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Alzheimer’s: First drug to slow progression of disease gains approval of US regulator the FDA

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has fully approved a drug that slows the progression of Alzheimer’s disease for the first time. The...

Sports

Cameraman has orbital fracture from wild throw

ESPN News Services Jul 6, 2023, 02:29 PM ET The camera operator struck by an errant throw during Wednesday’s game between the “Every time...

Sports

Francona writes ’14’ on cap to honor late Doby

Associated Press Jul 6, 2023, 07:02 PM ET CLEVELAND — 1 Related “His dad couldn’t eat at the same place my dad could, and...

Sports

ESPN Football Recruiting – 300 Player Rankings

RK PLAYER POS HOMETOWN HT WT STARS GRADE SCHOOL 1 QB-PP Belleville, MIBelleville High School 6’4” 205 92 2 OT Charlotte, NCProvidence Day School...

Technology

Why Japan is lagging behind in generative A.I. — and how it can create its own large language models

Japan is known for its futuristic technology. But the nation is lagging behind in the generative AI race and is trying to create its...

Technology

Amazon CEO explains how the company will compete against Microsoft, Google in AI race

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy doesn’t believe the retail and cloud computing giant should be counted out of the artificial intelligence race just yet. In...

Technology

Microsoft CFO Amy Hood warned employees not to ‘build a gold toilet’

From left, Tim Stuart, chief financial officer of Xbox at Microsoft; Phil Spencer, Microsoft’s CEO of gaming; and Microsoft finance chief Amy Hood arrive...

Technology

Twitter accuses Meta of stealing trade secrets for its new Threads app

Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, Elon Musk attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at...

Business

Cost of living: A severe money market shift signals worse to come for personal and public finances

Money markets have begun to price in a Bank of England interest rate of 6.5%. The interest rate on 10-year government bonds (the gilt...

Business

Savings rates: Official at banking regulator FCA says it is not for him to force lenders to offer better returns

A top City watchdog official has declared it is not his job to set savings rates at banks, as lenders are urged to do...

Business

RMT announces strikes on London Underground later this month

Several days of strike action on the London Underground have been announced from 23 July amid a continuing row over pay and jobs. The...

Texas man who allegedly disappeared eight years ago was ‘living with his mother the whole time,’ police say

A Texas man who allegedly disappeared eight years ago as a teenager was never really missing and had been living with his mother almost...

World

OceanGate: Firm that owned the submersible Titan suspends commercial operations

The firm that owned the submersible Titan has suspended its commercial operations, it announced on its website. OceanGate said it has “suspended all exploration...

Science

Chandrayaan-3 Lunar Mission to Now Launch on This Date, Confirms ISRO

The Indian Space Research Organisation announced on Thursday that the Chandrayaan-3 mission is scheduled to be launched at 2.35 pm on July 14, with the...

Politics

With his pledge to reform education, Sir Keir has embarked on his most personal – and political – ambition yet

Breaking the “class ceiling” with the promise that a child’s start in life won’t determine where they end up. The last of Sir Keir...

Politics

Sir Keir Starmer hopes to bring state schools up to private standards in first term

Sir Keir Starmer says he hopes to bring state school standards up to those of their private counterparts within his first term if Labour...

RMT announces strikes on London Underground later this month

Several days of strike action on the London Underground have been announced from 23 July amid a continuing row over pay and jobs. The...

Elle Edwards: Connor Chapman convicted of murdering beautician in Christmas Eve shooting

A 23-year-old man has been found guilty of the murder of beautician Elle Edwards, who was shot dead outside a pub in Merseyside on...

Politics

UK plans for new powers to sanction Iran after at least 15 ‘credible threats’ to kill or kidnap people in Britain

The UK is planning new powers to sanction Iran after at least 15 “credible threats” to kill or kidnap people in Britain who are...

‘Absolutely shell-shocked’ parents carry limping girl away from Wimbledon school crash scene

The parents of a girl seen limping after a Land Rover crashed into a school in Wimbledon looked “absolutely shell-shocked”, before an eight-year-old girl...