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College playoff bracket offers last dress rehearsal and one more chance to see where the SEC stands

The next set of College Football Playoff rankings will be released Tuesday night under heavy scrutiny before the final bracket is set on Sunday
ABC News - 1d
Miami's playoff hopes nosedive as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings

Miami’s playoff hopes took a nosedive while Alabama’s got a boost in the last rankings before the College Football Playoff bracket is set next weekend
ABC News - 5h
Nearly 30% of US drugstores closed in one decade, study shows

New research shows that nearly three out of 10 U.S. drugstores that were open during the previous decade had closed by 2021
ABC News - 8h
US closes investigation into E. coli outbreak linked to onions in McDonald's Quarter Pounders

The federal government has closed its investigation into an E
ABC News - 8h
UK regulator opens door to Shein London listing

Financial Conduct Authority values disclosure over ‘corporate behaviour’, says Nikhil Rathi
Financial Times - 1d
UK auditors refuse to sign off Tees Valley regeneration project’s accounts

Accountants Mazars could not get sufficient assurance of Ben Houchen’s body before deadline
Financial Times - 13h
Musk wants to stop enforcing regulations. Why that’s ‘almost meaningless.’

Politico - 6d

College playoff bracket offers last dress rehearsal and one more chance to see where the SEC stands