Mexico releases 29 high level organized crime operatives into US custody

Berkshire operating earnings surge 71% in fourth quarter, cash hoard balloons to record $334 billion

Berkshire Hathaway reported fourth-quarter results on Saturday. The company's Class A shares popped more than 25% in 2024.

CNBC - 4d

Hamas says Netanyahu ‘sabotaging’ peace deal as Israel steps up West Bank operation – Middle East crisis live

Hamas official Basem Naim says Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘preparing atmosphere’ to return to war with Gaza. According to a report from Hebrew media outlet Ynet, Israel has told international ...

The Guardian - 4d

Top finance ministers snub G20 as global co-operation comes under strain

Officials from US, China, Japan, India and Brazil among those who will not attend this week’s meetings in Cape Town

Financial Times - 2d

DOGE Staffers at HUD Are From an AI Real Estate Firm and a Mobile Home Operator

Elon Musk's men at HUD come from the real estate sector. They have access to vast stores of personal and financial data—and control over who can access which HUD systems.

Wired - 2d

Rick Pitino called his shot in 2019, said he 'would bring St. John's to the elite level' of Lou Carnesecca era

Pitino is fulfilling a claim he made years before he ever got the St. John's job

CBS Sports - 1d

Middle East crisis live: Hamas releases six hostages but Israel delays release of 600 Palestinians

Hisham al-Sayed, Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert have now been released. A masked militant has sat down at a table on the stage with a Red Cross ...

The Guardian - 6d

‘We have a rule when we hear the sirens: if you’ve started operating, you don’t stop’: 24 hours with doctors on the Ukrainian frontline

Like the soldiers they battle to save, combat medics in Ukraine are under constant attack. Three years after the invasion, one NHS doctor bears witness. “The frontline here is cold, hard, true war. ...

The Guardian - 6d

Eddie Kadi: ‘People think I’m always ready to crack jokes. If you’re a doctor, I don’t ask you to operate on me!’

The standup and presenter on preshow prayers, blending dance with comedy and the night he bombed at the BBC. How did you get into comedy? I feel like comedy got into me. At university, I hosted ...

The Guardian - 3d

Moscow loathed the U.S. for years as its economy paid a high price for war — now, it’s doing a U-turn

Moscow has denigrated the United States' leadership, economy and culture — but now things are changing amid a "revival" of Russia-U.S. relations.

CNBC - Feb. 20

Home price growth has slowed. But high costs, economic worries have some buyers retreating

High prices and economic uncertainty are factors pulling homebuyers back out of the housing market, experts say.

CNBC - Feb. 20

Japan's inflation rate climbs to a 2-year high of 4% in January, supporting rate hike calls from BOJ members

Core inflation — which excludes prices of fresh food — rose to 3.2% from 3% in the prior month and beat economists' expectations of 3.1%, according to a Reuters poll.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Missing the cold, the Dutch relive highs and lows of famed skating race 40 years on

Climate change has put the prospect of an actual new edition of the Netherlands' iconic Elfstedentocht skating race over frozen canals and lakes on thin ice but it is relishing the drama of a ...

ABC News - Feb. 21

Once high-flying Bluebird Bio sells itself to private equity after tough times for the gene therapy maker

Bluebird Bio will sell itself to private equity firms Carlyle and SK Capital for about $30 million, the company said Friday.

CNBC - Feb. 21

Couple takes in Senegalese high school basketball player left homeless by private school closure

Ama Sow, a young boy from Senegal, West Africa, had dreams of playing basketball in America. A private high school in Pittsburgh sponsored him, but then went out of business, leaving Sow homeless. ...

CBS News - 6d

Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow

The Vatican says Pope Francis is in critical condition after he suffered a long asthmatic respiratory crisis that required high flows of oxygen

ABC News - 6d

N.C. substitute teacher charged in ATV crash that killed 2 high school football players

A North Carolina substitute teacher has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with the deaths of two teenage boys who died in an ATV crash last year, authorities announced.

