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Take-Two reports FYQ4 bookings of $1.35B as GTA VI gets fall 2025 launch window
Take-Two reported results for its fourth fiscal quarter ended March 31, with bookings hitting $1.35 billion, down 3% from a year ago.VentureBeat - Tech -
Kerry Washington, Adam Kinzinger to help lead poll worker recruitment effort
Kerry Washington and former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) are teaming up to help lead an effort to recruit election poll workers ahead of November. The former "Scandal" star and the ex-congressman will be among the co-chairs on an advisory council ...The Hill - Politics -
Ron DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida state laws
State, which just had its hottest year since 1895, will ban offshore wind power, boost natural gas and reduce gas pipeline rules. Climate change will be a lesser priority in Florida and largely disappear from state statutes under legislation ...The Guardian - World - Florida -
IDF posting abuse footage despite pledge to act
Images shared online include Palestinian detainees draped in the Israeli flag and held in stress positions.BBC News - Top stories -
Baidu Posts Quarterly Beat, Helped by AI Pursuits
Chinese search-engine giant Baidu reported a drop in quarterly profit, but beat top- and bottom-line estimates, helped by stable online marketing revenue and rising sales from its AI Cloud business.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Why we’re relaunching our guide to post-Brexit Britain
Upgrading state will take more than money; plus, businesses bewail new hostile environment for overseas graduatesFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom -
Walmart Posts Sales Growth, Raises Earnings Outlook for the Year
In the U.S., more people shopped at Walmart and bought more products, but the average amount spent per visit was flat compared with the same quarter last year.The Wall Street Journal - World -
'That was a lie!': Trump's lawyer gets heated during questioning of former fixer Michael Cohen
Michael Cohen will be back on the witness stand to continue facing off against Donald Trump's defense as the historic criminal case against the former president nears an end.NBC News - Top stories - Donald Trump -
Why the post-Fed stock-market rally is raising fresh inflation questions
The issue is whether Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s post-meeting remarks on May 1 — in which he said the central bank’s next move is “unlikely” to be a rate hike — are now easing financial conditions by so much that this ends up stalling progress on ...MarketWatch - Business -
Post-Brexit deal on border between Gibraltar and Spain remains unresolved
European Commission vice president, Maroš Šefčovič, cites progress on trade and economy for territory but not border checks. Talks on a post-Brexit deal to govern the border between Gibraltar and Spain have broken up without an agreement, although ...The Guardian - World -
Walmart Posts Sales Growth, Raises Earnings Outlook for the Year
In the U.S., more people shopped at Walmart and bought more products, but the average amount spent per visit was flat compared with the same quarter last year.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
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Five Best: Books on Breakthroughs in Biology
Selected by Thomas R. Cech, the author of ‘The Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Life’s Deepest Secrets.’The Wall Street Journal - World -
Amazon Is Hosting a Massive Book Sale
Ebooks, paperbacks, and hardcover editions are deeply discounted through May 20.Wired - Tech - Amazon -
8 Books to Read Now: Best in Business
Books that illuminate the workplace and the marketplace, as featured by The Wall Street Journal’s reviewers.The Wall Street Journal - World -
U.S. oil prices settle at one-week high on post-CPI relief rally and drop in crude supplies
U.S. oil prices settled at their highest level in a week on Thursday, extending a relief rally sparked by data showing a slowdown in key U.S. inflation data.MarketWatch - Business -
Preakness Stakes 2024: Cheat Sheet for racing form, past performances, post positions, odds with Muth scratch
SportsLine's 2024 Preakness Stakes racing form cheat sheet features PPs info and analysis for Pimlico Race Course with race favorite Muth scratched with a feverCBS Sports - Sports -
2024 Preakness Stakes post positions, entries, field, odds, lineup, horses, start time, complete guide
The second leg of the Triple Crown got a little more interesting when the favorite was forced to withdrawCBS Sports - Sports -
Chinese social media companies remove posts ‘showing off wealth and worshipping money’
Targeting posts boasting of personal wealth appears to be part of campaign to ‘purify the internet cultural environment’. Chinese social media companies have launched a new crackdown on user content, targeting posts that show off personal wealth ...The Guardian - World -
With its critical mineral strategy, Australia seeks to break free from China
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NFL Player Harrison Butker Draws Rebukes for Commencement Speech
Kansas City’s Harrison Butker quoted Taylor Swift lyrics while telling men to be “unapologetic in your masculinity” and women to focus on being homemakers.The New York Times - Lifestyle - NFL -
Vance claps back at Romney over Trump-related criticism
Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) made it clear Thursday that he didn’t appreciate Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) criticizing his appearance at former President Trump’s trial as “embarrassing” and advised his colleague from Utah to focus more on his legislative ...The Hill - Politics - Donald Trump