8:14 AM ET Jeff WagenheimESPN When an athlete wins a championship, those watching from the stands tend to view the achievement as an arrival at the ultimate destination. Some champions themselves even see it that way. They’ve elevated themselves above the masses, and their reign on higher ground is what will define their legacy. But
The UK’s competition watchdog has moved a step closer to potentially blocking Microsoft’s planned $69bn (£56bn) takeover of Call of Duty gaming firm Activision. In a provisional ruling, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the proposed tie-up could lead to higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation for UK gamers. Activision responded by claiming
Samsung Semiconductor India Research (SSIR) announced a new partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to promote research and development in the field of on-chip Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) protection. The partnership seeks to build cutting-edge ESD device solutions to protect ultra-high-speed serial interfaces in advanced Integrated Circuits (ICs) and system-on-chip (SoC) products, a joint
The head of Epsom College has been found dead along with her husband and young daughter. The bodies of Emma Pattison, 45, husband George, 39, and seven-year-old Lettie were discovered at a property on the grounds of the school in the early hours of Sunday morning. Police have said they are confident that it was
Italian anti-Mafia police have arrested another mobster on the run. This time it was Edgardo Greco, 63, who was apprehended in Saint-Etienne, France, where he was working under the alias Paolo Dimitrio as a pizza chef at a restaurant. CNN’s Barbie Nadeau reports. #CNN #News
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A quality control worker checks a solar panel at the Hanwha Q Cells solar cell and module manufacturing facility in Dalton, Georgia, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty Images Since President Joe Biden signed the historic Inflation Reduction Act into law last August, companies have announced more than 100,000 clean
The UK will avoid tipping into recession this year but a greater number of homes – one-in-four – will struggle to pay elevated bills, according to an economic think-tank. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr) said in a forecast that the squeeze on incomes from the energy-driven cost of living crisis and
The Department for Transport has said it “does not comment on speculation” after proposed cost-saving plans for HS2 were reported. According to The Daily Telegraph, drastic changes are being planned that would almost halve the number of high-speed trains per hour – and services would travel slower. The newspaper reported that plans to run services
Joe Biden has vowed to work with political rivals in his latest State of the Union address. The US president was speaking before Congress for the first time since Republicans took control of the House of Representatives last month. While he acknowledged that America’s democracy is bruised, Mr Biden stressed it is “unbowed and unbroken”.
Feb 7, 2023 Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Kyle Busch was detained at a Mexican airport late last month when a handgun and ammunition were discovered in his luggage, the NASCAR star acknowledged this week, apologizing for the incident and calling it “a mistake.” Busch was sentenced this month to 3½ years in prison and
Ebay on Tuesday announced plans to cut 500 jobs, or about 4% of its workforce, according to a filing with the SEC. Shares of eBay were up slightly in extended trading Tuesday. In a memo to employees, CEO Jamie Iannone said the company decided to make cuts after examining the global macroeconomic environment over the
We meet Ahmat at one of the few functioning airports in the earthquake zone. He has travelled through the night from south Wales to reach his family home of Tut in the Adiyaman province of Turkey. His brother Ali has been killed after his home crumbled to the ground as a result of the earthquake.
Feb 7, 2023 Wales second row Alun Wyn Jones will be available to face Scotland in the Six Nations tie at Murrayfield on Saturday, despite coach Warren Gatland having ruled him out after the 34-10 loss to Ireland in Cardiff on Saturday. Gatland told reporters Jones had failed a head injury assessment, which would see
Alec Baldwin’s lawyers have filed to disqualify the special prosecutor on the Rust case due to, what they call, her “unconstitutional” role as a politician. Baldwin, 64, is due to make his first appearance in a US court on 24 February over the death of Halyna Hutchins. He will face two counts of involuntary manslaughter
Love Island star Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu has told Sky News she would like to volunteer to help with the earthquake relief efforts in Turkey and Syria. The British-born TV personality and model, who is of Turkish descent, also revealed to Sky News presenter Mark Austin that members of her family have been caught up in the
Police investigating the disappearance of Nicola Bulley say they believe she ‘sadly fell into the river Wyre’. Superintendent Sally Riley says she has not been found despite an extensive search of the area, along the river and 15km to the sea. #Shorts #NicolaBulley #Police SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) joins CNN’s Jim Sciutto to discuss the fight to raise the national debt limit as the White House and the new House GOP majority are at odds over how to resolve the critical issue. #CNN #News
A US district court judge has upheld the federal government’s decision to approve the Thacker Pass lithium mine – North America’s largest known lithium source – after a permit issued in 2020 faced legal challenges. Lithium is a key component in lithium-ion batteries, which are commonly used to power EVs and renewables. Thacker Pass’s developer,
A satellite image showing the port of Ceyhan centred on August 18, 2015 in Turkey. Gallo Images | Gallo Images | Getty Images Adverse weather conditions are obstructing loading operations at Turkey’s Ceyhan port, where the impact of Monday’s immense twin earthquakes is still being assessed, according to oil traders and shipping sources. Operations were