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Meet Jobu, the good luck charm behind the St. Louis Blues' late-season run to the playoffs
Yes, the same Jobu from 1989 baseball comedy “Major League.” The team has given center stage — well, a spot in the locker ...
Google's digital ad network declared an illegal monopoly, joining its search engine in penalty box
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year ...
Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage climbs to 6.83%, highest level since late February
Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, popular with homeowners refinancing their home loans, also rose. The average ...
What to know about the first-round matchups in the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs
A rematch of the 2010 first round, when the Canadiens shocked the then-Presidents' Trophy-winning Capitals and made a ...
429,000 portable chargers are under recall after some consumers report fires, minor burn injuries
NEW YORK (AP) — About 429,000 portable power banks are under recall because they can overheat and potentially catch fire ...
Target CEO to meet with civil rights leader Al Sharpton amid DEI cuts
NEW YORK (AP) — Target's chief executive officer plans to meet this week with the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights ...
Fake injury rule approved. If medical staff tends to player after ball is spotted, timeout charged
Beginning this season, if medical personnel go onto the field to evaluate a player with an apparent injury after the ball is ...
NY Rangers' Panarin, MSG made settlement payments after employee sexual assault allegations: report
The Athletic reported that Panarin and Madison Square Garden Sports, which owns the Rangers, paid financial settlements to a ...
Filmmaker-music journalist Cameron Crowe has a memoir out this fall. It’s called ‘The Uncool'
Crowe, 67, is known for such films as “Jerry Maguire,” “Singles” and “Almost Famous,” a fictionalized take on his years in ...
European Central Bank cuts interest rates for the seventh time as global trade tensions escalate
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank cut interest rates Thursday for the seventh time to counter worries about ...
China dominates solar. Trump tariffs target China. For US solar industry, that means higher costs
China accounted for at least 80% of the components of solar panels as recently as 2022, according to an International Energy ...
US tariffs will weaken global economy and trigger inflation but not a global recession, IMF says
Surging U.S. tariffs will weaken the global economy and push up inflation this year, according to projections to be released next week by the International Monetary Fund.