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Dolphins-Rams attracts only 12.2 million
The pivot to streaming has happened, as evidenced by the audiences attracted by NFL games televised on cable and streamed by Amazon Prime.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 13 -
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Fossil fills 70-million-year gap in understanding
The complete skull is one of the most significant finds of its kind, say researchers.Top stories - BBC News - November 14 -
Aegon Lifts Outlook, Launches $158 Million Buyback
The financial services company raised its full-year guidance and said it expected to start buying back shares in January.Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 15 -
Thanksgiving Travel Forecasts Hit Record 80 Million
Roads and airports could be jammed this holiday, according to estimates from AAA, which says this year’s total could be the highest ever.Business - Inc. - 6 days ago -
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LPGA Tour Sets $127.5 Million Prize Record
The LPGA Tour prize money has increased nearly 90 percent in four years.Business - Inc. - 3 days ago -
How a Duct-Taped Banana Sold for $6.2 Million
Answers to six immediate questions you might have about the art world after a crypto entrepreneur spent millions on a 35-cent fruit.Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago -
Millions in Northeast and Midwest see first snowfall of the season
An abrupt change in weather is bringing the first significant snow of the season across the country, with a powerful snow storm blanketing areas of the Northeast and Midwest. NBC’s Sam Brock ...Top stories - NBC News - 2 days ago -
Exxon to Invest $200 Million to Expand Texas Plants
Exxon plans to expand its effort to build the plans to process 1 billion pounds of waste annually by 2027.Business - Inc. - 2 days ago -
These Truck-Unloading Robots Just Raised $50 Million
Pickle Robot’s Series B funding from firms including Toyota Ventures is a sign of growing automation in the shipping and logistics sector.Business - Inc. - Yesterday -
Art world shrugs at $6 million banana purchase
This year has seen some of the worst sales in decades for the art market, and the “Comedian” piece is unlikely to move the needle one way or the other.Top stories - NBC News - Yesterday -
NFL announces Week 7 fines: 49ers' Trent Williams docked nearly $12K for punch that got him ejected
Here are the fines that the NFL has handed out from Week 7Sports - CBS Sports - October 26 -
Dallas Stars nearly squander three-goal lead, hang on for 4-2 win over Chicago Blackhawks
Matt Duchene scored on a third-period power play and added an empty-netter in the final seconds as the Dallas Stars hung on to beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2Sports - ABC News - October 26 -
WATCH: Chargers' Bradley Bozeman defends Justin Herbert as Saints' Nathan Shepherd nearly injures QB on tackle
Bozeman goes to bat for his quarterbackSports - CBS Sports - October 27 -
Oil prices drop over 6% after Israeli airstrikes spare Iran’s oil facilities
Oil futures fell sharply Monday, with U.S. and global benchmark crude posting the largest one-day percentage decline in over two years after widely anticipated Israeli airstrikes against Iran did ...Business - MarketWatch - October 28 -
BP shares fall to lowest since 2022 after sharp drop in the oil major's third-quarter profit
British oil major BP on Tuesday reported its weakest quarterly earnings in nearly four years, weighed down by a slump in crude prices.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
U.S. crude oil edges lower after worst day in two years
Goldman expects Brent prices to recover to $77 per barrel in the fourth quarter.Business - CNBC - October 29 -
Aaron Judge is getting most of the blame, but nearly every Yankees hitter has been lousy in the World Series
With the exceptions of Juan Soto and Giancarlo Stanton, the Bronx Bombers are not living up to their nameSports - CBS Sports - October 29 -
Air Force overpaid nearly 8,000% for soap dispensers for aircraft, IG report says
The dispensers were one of about a dozen spare parts for which Boeing overcharged the Air Force, according to the Pentagon inspector general report.Top stories - CBS News - October 29 -
Stellantis recalls nearly 34,000 Ram 1500 pickups over damaged wheel hub
Damaged wheel hub encoder ring could disable vehicle's electronic stability control system, increasing crash risks.Top stories - CBS News - October 30 -
‘DJT’ shares see sharpest decline in nearly 7 months with election days away
Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group fell more than 22% Wednesday.Business - MarketWatch - October 30 -
House Education GOP says schools failed to protect Jewish students after nearly yearlong antisemitism investigation
Republicans on the House Education Committee on Thursday released their report regarding antisemitism on college campuses after a nearly yearlong investigation that played a part in at least two ...Politics - The Hill - October 31 -
Trump Media falls nearly 12% as DJT stock pinballs before presidential election
Donald Trump is the majority owner of Trump Media, which owns the Truth Social platform and trades on the Nasdaq as DJT.Business - CNBC - October 31 -
Man Who Killed Hundreds of Eagles and Hawks Gets Nearly 4 Years in Prison
Travis John Branson was part of a conspiracy that killed 3,600 birds, prosecutors said. He also trafficked and sold bird parts on the black market.Top stories - The New York Times - November 1 -
Nuggets G Christian Braun dunked on Rudy Gobert so hard it nearly started a fight
Both players ended up getting technicals in Nuggets-Timberwolves.Sports - Yahoo Sports - November 2 -
Here's how an 86-year-old grandmother got her nearly $32,000 private student loan debt forgiven
Some lenders of private student loans offer disabled borrowers a way to get their debt forgiven. But the process is difficult to learn about and to navigate.Business - CNBC - November 2 -
Nearly 200 families separated by US-Mexico border reunite briefly in annual event
Nearly 200 families have gathered along a stretch of the United States-Mexico border for heartfelt but brief reunions with loved ones they had not seen for years because they live in opposite ...World - ABC News - November 2 -
Nearly $1 billion has been spent on political ads over the last week
With Election Day around the corner, there's been just shy of $1 billion spent on political ads up and down the ballot in the last week.Politics - NBC News - November 3 -
Candidates try to divine trends as nearly 70m Americans have cast early votes
Democrats and Republicans attempt to interpret voting behavior as squeaker of election hits final stretch . Almost 70 million Americans have already voted in the historic US election which comes ...World - The Guardian - November 2 -
Nearly $1 billion has been spent on political ads over the last week
There has been just shy of $1 billion spent on political ads in the last week, close to one-tenth of the more than $10 billion spent since the start of 2023.Business - CNBC - November 3 -
Russia sends nearly 100 drones into Ukraine, as Zelenskyy urges tougher sanctions against Moscow
Moscow sent close to 100 drones into Ukraine overnight into Sunday, Ukrainian officials saidWorld - ABC News - November 3 -
How Eagles' Nick Sirianni took what should have been a blowout win over Jags and nearly turned it into a loss
Sirianni had some head-scratching decisions and we try to explain themSports - CBS Sports - November 4 -
Ole Miss' defense flummoxes USC as Yolett McPhee-McCuin's squad nearly pulls off season-opening upset in Paris
The Rebels forced 26 USC turnovers in a valiant losing effortSports - CBS Sports - November 4 -
Ruby slippers from 'The Wizard of Oz' are for sale nearly 2 decades after they were stolen
A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” is on the auction block nearly two decades after a thief stole the iconic shoes, convinced they were adorned with real jewelsEntertainment - ABC News - November 5
