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Dak Prescott and the Cowboys agree on $240 million deal that is the first at $60 million per year
Dak Prescott has a new contract with the Dallas Cowboys hours before their season opener at Cleveland6 minutes ago -
ABC News - Entertainment
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ jolts box office with $110M opening weekend
It was the second biggest September opening of all time.54 minutes ago -
NBC News - Top stories
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ jolts box office with $110 million opening weekend
After 36 years of waiting, the juice is finally loose again in “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,” this time racking up a record-breaking $110 million in its premiere weekend.2 hours ago -
ABC News - Sports
Quarterback Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys agree on a $240 million, four-year contract, AP source say
Quarterback Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys agree on a $240 million, four-year contract, AP source say3 hours ago - NFL -
CBS Sports - Sports
Dak Prescott extension: Cowboys make Pro Bowl QB highest-paid player in history with $240 million deal
Prescott is getting paid before the 2024 season kicks off for Dallas4 hours ago - NFL -
NBC News - Top stories
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott agrees to record $240M contract
The Dallas Cowboys and quarterback Dak Prescott have agreed to a four-year, $240 million contract that will make him the highest-paid player in NFL history, per multiple reports.4 hours ago - NFL -
CBS Sports - Sports
Jeff McNeil injury: Mets lose hot-hitting second baseman for rest of 2024 regular season with broken wrist
McNeil suffered the injury when he was hit by a pitch Friday5 hours ago -
The Guardian - World
‘Can’t live without it’: alarm at Musk’s Starlink dominance in Brazil’s Amazon
Satellite internet service’s antennas are everywhere, from illegal mining sites to isolated Indigenous villages. The helicopter swooped into one of the most inaccessible corners of the Amazon ...7 hours ago - Brazil -
The Wall Street Journal - Tech
Amazon Wants Your Palm and TSA Wants Your Face. What Saying Yes Will Mean.
Using your body’s data to pay or breeze through security is like unlocking your phone—sort of.10 hours ago -
MarketWatch - Business
‘We’re happily married, mediocre gay men’: We’re 58, earn $160,000 and saved $2.2 million. We grew up poor. Our families treat us like ATMs. Are we OK?
“Our relatives are very poor, and our acquaintances are either single men getting by paycheck-to-paycheck, very successful professionals or trust-fund babies.”Yesterday -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Jamal Murray agrees to four-year, $208 million max extension to stay with Denver Nuggets
Murray will receive $244 million guaranteed over the next five years as part of the deal.Yesterday - NBA -
Yahoo News - World
Buick Driver Collides with $3 Million Koenigsegg Agera R in China
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The Guardian - World
Super Typhoon Yagi hits China’s Hainan, killing two people and forcing 1 million to leave their homes
Yagi registers as the world’s second-most powerful tropical cyclone this year and has caused power outages in more than 800,000 homes. Asia’s strongest storm this year, Super Typhoon Yagi, made ...Yesterday - China -
ABC News - Top stories
Mega Millions jackpot soars to an estimated $800 million
The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $800 million with a cash option of $401.8 millionYesterday - Lottery -
CBS News - Top stories
Mega Millions jackpot soars to an estimated $800 million after no winners
Mega Millions said the jackpot was last won in Illinois on June 4 with a ticket valued at $552 million.Yesterday - Lottery -
CNBC - Business
52-year-old quit his job, bought a failing snack company for $250,000—now it brings in $103 million a year
In 2011, a burnt-out Charles Coristine left his Wall Street job and bought a "flatlining" snack company. Here's how he turned LesserEvil around.Yesterday -
MarketWatch - Business
US Open prize money this year is the most ever given out at a tennis tournament: $75 million
The purse is a 15% increase from the $65 million offered at last year’s tournamentYesterday - US Open -
CBS News - Top stories
Stellantis recalls 1.2 million Ram trucks to fix software bug
The recall covers certain Ram pickup trucks from the 2019 and 2021 through 2024 model years, mostly in North America.Yesterday -
Financial Times - Business
Meloni loses cabinet minister in scandal over mistress
Prime minister insists scandal engulfing Gennaro Sangiuliano will not destabilise Italian governmentYesterday -
The Guardian - World
Trump rebrands his ramblings as ‘I do the weave’ – but is he just losing it?
