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Robinho: Ex-Man City footballer will serve nine-year prison sentence in Brazil for rape

Ex-Manchester City footballer Robinho has been told by judges he must serve a nine-year prison sentence for rape in Brazil. In 2017, Robinho was...

Business

Next eyes ‘small reduction’ in prices ahead as cost of goods ease

Next, the clothing to homewares retailer, is anticipating a “small reduction” in selling prices this year due to falls in the cost of goods....

Sarm Heslop: Mother of British woman missing in US Virgin Islands asks President Biden for help finding her daughter

The family of a British woman who has been missing for three years in the US Virgin Islands are pleading for help from President...

M Emmet Walsh: Blade Runner and Knives Out actor dies

Veteran actor M Emmet Walsh, who starred in Blade Runner and Knives Out, has died aged 88. The Americanstar died from a cardiac arrest...

Sports

Ohtani’s interpreter fired, ‘massive theft’ alleged

Tisha Thompson, ESPNMar 20, 2024, 05:51 PM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears...

Sports

Dodgers win after glove failure; 2 hits for Ohtani

ESPN News Services Mar 20, 2024, 09:43 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Shohei Ohtani‘s RBI single capped a four-run eighth-inning rally in his Dodgers...

Sports

Boras backs MLBPA leaders amid power struggle

Associated Press Mar 20, 2024, 08:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Agent Scott Boras defended himself and the leadership of the...

How Chinese takeaway worker led police to Bitcoin worth £3bn in Britain’s biggest ever cryptocurrency seizure

Within weeks of Yadi Zhang’s arrival in London in September 2017, Jian Wen had left her job and room in a Chinese takeaway and...

Technology

Neuralink shares video of patient playing chess using signals from brain implant

Elon Musk’s startup Neuralink streamed a live video on Wednesday that showed a patient using the company’s brain implant to move a mouse and...

Sports

ACC files countersuit vs. Clemson, seeks damages

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterMar 20, 2024, 07:10 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

Technology

Reddit prices IPO at $34 per share in first major social media offering since 2019

In this photo illustration a Reddit logo is seen displayed on a smartphone. Mateusz Slodkowski | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Reddit,...

Reddit prices IPO at per share in first major social media offering since 2019

Sarm Heslop: Mother of British woman missing in US Virgin Islands asks President Biden for help finding her daughter

The family of a British woman who has been missing for three years in the US Virgin Islands are pleading for help from President...

Technology

Amazon gets boost from 72% pop in AI company Astera Labs’ IPO

In this photo illustration, Astera Labs logo is seen on a smartphone and on a pc screen. Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket...

King’s medical records not accessed during ‘data breach’ of Princess of Wales’s notes at the London Clinic

The King’s medical records were not accessed during an alleged data breach at the London Clinic, it is understood. As many as three staff...

Politics

Rwanda bill sent back to MPs after peers inflicts new defeats on government

A government bill centred on deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda has been sent back to MPs after peers rejected it. The Safety of Rwanda...

Technology

Shares of Micron pop 14% on earnings beat driven by AI boom

The Micron Technology headquarters in Boise, Idaho, on March 28, 2021. Jeremy Erickson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Micron popped more than...

Environment

Red Sea crisis could lead to global tanker shortage, Kuwait Petroleum CEO says

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation Deputy Chairman & CEO Shaikh Nawaf Al-Sabah speaks during the CERAWeek oil summit in Houston, Texas, on March 19, 2024. Mark...

‘Overwhelmingly’ positive results for trial funded by Princess of Wales as part of early years work

A trial funded by the Princess of Wales for health visitors has had “overwhelmingly” positive results. The Centre for Early Childhood – a foundation...

Politics

Hunt intervenes to stop HMRC closing helplines over summer

Jeremy Hunt has intervened to stop HMRC closing its helplines for half the year following outcry. On Tuesday, the revenues office announced that from...

Politics

Andrew Bridgen told to ‘remedy deficiencies’ in libel claim against Matt Hancock as parts of case struck out

Former health secretary Matt Hancock has lost a bid to have a libel claim brought against him by a fellow MP completely thrown out...