Warner Bros. Discovery sues NBA for not accepting its matching offer
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Warner Bros. Discovery has sued the NBA after the league did not accept the company’s matching offer for one of the packages in its upcoming 11-year media rights deal. The lawsuit was filed on …
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By JOE REEDY
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7/26/24
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Bills co-owner Kim Pegula breaks team huddle in latest sign of her recovery from cardiac arrest
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Buffalo Bills co-owner Kim Pegula showed significant signs in her recovery from a debilitating cardiac arrest by being escorted to the field by her husband to break the post-practice team huddle. …
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By JOHN WAWROW
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7/26/24
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Kevin Spacey's waterfront Baltimore condo sold at auction after foreclosure
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Kevin Spacey’s $5.6 million waterfront condominium in Baltimore has been sold at auction amid the disgraced actor's financial struggles following a slew of sexual misconduct allegations. Spacey …
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7/26/24
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ is already breaking box office records, with more possible soon
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“Deadpool & Wolverine” has gotten off to a supercharged start at the box office, breaking the Thursday preview record for an R-rated movie. The comic-book film sold an estimated $38.5 million …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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7/26/24
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Recall of Boar's Head deli meats announced during investigation of listeria outbreak
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U.S. health officials have announced a recall of some Boar's Head liverwurst and other deli meats as they investigate a listeria outbreak. The outbreak has sickened nearly three dozen people and …
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By MIKE STOBBE
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7/26/24
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Federal grand jury charges short seller Andrew Left in $16M stock manipulation scheme
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A federal grand jury in California has charged activist short seller Andrew Left with multiple counts of securities fraud for a $16 million stock market manipulation scheme. The Department of Justice …
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
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7/26/24
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Fed's preferred inflation gauge cools, adding to likelihood of a September rate cut
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The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation measure remained low last month, bolstering evidence that price pressures are steadily cooling and setting the stage for the Fed to begin cutting interest …
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
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7/26/24
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Veterans lobbied for psychedelic therapy, but it may not be enough to save MDMA drug application
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Military veterans have spent years lobbying for the use of psychedelic drugs to treat PTSD, but a sharply critical review of the club drug MDMA has put the therapy's approval in doubt. The negative …
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By MATTHEW PERRONE
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7/26/24
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Wood pellets boomed in the US South. Climate activists want Biden to stop boosting industry growth
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Wood pellet production has skyrocketed across the U.S. South to feed the European Union’s push for renewable energy to replace fossil fuels. But many people who live near manufacturing plants …
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By JAMES POLLARD, JULIE WATSON and STEPHEN SMITH
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7/26/24
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Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022
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Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis. The …
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By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI
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7/25/24
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Workers link US, Canadian sides of new Gordie Howe International Bridge over Detroit River
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Workers have linked the U.S. and Canadian sides of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning the Detroit River. The Detroit News reports the workers finished connecting southwest Detroit and …
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7/25/24
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Abbott warns that some of its blood sugar monitors may need replacement due to incorrect readings
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Abbott is warning that sensors on some of its blood sugar monitoring systems may need to be replaced to prevent inaccurate readings. The medical device maker said Thursday that testing showed that …
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By The Associated Press
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7/25/24
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Company says manufacturing problem was behind wind turbine blade breaking off Nantucket Island
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The maker of a massive wind turbine blade that broke apart off Nantucket Island says a manufacturing problem was responsible. GE Vernova, on a conference call Wednesday, said that insufficient …
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7/25/24
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OpenAI tests ChatGPT-powered search engine that could compete with Google
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OpenAI is testing a ChatGPT-powered search engine that could put the artificial intelligence company in direct competition with search giant Google and affect the flow of internet traffic seeking …
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7/25/24
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Norfolk Southern profits complicated by derailment insurance payments, proxy fight and productivity
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Norfolk Southern got a boost during the second quarter from insurance payments related to last year's disastrous East Palestine derailment, but it also made progress in reducing its expenses and …
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By JOSH FUNK
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7/25/24
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Automakers hit 'significant storm,' as buyers reject lofty prices at time of huge capital outlays
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Investors are punishing automakers’ stocks this week after second-quarter earnings reports exposed industrywide issues of slowing sales and high prices. That has come just as the companies are …
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By TOM KRISHER
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7/25/24
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US viewers' Olympic interest is down, poll finds, except for Simone Biles
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On the heels of low ratings for the coronavirus pandemic-marred Tokyo and Beijing Olympics, Paris may not do much better among U.S. viewers. That's according to a poll from Gallup released Thursday. …
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7/25/24
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Workers at GM seat supplier in Missouri each tentative agreement, end strike
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The union representing workers at Lear Corp.’s Missouri plant that makes seats for General Motors vehicles says it has reached a tentative agreement with the company, ending a strike that was in …
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By The Associated Press
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7/25/24
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Senate committee votes to investigate Steward Health Care bankruptcy and subpoena its CEO
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A Senate committee has voted to authorize an investigation into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care and to subpoena the company’s CEO. The subpoena would compel Dr. Ralph de la Torre to testify …
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By STEVE LeBLANC
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7/25/24
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Future of undersea electricity cable linking Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be decided next month
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Cyprus' energy minister says the future of an electricity cable linking the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel will be settled next month. That's when the Cypriot energy regulator is due to …
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By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS
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7/25/24
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