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Amazon workers in North Carolina reject union, victory for retailer

Amazon North Carolina workers reject union, give retailer big win

RALEIGH, North Carolina: Amazon workers in North Carolina voted against joining a union, giving a big win for the company, which has...

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...

Wake Forest on rise as NC State out to 'stay in the moment'

Wake Forest on rise as NC State out to 'stay in the moment'

(Photo credit: Rich Barnes-Imagn Images) North Carolina State and visiting Wake Forest hold vastly different short-term goals heading...

North Carolina meets Virginia, seeks to continue surge

North Carolina meets Virginia, seeks to continue surge

(Photo credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images) Now in a rhythm with three wins in its past four games, North Carolina will look to continue...

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...

North Carolina warms up quickly, blows out NC State

North Carolina warms up quickly, blows out NC State

(Photo credit: Bob Donnan-Imagn Images) RJ Davis had 21 points, Seth Trimble added 15, and North Carolina used a series of first-half...

NASCAR penalizes Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing for modified spoiler

NASCAR penalizes Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing for modified spoiler

(Photo credit: Peter Casey-Imagn Images) NASCAR penalized driver Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing on Wednesday for modifying a...

Duke F Maliq Brown to miss 'some time' with dislocated shoulder

Duke F Maliq Brown to miss 'some time' with dislocated shoulder

(Photo credit: Rich Barnes-Imagn Images) Duke forward Maliq Brown dislocated his left shoulder during the first half of the third-ranked...

"He's a leader, he gets it done": Donald Trump praises Elon Musk, hails his tech foresight

"He's a leader, he gets it done": Donald Trump praises Elon Musk, hails his tech foresight

Washington DC [US], February 19 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (US Local Time) lauded Tesla CEO Elon Musk as the smartest...

Trump Praises Musk For Work Cutting Government Waste

Trump Praises Musk For Work Cutting Government Waste

U.S. President Donald Trump defended his decision to give billionaire businessman Elon Musk a major role in his administration as head...

Protecting the ball key for Virginia Tech, Boston College

Protecting the ball key for Virginia Tech, Boston College

(Photo credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images) Boston College will try to end a four-game losing streak Tuesday when it plays an Atlantic...

Syracuse, Pitt in critical stretch for ACC tourney berths

Syracuse, Pitt in critical stretch for ACC tourney berths

(Photo credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images) Pittsburgh's leading scorer Jaland Lowe is expected to return when the Panthers host Syracuse...

Notre Dame moves to No. 1 in Top 25 as UCLA falls

Notre Dame moves to No. 1 in Top 25 as UCLA falls

(Photo credit: Matt Cashore-Imagn Images) Notre Dame soared to No. 1 as UCLA and South Carolina sank in the women's basketball Associated...

UCLA named No. 1 seed in women's early bracket

UCLA named No. 1 seed in women's early bracket

(Photo credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images) The NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Committee tabbed UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and...

Cooper Flagg, No. 3 Duke take aim at improved Virginia

Cooper Flagg, No. 3 Duke take aim at improved Virginia

(Photo credit: Zachary Taft-Imagn Images) Coming off its highest-scoring Atlantic Coast Conference game in eight years, No. 3 Duke...

North Carolina ends road woes by topping Syracuse

North Carolina ends road woes by topping Syracuse

(Photo credit: Ken Ruinard / staff / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Ian Jackson scored 23 points as North Carolina snapped a...

Colts announce 2025 coaching staff

Colts announce 2025 coaching staff

Here's what the Colts' 2025 coaching staff will look like this upcoming year. JJ Stankevitz The Colts on Friday announced their...

Late for Work: Lamar Jackson Is No. 1 in PFF's Player Rankings

Late for Work: Lamar Jackson Is No. 1 in PFF's Player Rankings

Kevin Eck Lamar Jackson Is No. 1 in PFF's Top 101 Players Rankings Pro Football Focus concluded its countdown of theTop 101 Players...

Chargers 2025 Mock Draft Tracker 4.0: Who to Pick at No. 22

Chargers 2025 Mock Draft Tracker 4.0: Who to Pick at No. 22

Omar Navarro The Super Bowl is in the books, which means the NFL Scouting Combine is rapidly approaching. The Bolts holdthe 22nd...

2025 NFL Combine participants

2025 NFL Combine participants

Teresa Varley The NFL Combine is set to get underway, and a total of 329 prospects have been invited to attend this year's event....

Flooding death toll in U.S. Kentucky rises to 11

CHICAGO, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of severe weather-induced flooding in the U.S. midwestern state of Kentucky over the weekend...

Another Blackrock Nearly 100 U.S. mercenaries are in Gaza right now.

96 American special forces are patrolling a checkpoint in the middle of Gaza, as Palestinians return to their homes in the north. If...

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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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