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US vice president urges Israeli minister to ensure ‘credible’ humanitarian plan before advancing in Gaza

Israel should craft a “credible” humanitarian plan before advancing further in southern Gaza, the US vice president has told one of its senior ministers....

Sports

Belmont Park renovations to be done by 2026

Associated Press Mar 4, 2024, 06:02 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Renovations to Belmont Park are expected to pave the way for the racetrack...

Environment

The North Sea could become a ‘central storage camp’ for carbon waste. Not everyone likes the idea

The receiving dock at the Northern Lights carbon capture and storage project, controlled by Equinor ASA, Shell Plc and TotalEnergies SE, at Blomoyna, Norway,...

Sports

Larson wins at Vegas as Chevrolet continues roll

Associated Press Mar 3, 2024, 07:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — There’s a tradition at Hendrick Motorsports to ring the winning...

Sports

Nemechek ends Chevy’s streak with Xfinity win

Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 08:05 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — John Hunter Nemechek ended Chevrolet’s early dominance by winning the...

Sports

NASCAR fined Logano for wearing webbed glove

Associated Press Mar 2, 2024, 02:14 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LAS VEGAS — NASCAR on Saturday displayed a clearly altered glove that Joey...

Politics

Sunak pledges to tackle ‘mob rule’ as £31m package revealed to help protect MPs

MPs will have a dedicated police contact for safety issues as part of a £31m package to boost security, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak...

Politics

Rishi Sunak pledges extra £54m for security of Jewish communities amid record levels of antisemitism

A total of £72m is being allocated to Jewish schools, synagogues and other community centres to help them beef up security, Rishi Sunak has...

World

Inside Ecuador’s struggle to bring down the cartels

Ecuador is by no means the first Latin American country to try to take on the cartels and gangs that have embedded themselves into...

World

What if we didn’t have leap years? And what if you’re born on one?

What if we didn’t have leap years? Maybe you haven’t given it much thought. But people born on a “leap day” have given it...

Sports

Sources: Optimism building for 14-team CFP

Pete Thamel Heather Dinich Close Heather Dinich ESPN Senior Writer College football reporter Joined ESPN.com in 2007 Graduate of Indiana University Feb 28, 2024,...

US Supreme Court will decide if former president Donald Trump can be prosecuted over January 6 Capitol riot

The US Supreme Court has said it will decide on whether Donald Trump can be prosecuted for alleged interference with the 2020 election. Under...

Joe Biden still ‘fit for duty’ at 81, doctor says, despite president avoiding cognitive test

Joe Biden “continues to be fit for duty” after his annual physical exam, which did not include a cognitive test, according to his doctor...

Odysseus lander shown touching down on moon with broken leg in dramatic new pictures

Dramatic new images have been released of the Odysseus spacecraft landing on the moon. The pictures, along with huge amounts of data, have been...

Technology

Salesforce beats on earnings but forecasts single-digit revenue growth for the year

Marc Benioff, co-founder and CEO of Salesforce, speaks on a panel session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 18, 2024....

Politics

Police ‘assessing’ hate speech complaint against Lee Anderson

Police are “assessing” a report made against Lee Anderson of hate speech following his claim “Islamists” had taken control of London and its mayor,...

Business

Rishi Sunak declines to back under fire Post Office boss Nick Read

Rishi Sunak has declined to say whether he has confidence in the chief executive of the crisis-hit Post Office, Nick Read, following confirmation of...