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Butler brings Big East road woes to DePaul

Butler brings Big East road woes to DePaul

(Photo credit: Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Butler aims to earn a rare road win Saturday night when...

U.S. sports betting soars 23.6% amid alarming rise in addiction

U.S. sports betting soars 23.6% amid alarming rise in addiction

(Photo credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images) Americans are gambling on sports in record numbers, which has coincided with a rapid increase...

Devils hope to benefit from break with surging Stars ahead

Devils hope to benefit from break with surging Stars ahead

(Photo credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images) A couple of key roster pieces could await the New Jersey Devils coming out of the break...

No. 10 St. John's avoiding complacency as battle with DePaul looms

No. 10 St. John's avoiding complacency as battle with DePaul looms

(Photo credit: Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images) No. 10 St. John's has built a modest cushion atop the Big East standings, but it is far...

A New Jersey man is convicted of attempted murder in the stabbing of Salman Rushdie

MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) - A New Jersey man was convicted Friday of attempted murder for stabbing author Salman Rushdie multiple times on...

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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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