’s Marvin...

Sports

Where does Panthers-Lightning land in the ranking of current NHL rivalries?

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 15, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions Jon Cooper has coached the...

Police ‘contact all families’ of 35 people whose remains were recovered in Hull funeral home raid

Police believe they have contacted all the families of 35 people whose remains were recovered in a raid on a Hull funeral home. Humberside...

Politics

Frank Hester: Tories ‘in talks’ over extra £5m from donor embroiled in Diane Abbott race row

The Conservative Party is “in talks” about an additional £5m from a Tory donor embroiled in a race row, Sky News understands. Two sources...

Politics

Tory MPs have ‘never worked harder’, says Jeremy Hunt after ‘zombie parliament’ accusations

Conservative MPs have “never worked harder”, the chancellor has claimed following accusations Rishi Sunak is presiding over a “zombie parliament”. The average length of...

District attorney must step aside or remove prosecutor for Trump Georgia case to continue

A court case against Donald Trump in Georgia cannot go ahead unless the district attorney steps aside or removes a special prosecutor she had...

M25 closure: Aerial pictures show calm amid weekend gridlock fears with section of motorway shut

Aerial footage of the M25 showed relative calm on Friday evening, before an “unprecedented” weekend closure of a section of Britain’s busiest motorway. Drivers...

Business

Thames Water lenders hire EY as debt deadline looms

A group of lenders to Thames Water’s parent company have engaged advisers weeks before a £190m debt held by Britain’s biggest water utility falls...

Sports

Md. lawmakers weigh new plan to rebuild Pimlico

Associated Press Mar 15, 2024, 12:23 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A new plan to rebuild Baltimore’s storied but deteriorating Pimlico...

World

Differences still remain in Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks, but the gap is narrowing

For weeks, the ceasefire talks have been at a virtual standstill – not completely broken down but with little movement to report. Hamas’s new...

World

Three killed as fierce storms and tornadoes damage homes and businesses across several US states

Three people have been killed after a fierce storm system unleashed suspected tornadoes in a number of US states. Homes and businesses were damaged...

World

Squid Game actor O Yeong-su convicted of sexual harassment

Squid Game actor O Yeong-su has been convicted of sexual harassment and given an eight-month suspended prison sentence by a court in South Korea....

World

Applications open for Antarctica’s penguin post office with one applicant using tattoos to show her enthusiam

Applications are open to work in Antarctica’s famous “penguin post office”. Successful applicants will be “self-motivated”, “empathetic” and fine with showering once every two...