Ex-president tries to fend off criticisms of mental acuity that plagued Biden as he waffles about sharks and batteries. For those baffled by Donald Trump ’s forays into meandering discourses about ...Yesterday - Donald Trump -
The Hill - Politics
Surprised Republicans air frustration with Gonzales prediction of GOP losing House
Rep. Tony Gonzales’s (R-Texas) pessimistic prediction that the House GOP conference will lose its majority in November is sparking frustrations among Republican lawmakers, while underscoring just ...Yesterday - Republican Party -
The New York Times - Top stories
Meet the Team Climbing Trees in the Amazon to Better Understand Carbon Stores
A small team in a remote corner of Colombia is surveying every tree in an effort to better understand how much planet-warming carbon the Amazon actually stores.Yesterday -
ABC News - Sports
Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer loses no-hit bid against Rays in 7th inning
Orioles right-hander Dean Kremer had his no-hit bid end in the seventh inning against the Tampa Bay RaysYesterday - MLB -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Clark and Fever lose their composure as Indiana's winning streak ends at 5
The Indiana Fever were out-scored 29-12 in the third quarter, losing to the Minnesota Lynx 99-88 on Friday.Yesterday -
The New York Times - Business
The Big Number: $3.8 Billion
The amount offered by Nordstrom’s founding family to buy its namesake retailer.Yesterday -
ABC News - Entertainment
NFL Kickoff record 28.9 million viewers watch Kansas City hold off Baltimore
Kansas City’s thrilling 27-20 victory over Baltimore was the most-watched NFL Kickoff game since it started in 2002Yesterday - NFL -
ABC News - Sports
NFL Kickoff record 28.9 million viewers watch Kansas City hold off Baltimore
Kansas City’s thrilling 27-20 victory over Baltimore was the most-watched NFL Kickoff game since it started in 2002Yesterday - NFL -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Dodgers lose stalwart RHP Gavin Stone to shoulder inflammation, then All-Star OF Teoscar Hernández to foot contusion
Gavin Stone, Clayton Kershaw, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow and many more are hurt right now.Yesterday - MLB -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Steelers and TE Pat Freiermuth agree to reported 4-year, $48.4 million extension
Tight end Pat Freiermuth has agreed on a four-year, $48.4 million contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was going into the final year of his rookie contract.Yesterday - NFL -
ABC News - Entertainment
NBA Mavericks reach local rights deal with free broadcasts for about 10 million people
The Dallas Mavericks have reached a multiyear local broadcast rights agreementYesterday - NBA -
GameSpot - Tech
The Simpsons Treehouse Of Horror Comic Omnibuses Are Up To 50% Off At Amazon
Treehouse of Horror has become a long-standing tradition across the long history of The Simpsons, but some of the best horror-comedy tales starring Springfield's favorite family haven't been seen ...Yesterday -
Inc. - Business
Wealthy Tax Dodgers Made to Repay $1.3 Billion
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the top 1 percent of wealthy Americans owed more than one-fifth of all unpaid taxes in a 2019 speech.Yesterday - MLB -
Los Angeles Times - Entertainment
Rich Homie Quan's father mourns Atlanta rapper: 'Crushed into a million pieces'
Rich Homie Quan's father, Corey Lamar, speaks out on the death of the Atlanta rapper at age 33. 'Please help me to understand this,' he says on Instagram.2 days ago -
VentureBeat - Tech
Roblox CEO hopes users capture a tenth of global gaming revenue on the path to a billion players
Dave Baszucki, CEO of Roblox, said his company's goal is to reach 10% of the global gaming market's revenue and a billion daily active users.2 days ago -
ABC News - Tech
Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB's structure is unconstitutional
Amazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse ...2 days ago - Amazon -
Inc. - Business
Amazon Explains How an Alexa Upgrade Biased its AI to Favor Kamala Harris
'Hey, Alexa. Explain yourself.' Trump supporters were upset when Amazon's voice assistant seemed to favor his opponent. An AI upgrade was to blame--reminding us of the tricky intersection of tech ...2 days ago - Kamala Harris -
Yahoo Sports - Sports
Dolphins CB Jalen Ramsey agrees to 3-year, $72.3 million extension to stay in Miami
With the new deal, Ramsey is now the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL.2 days ago - NFL -
CNBC - Business
The Cowboys are worth $11 billion. Here's how Dallas went from losing $1 million a month to topping the NFL in value
The Cowboys are the most profitable team in the NFL, ahead of the New England Patriots, according to CNBC's 2024 Valuations list.3 days ago - NFL