Intel announces it will cut more than 15% of its workforce as part of a broad cost-reduction program
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Intel announces it will cut more than 15% of its workforce as part of a broad cost-reduction program.
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Behind the lines of red-hot wildfires, volunteers save animals with a warm heart and a cool head
Associated Press COHASSET, Calif. (AP) — While firefighters continued to battle California’s biggest wildfire of the year, Norm Rosene was spending 18-hour days behind fire lines with a different task –- saving the animals. Tucked in an old wooden barn in the decimated forest town of Cohasset in northern California, his team stumbled upon a
Continue ReadingBehind the lines of red-hot wildfires, volunteers save animals with a warm heart and a cool head
Associated Press COHASSET, Calif. (AP) — While firefighters continued to battle California’s biggest wildfire of the year, Norm Rosene was spending 18-hour days behind fire lines with a different task –- saving the animals. Tucked in an old wooden barn in the decimated forest town of Cohasset in northern California, his team stumbled upon a
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Boxing recap, Aug. 1: U.S. boxers Lozano, McCane ousted in first-round bouts
Team USA boxers Jennifer Lozano and Morelle McCane lost their opening bouts at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingDoorDash sees record orders and revenue in second quarter even as US restaurant traffic slows
AP Business Writer DoorDash said Thursday that it set records for orders and revenue in the second quarter, growth that came despite slowing U.S. restaurant traffic. The San Francisco-based delivery company said its total orders rose 19% to 635 million in the April-June period. That was ahead of the 625 million Wall Street expected, according
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2024 Paris Olympic Games: Andy Murray closes out Olympic tennis career with doubles loss
Andy Murray saw his Olympic and professional tennis career come to a close on Thursday, when he and doubles partner Dan Evans suffered a quarterfinal loss to Americans Tommy Paul and Taylor Fritz, 6-2, 6-4.
Continue ReadingDoorDash reports record orders and revenue in second quarter even as US restaurant traffic slows
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — DoorDash reports record orders and revenue in second quarter even as US restaurant traffic slows.
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In the Village: The future of rugby is female
In the Village: An NBC Olympic and Paralympic podcast. Join us for insider coverage of the daily lives of your favorite members of Team USA during the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics. Episodes release daily during the Games.
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Olympic track and field preview, Aug. 2: Sha’Carri Richardson makes Olympic debut
Previewing the track and field action on Friday, August 2.
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American Kate Douglass wins 200m breaststroke for first career Olympic gold medal
Team USA’s Kate Douglass won the women’s 200m breaststroke to claim her first career Olympic gold medal.
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Lee Kiefer, Lauren Scruggs lead U.S. to historic Olympic title in women’s team foil
Team USA, led by two-time Olympic gold medalist Lee Kiefer, won the country’s first medal in women’s team foil. Lauren Scruggs, Jacqueline Dubrovich, and Maia Weintraub joined her on the podium.
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Who are Kim Yeji and Yusuf Dikec? Meet the viral South Korean and Turkish Olympic shooters
South Korean shooter Kim Yeji and Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec are taking the internet by storm for very different reasons at the Paris Olympics.
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Leaders, standings, and a look at Day 4 of women’s water polo
Four more games are coming up on Day 4 of the women’s water polo tournament in Paris. Here’s a look at the top teams and players and what to watch in the pool on Friday.
Continue Reading Bookmaker to plead guilty in gambling case tied to baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling business, U.S. authorities announced Thursday. Mathew Bowyer’s business operated for at least five years in Southern California and Las Vegas and
Continue ReadingBookmaker to plead guilty in gambling case tied to baseball star Shohei Ohtani’s ex-interpreter
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Southern California bookmaker who took thousands of sports bets from the ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to running an illegal gambling business, U.S. authorities announced Thursday. Mathew Bowyer’s business operated for at least five years in Southern California and Las Vegas and
Continue ReadingAndy Murray heads into retirement after Olympic doubles loss to American duo of Fritz and Paul
AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Tears welled in Andy Murray’s eyes as he walked alone onto the court to wave goodbye to professional tennis, his career over after a loss in the Paris Olympics doubles quarterfinals Thursday night. The 37-year-old Murray had said the 2024 Summer Games would be his last event, and he
Continue Reading Massachusetts governor says Steward Health Care must give 120-day notice before closing hospitals
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Gov. Maura Healey says she is pressing Steward Health Care to adhere to a state Department of Public Health regulation that hospital owners must give 120 days notice before any medical facility can close in Massachusetts. Healey made the comment Thursday, a day after a bankruptcy judge allowed Steward’s decision
Continue ReadingBookmaker agrees to plead guilty in federal sports betting case tied to ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bookmaker agrees to plead guilty in federal sports betting case tied to ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani.
Continue Reading Salvadorans honoring Saint Óscar Romero: During these difficult times, he is like a ray of hope
Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — It’s as if Joyce Valencia could still hear Saint Oscar Romero’s voice. “I met him when I was a little girl,” the 61-year-old Salvadoran said. “We used to gather around our radio with our grandma to listen to him. And, even now, listening to him encourages us
Continue ReadingChargers QB Justin Herbert will miss at least 2 weeks because of a right foot injury
AP Sports Writer EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert will miss at least two weeks because of an injury to the plantar fascia in his right foot. The injury was diagnosed following practice Wednesday. Doctors expect that the fifth-year quarterback will be ready for the regular-season opener Sept. 8 against
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