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Adam Johnson: Ice hockey player’s family describe watching moment he was fatally injured

The family of the ice hockey player who died after his throat was slashed by a skate during a game have said they knew...

Technology

Starbursts, smuggled coffee and Martin Shkreli: How CNBC reported the Sam Bankman-Fried trial

Sam Bankman-Fried stands as forewoman reads the verdict to the court. Artist: Elizabeth Williams Just before 8 p.m. on Thursday, 12 jurors found Sam...

Technology

Sam Bankman-Fried faces over 100 years in prison at sentencing. Experts weigh in on how much time he’ll actually get

A jury of twelve found FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven criminal charges brought against him. The question of how long he’ll...

Business

Buy Now Pay Later giant Klarna strides towards $15bn float

Klarna, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) finance giant, is setting up a new British holding company as it clears the path to a...

Matthew Perry laid to rest in Los Angeles – as Friends co-stars attend funeral

Matthew Perry has been laid to rest in Los Angeles – with all five of his Friends co-stars attending the service. A private funeral...

Sports

Retiring Ollie steers Kalapour into Melbourne Cup field

Nov 4, 2023, 12:13 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Kris Lees’s Kalapour has booked a place in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup by winning the Lexus...

Politics

Suella Braverman faces backlash after saying rough sleeping is ‘lifestyle choice’

The home secretary wants to restrict the use of tents by homeless people in UK towns and cities, arguing it is “a lifestyle choice”....

Sports

16-1 shot Fierceness wins Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

Associated Press Nov 3, 2023, 08:43 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARCADIA, Calif. — Mike Repole has been down this path before. A promising...

Sports

Kraken trainer Justin Rogers’ journey to coming out as gay, and how the team supported him

Ryan S. Clark, NHL reporterNov 3, 2023, 11:50 AM ET Close Ryan S. Clark is an NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions SEATTLE...

Sports

Which of Bell, Blaney, Byron or Larson will win NASCAR Cup?

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 3, 2023, 09:29 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010,...

Sports

NHL Power Rankings: One word to describe each team’s season

Kristen Shilton, ESPN NHL reporterNov 3, 2023, 06:20 AM ET Close Kristen Shilton is a national NHL reporter for ESPN. Open Extended Reactions Another...

Business

Manchester United deal: Ratcliffe to unveil $300m investment alongside 25% stake

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is to commit $300m (£245m) from his multibillion pound fortune to Manchester United Football Club’s ageing infrastructure as part of a...

Manchester United deal: Ratcliffe to unveil 0m investment alongside 25% stake

Technology

Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all seven criminal fraud counts

A jury has found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of all seven criminal counts against him. The FTX founder faces a maximum sentence of 115 years...

Business

Sam Bankman-Fried guilty of defrauding FTX crypto customers out of billions of dollars

Sam Bankman-Fried has been found guilty of defrauding customers of his cryptocurrency exchange out of billions of dollars. The 31-year-old could be sentenced to...

Politics

Conservatives losing more 2019 voters to Reform UK than Labour, poll suggests

Only one in 10 voters who supported the Tories in 2019 have switched to Labour, according to a major new poll for Sky News....

World

Israel-Hamas war: UK-based academic unable to leave Gaza as dozens of wounded and foreign nationals cross border

A UK-based academic and her five children have been unable to leave Gaza for Egypt as the first group of injured evacuees have moved over...

Business

Elon Musk tells Sky News AI is a ‘risk’ to humanity

Elon Musk has told Sky News that AI is a “risk”, as the billionaire joins world leaders and tech bosses at a UK safety...

Business

The rise and fall of WeWork – once feted as one of the hottest start-ups around

It looks as if the end is nigh for WeWork, the flexible workspace provider that once commanded a valuation of $47bn. The Wall Street...

Business

‘It’s officially Christmas’: M&S and Asda among first to launch festive campaigns

Retailers have fired the starting gun on Christmas advertising season by launching their festive campaigns earlier than usual. Marks and Spencer revealed its Christmas...

Politics

Boris Johnson asked if blowing hairdryer up nose could ‘kill COVID’, Cummings claims

Boris Johnson asked his most senior scientific advisers if blowing a “special hair dryer” up your nose could kill COVID, according to Dominic Cummings....