Associated Press Feb 25, 2024, 10:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO, Fla. — Confederate, who last year won 13 of 15 races and became the fastest 3-year-old pacer in history, was named 2023 Horse of the Year at the U.S. Harness Writers Association banquet Sunday. The colt received 112 of 129 votes. Confederate’s wins
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Associated Press Feb 25, 2024, 08:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HAMPTON, Ga. — Daniel Suarez edged Ryan Blaney and Kyle Busch in a three-wide finish to win a crashed-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday. Busch, who won Saturday’s Trucks race, moved to the middle between Blaney, the 2023 Cup
Feb 1, 2024, 10:39 AM Italy were denied a first away win against France in almost three decades and a first in the Six Nations as Paolo Garbisi’s last-gasp penalty hit the post in a 13-13 stalemate on Sunday. Garbisi almost ran out of time to kick the penalty after the 80th minute, before watching
A man is in a critical condition after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington DC. Firefighters arrived at 1pm and extinguished the fire, the authorities said. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You
Hyundai IONIQ 5 (left) and IONIQ 6 (right) at Tesla Supercharger (Source: Hyundai) There’s a loophole in the stricter IRA Federal tax credit that only applies $3750 rebates on North American-built cars and separately $3750 on domestic batteries. For whatever reason, all EVs get the full $7500 applied to leases, however. So that has more
Tory MPs have complained that suspending Lee Anderson may have been a mistake, WhatsApp messages leaked to Sky News have revealed. After one of the most toxic weeks in Westminster, the Sky News and Politico podcast, Politics at Jack and Sam’s, examines the attitude of all sides to the controversies of the last few days.
The prime minister has revealed how some of the money from abandoning the HS2 northern leg will be reallocated. Northern England will get £2.5bn and the Midlands £2.2bn after plans to run the high-speed line to the North were scrapped last year. The cash will go to a “local transport fund” to help towns, rural
Israel’s war cabinet has been briefed on a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas following negotiations in Paris. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gathered ministers late on Saturday night after Israeli envoys returned from meeting US, Egyptian and Qatari mediators. White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told US media they “came to an understanding” on the
MPs are set to hold another debate on a ceasefire in Gaza after the SNP said it would take up the Speaker’s offer following last week’s chaotic scenes in parliament. It comes after Sir Lindsay Hoyle faced a backlash last week for breaching convention by allowing a vote on a Labour amendment to an SNP
Kenneth Mitchell, an actor who appeared in Captain Marvel and a Star Trek series, has died. The actor, who was 49, was diagnosed with ALS – also known as motor neurone disease – five and a half years ago. His family said in a statement on Instagram that Mitchell was “an inspirational work of art
Alexei Navalny once hit out at the “corrupt officials” living in London who allegedly help Vladimir Putin’s regime stash dirty money, Sky News can reveal. In a never-before-seen interview acquired by Sky News, the late Russian opposition leader spoke about his hope for a better future for his country – and the risks he knew
A former private secretary to Prince Andrew is playing a key role in the deliberations of a Chinese online retail giant over a possible bid for Currys, the high street electrical goods chain. Sky News has learnt that Amanda Thirsk, who quit as the Duke of York’s private secretary nearly four years ago, is working
Feb 24, 2024, 04:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions What were the biggest moments from PFL vs. Bellator? Brett Okamoto, Marc Raimondi and Jeff Wagenheim offer their final thoughts after a historic 10-fight card in Saudi Arabia. PFL finally gets its prizefight Wagenheim: It took about half a second. No, I’m not talking about how
The deputy prime minister has refused to say on Sky News whether Lee Anderson is “racist” as he backed the decision to suspend him from the Conservative Party following his attack on Sadiq Khan. Mr Anderson claimed “Islamists” had “got control” of the London mayor whom he claimed had “given our capital city away to
The first all-electric Jeep could be delivered to US customers as soon as July. According to new CEO Antonio Filosa, production of Jeep’s first EV, the Wagoneer S SUV, is expected to begin in Q2. Deliveries could happen as soon as the third quarter. Jeep’s CEO also confirmed we may see the electric Wrangler-like Recon
It was no cliffhanger. Donald Trump was always going to win the South Carolina primary, it was simply a matter of margin – margin of victory and margin of Republican shift. This result moves the party’s centre of gravity yet further, from traditional to Trump. It strengthens his status as Republican nominee-in-waiting, as a movement
Sir Keir Starmer has accused the prime minister of harbouring extremists in his party after a senior Tory MP was suspended for “Islamophobic” comments. The Labour leader said Rishi Sunak’s “weakness” allowed Lee Anderson “to act with impunity” and that he “needs to get a grip and take on the extremists in his party”. Sir
The US and Britain have struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen in response to the militant group’s attacks on shipping. It is the fourth joint action taken by the UK and the US in an attempt to deter attacks by the Iran-backed group on vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf
Panning for gold in Alibaba’s electric vehicle catalog is bound to find some real doozies, such as this week’s Awesomely Weird Alibaba Electric Vehicle of the Week. Meet this fun little purple three-wheeled electric car that barely manages to fulfill the requirements of a car. The “Minitype 3 Seater Passenger Electric Passenger Tricycle” is quite
Donald Trump has defeated Nikki Haley in the South Carolina Republican primary, NBC News has projected. The result will further cement his grip on the race to be his party’s nominee for president. Mr Trump claimed his fourth straight primary win on Saturday, handing an embarrassing loss to his last remaining major rival in her