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Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison as Years-Long New York Sex Crimes Saga Reaches an End

Harvey Weinstein Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison as Years-Long New York Sex Crimes Saga Reaches an End

NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced former Hollywood producer whose downfall helped ignite the global #MeToo movement, was sentenced...

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Anthony Will

Dunkin' Giving Away 1 Million Free Coffees Today as National Coffee Day Festivities Begin Early This Week

Dunkin' Giving Away 1 Million Free Coffees Today as National Coffee Day Festivities Begin Early This Week

Dunkin' is giving away 1 million free coffees to customers Thursday, kicking off a stretch of promotions and collaborations tied to National...

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Joe Green

Everpure Shares Soar 17.44% to New High as CEO Calls Data Storage Firm's Growth an 'Inflection Point'

Everpure Shares Soar 17.44% to New High as CEO Calls Data Storage Firm's Growth an 'Inflection Point'

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Shares of Everpure Inc., the data storage and management company formerly known as Pure Storage, surged 17.44% to $128.77 in...

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Mike Clair

(VIDEO) Kylie Minogue Admits Nerves and 'Voices' of Doubt Ahead of AFL Grand Final Hometown Show at the MCG

MELBOURNE — Kylie Minogue says she is preparing to give everything she has to Saturday's AFL grand final pre-game performance at the MCG, even...

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Patrick Jordan

(VIDEO) Meta Launches $1,299 VR Glasses, Sharply Undercutting Apple's Vision Pro On Both Price And Weight

(VIDEO) Meta Launches $1,299 VR Glasses, Sharply Undercutting Apple's Vision Pro On Both Price And Weight

Meta Platforms Inc. unveiled a new $1,299 virtual reality headset Wednesday that undercuts Apple's Vision Pro on both price and size, marking a...

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George Anton

(VIDEO) Trump Visibly Winces At Loud Military Flyover During Historic Tarmac Welcome For Xi Jinping

(VIDEO) Trump Visibly Winces At Loud Military Flyover During Historic Tarmac Welcome For Xi Jinping

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump personally greeted Chinese President Xi Jinping on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews Wednesday evening, taking...

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Anthony Will

Savannah Guthrie's Resurfaced February Plea for Missing Mother Nancy Resonates Again: 'We Still Need You'

An emotional Instagram post from "Today" show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, originally shared in February appealing for prayers and...

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Anthony Will

NYT Connections Today: Hints and Answers for September 24, 2026 as Puzzle 1201 Gets Spooky and Springy

NYT Connections Today: Hints and Answers for September 24, 2026 as Puzzle 1201 Gets Spooky and Springy

Puzzle number 1,201 of The New York Times' Connections game challenged solvers Thursday with a grid blending Halloween costume pieces,...

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Joe Green

ASX 200 Drops 0.76% As Oil Price Surge On Iran Peace Deal Doubts Outweighs Strong Australian Jobs Data

ASX 200 Drops 0.76% As Oil Price Surge On Iran Peace Deal Doubts Outweighs Strong Australian Jobs Data

SYDNEY — Australia's benchmark share index fell 0.76% to 8,699.1 points by mid-afternoon Thursday, down 66.2 points, as a sharp overnight surge...

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Mike Clair

Sydney Financial Firm AGS Group Acquires Hartley Financial Amid Aggressive Wealth Sector Competition

Sydney Financial Firm AGS Group Acquires Hartley Financial Amid Aggressive Wealth Sector Competition

SYDNEY — Sydney-based financial planning and accounting firm AGS Financial Group has completed the full acquisition of Hartley Financial and Tax...

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Hannah Kim

Top 5 Car Injury Lawyers in Adelaide 2026: The Leading Firms South Australians Trust for Compensation

Top 5 Car Injury Lawyers in Adelaide 2026: The Leading Firms South Australians Trust for Compensation

Adelaide - Getting hurt in a car accident is stressful enough without having to untangle South Australia's Compulsory Third Party (CTP) claims...

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Hannah Kim

Global Energy Disruptions Expose Critical Vulnerabilities in Australia's National Fuel Security Framework

Global Energy Disruptions Expose Critical Vulnerabilities in Australia's National Fuel Security Framework

CANBERRA — Escalating geopolitical conflicts and maritime security disruptions in major international shipping lanes have exposed severe...

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Hannah Kim

GameStop Shares Hold Near $24.50 After Cohen's Second Large Insider Share Purchase

GameStop Shares Hold Near $24.50 After Cohen's Second Large Insider Share Purchase

GRAPEVINE, Texas — GameStop Corp. shares traded around $24.51 in midafternoon New York dealing on Sept. 23, up 2 percent, after Chairman and Chief...

