It was a paws-itively magnificent performance. Less Brad Pitt, more Brad Pittbull, the organizers of the 25th annual Palm Dog awards in Cannes, rolled out the red carpet Friday for the four-legged stars getting their flowers alongside their human colleagues, who were in town for this year’s iteration of the …
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Read More »Road trips rev up as summer travelers hunt for cheaper vacations
Consumers aren’t ready to ditch their travel plans despite growing economic gloom. But they are hunting for bargains — and hoping to find them on the open road. Some 53% of U.S. consumers are planning vacations this season, up from 48% a year ago, Deloitte researchers reported Tuesday. There’s especially …
Read More »Caitlin Clark’s impact on the WNBA could eclipse ‘a billion dollars’
When the WNBA returned to action last week, Ryan Brewer, like many who follow the league, was curious to see how Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark might top her rookie-of-the-year season. Yet the interest of Brewer, an associate professor of finance at Indiana University Columbus and an expert at valuations, …
Read More »Trump administration begins lifting U.S. sanctions on Syria
The Trump administration issued orders Friday that it said would effectively lift sanctions on Syria, after President Donald Trump this month pledged to unwind the measures to help the country rebuild after a devastating civil war. The Treasury Department issued a general license that authorizes transactions involving the interim Syrian …
Read More »Israel has authorized a ‘teaspoon’ of aid for Gaza, U.N. chief says
United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Friday said Israel has only authorized for Gaza what “amounts to a teaspoon of aid when a flood of assistance is required” and again signaled that the U.N. won’t take part in a new U.S.-backed distribution plan. “Without rapid, reliable, safe and sustained aid …
Read More »1-vote victory for Trump’s big bill inflames Democratic clash over aging leaders
WASHINGTON — When House Republicans passed President Donald Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax and spending package on a party-line vote of 215-214, some Democrats couldn’t help but notice that three safe blue seats in their ranks were empty after those lawmakers recently died in their 70s. “Imagine if one of the older …
Read More »Judge blocks Trump administration from banning international students at Harvard
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Read More »Pacers take 2-0 lead over Knicks as Pascal Siakam scores 39 points in 114-109 victory
The Indiana Pacers are headed home, halfway to a chance to play for an elusive NBA title. They might prefer to stay right where they are. Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead …
Read More »Kyiv comes under large-scale Russian drone and missile attack
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s capital came under a large-scale Russian drone and missile attack early Saturday with explosions and machine gun fire heard throughout the city, forcing many Kyiv residents to take shelter in underground subway stations. The nighttime Russian attack came hours after Russia and Ukraine began a major …
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