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Disney wants sports leagues as ESPN partners, but it’s not clear sports leagues want ESPN

Nikola Jokic of the NBA’s Denver Nuggets prepares to be interviewed by ESPN’s Lisa Salters after the fourth quarter of the Nuggets’ 113-111 Western...

US airman to face trial accused of raping woman at RAF base

A US airman has denied raping a woman at an RAF base in Northamptonshire. Keiran Lee Bogstad is accused of raping the woman –...

FBI shoots and kills man suspected of threatening Joe Biden

FBI agents have shot and killed a man suspected of threatening US President Joe Biden. The agents were carrying out a search warrant in...

Taylor Swift announces release date for 1989 (Taylor’s Version) – telling fans it’s her favourite so far

Taylor Swift has announced the release date for her next re-recorded album, telling fans it’s her “favourite” so far, and revealing there will be...

Lizzo: More complaints about singer being investigated in wake of lawsuit

More complaints into Lizzo’s behaviour are being investigated by lawyers representing her accusers. Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez, along with a third dancer, Arianna...

World

Hawaii wildfires: Joe Biden declares ‘major disaster’ and pledges federal aid for Maui County

Joe Biden has declared Hawaii a disaster area, clearing the way for federal aid to help Maui residents and businesses recover from devastating wildfires....

World

Ecuador declares state of emergency after presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio assassinated at political rally

Ecuador has declared a state of emergency after a gunman shot and killed presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio as he was leaving a political rally...

World

Ex-husband of woman accused of killing three people with toxic mushrooms claims she tried to poison him

The ex-husband of a woman who served a lunch that proved fatal to three people has claimed she tried to poison him. Erin Patterson,...

World

Sick cats in Cyprus begin COVID drug treatment

Cats in Cyprus are being given human COVID-19 medicine in an effort to slow the spread of a feline mutation of the virus that...

Hawaii wildfires: Joe Biden declares ‘major disaster’ – as mass evacuations under way

Joe Biden has declared Hawaii a disaster area after a massive wildfire killed at least 36 people. The wildfires, driven by a dry summer...

Science

Russia to Launch Lunar Spacecraft in Race to Find Water on Moon

Russia made its final preparations on Thursday for the launch of its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years as it races to be...

Technology

X CEO Linda Yaccarino explains reason for getting rid of Twitter name

X CEO Linda Yaccarino told CNBC on Thursday that the company’s decision to get rid of its Twitter branding reflects owner Elon Musk’s vision...

Sports

MLB Power Rankings: Who are this week’s biggest risers and fallers?

Aug 10, 2023, 07:00 AM ET With a little less than two months of regular-season baseball left to play, the postseason picture is slowly...

Sports

The 25 most important players in 2023’s College Football Playoff race

Bill Connelly, ESPN Staff WriterAug 10, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a staff writer for ESPN.com. Caleb Williams is the best...

Business

Around 12,000 jobs at risk as Wilko goes into administration

Homeware firm Wilko has gone into administration – putting 12,000 jobs at risk. It comes after Sky News revealed earlier on Thursday the retail...

Business

Halifax becomes latest lender to cut mortgage rates

Halifax has become the latest lender to cut mortgage rates this week after it announced reductions of up to 0.71 percentage points. HSBC, Nationwide...

Business

‘Rise in staff working from home’ as cost of living bites, Acas survey says

More than a third of bosses have reported an increase in staff working from home compared to last year. Acas, which carried out the...

Business

Trend of more tenants in the market with fewer rental properties to continue, RICS says

Rents will continue to rise as more people enter the rental market with fewer properties to choose from, the professional body for surveyors has...

Science

Could We Have Lived on Mars Sometime in the Past? Here’s What Scientists Say

Mars may have seen dry and wet season cycles and thus, may have been habitable at some point in its past, according to scientists....

Environment

European gas prices jumped nearly 40% on Australia supply fears — and analysts expect further rises

Liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage units at Grain LNG importation terminal, operated by National Grid Plc, on the Isle of Grain on August 22,...