Associated Press Nov 9, 2023, 02:29 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LEXINGTON, Ky. — Rich Strike, the upset winner of the 2022 Kentucky Derby, has been retired after injuries kept him from returning to racing. The 4-year-old colt will be offered for sale as a stallion prospect. Keeneland announced Thursday that Rich Strike will be
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NatWest Group is to scrap the bulk of a possible £10m-plus payout to Dame Alison Rose, its former chief executive, as it tries to draw a line under the debanking row sparked by the closure of Nigel Farage’s Coutts accounts. Sky News has learnt that the board of NatWest, which is just under 40% owned
Nov 9, 2023, 07:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Here’s a surprise. Jake Paul could end 2023 with a better record than many of the top 10 pound-for-pound fighters, including Terence Crawford, Dmitry Bivol, Tyson Fury, and Oleksandr Usyk. But to get that win, Paul needs to face his first real professional boxer. Is it
Carol Vorderman has said she is “overwhelmed” by the support shown by her “bloody marvellous” fans after leaving her BBC radio show over the corporation’s new social media guidelines. The former Countdown co-host announced she was leaving on Wednesday because she was “not prepared to lose [her] voice on social media”. In a post on
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks during the OpenAI DevDay event on November 06, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images ChatGPT, OpenAI’s viral chatbot, is experiencing outages caused by a targeted attack, according to an OpenAI spokesperson. As of Thursday, users were still receiving some error messages. More than 92% of Fortune
Andres Waters Nov 8, 2023, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After injuries created major short-notice shake-ups on last month’s UFC 294 fight card, the theme continued with this weekend’s pay-per-view. And once again both the main event and the future of the division are involved. Following the announcement that heavyweight champion Jon Jones had
Indian scientists plan to seed clouds for the first time to trigger heavy rain in some areas of New Delhi, hoping this will be enough to tackle the smog gripping the world’s most polluted capital for a week, the project’s head said on Thursday. Air quality dips in Delhi ahead of winter every year, when
Three years ago in Detroit, Robert Williams arrived home from work to find the police waiting at his front door, ready to arrest him for a crime he hadn’t committed. Facial recognition technology used by officers had mistaken Williams for a suspect who had stolen thousands of dollars worth of watches. The system linked a
The number of mortgage holders who have fallen significantly behind on their repayments has risen by 18% over the past year, according to industry data that suggests landlords may be struggling most. UK Finance said 87,930 homeowner mortgages were in arrears during the third quarter of the year – up 7% on the previous three
The prime minister has “full confidence” in his home secretary, Suella Braverman, despite her controversial article about pro-Palestinian marches. The prime minister’s spokesperson said it was looking into details surrounding the article by Ms Braverman, but insisted Rishi Sunak had “full confidence” in her. In her article, Ms Braverman accused the police of “playing favourites”
Bruce Willis’s daughter Tallulah has spoken about her father’s “really aggressive” dementia and why it is so important for her family to be open about it. The Hollywood actor, 68, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) a year after his family revealed he was suffering from aphasia, a condition affecting speech and language. “What’s going
“Chess saved my life,” Kamila says. There is mischief in her eyes as she moves her queen in a piercing diagonal, opening up my crumbling defence. Checkmate is just moves away, a formality. Once a rising chess star in eastern Ukraine, Kamila Hryshchenko was forced to leave her home in Kramatorsk when the bombs started
A regulator has outlined concerns about the “intensity of competition” between fuel retailers. In its first monitoring update since finding that drivers were overcharged by supermarkets last year, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it was yet to receive crucial data on fuel margins covering September and October. It said that while margins –
Tens of thousands of Palestinians are fleeing Gaza neighbourhoods where Israeli ground forces have been battling Hamas militants. Fighting between Israel and Hamas has intensified in the north and in the capital of Gaza City – forcing thousands to flee to the south. Israeli strikes have pounded Gaza City overnight – and Israeli troops were
A wind turbine installation taking place in Germany on July 14, 2023. The International Energy Agency is calling for a surge in renewable energy installations over the next few years. Ina Fassbender | AFP | Getty Images The COP28 climate change summit is fast approaching, with a host of world leaders and high-profile public figures
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SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son is pictured here in 2019 during an earnings presentation. Tomohiro Ohsumi | Getty Images SoftBank posted an investment gain on its Vision Fund in the fiscal second quarter but booked another quarterly loss. SoftBank’s flagship tech investment arm had a rough time in the fiscal year that ended in March this
Donald Trump’s rivals for the Republican presidential nomination have taken to the stage in Florida as they try to dislodge the frontrunner from his commanding lead in opinion polls. Local Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley both criticised the former president for skipping a third event. Meanwhile, Mr Trump – who was
Suella Braverman has been accused of being “out of control”, as she continued her war of words with the Metropolitan Police after the commissioner resisted government pressure to ban this week’s pro-Palestinian march. In an article for The Times newspaper, the Home Secretary once again described pro-Palestinian protesters as “hate marchers”. And she went even
US actors union Sag-Aftra has agreed a “tentative deal” with Hollywood studio bosses to end a historic 118-day strike. In an announcement on Wednesday, the union said the longest walkout in its history will end at 12.01am US Pacific time on Thursday following a “unanimous vote”. The union, which represents around 160,000 members of the