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D-backs introduce E-Rod, react to Ohtani in L.A.

Associated Press Dec 12, 2023, 07:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions PHOENIX — The Arizona Diamondbacks made a big splash in free agency, signing...

Sports

Ex-Miami QB Van Dyke transferring to Wisconsin

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterDec 12, 2023, 05:46 PM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended...

Sports

Florida AG probing CFP over Florida St. exclusion

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterDec 12, 2023, 05:54 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

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CNBC Daily Open: The good and the bad of the U.S. CPI — nothing seems ugly

Gas prices are seen at a Chevron gas station in Los Angeles on September 28, 2023. Robyn Beck | AFP | Getty Images This...

Unplanned parachute stunt led to death of Red Devils display team member, coroner rules

The sergeant major of the British Army’s Red Devils parachute display team plummeted to his death after becoming entangled with another jumper in an...

Even if Israel turns a deaf ear to UN’s Gaza ceasefire vote, it won’t have missed its biggest ally’s shift in stance

On Gaza, the hard numbers reflect a hardening of the world view. Of 193 member states in the United Nations General Assembly, 153 supported...

Technology

Google’s loss to Epic will likely have little impact in the near-term

The logo of Google Play is seen on a screen. Alexander Pohl | NurPhoto | Getty Images A federal jury decided on Monday that...

Pair who ‘tortured to death’ popular radio DJ in London bar while girlfriend was made to listen jailed

Two men who kidnapped a popular radio DJ before torturing him to death in an empty London bar have been jailed. Mehmet Koray Alpergin...

Technology

Apple introduces new iPhone security mode to protect against stolen passcodes

Apple’s Stolen Device Protection seen in a beta version of iOS. CNBC/Kif Leswing Apple will introduce a new security mode for iPhones that can...

How did your MP vote on the Rwanda bill?

Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda bill has passed a crucial Commons vote with a majority of 43. The second reading of the legislation passed with 313...

Sunak survives Rwanda vote but new year showdown with backbenchers could still scupper bill

Right-wing Tories have threatened to vote down emergency Rwanda deportation legislation in the new year if it is not tightened. Rishi Sunak avoided a...

Politics

Relief for Rishi Sunak as he avoids damaging defeat on Rwanda bill

Rishi Sunak has avoided a damaging Tory rebellion over his flagship Rwanda bill in a crunch vote in the Commons. The totemic legislation, which...

Environment

U.S. crude oil falls nearly 4% as traders worry about inflation affecting demand

Crude oil storage tanks are seen in an aerial photograph at the Cushing oil hub in Cushing, Oklahoma, on April 21, 2020. Dronebase |...

World

Turkish football club president resigns after punching referee

The president of a top Turkish football club has resigned after punching a referee to the ground at the end of a match. Faruk...

World

Tanker hit by missile off coast of Yemen was due to stop in Israel, shipping firm confirms

A tanker that was hit by a missile off the coast of Yemen was due to make a stop in Israel, its owners have...

World

Five dead after lift plummets 20m in Sweden construction site

Five people who were inside a construction site lift that plummeted 20m (66ft) before crashing into the ground in Sweden have died, officials said....

World

Kate Cox leaves Texas ‘for healthcare’ after court blocks emergency abortion

A woman who was blocked by a court from having an emergency abortion has fled Texas to get “healthcare” outside the state instead, campaigners...

Technology

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on why the company did better against Google than Apple in court

Google CEO Sundar Pichai (L), and Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. Reuters A federal court jury decided late Monday that Google‘s Android app store,...

Technology

OpenAI’s nonprofit arm showed revenue of $45,000 last year, even though company is worth billions

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation CEO Summit in San Francisco on Nov. 16, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg...

OpenAI's nonprofit arm showed revenue of ,000 last year, even though company is worth billions

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Gas prices have fallen 19% since September, hit lowest point of year ahead of holiday

A vehicle refuels at a Shell gas station in Hyattsville, MD, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty Images...