NBC News - 3d

Zach LaVine scores season-high 42 points to help Kings beat Hornets 130-88

Zach LaVine scored a season-high 42 points in his finest game with Sacramento since being acquired in a multi-team trade near the deadline, leading the Kings to a 130-88 win over the Charlotte Hornets

ABC News - 3d

Pennsylvania changes policy to follow Trump order on transgender athletes in high school sports

Pennsylvania’s governing body for high school sports has changed its policy that allowed transgender athletes to compete in prep athletics to follow President Donald Trump’s executive order.

NBC News - 3d

Pains, trains and high-top Jordans: Inside unique -- and unusual -- NFL combine memories

Jets star Quinnen Williams said he felt like he was sleeping on a train, but it was just a restless night at the combine.

ESPN - 2d

College basketball hot seat rankings: Where 17 underwhelming coaches stand as high-major carousel picks up

Polling our college basketball experts on where high-major coaches stand amid shaky seasons

CBS Sports - 2d

Dallas Cowboys 2025 NFL offseason, NFLPA report card: Micah Parsons' extension looms with high stakes

The Cowboys didn't work out deals with Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb last offseason until after training camp. They'd presumably like to settle Parsons' future sooner this offseason.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

2025 Cognizant Classic expert picks, predictions, odds: Golf insider high on Davis Thompson at PGA National

Patrick McDonald just locked in his Cognizant Classic 2025 best bets for PGA National at The Palm Beaches

CBS Sports - 1d

Nvidia's auto segment revenue surges to record high on demand for driver-assist tech

U.S. chipmaker Nvidia's auto segment revenue doubled in the latest quarter to its highest on record as demand for driver-assist software picked up.

CNBC - 1d

Visa grants to live in UK drop while asylum applications hit record high

Home Office data comes as government weighs options for further policy changes to cut net immigration

Financial Times - 1d

Renner's NFL Draft favorites: These prospects deserve a lot more attention as NFL combine kicks into high gear

Here are some of my guys for the 2025 NFL Draft

CBS Sports - 1d

Jobless claims match 3-month high as Trump White House readies more federal job cuts

The number of people who applied for unemployment benefits last week matched a three-month high, possibly reflecting the first wave of what’s likely to be a flood of laid-off federal employees and ...

MarketWatch - 1d

Trump and California don’t see eye to eye, but critique of high-speed train has many on board

Dream of going from LA to San Francisco in three hours is past deadline, over budget, and after 16 years, incomplete. Californians know their state is a punching bag for Donald Trump ’s ...

The Guardian - 1d

Shares of British aerospace giant Rolls-Royce hit all-time high on upbeat outlook, profit beat

Rolls-Royce on Thursday posted stronger-than-expected full-year earnings after making what it described as "significant" transformation progress.

CNBC - 1d

Tracking college football GM hires: Analyzing high-profile moves as major programs prepare to navigate new era

Several programs have looked to the NFL ranks for general managers

CBS Sports - 1d

NFL sets 2025 salary cap at a record-high $279.2 million per team

The $23.8 million increase from 2024 is the third-largest in league history. The NFL instituted its salary cap in 1994.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

SoundHound earnings mean the stock could end its tough month on a high note

SoundHound saw accelerating growth in the latest quarter and touted new voice-based AI deals with fast-food restaurants.

MarketWatch - 21h

Curry cooks up season-high 56 points, including half-court buzzer-beater

The former MVP finished just two 3-pointers short of former teammate Klay Thompson's single-game record of 14.

Yahoo Sports - 21h

U.S. trade deficit in goods balloons to record high as businesses race to avoid tariffs

The trade sector seems set to be a drag on headline GDP growth in the first quarter, but it is hard to estimate how much.

MarketWatch - 9h

High heels and risky selfies: Etna eruptions cause despair among mountain rescuers

Thousands of tourists arrived to see lava in recent weeks, but not all were prepared for treks up the Sicilian volcano. A river of fire from the depths of the Earth carves its way through the black ...

The Guardian - 12h

Trump, Zelenskyy hold high-stakes summit amid tensions over peace talks with Putin

The two leaders are set to sign a deal giving U.S. access to Ukraine's minerals.

ABC News - 7h

Friday’s ‘economic blackout day’ boycott shows shoppers are fed up with high prices. Will it hit retailers where it hurts?

One day can make a difference to retailers, but the biggest impact of the 24-hour economic blackout protest could be the message it sends about the mood among consumers right now.

MarketWatch - 6h

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