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Mike Clair

(VIDEO) Two RAF Pilots Eject With Minor Injuries After Hawk T2 Crashes Near Valley On Anglesey

(VIDEO) Two RAF Pilots Eject With Minor Injuries After Hawk T2 Crashes Near Valley On Anglesey

ANGLESEY, Wales — Two Royal Air Force pilots ejected from a Hawk T2 training jet that crashed shortly after takeoff from RAF Valley on Wednesday,...

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Anthony Will

Beats 360 Reviews Find $350 Over-Ears With Swappable Cups, IPX4 And Stronger Noise Cancel

Beats 360 Reviews Find $350 Over-Ears With Swappable Cups, IPX4 And Stronger Noise Cancel

CULVER CITY, Calif. — Beats' new 360 over-ear headphones went on sale this week at $349.99, and first reviews treat them as a gym-capable...

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George Anton

YouTube Tightens Binge-Eating Ad Rules as Korean Mukbang Stars Lose Revenue, Cut Videos

YouTube Tightens Binge-Eating Ad Rules as Korean Mukbang Stars Lose Revenue, Cut Videos

SEOUL — YouTube's tighter advertising rules on eating-disorder and binge-eating videos have cut ad money for some Korean mukbang and diet...

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Scott Lance

Chipotle Enlists Palantir to Score Store Food-Safety Risk After Jalapeño Salmonella Scare

Chipotle Enlists Palantir to Score Store Food-Safety Risk After Jalapeño Salmonella Scare

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Chipotle Mexican Grill is piloting software from Palantir Technologies that scores restaurants on food-safety risk, the...

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Scott Lance

Ohio Pokémon Collector Pleads No Contest After GPS Tracker Found on Delivery Driver's Car

Ohio Pokémon Collector Pleads No Contest After GPS Tracker Found on Delivery Driver's Car

WOOSTER, Ohio — A Medina man pleaded no contest to illegally using a tracking device after police said he put a GPS unit on a woman's car to...

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George Anton

Doctors Urge Early Flu Vaccination as 2026-2027 Season Approaches, Warning of Deadly Pneumonia Complications

HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Doctors are urging patients to get vaccinated against influenza before flu activity begins climbing this fall, warning that...

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Jerry Thompson

(PHOTO) Owala's New Pokemon Water Bottles Land At Target For The Franchise's Big 30th Anniversary Bash

(PHOTO) Owala's New Pokemon Water Bottles Land At Target For The Franchise's Big 30th Anniversary Bash

Drinkware brand Owala is releasing a new collection of Pokemon-themed water bottles exclusively at Target on Wednesday, timing the launch to coincide...

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Joe Green

Hideo Kojima Says Sony Ended Their 30-Year Partnership Over A Zoom Call With No Explanation Given

Hideo Kojima Says Sony Ended Their 30-Year Partnership Over A Zoom Call With No Explanation Given

Legendary video game designer Hideo Kojima has publicly described the abrupt end of his decades-long publishing relationship with Sony, saying the...

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George Anton

Apple CEO John Ternus Calls Vision Pro 'the Early Days Of A Long Journey' In New French TV Interview

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple Chief Executive Officer John Ternus offered his most detailed public defense yet of the company's Vision Pro headset,...

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George Anton

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang To Make First-Ever Visit To Kazakhstan For National AI Month Celebration In October

ASTANA — Nvidia founder and Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang will travel to Kazakhstan next month for his first visit to the country, appearing...

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George Anton

OpenAI Contractors Fired For Using AI On ChatGPT Training Work, Internal Rules Show

OpenAI Contractors Fired For Using AI On ChatGPT Training Work, Internal Rules Show

SAN FRANCISCO — Contractors hired to rate ChatGPT answers and improve OpenAI's models have been removed from projects after they used...

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Scott Lance

OPPO Find N6 Review: A Near-Invisible Crease And Superb Cameras You Probably Can't Easily Buy This Year

OPPO's latest book-style foldable, the Find N6, has drawn some of the strongest praise the company has received for a smartphone in years, with...

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George Anton

Lakefront Biotherapeutics Shares Jump 7.36% As Former Galapagos NV Continues Its Ongoing Corporate Reinvention

Lakefront Biotherapeutics Shares Jump 7.36% As Former Galapagos NV Continues Its Ongoing Corporate Reinvention

AMSTERDAM — Shares in Lakefront Biotherapeutics NV rose 7.36% to €28.30 on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange Wednesday, adding €1.94, as the...

