David Schoenfield, ESPN Senior WriterDec 17, 2023, 02:22 PM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 Open Extended Reactions The Arizona Diamondbacks and outfielder Lourdes Gurriel Jr. have agreed on a three-year, $42 million deal with a club option for a fourth season, sources told
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Electric bikes have grown in popularity every year, and so too have their news stories. (If you don’t believe me, just ask yourself why your favorite car or motorcycle media sites are all suddenly covering e-bikes too.) This year was no exception to the expanding e-bike takeover, with millions of you surfing on over to
Behind almost every purchase you make, from Christmas lights to a new car, there is a ship. Almost everything we buy, use, wear, and much of what we eat, spends at least some of its life in a container at sea. These giant craft are the lifeblood of the global economy, circumnavigating the globe to
Alex Batty – the British teenager found in France after going missing for six years – has reportedly told journalists he is “glad to be home for Christmas”. He was 11 when he went on holiday with his mother Melanie Batty – who does not have legal parental guardianship – and his grandfather, David Batty,
In this article ADBE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Adobe and Figma, the cloud-based design tool, will terminate their planned $20 billion merger in light of regulatory hurdles, the companies said Monday. In a statement, the two companies said “there is no clear path to receive necessary regulatory approvals from the European Commission and
A body found in the search for Gaynor Lord has been formally identified as the mother-of-three. The remains were recovered from the River Wensum on Friday, a week after Mrs Lord disappeared. The 55-year-old was last seen on CCTV walking along St Augustines Street in Norwich, at 4.01pm on Friday 8 December, having left work
Young people today are demonised for being “too colloquial” with language, despite William Shakespeare being praised for doing the same thing 400 years ago, a theatre director has said. Intermission Youth Theatre combines 400-year-old language with the modern day, remixing the bard’s work through the lens of youth culture. This year it celebrated 15 years
Adobe says it has abandoned its $20bn (£15.8bn) merger with designer platform Figma amid opposition from European regulators. The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) had revealed earlier in the day that Adobe, best-known for its Photoshop editing software, would not propose remedies to resolve its concerns over the buyout. The watchdog’s European Union counterpart
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has demanded the government “comes clean” over the role ministers played in dealing with Baroness Mone during the pandemic. The Tory-appointed peer and her husband, Doug Barrowman, have been embroiled in a scandal after a company they had links with was awarded multi-million pound contracts by the government for personal
BP has announced it is pausing shipments of oil through the Red Sea after recent attacks on vessels by Houthi rebels. The oil giant said it made the decision because of the “deteriorating security situation” – but added that the move was temporary. “The safety and security of our people and those working on our
A row has erupted over the winner of this year’s Miss France contest having short hair. Eve Gilles, who has a pixie cut and was crowned the winner at a ceremony in Dijon on Saturday, is receiving support online from politicians in France after messages criticising her hair were posted on social media. The 20-year-old
After nearly nine months on the road, an all-electric Nissan Ariya has become the first vehicle ever, gas or electric, to drive all the way from North to South pole, piloted by Chris Ramsey of Plug in Adventures and his wife Julie. The Scottish couple, who previously became the first to complete the Mongol Rally in an
A car crashed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Joe Biden’s motorcade on Sunday night while he was leaving a visit to his campaign headquarters. The president and first lady Jill Biden were unharmed. While Mr Biden was walking from the campaign office to his waiting armoured SUV, a saloon hit a Secret
Eddie Izzard has failed in her latest bid to represent the Labour Party as an MP at the next general election. The 61-year-old comedian and activist announced in August she would run to be Labour‘s candidate in Brighton Pavilion. However, Izzard, who also goes by the name of Suzy, was pipped to the candidacy by
An MP who has family members she says are trapped in a church in Gaza is worried they will not survive until Christmas. Layla Moran told Sky News that around 300 people are trapped inside the Holy Family Church complex in Gaza City, including her five relatives. After contacting her family today, the Liberal Democrats’
US singer Demi Lovato and Canadian musician Jordan Lutes have become engaged. The couple confirmed the news on their Instagram accounts by posting a photo of them together surrounded by rose petals and candles. Lovato wrote: “I’m still speechless… last night was the best night of my life and I can’t believe I get to
Grant Shapps and Mark Harper are the most trusted public faces of this government, according to new research for the Politics at Jack and Sam’s podcast. On this week’s edition of the Sky News and Politico podcast we reveal which members of the cabinet are put up for the daily breakfast round – appearing on
WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 13: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks with reporters on his arrival to the Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Elizabeth Frantz for The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images
The owners of Edinburgh Airport have picked bankers to launch an auction next year that could draw bids of £2.5bn. Sky News has learnt that Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) has hired HSBC and JP Morgan to orchestrate a sale of the Scottish capital’s aviation hub. The process, which is expected to get underway at some
The owners of a French guesthouse have revealed missing British teenager Alex Batty spent recent years staying with them under a fake name without his mother. Frederic Hambye and Ingrid Beauve said the teenager first arrived at their traditional gite farmhouse in late 2021 and had stayed with them on-and-off ever since. The couple said