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Joe Biden pulls out of speech after contracting COVID

Joe Biden has been forced to pull out of a campaign speech after contracting COVID. The US president was due to deliver an address...

Sports

ASG ratings make strides, still 2nd lowest ever

Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 07:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — 1 Related This year’s game had a 3.8 rating and...

Sports

Right-hander German opts out, released by Pirates

Field Level Media Jul 17, 2024, 02:22 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Right-hander Domingo German has exercised an opt-out clause in his contract and...

Sports

2024 MLB betting: Five storylines to watch after break

David Purdum Close David Purdum ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Doug Greenberg Jul 17, 2024, 08:50...

Joe Biden pulls out of speech after contracting COVID

Joe Biden has been forced to pull out of a campaign speech after contracting COVID. The US president was due to deliver an address...

Sports

Dornoch, Mindframe set to run at Haskell Stakes

Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 04:27 PM ET Open Extended Reactions OCEANPORT, N.J. — Belmont Stakes winner Dornoch and runner-up Mindframe are set to...

Politics

Starmer says ‘new approach’ to Europe begins at Blenheim Palace summit – with focus on Putin and people smuggling

Sir Keir Starmer will pledge to “fire the starting gun” on a closer relationship with Europe as he hosts a major summit, set to...

‘Greater Manchester Police humiliated me’: The latest story of neglect in custody after man ‘left naked for hours’

“I was in the cell naked for eight hours,” says Mark Dove, as he recounts his time in custody with Greater Manchester Police – when he...

Sports

Rick Hendrick to drive pace car at Brickyard 400

Associated Press Jul 17, 2024, 03:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions INDIANAPOLIS — Rick Hendrick won’t have to wait until this weekend’s Brickyard 400...

Technology

Ethereum co-founder warns against voting only on ‘pro-crypto,’ a day after a16z founders support Trump

Ethereum co-creator Vitalik Buterin on Wednesday cautioned against voting for political candidates based solely on whether they have adopted a “pro-crypto” stance. “The game...

Thomas Crooks: Fireworks detonator found with Trump gunman after snipers shot him dead

A device found with the man who tried to assassinate Donald Trump was a remote fireworks detonator, according to US law enforcement sources. The...

Sports

Wolverines’ Will Johnson had inside intel on his College Football 25 rating

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterJul 17, 2024, 12:10 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended...

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‘Dreams really come true’: Players react to seeing themselves in College Football 25

J.J. Post, ESPNJul 16, 2024, 07:35 PM ET Open Extended Reactions After a decade-long wait for a new college football video game, College Football...

World

British men missing in Sweden feared to be victims of double murder

Families of two British men missing in Sweden are appealing for information on their whereabouts – amid fears they were victims of a double...

Sports

Indy oval’s return restores a crown jewel to NASCAR schedule

Kelly Crandall Jul 17, 2024, 09:17 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Jeff Gordon won the last of his five Brickyard 400s in 2014. Andy Lyons/Getty...

Politics

King’s Speech key announcements – from new football regulator to branded school uniform limits

The new government has set out its legislative agenda for the next year in the King’s Speech. The announcements focus on improving living standards...

Sports

X factors for college football’s top 25 teams in 2024

Jul 17, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions When considering the top teams in college football for the 2024 season, some certainly have...

World

Mascho Piro: Rare photos of uncontacted tribe show it faces ‘humanitarian disaster’, rights group warns

Rare images of an uncontacted tribe show its members face “humanitarian disaster” as loggers encroach on their territory, a British human rights group has...

World

High school students in Japan taken to hospital after eating ‘super spicy’ crisps

More than a dozen students have been taken to hospital after they became ill from eating extremely spicy crisps, reportedly given out by a...

Business

Inflation rate remains at Bank of England’s 2% target rate

There has been no change to the rate of inflation which remained at 2%, the target rate for the Bank of England, according to...