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Mike Clair

Taylor Swift Announces 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' With Four New Songs, Including 'Cleveland!'

Taylor Swift Announces 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' With Four New Songs, Including 'Cleveland!'

Taylor Swift announced Wednesday that she is releasing an expanded edition of her album "The Life of a Showgirl," featuring four brand-new...

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Jason Taylor

Nvidia Launches DSX Ready Certification Program, Qualifying Tesla and Vertiv for Its First AI Factories

Nvidia Launches DSX Ready Certification Program, Qualifying Tesla and Vertiv for Its First AI Factories

Nvidia has launched a new certification program aimed at standardizing the power and cooling infrastructure that surrounds its AI computing hardware,...

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George Anton

Ole Miss Confirms Two Student Deaths as Kratom Is Found in Both Separate Death Investigations, School Says

Ole Miss Confirms Two Student Deaths as Kratom Is Found in Both Separate Death Investigations, School Says

OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi confirmed Tuesday that two students have died, with law enforcement disclosing that packaged kratom...

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Anthony Will

Americans Are Drinking Less Since the Pandemic Began, But One Age Group Is Bucking the Trend, New Study Finds

Americans Are Drinking Less Since the Pandemic Began, But One Age Group Is Bucking the Trend, New Study Finds

Americans are drinking less for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, according to a new study, though overall alcohol consumption...

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Jerry Thompson

NYT Connections Hints and Full Answers for Sept. 23 Puzzle #1200 Across Four Color Groups

NYT Connections Hints and Full Answers for Sept. 23 Puzzle #1200 Across Four Color Groups

NEW YORK — Wednesday's New York Times Connections puzzle, numbered 1,200, asked players to sort 16 words into four groups of four. Recap sites...

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Joe Green

Nikkei Jumps 1.38% to 65,019 as Chip Stocks Lead Rebound After Bank of Japan Rate Decision

Nikkei Jumps 1.38% to 65,019 as Chip Stocks Lead Rebound After Bank of Japan Rate Decision

TOKYO — Japan's Nikkei 225 rose 882.70 points, or 1.38%, to 65,018.95 on Friday, Sept. 18, reclaiming the 65,000 level and posting its largest...

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Mike Clair

Wordle Today: Hints and Answer for September 23, 2026 as Puzzle 1922 Moves Everything Straight Forth

Wordle Today: Hints and Answer for September 23, 2026 as Puzzle 1922 Moves Everything Straight Forth

Wordle players faced puzzle number 1,922 on Wednesday, a five-letter word centered on the idea of moving onward that split solvers between two very...

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Joe Green

LA Woman's Date Takes Bizarre Turn After Man Allegedly Pushes Her to Start OnlyFans Account, Sparking Debate

A Los Angeles woman says a first date with a man she met on Instagram took an unexpected turn after she realized he appeared to be more than a decade...

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Joe Green

'Looksmaxxing' Influencer Known as 'Clavicular' Is Charged With Raping a Teenage Girl at Family's Cape Cod

'Looksmaxxing' Influencer Known as 'Clavicular' Is Charged With Raping a Teenage Girl at Family's Cape Cod BOSTON — Social...

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Jason Taylor

(VIDEO) 10 Things You Must Know About the Upcoming Motorola Signature 27 Flagship Smartphone Global Launch

(VIDEO) 10 Things You Must Know About the Upcoming Motorola Signature 27 Flagship Smartphone Global Launch

Motorola unveiled its next flagship smartphone, the Signature 27, at Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit this week, positioning the device as what the...

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George Anton

10 Simple Ways to Prevent Measles Infection as US Cases Climb to Worst Levels Since 1991, New CDC Figures Show

10 Simple Ways to Prevent Measles Infection as US Cases Climb to Worst Levels Since 1991, New CDC Figures Show

As measles cases in the United States climb to their highest level in more than three decades, public health officials are renewing calls for...

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Jerry Thompson

Australia Deploys $35.7 Million Grant to Accelerate Offshore Wind and Carbon Markets in the Philippines

Australia Deploys $35.7 Million Grant to Accelerate Offshore Wind and Carbon Markets in the Philippines

MANILA — The Australian Government has launched a flagship 45 million AUD economic development initiative in the Philippines, committing substantial...

