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Chris Paul is back at the top of his game with Oklahoma City Thunder

Jul 25, 2020 00:49 am UTC| Sports

Chris Paul has always been one of the best point guards in the NBA, and he is reminding everyone of that as he turns Oklahoma City Thunder into one of the bests in the Western Conference. Being with Oklahoma City...

Andre Iguodala scores in double figures for Miami Heat in scrimmage against Sacramento Kings

Jul 25, 2020 00:34 am UTC| Sports

Andre Iguodala wasnt kidding when he said that he could easily adapt to the NBA bubble at the Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, as he scored 11 points in Miami Heats 104-98 win over Sacramento Kings in a...

Carmelo Anthony joins NBA pals Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul in launching Social Change Fund

Jul 25, 2020 00:16 am UTC| Sports

NBA stars Carmelo Anthony, Chris Paul, and Dwyane Wade are once again making use of their platforms in stopping social injustice by launching the Social Change Fund. This, amidst their busy schedules as Anthony, is busy...

LeBron James' NBA MVP 2020 race: Damian Lillard and Anthony Davis explain why ‘King’ is a frontrunner at age 35

Jul 24, 2020 15:25 pm UTC| Sports

The NBA regular season 2019-20 is just about to restart next week, but talks on who will be the next Most Valuable Player is already heating up. At least for Damian Lillard and Anthony Davis, the 17-year veteran LeBron...

Manny Pacquiao: Will a big match happen this year? Boxing champ’s handlers want Pacman to fight before 2020 ends

Jul 24, 2020 11:50 am UTC| Sports

Manny Pacquiao is one of the worlds best fighters in the ring and many popular boxers have expressed their interest to fight him. Some of them, who already had the chance to be in the ring with Pacman, want a rematch but...

NFL 2020: Washington ‘Warriors’ or ‘Sentinels’? No, it’s the ‘Washington Football Team’ — for now

Jul 24, 2020 08:18 am UTC| Sports

The National Football League club based in Washington, D.C., is going through a historical time as its owner finally decided to retire the moniker redskins. However, they may not have had enough time to finalize and...

Los Angeles Lakers schedule: How to watch ALL scrimmage and seeding games from Orlando bubble restart

Jul 24, 2020 07:25 am UTC| Sports

Finally, the Los Angeles Lakers will be back in court action. LeBron James and his team will have their first match -- 1 of 3 scrimmage games -- in the NBA Orlando bubble against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. Luckily,...

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Economy

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...

New Zealand Business Confidence Hits 30-Year High as Economic Outlook Improves

New Zealands business confidence surged sharply in December, reaching its highest level in three decades, according to the latest ANZ Bank Business Outlook survey released on Friday. The data highlights growing optimism...

Politics

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....

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...

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...

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...

Micron Technology Forecasts Surge in Revenue and Earnings on AI-Driven Memory Demand

Micron Technology delivered record first-quarter results and issued a bullish forecast for the current quarter, driven by rising memory prices and strong demand linked to artificial intelligence workloads. The upbeat...