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If state fails, N. Carolina court will take over school funding

RALEIGH, North Carolina: A North Carolina judge has given state legislators until the middle of October to carry out a ...

Joey Gallo-led Yankees blast 5 HRs in shutout win over Indians

Joey Gallo homered twice, Corey Kluber pitched six effective innings in his best start since coming off the injured list ...

Skidding Minnesota United desperate for points vs. Galaxy

With only one win in their last six matches, Minnesota United FC has tentatively fallen below the playoff line in ...

Deshaun Watson inactive for Week 2

The Houston Texans, for the second consecutive week to begin the 2021 NFL season, have listed quarterback Deshaun Watson as ...

Jags' Trevor Lawrence seeks first win against Broncos

The NFL debuts of Trevor Lawrence and Urban Meyer were shaky and won't be highlighted in either's personal scrapbook. But ...

Astros activate C Jason Castro (knee) from IL

The Houston Astros activated veteran catcher Jason Castro from the 10-day injured list prior to Friday night's game against the ...

Five-star center Vince Iwuchukwu commits to USC

Vince Iwuchukwu, the No. 12 overall recruit in the Class of 2022 and fourth-ranked center according to 247 Sports Composite ...

Playoff hopes fading as Dynamo host FC Dallas

FC Dallas and the host Houston Dynamo will be in full playoff desperation mode when they square off on Saturday ...

Dolphins WR Will Fuller (personal reasons) out indefinitely

Miami Dolphins receiver Will Fuller won't play Sunday against the visiting Buffalo Bills due to a personal issue, coach Brian ...

Reports: Browns to place LB Anthony Walker (hamstring) on IR

Cleveland Browns starting linebacker Anthony Walker will be placed on injured reserve due to a hamstring strain, multiple media outlets ...

White Sox, Dylan Cease seek improvement vs. Rangers

Chicago White Sox right-hander Dylan Cease has been a little off lately. Cease's lack of command has led to a ...

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Majority of Japanese companies say business to recover in 2021

TOKYO, Japan: A survey by Reuters found that most Japanese companies believe the recovery of the country's economy has reached ...

Volatile day Friday for U.S. stocks, major indices tumble

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks tumbled on Friday while the U.S. dollar rallied."It was a volatile week and ...

Intuit announces purchase of Mailchimp for $12 billion

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California: California-based Intuit, known for its small-business accounting and DIY tax-filing software, including TurboTax and QuickBooks, announced that ...

Ireland investigates TikTok transferring children's data to China

DUBLIN, Ireland: Ireland's Data Protection Commission (DPC) said it has opened two investigations into video sharing platform TikTok.The first investigation ...

Freefall in iron ore price pressures Australian stock exchange

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia - Most Asian stock markets rose on Friday, however, the ASX fell sharply as the Australian market ...

Britain's inflation up 3.2 percent, greatest jump on record

LONDON, England: August saw inflation rates in the U.K. soaring to the highest-ever recorded rate, official figures show.Inflation rose to ...

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Congress observes Modi birthday as National Price Rise Day

New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Protesting against the rising prices of cooking oil, All India Mahila Congress observed 'National ...

Four PSA plants installed in Arunachal

Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], September 17 (ANI): Arunachal Pradesh Health Minister Alo Libang on Friday said that under the PM ...

GST Council extends concessions on COVID medicines

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 17 (ANI): The GST Council on Friday extended Goods and Services Tax concessions on COVID-related ...

Petroleum products not to be included under GST: Sitharaman

Lucknow [India], September 17 (ANI): Petroleum products will not be included under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), said Union ...

Russian natural gas reserves to last another century Gazprom

Russia's state-run energy giant Gazprom estimates the country's reserves of natural gas will last 100 years with some deposits capable ...

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North Korea unveils cruise missile, adding to its arsenal

SEOUL, South Korea: North Korea successfully tested a new long-range cruise missile, which is thought by analysts to potentially be ...

U.S. Army four star general in firing line

Washington's quasi-official court stenographer, Bob Woodward, has just published another "insider" DC account, which he co-authored with the journalist and ...

Indiana hospitals canceling procedures to make room for Covid patients

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana: Hospitals in Indiana are still reeling from the recent spurt in new Delta Covid cases across the state.According ...

Next Norway prime minster a wealthy leader of Labor Party

OSLO, Norway: The man expected to become the next prime minister of Norway, 61-year-old Jonas Gahr Stoere, was born into ...

China, climate on agenda for meeting of Australia, Japan, India, U.S.

WASHINGTON D.C.: The leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States will meet on 24th September to discuss issues ...

First SpaceX tourist flight begins 3 day journey

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: A rocket carrying four tourists and no professional astronauts on board blasted off into Earth orbit on ...

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