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Hannah Kim

RBA Board Member Iain Ross Rejects Wage-Price Spiral Threat, Pointing to Enterprise Bargaining Protections

RBA Board Member Iain Ross Rejects Wage-Price Spiral Threat, Pointing to Enterprise Bargaining Protections

MELBOURNE — Reserve Bank of Australia Monetary Policy Board member Iain Ross has firmly dismissed widespread warnings of an impending wage-price...

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Hannah Kim

Elon Musk Warns Of 'Hundreds, Maybe Thousands' Of Fraud Rings Targeting SNAP Benefit Cards Nationwide

Elon Musk Warns Of 'Hundreds, Maybe Thousands' Of Fraud Rings Targeting SNAP Benefit Cards Nationwide

Elon Musk warned that the United States may be facing "hundreds, maybe thousands" of organized fraud rings stealing taxpayer-funded...

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George Anton

KOSPI Tops 7,100 for Third Straight Session as Nasdaq Record and Eased Mideast Tensions Lift Global Mood

KOSPI Tops 7,100 for Third Straight Session as Nasdaq Record and Eased Mideast Tensions Lift Global Mood

SEOUL — South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index traded above 7,100 for a third consecutive session Wednesday, standing at 7,100.45 by mid-morning,...

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Tony Jackson

Nancy Guthrie Case: Why Authorities May Discourage Public From Posting 'Porch Guy' Suspect Flyers, Experts Say

TUCSON, Ariz. — As the search for missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie continues, online attention has shifted to a new question: whether members of...

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Joe Green

Micron Shares Climb 3.33% to $1,078.75 as AI Memory Rally Builds Toward Its Sept. 30 Fiscal Earnings

Micron Shares Climb 3.33% to $1,078.75 as AI Memory Rally Builds Toward Its Sept. 30 Fiscal Earnings

BOISE, Idaho — Shares of Micron Technology Inc. rose 3.33% to $1,078.75 in Tuesday trading, adding $34.79, extending a powerful rally in the memory...

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Mike Clair

Iran Offers to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Within Seven Days if US Eases Military Pressure, Lifts Blockade

Iran Offers to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Within Seven Days if US Eases Military Pressure, Lifts Blockade

DUBAI — Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days if the United States eases military pressure and lifts its blockade on...

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Anthony Will

Viking Therapeutics Shares Soar 30% As Obesity Drug Trial Shows 97% Weight Loss Retention On Reduced Dosing

Viking Therapeutics Shares Soar 30% As Obesity Drug Trial Shows 97% Weight Loss Retention On Reduced Dosing

SAN DIEGO — Shares of Viking Therapeutics Inc. surged 29.69% to $39.05 in Tuesday trading, adding $8.94, after the clinical-stage biopharmaceutical...

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Mike Clair

South Korea's FTC Opens Merger Review of Uber's Bid to Acquire Baemin Owner Germany's Delivery Hero SE

South Korea's FTC Opens Merger Review of Uber's Bid to Acquire Baemin Owner Germany's Delivery Hero SE

SEOUL — South Korea's Fair Trade Commission has opened a merger review into Uber Technologies' proposed acquisition of Germany's...

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Tony Jackson

Selena Gomez's Brady Corbet Film 'The Origin of the World' Reportedly Recasts Lead Role With Lily McInerny

Selena Gomez's Brady Corbet Film 'The Origin of the World' Reportedly Recasts Lead Role With Lily McInerny

Selena Gomez's Brady Corbet Film 'The Origin of the World' Reportedly Recasts Lead Role With Lily McInerny Actress Lily McInerny has...

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Jason Taylor

X Adds One-Tap Trading to Cashtags as Musk's SpaceX and Tesla Still Hold $2 Billion in Bitcoin Combined

X Adds One-Tap Trading to Cashtags as Musk's SpaceX and Tesla Still Hold $2 Billion in Bitcoin Combined

Elon Musk's social media platform X has added a new "trade" button to its feed, allowing users to tap ticker symbols known as cashtags,...

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George Anton

Fall Officially Begins Tonight With the Equinox, But Warmer Than Normal Temperatures Are Still Expected

Fall Officially Begins Tonight With the Equinox, But Warmer Than Normal Temperatures Are Still Expected

The astronomical start of fall arrives Tuesday evening in the Northern Hemisphere, but forecasters say anyone hoping the change of season will bring a...

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Jerry Thompson

Nancy Guthrie Case: Online Investigator Questions New Photo of Tommaso Cioni With Unnamed 'Mystery Man'

TUCSON, Ariz. — A self-described online investigator has raised new questions about a photo showing Tommaso Cioni, the son-in-law of missing...

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Anthony Will