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Pirates ink top pick Skenes to record $9.2M deal

Jul 18, 2023, 04:05 PM ET Former LSU right-hander Paul Skenes, the No. 1 pick in the 1 Related Pirates general manager Ben Cherington...

Pirates ink top pick Skenes to record .2M deal

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Jays pitching coach Walker ejected in 2nd inning

Associated Press Jul 18, 2023, 08:41 PM ET TORONTO — Walker did not turn and face Moore when the umpire walked out to break...

Politics

‘We’re in the death throes and I can’t quite see a way forward’: Tories face prospect of a triple by-election defeat

Selby in Yorkshire, Somerton in the south west and Uxbridge in the London suburbs: from rural to town, from north to south – the...

Politics

Rishi Sunak’s approval ratings fall to lowest level since becoming prime minister

Rishi Sunak’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since he entered No 10, new polling has shown. A survey from YouGov showed...

Technology

Google restricting internet access to some employees to reduce cyberattack risk

A man walks through Google offices on January 25, 2023 in New York City. Leonardo Munoz | Corbis News | Getty Images Google on...

Dan Wootton: GB News presenter hits out at ‘untrue’ allegations and claims he is the victim of a ‘smear campaign’

Dan Wootton has addressed claims regarding his personal conduct made on social media, calling all criminal allegations made against him “untrue” and claiming he...

Technology

Microsoft closes at record after revealing pricing for new A.I. subscription

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at the company’s Ignite Spotlight event in Seoul, Nov. 15, 2022. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft...

Heatmaps reveal the warmest and coolest areas of five English cities – and the impact of green spaces

One year since record-breaking temperatures hit the UK, new heatmaps published today visualise the dramatic cooling effect of trees in some urban areas. The...

Technology

Fervo Energy hits milestone in using oil drilling technology to tap geothermal energy

Fervo Energy’s full-scale commercial pilot, Project Red, in northern Nevada. Photo courtesy Fervo Energy Geothermal startup Fervo Energy announced a key technical milestone on...

Technology

Meta rolls out first feature update to Threads since launch earlier this month

Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Instagram Threads, the Twitter clone Meta launched two weeks ago, is being updated to include new features,...

Sports

Truex still mulls retirement: ‘Bad’ at big decisions

ESPN News Services Jul 18, 2023, 12:55 PM ET With three wins, a lead in the points standings, and a NASCAR championship push ahead,...

Business

Jaguar Land Rover owner investment in electric vehicle battery plant in UK ‘very welcome’, Labour MP says

A decision by the owners of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to invest in electric vehicle battery production in the UK is “very welcome”, a...

Donald Trump ‘notified he is target’ of investigation into attempts to overturn 2020 election

Donald Trump has said he has received a letter notifying him he is a target in a US Justice Department investigation into efforts to...

Cruise ships set to house asylum seekers in Liverpool and Edinburgh sent back to owners after finding nowhere to dock

Two giant cruise ships set to house 1,000 asylum seekers were unable to find anywhere to dock and have been returned to their owners,...

Politics

Cruise ships set to house asylum seekers in Liverpool and Edinburgh sent back after finding nowhere to dock

Two giant cruise ships set to house 1,000 asylum seekers were unable to find anywhere to dock and have been returned to their owners,...

Sports

Connelly’s SEC East preview: Can anyone knock Georgia off its perch?

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterJul 18, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Florida won it for the...

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‘Best program in the country’? Maybe not, but Clark Lea and Vanderbilt show real progress

Pete Thamel, ESPNJul 18, 2023, 08:00 AM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If they issued Vegas odds on coaches most likely to dish a viral...

At risk, vulnerable and invisible: The thousands of girls in England exploited within gangs

A new report warns of an unseen risk for tens of thousands of vulnerable girls facing violence and exploitation within gangs. The Commission on...

Robert F Kennedy Jr’s family condemn him over COVID remarks branded racist and antisemitic

US presidential hopeful Robert F Kennedy Jr has been condemned by family members and the White House for saying COVID was targeted to attack Caucasians...

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Will the Golden Knights win the Stanley Cup again? The cases for, against a repeat

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterJul 18, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. The Vegas Golden Knights...