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Ohtani ‘feeling good,’ eyes 50 preseason at-bats

Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 04:18 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018...

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Torres waits on talks, hopes to be ‘Yankee for life’

Associated Press Feb 21, 2024, 12:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions TAMPA, Fla. — Starting what could be his final season with the 1...

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MPs branded ‘a disgrace’ as consensus on a Middle East ceasefire takes second place to political point-scoring

Sir Keir Starmer started the day facing the prospect of a very sizeable rebellion and possibly even a shadow cabinet resignation or two as...

Technology

Nvidia’s Data Center business is booming, up more than 400% since last year to $18.4 billion in fourth-quarter sales

The Nvidia logo is displayed on a smartphone. Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Nvidia’s Data Center business just logged $18.4 billion in...

Nvidia's Data Center business is booming, up more than 400% since last year to .4 billion in fourth-quarter sales

What happened in the Commons today – and can the Speaker be sacked?

Raised voices, walk-outs, calls for resignations, even a few tears – it was a hairy day over in parliament on Wednesday and not the...

Technology

Palo Alto Networks shares drop most since 2012 IPO

Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, speaks on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” at the WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024....

World

British firms’ exports are almost certainly bolstering Russia’s war machine in Ukraine, Sky data analysis finds

British companies are exporting hundreds of millions of pounds of equipment and machinery which almost certainly ends up in Russia, undermining the official sanctions...

Politics

Speaker apologises after Commons descends into chaos over ceasefire votes

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has apologised to MPs after the chamber descended into chaos around a motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza....

Politics

The view of the ceasefire vote from a Birmingham mosque

It’s a rainy day in Birmingham and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the vote tonight in the House of Commons over support for a ceasefire in Gaza...

Politics

Rishi Sunak refuses to repeat claim ex-Post Office boss was ‘lying’ about compensation delays

Rishi Sunak has refused to repeat Kemi Badenoch’s claim that the former Post Office boss was lying when he said he was told to...

Politics

Minister warned of ‘serious legal consequences’ by Afghan inquiry chair over refusal to name officers who told him of murder allegations

The government’s veterans minister has been warned of “potentially serious legal consequences” after he refused to give names to a independent inquiry into alleged...

Technology

Tesla faces hurdle in Germany as locals vote to oppose factory expansion

Employees of the Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg work on a production line of a Model Y electric vehicle on March 20, 2023. Patrick Pleuil |...

Speaker clinging on to job as 33 MPs sign no-confidence motion after Commons Gaza vote descends into row

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has apologised to MPs after the chamber descended into chaos around a motion calling for a ceasefire in Gaza....

Technology

Nvidia posts revenue up 265% on booming AI business

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, arrives for the Inaugural AI Insight Forum in the Russell Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 13, 2023. Tom...

King says ‘wonderful messages and cards’ since cancer diagnosis have ‘reduced me to tears’

The King says he has been “reduced to tears” by the “many wonderful messages and cards” he has received since his cancer diagnosis. The...

Sports

Could your city get an MLB expansion team? Breaking down potential top candidates

Feb 21, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2024 fantasy baseball season is here! Get the group together, or start a brand...

TV presenter Dan Wootton to face no further action from police

TV presenter Dan Wootton will face no further police action after a five-month investigation into allegations made against him, the Metropolitan Police has said....

Business

British firms’ exports are almost certainly bolstering Russia’s war machine in Ukraine, Sky data analysis finds

British companies are exporting hundreds of millions of pounds of equipment and machinery which almost certainly ends up in Russia, undermining the official sanctions...

Sports

‘I think it’s going to be insane:’ NHL execs make trade season predictions

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNFeb 21, 2024, 09:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions The NHL trade deadline is...

Politics

Speaker of the House Lindsay Hoyle accused of ‘political decision’ to select Labour amendment on Gaza vote

Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the House of Commons, is facing a backlash from Tory MPs over his decision to select both the Labour...