ESPN News Services May 18, 2023, 09:22 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers have disinvited a LGBTQIA+ group called the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence to the team’s annual Pride Night after opposition from conservative Catholic groups. The charity, protest and performance group was to have received the team’s Community Hero Award in a ceremony
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It is a long, nervy and treacherous walk to the frontline trenches around Bakhmut. As we make our way through woodland, the war crashes and booms around us. Although Ukraine has made small gains in the open ground around the flanks, its hold inside the city is looking increasingly desperate. Ukraine war latest live as
The energy price cap is set to remain more than £1,000 higher than the average bill before the COVID pandemic, according to a closely-watched forecast. Ahead of the industry regulator’s determination on the price cap level due next week, energy research specialist Cornwall Insight said it saw the cap for a typical household at the
The friends of a mother from the Wirral whose heart stopped when she collapsed at an airport in Turkey are raising money to get her back home. Friends and family of Melissa Kinsella, from Merseyside, said she is now in a coma and claim the Turkish hospital treating her is charging her nearly £2,000 for
Andy Rourke, the bassist for indie legends The Smiths, has died aged 59. The death was announced by fellow band member Johnny Marr. He said: “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer. “Andy will be remembered as a kind and beautiful soul
Tesco chair John Allan is to leave next month after the supermarket giant said allegations over his personal conduct “risk becoming a distraction” to the chain. The UK’s largest retailer said he would be “stepping down” from his role as chair of the board and as a director at the company’s AGM on 16 June.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife lost an average of £500,000 a day over the past year, according to The Sunday Times Rich List. The couple are estimated to be £201m poorer due a fall in the value of Akshata Murty’s stake in her father’s IT firm – but are still worth a reported
Rishi Sunak has given a “straightforward” message for Vladimir Putin at the G7 summit: “We’re not going away.” Speaking to Sky News in Hiroshima, the prime minister had ready answers for his policy and position on Ukraine. Hours earlier, he had announced a ban on imports of Russian diamonds – and told me that he
The Prime Minister said the UK would provide Ukraine with new attack drones and air defence missiles as he hosted President Zelenskyy at his country residence at Chequers. Mr Zelenskyy said he wanted Britain to join a “fighter jet coalition”. He is seeking F-16 aircraft to defend his country against Russia, which the UK does
Bobi, a Portuguese pooch who was declared the world’s oldest dog by Guinness World Records in February, celebrated his 31st birthday on Thursday, according to a news release from Guinness. #CNN #News #shorts
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We’re always scanning the market, looking for opportunities to deploy capital as prices come down. With our expectation for more volatility ahead as the debt ceiling debate picks up, we’re waiting for the market to get into oversold territory before we start putting the bulk of our 10% cash position to work. Remember, when the
Harry and Meghan have demanded an agency hand over photos and videos taken by paparazzi during a “chase” in New York earlier this week – but it has refused. Lawyers representing the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have sent a letter to the Backgrid agency – but in response, the company reportedly told Harry that
Asda staff could be threatened with the sack if they don’t agree to a pay cut, according to the GMB union. The supermarket chain confirmed it was considering ending a 60p-per-hour supplement paid to some workers in the South East of England. They have been paid the extra money for many years to make up
The room in the homeless hostel is so small that there is barely enough room for two single beds. This is now home for 30 year-old Sammy and her six-year-old son Teddy after their world was turned upside down. When the bailiffs came to evict them from their flat last month, all they could do
The Walt Disney Company has announced it is scrapping plans to build a new campus in central Florida following a year-long dispute with Governor Ron DeSantis. Mr DeSantis has been attacking the company after it opposed a state law banning classroom lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity in early years. Disney filed a First
Harrison Ford has said he is “deeply moved and humbled” to receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival. The veteran American actor was presented with the accolade ahead of the world debut screening of his new film Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny on Thursday. The film sees the 80-year-old return
Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterMay 18, 2023, 11:48 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year Nine-thousand, seven-hundred and thirty-one days. When the NASCAR All-Star Race drops the green flag on Sunday evening, that’s how long it will have been since
Samuel H. Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, speaks to media after meeting Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Prime Minister’s office in Tokyo on April 10, 2023. The Yomiuri Shimbun | AP OpenAI launched a ChatGPT iPhone app on Thursday, its CTO Mira Murati said on Twitter. An Android version is coming soon, she
Donald Trump was also found to have defamed E Jean Carroll, but the civil trial rejected her claim she was raped during the encounter. The former US president denies the verdict of the jury in the civil case, calling it a ‘scam’. Read more on this here – https://news.sky.com/topic/donald-trump-5711 #donaldtrump #trump #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our