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Can Tulane make CFP? Playoff chances for American championship winner

Tulane took down North Texas with ease in the American Conference championship game on Friday, Dec. 5 — and made program history in the...

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Can James Madison make CFP after Sun Belt title?

Could there be two Group of Five programs in the College Football Playoff this year? At the start of the season, it seemed a...

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Mavs star Anthony Davis appears to hurt knee, but returns to game

Anthony Davis went to the ground and was clutching his left knee after a play in the third quarter of the Dallas Mavericks’ game...

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James Madison fans throw snowballs at Troy punter

JMU decided to insert themselves into the game during the first half by throwing snowballs at Troy’s Evan Crenshaw, who was forced to punt...

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NBA legend Michael Jordan testifies during NASCAR antitrust trial

Michael Jordan took the witness stand in the NASCAR antitrust trial Friday, Nov. 5. His appearance lasted about an hour. While it is unlikely...

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Which World Cup groups are the toughest and easiest? We ranked all 12

The draw for the the 2026 World Cup draw is complete and now everyone knows the groups for this summer’s event to be played...

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Dell family donation to offer 25 million kids $250 to open ‘Trump accounts’

Tech billionaires Michael and Susan Dell announced Tuesday that they are pledging $6.25 billion to create some 25 million additional ‘Trump Accounts’ for children...

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Business

Starbucks to pay about $35M to NYC workers to settle claims it violated labor law

Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily...

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Apple’s AI chief abruptly steps down

Apple’s top artificial intelligence executive is stepping down and will retire in 2026, the company announced Monday. John Giannandrea had been at Apple since...

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Airbus says most of its recalled 6,000 A320 jets are now modified

PARIS — Airbus fleets were returning toward normal operations on Monday after the European plane maker pushed through abrupt software changes faster than expected,...

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Politics

Trump’s exaggerated claim that Pennsylvania has 500,000 fracking jobs

“And there’s very few states that benefit like you do from fracking. I mean, you have 500,000 jobs.” — Former president Donald Trump, remarks...

October 24, 2024

Politics

Tucker Carlson says father Trump will give ‘spanking’ at rowdy Georgia rally

DULUTH, Ga. — Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson warmed up the crowd at Donald Trump’s rally here Wednesday night with a dark metaphor,...

October 24, 2024

Politics

A GOP operative accused a monastery of voter fraud. Nuns fought back.

Sister Stephanie Schmidt had a hunch about what her fellow nuns would discuss over dinner at their Erie, Pennsylvania, monastery on Wednesday night. The...

October 24, 2024

Politics

Early voting in Wisconsin slowed by label printing problems

MADISON, Wis. — Early voting kicked off in this battleground state this week with computer delays and long lines. Voters waited as long as...

October 23, 2024

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Notre Dame, Miami will be sweating Sunday. Comparing their CFP resumes

Miami and Notre Dame are both 10-2. So why have the Fighting Irish consistently been above the Hurricanes in the College Football Playoff rankings?...

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