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College basketball coaching changes tracker 2024: BYU hires Kevin Young after Kentucky plucks Mark Pope
With more than 60 coaching moves in the past month, here is everything you need to know about what's changed in college hoopsCBS Sports - Sports - College Basketball -
Glencore Sees Strong Trading Performance
Glencore backed its full-year targets across its portfolio and said it expected earnings from its trading arm to be at the top end of its annual target range.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
More Americans see China as an 'enemy'
Americans are increasingly viewing China as an “enemy” of the U.S., according to a new survey. The survey, from the Pew Research Center, found 42 percent of Americans said they think China is an “enemy” to their country, up 4 points from last year ...The Hill - Politics - China -
Maersk Sees Overcapacity Issues Persisting
Maersk raised the lower end of its full-year guidance despite expecting the overcapacity challenges that have plagued the industry to continue, potentially for the rest of the year.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Maersk Sees Overcapacity Issues Persisting
Maersk raised the lower end of its full-year guidance despite expecting the overcapacity challenges that have plagued the industry to continue, potentially for the rest of the year.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
Inflation Is Stubborn. Is the Federal Budget Deficit Making It Worse?
Economists are divided over whether the growing amount of federal borrowing is fueling demand and driving up prices.The New York Times - Business -
Oil Extends Losses on U.S. Inflation Concerns
Oil prices were down more than 1% in Europe after the latest U.S. economic data further dented hopes the Federal Reserve could start cutting interest rates anytime soon.The Wall Street Journal - World -
UK inflation: From too high, to too low?
Time to ease the squeezeFinancial Times - World - United Kingdom -
Jerome Powell Isn't Too Worried About Inflation
The Federal Reserve Chairman offers a sunny view about prices and the economy.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Stalled Inflation Vexes the Fed. Is It Noise or a New Trend?
The fundamentals suggest inflation should still be headed down, but the Fed isn’t betting on that.The Wall Street Journal - World -
US warns rates to stay high as it battles inflation
The US central bank has left interest rates unchanged again, noting a "lack of further progress" on inflation.BBC News - Top stories -
Inflation locked atop list of financial problems: Gallup
Inflation remains at the top of Americans’ minds when it comes to their financial woes, according to a new survey. The Gallup poll, released Thursday, found 41 percent of Americans listed inflation or a high cost of living as “the most important ...The Hill - Politics -
5 takeaways from the global negotiations on a treaty to end plastic pollution
Nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetingsABC News - World -
Paramount Global CEO Bob Bakish expected to leave the company
Paramount Global's Chief Executive Bob Bakish is expected to be ousted from the media giant, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The move comes as Paramount considers its future.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment -
Lobbying World: Global Business Alliance taps next president and CEO
The Global Business Alliance (GBA) announced that Nancy McLernon will retire as president and CEO at the end of the year. McLernon, who founded GBA in 1990, grew the organization from less than a dozen members into an influential voice for more ...The Hill - Politics -
Record Number of Writers Were Jailed Globally in 2023, PEN America Says
For the first time, China has more than 100 incarcerated writers, and Israel and Russia entered the list of the 10 countries with the most imprisoned writers.The New York Times - World -
On global stage, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Taiwanese winner says the word China hates
Taiwan is celebrating the latest winner of 'RuPaul's Drag Race,' Nymphia Wind, after she called the island a country.Los Angeles Times - Entertainment - China -
U.S. accuses Russia of using chemical weapons in Ukraine, in breach of global ban
The U.S. has formally accused Russia of using chemical weapons against Ukrainian troops.CNBC - Business - Ukraine -
Japan's Kishida unveils a framework for global regulation of generative AI
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AIABC News - Tech - Japan -
Global court in pressure cooker over threat of Israel arrest warrants
Editor's note: This report has been updated to clarify the Biden administration's efforts to empower the Palestinian Authority to replace Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Biden administration and Israel’s supporters in Congress are lashing out at the ...The Hill - Politics - Israel -
Global Growth Forecast Is Lifted but Risks Loom, O.E.C.D. Says
