AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For more than a year, the U.S. stock market went in mostly one direction, up, and in mostly one manner, quietly. A bonanza around artificial-intelligence technology helped drive Big Tech stocks higher, while other areas of the market held up amid rising hopes for coming cuts to interest
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France is still undefeated in the women’s handball tournament after beating Angola 38-24 in a group stage match at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles performs a Yurchenko double pike fault in the opening round of the women’s all-around final, astonishing fans in Paris as she chases a sixth Olympic gold medal.
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Americans Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs, and Jacqueline Dubrovich advanced to the gold medal match after a landslide win against Canada in women’s team foil.
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Rebeca Andrade stuns with a stuck Cheng vault in the opening rotation of the women’s all-around finals as she pushes for an all-around Olympic medal to join the bronze medal she won with Brazil in the team final.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — An F-16 fighter jet from the Ohio Air National Guard landed safely in Ohio after having an emergency while flying over Michigan. The jet needed to drop two fuel tanks, one of which exploded in a lake. At about 1:15 p.m.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Venu Sports — the sports streaming platform planned by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery — will be available for $42.99 per month with its planned launch in the fall. The streaming service’s launch price was announced on Thursday. Venu (pronounced “venue”) Sports is being considered by some to be the
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in a year last week, even as the labor market remains broadly healthy. Jobless claims for the week ending July 27 climbed by 14,000 to249,000 from 235,000 the previous week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. It’s the most since
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Ferdinand Omanyala’s status as Africa’s fastest man has many people believing Kenya’s push for Olympic gold medals isn’t entirely a long-distance objective. But the Commonwealth Games 100-meter champion doesn’t want to get ahead of himself despite posting the second-fastest time this season of 9.79 seconds to qualify for the Olympics. The African record
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Estados Unidos y Rusia llevaron a cabo un histórico intercambio de prisioneros este jueves que involucró a dos docenas de detenidos, entre ellos el ex infante de la Marina estadounidense Paul Whelan y el periodista de The Wall Street Journal Evan Gershkovich, quienes fueron liberados como parte de un amplio acuerdo
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Team USA won against China to advance to the semifinals in the women’s team foil event on Day 7 at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The U.S. built upon the lead it established in the fourth bout to win 45-37.
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The United States and Russia carried out a historic prisoner exchange Thursday when two dozen detainees, including former US Marine Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, were released as part of a sweeping deal that involved at least seven countries. Thursday’s
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Suspected human remains were discovered at a construction site in Michigan last week, and archeologists are investigating after they were determined to likely be from a pre-modern era. The bones were discovered at about 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Grandview Parkway
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin and Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — Iga Świątek, the Polish world No. 1 and top seed in the Olympic tennis tournament, lost in the semifinals Thursday to China’s Zheng Qinwen, a massive upset in the women’s singles. Świątek went down in straight sets, losing 6-2 7-5. The Pole has been a
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2024 world champion Zelym Kotsoiev of Azerbaijan defeated Georgian Ilia Sulamanidze in the men’s 100kg judo after a penalty was granted to win his first gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The U.S. Department of Transportation is proposing a new rule that would ban airlines from charging parents to sit with their young children. Under the proposal, released Thursday, U.S. and foreign carriers would be required to seat children 13 or younger next to their parent or accompanying adult for free. Four airlines
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — Airlines would no longer be allowed to charge parents extra fees for their kids to be seated next to them under a new rule proposed by the Biden administration. White House officials say their “fee-free family seating” proposal could potentially save parents up to $200 per
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Women’s top tennis player Iga Swiatek suffered a semifinal loss on Thursday, after China’s Zheng Qinwen crushed Swiatek, 6-2, 7-5, in a straight-set symphony.
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In men’s water polo Day 3 action, Australia’s defense stepped up again in a win over France.
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — When fashion designer Aurora James toured her soon-to-be new home, a friend in tow called it a “tragic disaster.” That would probably make most people a little nervous, but the founder and face of shoes and accessories line Brother Vellies was unmoved in her decision to snap up the
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