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Most work done by women globally ‘is unpaid’, Oxfam says

Most of the work done by women around the world is unpaid, according to a new Oxfam report. The charity estimates around 65% of...

Sports

Yanks’ German enters alcohol abuse treatment

ESPN News Services Aug 2, 2023, 06:31 PM ET German, who turns 31 on Friday, authored the 24th perfect game in major league history...

Sports

Hendriks has TJ surgery after return from cancer

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 07:16 PM ET ARLINGTON, Texas — Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks, who made a comeback this season from...

Sports

Real or not? Making sense of the MLB trade deadline

Aug 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET The Los Angeles Angels didn’t deal Shohei Ohtani and instead surrounded him with new additions. The New York...

Politics

Likelihood of another pandemic and assassination of public figure revealed in ‘national risk register’

A future pandemic, Russia’s potential to disrupt global energy supplies and extreme weather are among 89 threats the government has identified to the UK’s...

Donald Trump to appear in court to face charges over January 6th Capitol riots

Donald Trump is due to appear in court to face charges over involvement in the January 6th Capitol riots. He is set to be arraigned at...

Sports

Spire Motorsports extends Cup driver LaJoie

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 06:37 PM ET CONCORD, N.C. — – Corey LaJoie has reached a multi-year extension to remain on as the...

Sports

J.J., Knaus, D. Allison selected for NASCAR HOF

Associated Press Aug 2, 2023, 04:29 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Together, Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus dominated auto racing for years. It seems...

Politics

Labour MP apologises for sharing fake image of Rishi Sunak

A Labour MP has apologised after he shared a fake image of the prime minister on social media. Karl Turner, who represents Hull East,...

Death of woman, 27, in Falkirk car crash treated as murder

A murder investigation has been launched after a woman was killed in a car crash in Scotland. Amy Rose Wilson, 27, died in the...

Technology

AMD forecast, U.S. credit downgrade drags down chip stocks

AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su speaks at the AMD Keynote address during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 4, 2023 in Las...

Technology

Qualcomm sales and forecast come up light as smartphone chip sales fall 25%

Qualcomm president and CEO Cristiano Amon speaks about Qualcomm’s technology for automakers at a news conference during CES 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada, January...

Technology

Elon Musk tweets and Twitter bots drove up price of FTX-listed altcoins, research finds

Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and chief executive officer of FTX, in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. Lam Yik | Bloomberg | Getty...

Technology

Disney CEO Bob Iger wants minority partners for ESPN, but landing a deal won’t be easy

Disney CEO Bob Iger speaking with CNBC’s David Faber at the Allen&Co. Annual Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho. David A. Grogan | CNBC Disney...

QAnon Shaman tells Sky News Donald Trump charges over January 6 riot may backfire on prosecutors

The latest case against Donald Trump could backfire against prosecutors, the man who famously wore a horned helmet during the January 6 2021 riot...

World

Gunman behind Pittsburgh synagogue shooting will be sentenced to death

A gunman will be sentenced to death after killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history....

CCTV shows last sighting of woman who police believe was murdered

Detectives have released CCTV footage of the last sighting of a woman they believe has been murdered. The video shows 48-year-old mother Fiona Holm...

Gunman behind Pittsburgh synagogue shooting will be sentenced to death

A gunman will be sentenced to death after killing 11 worshippers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh in the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history....

Sports

Position U 2023: Is USC on the verge of taking over QBU from Oklahoma?

David Hale, ESPN Staff WriterAug 2, 2023, 07:00 AM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. It’s...

World

Donald Trump: New charges against ex-president attempt to tie him to January 6 Capitol riot

Donald Trump is facing four criminal charges relating to attempts to overturn the 2020 election result as prosecutors try to tie him to the...