The global economy has proved resilient and inflation has declined, but any widening of the conflict in the Middle East could increase price pressures and dampen growth.The New York Times - Business -
Global Growth Forecast Is Lifted but Risks Loom, O.E.C.D. Says
The global economy has proved resilient and inflation has declined, but any widening of the conflict in the Middle East could increase price pressures and dampen growth.The New York Times - Top stories -
The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 1.81% This Month to 100.81
The dollar firmed across the board on the session and posted its best monthly performance since January.The Wall Street Journal - World -
New Zealand's Jobless Rate Rises Sharply
New Zealand’s unemployment rate jumped sharply in the first three months of this year as the economy slumbered in an extended recession and high interest rates battered household budgets.The Wall Street Journal - World - New Zealand -
Next Backs Guidance as Sales Rise Tops Hopes
Next reiterated its guidance for fiscal 2025, forecast an adjusted profit of £960 million, after reporting an above-forecast rise in full-price sales for the first quarter.The Wall Street Journal - World -
Next Backs Guidance as Sales Rise Tops Hopes
Next reiterated its guidance for fiscal 2025, forecast an adjusted profit of £960 million, after reporting an above-forecast rise in full-price sales for the first quarter.The Wall Street Journal - Business -
SPDR Gold Rises Following Fed Decision
Gold futures were up 0.8% in late trading, after settling up 0.4% — the fourth time out of the past five sessions they’ve risen.The Wall Street Journal - World - Federal Reserve -
Death toll rises to 48 in China highway collapse
The death toll climbed to 48 on Thursday as search efforts continued in southeastern China after a highway section collapsed in a mountainous area.NBC News - Top stories - China -
When the Cute Guy on Your Flight Turns Out to be Your Seatmate
Alex Zhou and Eddie Kay met on a plane heading to Boston from Los Angeles. After going their separate ways, the two reconnected on social media.The New York Times - Lifestyle -
G7 countries say they’ll phase out coal by 2035 — with caveats
A group of nations known as the G-7 say they’ll eliminate coal from their power sector — unless those coal plants capture their planet-warming emissions — by 2035. In a communique this week, the nations’ environment and climate leaders said they ...The Hill - Politics -
Developed countries accused of bowing to lobbyists at plastic pollution talks
Campaigners say last-minute compromise plays into the hands of petrostates and industry influences. Campaigners are blaming developed countries for capitulating at the last minute to pressure from fossil fuel and industry lobbyists, and slowing ...The Guardian - World -
The world's happiest countries are targeting net-negative emissions — despite a growing 'greenlash'
Finland and Denmark are both targeting "net-negative emissions" in the years to come — despite an intensifying green political backlash.CNBC - Business -
U.S. Lags Behind Other Countries in Hepatitis-C Cures
Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until it’s too late. A Biden initiative languishes without Congressional approval.The New York Times - Business -
‘Big Bang’ EU countries risk losing competitive edge
Ten countries need new impetus after reaping early benefits of enlargement waveFinancial Times - Business - European Union -
Inside the tiny N.J. suburb with the fastest-growing Asian population in the country
BELLE MEAD, N.J. — A few minutes outside of Princeton, New Jersey, residents of the local community coordinate through social media platforms WhatsApp and WeChat on things like replacing a roof, planting flowers or throwing block parties.NBC News - Top stories -
‘Big Bang’ EU countries risk losing competitive edge
Ten countries need new impetus after reaping early benefits of enlargement waveFinancial Times - World - European Union -
‘Enough with the gaslighting’: Harris responds to Trump’s insistence that he doesn’t back national abortion ban – live
Vice-president calls abortion access a ‘fundamental freedom’ in Florida as state’s six-week ban takes effect. Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effectArizona Democrats to make final push to repeal near-total abortion banGreene wrapped up the ...The Guardian - World - Abortion -
U.S. Lags Behind Other Countries in Hepatitis-C Cures
Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until it’s too late. A Biden initiative languishes without Congressional approval.The New York Times - Health -
US says it will return to Chad for talks to keep troops in the country
The U.S. military plans to return to Chad within a month for talks about revising an agreement that allows it to keep troops based thereABC News - World -
Drew Barrymore urged VP Kamala Harris to be 'Mamala of the country.' The internet recoiled
Drew Barrymore faces waves of backlash on social media for pleading to Vice President Kamala Harris that she become the 'Mamala of the country.'Los Angeles Times - Entertainment