NFL’s salary cap skyrockets to $255.4 million, up a record $30.6 million
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The NFL’s salary cap for 2024 will be $255.4 million, up a record $30.6 million from last year. The cap number has gone from $198.2 million in 2020 to $182.5 million in 2021 following the COVID-19 …
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2/23/24
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So many sanctions on Russia. How much impact do they really have?
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The United States, United Kingdom and European Union are once again hitting Russia with new waves of sanctions over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. This time, they also come in response to the death …
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By FATIMA HUSSEIN, JOSH BOAK and EMMA BURROWS
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2/23/24
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Backstory of disputed 'Hotel California' lyrics pages 'just felt thin,' ex-auction exec tells court
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A former auction house executive says the explanation he was given for the source of 13 pages of drafts of lyrics to the Eagles’ “Hotel California” raised red flags. Former Christie’s …
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By JENNIFER PELTZ
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2/23/24
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Lander 'alive and well' after company scores first US moon landing since Apollo era
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The moon's newest arrival is said to be “alive and well” a day after landing. Intuitive Machines reported Friday that it's communicating with its lander, Odysseus. It's the first U.S. spacecraft …
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By MARCIA DUNN
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2/23/24
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Indonesia and Australia hold defense talks as both nations move toward signing a security agreement
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Indonesia and Australia have held high-level talks in Jakarta as the neighboring countries seek to strengthen security ties by signing a defense cooperation agreement in the coming months. Defense …
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By ANDI JATMIKO AND NINIEK KARMINI
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2/23/24
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Inside the enduring movie homes of Jack Fisk, production design legend
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The legendary production designer Jack Fisk has for half a century been building some of the most indelible homes and structures of movies. He crafted the grand Victorian that peers down from above …
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By JAKE COYLE
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2/23/24
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This week's cellphone outage makes it clear: In the United States, landlines are languishing
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When some people's cellphone service went down for a while because of an AT&T network outage, among the alternatives suggested were using landlines. But according to the most recent estimates from …
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By DEEPTI HAJELA
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2/23/24
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Top EU official says decisions coming next week on the release of massive funds for Poland
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The head of the European Union’s powerful Commission says decisions will be taken soon to release billions of euros to Poland, funds frozen by the bloc over the previous Polish government’s …
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By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA
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2/23/24
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Hungary and Sweden agree on defense deal ahead of final vote on Sweden's NATO accession
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The prime ministers of Hungary and Sweden have concluded a defense industry agreement that will expand Budapest’s fleet of Swedish-built fighter jets. The agreement will pave the way for …
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By JUSTIN SPIKE
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2/23/24
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Gloom settles in over Germany's economy as businesses remain downbeat about coming months
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Germany's businesses remain mired in pessimism despite a small uptick in the latest survey, as Europe’s largest economy struggles with shortages of skilled labor, slower global trade, and political …
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By DAVID McHUGH
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2/23/24
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Germany's parliament to debate and vote on liberalizing cannabis rules
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German lawmakers are expected to vote on a government plan to liberalize rules on cannabis, which would decriminalize limited amounts of marijuana and allow members of “cannabis clubs” to buy it …
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2/23/24
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A work-from-home tip: Don't buy stocks after eavesdropping on your spouse's business calls
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A Houston has man has pleaded guilty to securities fraud for trading on inside information from his wife's business conversations while both were working from home. Tyler Loudon, 42, reaped $1.7 …
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2/22/24
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Federal Reserve officials caution against cutting US interest rates too soon or too much
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Several Federal Reserve policymakers are warning against cutting U.S. interest rates too soon or by too much in the wake of recent data showing inflation stayed unexpectedly high in January. Their …
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
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2/22/24
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Vice Media says 'several hundred' staff members will be laid off, Vice.com news site shuttered
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Vice Media's CEO has said in a memo to staff members that the troubled company plans to lay off several hundred employees. Vice will no longer post on its vice.com news site and is looking for …
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2/22/24
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UK and EU agree to cooperate on tackling illegal immigration as post-Brexit relations thaw further
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Britain and its former partners in the European Union have struck a deal to cooperate more on tackling illegal migration. It's the latest sign of a thawing in relations between the two sides …
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By PAN PYLAS
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2/22/24
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A look at Nvidia's climb to prominence in the AI world, by the numbers
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Nvidia’s stock price jumped 16% on Thursday, increasing the company's market value by a staggering $273 billion in just one day, a record amount. The jump came after the chipmaker posted …
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2/22/24
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Reddit strikes $60 million deal allowing Google to train AI models on its posts
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Reddit has struck a deal with Google. The pact announced Thursday will allow the search giant to use posts from the online discussion site for training its artificial intelligence models and to …
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By DAVID HAMILTON
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2/22/24
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Florida gets closer to banning social media for kids under 16
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Florida is on the verge of passing one of the nation’s most restrictive bans on minors’ use of social media. The state Senate passed a bill Thursday that would keep children under the age of 16 …
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By BRENDAN FARRINGTON
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2/22/24
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Wall Street sees a solid year ahead for homebuilders, though mortgage rates remain a wildcard
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Housing market trends are shaping up in favor of a solid 2024 for U.S. homebuilders — as long as mortgage rates don’t jump back to the highs they hit late last year. Sales of new homes rose …
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By ALEX VEIGA
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2/22/24
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Prada gives new meaning to bows and aprons, historic elements of women's wardrobe, for next season
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Don’t call them nostalgic. The bows and aprons, silken slips and twin sets that are mainstays of the Prada collection for next fall and winter. Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons have recovered elements …
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By COLLEEN BARRY
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2/22/24
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