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Texas residents near SpaceX to vote on creating ‘Starbase’ City

Texas county approves vote on SpaceX's proposed city 'Starbase'

McALLEN, Texas: A county in Texas has approved an election that will let people living near SpaceX decide whether to create a new city...

No. 1 Auburn searches for shooting touch vs. Georgia

No. 1 Auburn searches for shooting touch vs. Georgia

(Photo credit: Jake Crandall/ Advertiser / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Fresh off a scare against Arkansas, No. 1 Auburn looks...

No. 15 Missouri looks to continue hot streak vs. Arkansas

No. 15 Missouri looks to continue hot streak vs. Arkansas

(Photo credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images) The No. 15 Missouri Tigers have put their terrible 2023-24 season behind them and are...

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Tennessee fends off No. 18 Tide

Women's Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Tennessee fends off No. 18 Tide

(Photo credit: Caitie McMekin/News Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Jewel Spear scored 20 points and Talaysia Cooper...

Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Missouri's offense rolls over No. 4 Alabama

Top 25 roundup: No. 15 Missouri's offense rolls over No. 4 Alabama

(Photo credit: Denny Medley-Imagn Images) Mark Mitchell scored a career-high 31 points to lead No. 15 Missouri to a 110-98 victory...

No. 1 Auburn survives tough battle with visiting Arkansas

No. 1 Auburn survives tough battle with visiting Arkansas

(Photo credit: John Reed-Imagn Images) Johni Broome recorded 16 points and 13 rebounds to help top-ranked Auburn post a 67-60 victory...

Arkansas, desperate for defining win, faces No. 1 Auburn

Arkansas, desperate for defining win, faces No. 1 Auburn

(Photo credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images) Auburn solidified its spot atop the national rankings with a scintillating victory over...

Surging No. 7 TAMU visits dangerous No. 21 Mississippi State

Surging No. 7 TAMU visits dangerous No. 21 Mississippi State

(Photo credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images) No. 7 Texas A&M looks to continue climbing the standings and building on its position...

Surging No. 8 TAMU visits dangerous No. 22 Mississippi State

Surging No. 8 TAMU visits dangerous No. 22 Mississippi State

(Photo credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images) No. 8 Texas A&M looks to continue climbing the standings and building on its position...

US: At least 9 people dead in Kentucky, Georgia after powerful storm

US: At least 9 people dead in Kentucky, Georgia after powerful storm

Kentucky [US], February 17 (ANI): At least eight people have died after a powerful storm swept through Kentucky, resulting in flooding...

Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Auburn tops No. 2 Alabama, leads SEC

Top 25 roundup: No. 1 Auburn tops No. 2 Alabama, leads SEC

(Photo credit: Will McLelland-Imagn Images) Johni Broome bundled 19 points with 14 rebounds and six assists as Auburn outdueled rival...

Major winter storm disrupts travel, impacting over 60 million in US

Major winter storm disrupts travel, impacting over 60 million in US

WASHINGTON, 5th January, 2025 (WAM) -- Over 60 million people in the United States are bracing for the first major winter storm of...

Giants Now: PFF's 7-round Giants mock draft

Giants Now: PFF's 7-round Giants mock draft

Matt Citak Pro Football Focus releases 7-round Giants mock draft We are less than a week away from the NFL world converging in...

Lions announce 2025 coaching staff

Lions announce 2025 coaching staff

Allen Park, Mich.The Detroit Lions announced today the team's 2025 coaching staff. 2025 DETROIT LIONS COACHING STAFF Dan CampbellHead...

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U.S. stocks tumble as Trump policies startle investors
U.S. stock markets sour, Dow Jones dives 749 points

NEW YORK, New York - Concerns over U.S. President Donald Trump's startling diversions from his country's long-held policies, and the...


Southwest Airlines cuts 1,750 corporate jobs in first-ever layoffs
Southwest Airlines slashes 15% corporate workforce, first in 15 years

DALLAS, Texas: Southwest Airlines is laying off 1,750 employees, or 15 percent of its corporate staff, in the company's first significant...


Australian central bank cuts interest rates for first time since 2020
Australian central bank cuts first benchmark interest rate since 2020

MELBOURNE, Australia: Australia's central bank has cut its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years, signaling...


Brazil joins OPEC+ ahead of key UN climate summit
Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

BRASILIA, Brazil: Brazil has officially approved joining OPEC+, aligning itself with the world's major oil-exporting nations just months...


U.S. stock markets in sharp retreat Thursday
Wall Street tumbles Thursday, Dow Jones dives 451 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as profit-takers moved in to take the cream off the substantial gains that have...


China’s Xi Jinping reassures private sector on policy stability
China's Xi assures businesses, including Jack Ma, of country's stability

BANGKOK, Thailand: China's President Xi Jinping met with private sector leaders this week and assured them that the government's policies...


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Abbott Ireland announces expansion plans, new jobs

DONEGAL, Ireland - Announcing plans to expand its workforce in Donegal, the U.S. healthcare giant Abbott unveiled plans to create 500 new jobs in the country.Abbott Ireland currently hires c ...

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