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Wages rising less than before and unemployment on the up, but not enough to lower interest rates

Wages are rising less than expected and unemployment surprisingly rose, official figures show – but likely not fast enough for interest rates to come...

World

How UK-made cars are finding their way to Russia’s showrooms

British carmakers appear to have continued selling hundreds of millions of pounds of luxury vehicles to Russia even after the invasion of Ukraine and...

Sports

Bell pulls out emotional win at Phoenix Raceway

Associated Press Mar 10, 2024, 07:24 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Christopher Bell and the rest of Joe Gibbs Racing have...

Sports

Smith wins Xfinity after Allgaier’s stunning crash

Associated Press Mar 9, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions AVONDALE, Ariz. — Chandler Smith won his second career Xfinity Series race Saturday...

Sports

Devils call for Rangers rookie Rempe’s suspension

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 11, 2024, 11:14 PM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — The New...

World

Liev Schreiber on Ukraine’s abducted children: ‘Being a new father is a reminder of how important it is’

At a recent UN Security Council meeting, Liev Schreiber listened as three young Ukrainian children recounted the unimaginable horrors of being abducted by Russian...

Business

UK should build new gas-fired power capacity to use as backup, government says, despite green targets

The UK needs to build more gas power capacity, the government has said, even while it is also trying to wean the energy system...

World

Woman ‘chats’ to dead mother using AI – with ‘spooky’ results

After her mother’s death, Sirine Malas was desperate for an outlet for her grief. “When you’re weak, you accept anything,” she says. The actress...

Sports

Yankees’ Cole to get MRI for elbow ‘discomfort’

Jorge Castillo Mar 11, 2024, 11:50 AM ET Open Extended Reactions 1 Related Cole, 33, was scheduled to make his second spring training start...

Technology

OpenAI denies Elon Musk lawsuit claim that there ever was founding agreement

Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks at the Atreju convention in Rome, Italy, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. The annual event,...

Sports

Man pleads guilty to murdering ex-Utah CB Lowe

Associated Press Mar 11, 2024, 06:07 PM ET SALT LAKE CITY — The man accused of fatally shooting University of Utah football player Aaron...

Sports

Bama, DeBoer land No. 29 prospect in ’25 class

Blake Baumgartner, ESPN Staff WriterMar 11, 2024, 01:58 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Nearly two months since being hired at Alabama, Kalen DeBoer secured...

Sports

NAACP to Black players: Reconsider Fla. schools

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterMar 11, 2024, 05:07 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open...

Technology

TikTok creators look for other places to make money as threat of U.S. ban gains steam

Heidi, Marc, Charli, and Dixie D’Amelio at Shopify’s D’Amelio Footwear Pop-up in New York City Shopify Charli D’Amelio is the second-most followed creator on...

Major Tory donor Frank Hester apologises to Diane Abbott over ‘reprehensible’ and ‘revolting’ comments

A high-profile Tory donor has said he is “deeply sorry” following reports he said former Labour MP Diane Abbott made him “want to hate...

Rishi Sunak will call snap election if 10 Conservative MPs defect to Reform UK, top Tory claims

Rishi Sunak will call a snap general election if 10 Conservative MPs defect to Reform UK, a top Tory with close links to Downing...

Technology

Oracle shares soar 13% on better-than-expected quarterly earnings

Larry Ellison, co-founder and executive chairman of Oracle Corp., speaks during the Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco on Oct. 22, 2018. David Paul...