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  • Alex Ovechkin goals tracker: 'The Great Eight' is 17 away from breaking Wayne Gretzky’s all-time record of 894

    We're tracking Alex Ovechkin's chase for Wayne Gretzky's all-time goals record of 894.

  • What we know about Black Sabbath's final gig with Ozzy Osbourne

    The iconic band will reunite for a farewell show at Birmingham's Villa Park in July.

  • Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 slide as Alphabet and AMD earnings fall short

    US stocks pulled back against a backdrop of mixed earnings and the outbreak of a trade war with China.

  • Google says commercial quantum computing applications arriving within five years

    Google aims to release commercial quantum computing applications within five years, Google's head of quantum told Reuters on Wednesday, in a challenge to Nvidia's predictions of a 20-year wait. "We’re optimistic that within five years we’ll see real-world applications that are possible only on quantum computers," founder and lead of Google Quantum AI Hartmut Neven said in a statement. Real-world applications Google has discussed are related to materials science - applications such as building superior batteries for electric cars - creating new drugs and potentially new energy alternatives.

  • UN agencies raise alarm over Pakistan's move to deport thousands of Afghans waiting to go to the US

    The U.N. refugees and migration agencies on Wednesday expressed their concern over Pakistan's decision to deport thousands of Afghan refugees awaiting relocation to the United States and elsewhere. The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, and the International Organization for Migration in a statement said they were seeking clarification from Pakistan, which said last week it would deport the refugees back to Afghanistan unless their cases were processed quickly by the countries that had agreed to take them in. About 20,000 Afghans were approved for resettlement in the U.S. under a program that helps people at risk because of their work with the American government, media, aid agencies and rights groups.

  • Four rebel MPs given Labour whip back

    Richard Burgon, Ian Byrne, Imran Hussain and Rebecca Long-Bailey were among seven Labour MPs who were suspended from the parliamentary party in July.

  • IBD Stock Of The Day Nears Buy Point After 50% Run In 2024. Why There's More Upside.

    U.S. Foods reports fourth-quarter results next week. Earnings growth is expected to accelerate again.

  • Everything we know about Jurassic World Rebirth

    Scarlett Johansson is set to lead the next Jurassic Park movie. Here is everything you need to know, including its release date, cast and plot.

  • Tesco eyes delivery of Crown Post Office branches

    Tesco has expressed interest in acquiring more than 100 Crown Post Offices whose future has been placed under review as the state-owned company explores shifting them to a franchise model. Sky News has learnt that Nigel Railton, the Post Office chairman, told a group of MPs this week that Britain's biggest retailer had informed it of a potential interest in taking over the sites. One MP who attended the talks on the future of the directly managed branches said that Mr Railton had given the impression in his remarks that Tesco was among a small number of suitors which could take over the entire 108-strong network.

  • Santorini earthquakes: What is causing 'unusual' seismic activity and what is the advice for tourists visiting Greece?

    Multiple earthquakes rattling the Greek island of Santorini have prompted thousands of people to flee, disrupted travel for tourists and damaged infrastructure. Quakes up to a magnitude of five have been recorded in the region since Friday, with the island's mayor warning that seismic activity could continue for weeks. It has been described by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as an "extremely complex and intricate geological phenomenon," according to state broadcaster EPT.

  • Google introduces new class of cheap AI models as cost concerns intensify

    Alphabet's Google on Wednesday announced updates to its Gemini family of large language models, including a new product line with competitive pricing to low-cost artificial intelligence models like that of Chinese rival DeepSeek. It already offered a lightweight variant known as "Flash" but its new "Flash-Lite" model is even cheaper. On Wednesday, Google released Gemini 2.0 Flash to the general public after previewing it to developers in December.

  • Soccer-NWSL agrees to $5 million settlement to resolve player abuse probe

    The NWSL has agreed to create a $5 million fund to compensate players who experienced abuse and implement reforms to resolve investigations launched by attorneys general for New York, Illinois and Washington D.C. after players came forward with allegations of harassment and sexual misconduct. Players from across the U.S. top-flight National Women's Soccer League went public in 2021 with allegations of misconduct by coaches and officials dating back over 10 years. The attorneys general launched a joint investigation into the allegations in 2022, which they said revealed the NWSL was "permeated by a culture of abuse."

  • 100,000 Eggs Valued at $40,000 Stolen from Back of Truck in Pennsylvania

    The theft comes as egg prices continue to rise, with supply affected by an avian flu outbreak

  • One of UK's biggest flood defences gets £43m boost

    The new barrier is due to be operational in two years.

  • Suspect arrested in fatal shooting at a cosmetics warehouse in Ohio, officials say

    A suspect in the fatal shooting that left one co-worker dead and five others wounded at an Ohio cosmetics warehouse has been arrested, officials said in a news release. New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones says all of the victims also worked at the facility. NEW ALBANY, Ohio (AP) — Police searched for a male suspect Wednesday in a workplace shooting that left one co-worker dead and five others wounded at an Ohio cosmetics warehouse.

  • NBA trade deadline tracker 2025: Deal details, grades, analysis

    All the details and analysis for every NBA trade deadline deal.

  • An EU fund to help troops move quickly is too small and poorly managed, auditors say

    BRUSSELS (AP) — A European Union fund meant to help speed the deployment of troops, tanks and military equipment around the 27-nation bloc in times of conflict is too small and poorly managed to be effective, auditors said in a report Wednesday.

  • AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano

    Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were found in the 1750s amid the remains of a lavish villa at the Roman town of Herculaneum, which along with neighboring Pompeii was destroyed when Mt. Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79. The library of what’s called the Villa of the Papyri has the potential to add immeasurably to knowledge of ancient thought if the scrolls, which have been rolled up into the size of a candy bar, could be read.

  • Settlement creates $5 million fund for NWSL players after abuse scandal

    The National Women's Soccer League will establish a $5 million fund for players as part of a settlement that stemmed from allegations of emotional and sexual misconduct that rocked the league in 2021.

  • Witnesses describe chaos and bloodshed in Sweden’s worst mass shooting

    They scrambled for cover as quickly as they could as shots rang out, sheltering behind and under whatever they could find to escape the gunman and the gore. One survivor with children feared she might never see them again. Another used her friend’s shawl to staunch the bleeding of a man who'd been shot in the shoulder.