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Michael Gove ‘exercises Christian forgiveness’ over Tory donor’s alleged remarks about Diane Abbott

Michael Gove says he is inclined to “exercise Christian forgiveness” when it comes to alleged remarks a Tory donor made about former Labour MP...

Environment

Oil giant Shell waters down its near-term emission cuts in strategy update

A Shell logo displayed on a sign at a gas station in Nakuru, Kenya. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images British oil giant...

Business

John Lewis returns to profit but partners miss out on bonus again

John Lewis has returned to profit for the first time in three years but staff face another year with no bonus. The company behind...

TikTok CEO says ban would ‘take billions of dollars out of the pockets of creators’

The CEO of TikTok has said that a US ban on the platform “would take billions of dollars out of the pockets of creators...

Politics

New extremism definition unveiled despite concerns it could ‘vilify the wrong people’

The government has unveiled its new definition of extremism despite warnings it could have a “chilling effect” on free speech. Communities Secretary Michael Gove...

World

British troops ‘knowingly exposed’ to toxic chemical during Iraq war tell of cancer battles and daily nosebleeds

Iraq war veteran Andy Tosh points to his nose where he was treated for skin cancer and shows the red marks on his hand....

Sports

Padres get right-hander Cease from White Sox

Jesse Rogers, ESPN Staff WriterMar 13, 2024, 07:21 PM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open...

Sports

Sources: Brewers’ Williams out with back fractures

Jeff Passan, ESPNMar 13, 2024, 11:20 PM ET Close ESPN MLB insiderAuthor of “The Arm: Inside the Billion-Dollar Mystery of the Most Valuable Commodity...

Sports

Yanks’ Cole shut down, visits specialist over elbow

Jorge Castillo Mar 13, 2024, 01:53 PM ET Open Extended Reactions New York Yankees ace Gerrit Cole has been shut down and visited specialist...

Judge in Georgia election subversion trial dismisses three criminal counts against Donald Trump

The judge in Donald Trump’s Georgia election subversion trial has dismissed three criminal counts against the former president. Fulton County Judge Scott McAfee also...

Sports

Texas A&M hires Nebraska’s Alberts as new AD

Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior WriterMar 13, 2024, 11:23 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended...

Sports

Breakout players from the top 25 teams to watch in 2024

Mar 13, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Last week we took a look at season-defining matchups from the Way-Too-Early Top 25 teams...

Sports

Ranking college football’s top 10 running backs in 2024

Mar 8, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions We continue our college football top-10 lists by looking at running backs. There’s plenty of...

Politics

Target Towns: ‘We were promised something different but it just hasn’t materialised’

As the floodlights illuminated the rows of chimneys on the terraced streets around Blundell Park there was a tense second half ahead. One-nil up,...

Technology

Deepfakes in an election year — is Asia ready to handle misinformation campaigns?

2024 is set up to be the biggest global election year in history. It coincides with the rapid rise in deepfakes. In APAC alone,...

Environment

Yellen touts electric vehicle ‘boom’ as automakers tone down hype

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on the “Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council” on...

World

Border skirmishes, drone strikes, and a plane crash: Violence in Russia ahead of election

Russia has been hit this week inside its own territory with several strikes carried out. In the past three days, there have been skirmishes...

Technology

MicroStrategy shares up 180% this year after debt sale to buy more bitcoin spurs latest rally

Michael Saylor, chairman and CEO of MicroStrategy, speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami on April 7, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg...

World

Kidnappers demand nearly £500k for release of 286 school hostages in Nigeria

Gunmen who kidnapped at least 286 students and staff from a school in Nigeria have demanded one billion naira – the equivalent of £486,000...

Technology

Palantir CEO Alex Karp says short sellers ‘love pulling down great American companies’ to pay for their cocaine

Palantir CEO Alex Karp skewered short sellers — investors who bet on the decline in a company’s stock price — in an interview with...