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Patrick Mahomes: The Super Bowl LIV MVP now partly owns Kansas City Royals of the MLB

Jul 31, 2020 00:33 am UTC| Sports

In 2014, Patrick Mahomes was drafted by the Detroit Tigers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher in the 37th round. But then he left baseball and focused on football playing the quarterback position. Cant...

Formula One: Will Sebastian Vettel be a good fit for Racing Point?

Jul 30, 2020 23:48 pm UTC| Sports

Following the announcement of four-time Formula One World Champion Sebastian Vettel leaving Ferrari by the end of 2020, the German driver has been increasingly linked to Racing Point. Former F1 race driver Nick Heidfeld...

NHL returns with the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs on August 1 in Toronto and Edmonton

Jul 30, 2020 23:47 pm UTC| Sports

The National Hockey League (NHL) will be making its own restart via the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs on August 1. The NHL has followed the lead of NBA in creating a bubble with teams from the Eastern Conference to be...

Anthony Davis might miss Los Angeles Lakers first seeding game versus LA Clippers as NBA restarts

Jul 30, 2020 23:39 pm UTC| Sports

The Los Angeles Lakers might be missing one of its key players in Anthony Davis when they go up against the LA Clippers as the NBA 2019-2020 season restarts on July 30 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex inside the...

Milwaukee Bucks ranked as the best team inside the NBA bubble ahead of games restart

Jul 30, 2020 23:35 pm UTC| Sports

The Milwaukee Bucks top the list of NBA Power Rankings inside the NBA bubble at the Disney World in Orlando, Florida, ahead of the NBA 2019-2020 restart. According to Michael Shapiro of Sports Illustrated, it would not...

Miami Marlins: Four more players test positive to COVID-19, prompts more games to get postponed

Jul 30, 2020 23:29 pm UTC| Sports

The Miami Marlins will not be playing any games soon as four more of their players tested positive for the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) after a new round of testing. The Marlins now have a total of 17 players and...

San Francisco 49ers: Signings and roster cuts ahead of September 10 start of the 2020 NFL season

Jul 30, 2020 07:50 am UTC| Sports

The San Francisco 49ers are determined to shake off the losers blues as they strengthen their roster ahead of the September 10 start of the 2020 NFL season. Running back Raheem Mostert has signed a new deal with the...

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Economy

Kevin Hassett Says Inflation Is Below Target, Backs Trump’s Call for Rate Cuts

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said President Donald Trump is correct in claiming inflation is low, despite official data, public sentiment, and many economists suggesting otherwise. Speaking on Fox Business,...

U.S. Stocks End Week Higher as Tech Rally Offsets Consumer Weakness

U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, recovering from a volatile start to the week as gains in technology and AI-related shares outweighed sharp declines in consumer stocks such as Nike. Major indexes finished in positive...

EU Delays Mercosur Free Trade Agreement Signing Amid Ukraine War Funding Talks

The European Union has decided to delay the formal signing of its long-anticipated free trade agreement with the Mercosur bloc, as EU leaders convened in Brussels to prioritize discussions on funding Ukraines war effort....

Precious Metals Rally as Silver and Platinum Outperform on Rate Cut Bets

Gold prices edged slightly lower in Asian trading on Friday but were still on track to post modest weekly gains, as strong safe-haven demand continued to support the precious metals market. At the same time, silver and...

Oil Prices Steady in Asia but Headed for Weekly Loss on Supply Glut Concerns

Oil prices were mostly steady during Asian trading on Friday, but both major benchmarks were still on track to record a second consecutive weekly decline as persistent concerns over a global supply glut continued to...

Politics

Trump Signals Push for Lower Health Insurance Prices as ACA Premium Concerns Grow

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he plans to meet with major health insurance companies in the coming weeks in an effort to push for significantly lower healthcare costs, as millions of Americans face the...

Epstein Files Released by DOJ Spotlight Bill Clinton, Raise Questions Over Trump Mentions

The U.S. Justice Department has released hundreds of thousands of pages of documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a move that has reignited political controversy and public...

U.S. and China Push for Ceasefire as Thailand–Cambodia Border Clashes Escalate

China and the United States are intensifying separate diplomatic efforts to revive a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, as Southeast Asian leaders prepare for a crucial ASEAN meeting aimed at addressing the worst...

Syria, Kurds and U.S. Race to Show Progress on SDF Integration Deal

Syrian, Kurdish and U.S. officials are intensifying diplomatic efforts ahead of a year-end deadline to demonstrate progress on a long-stalled agreement to integrate Kurdish-led forces into the Syrian state, according to...

Putin Signals Possible Peace or Continued War in Ukraine at Major Year-End Address

Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to send a significant signal to the United States and European powers regarding the future of the Ukraine war when he speaks at his annual end-of-year news conference on Friday....

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Dina Powell McCormick Resigns From Meta Board After Eight Months, May Take Advisory Role

Dina Powell McCormick has resigned from Meta Platforms board of directors effective immediately, just eight months after joining the social media company, Meta confirmed on Friday. The unexpected departure comes at a time...

TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement

TikTok has taken a major step toward securing its future in the United States after its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, announced it has signed binding agreements with three major investors to form a new joint venture...

Trump Administration Reviews Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Marking Major Shift in U.S. AI Export Policy

The U.S. government under President Donald Trump has launched a formal review that could pave the way for the first-ever shipments of Nvidias H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, according to multiple sources...

Oracle Stock Surges After Hours on TikTok Deal Optimism and OpenAI Fundraising Buzz

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) shares surged sharply in extended trading on Thursday, reflecting renewed investor optimism fueled by reports of a potential U.S. TikTok transaction and fresh fundraising discussions...

Apple Opens iPhone to Alternative App Stores in Japan Under New Competition Law

Apple has announced a major shift in its App Store policies in Japan, opening iPhones and other Apple devices to alternative app stores in order to comply with new competition laws aimed at reshaping the countrys...