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SAN DIEGO (AP) — SAN DIEGO (AP) — Teradata Corp. (TDC) on Monday reported second-quarter earnings of $37 million.

Authorities say an actor who starred in the television series “David Makes Man” has been charged with fatally shooting a man in the parking lot of a Houston apartment complex. The Harris County sheriff's office says 21-year-old Akili McDowell was charged last week with murder in the July 20 death of 20-year-old Cesar Peralta. McDowell remained in Harris County jail on Monday on $400,000 bond. The attorney listed for him in court records did not immediately reply to a request for comment. His manager... Читать дальше...

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Sterling Infrastructure, Inc. (STRL) on Monday reported earnings of $51.9 million in its second quarter.

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) — National CineMedia Inc. (NCMI) on Monday reported a loss of $8.7 million in its second quarter.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Si-Bone Inc. (SIBN) on Monday reported a loss of $8.9 million in its second quarter.

BALTIMORE (AP) — BALTIMORE (AP) — Medifast Inc. (MED) on Monday reported a loss of $8.2 million in its second quarter.

Former President Donald Trump’s campaign Jenna Ellis will cooperate with Arizona prosecutors in exchange for charges being dropped against her in a fake electors case. The state attorney general’s office announced the agreement Monday. Ellis has previously pleaded not guilty to fraud, forgery and conspiracy charges in the Arizona case. Seventeen other people charged in the case have pleaded not guilty to the felony charges. Ellis was charged in Georgia last year after she appeared with Rudy Giuliani... Читать дальше...

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone just bought a majestic home in Highlands Ranch, CO, for $6.8 million.

One little-known NFL reporter sparked a flurry of new trade rumors this weekend.

The desert town experienced a monthly average temperature of 103.2 degrees in July. 

Five secretaries of state are urging tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to fix an AI chatbot on his social media platform X, saying in a letter that it has spread election misinformation. The state election officials said the platform's AI chatbot, Grok, produced false information about state ballot deadlines shortly after President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race. The secretaries of state from Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Washington wrote that X has a responsibility... Читать дальше...

Time to do this all again next offseason?

Mississippi has only one Black justice serving on its highest court despite having the largest percentage of Black residents in the U.S. A federal judge began hearing arguments Monday in a lawsuit that seeks to compel Mississippi to redraw its three Supreme Court districts to increase the chances of Black candidates being elected. The district lines are unchanged since 1987. About 38% of Mississippi residents are Black. The state has nine Supreme Court justices — three each from the northern, central and southern districts. Читать дальше...

A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies. The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta comes nearly a year after the start of a trial pitting the U.S. Justice Department against Google in the country’s biggest antitrust showdown in a quarter century. After... Читать дальше...

The Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee says Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to publicly disclose additional travel on GOP megadonor Harlan Crow’s private jet. Senator Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to Crow's lawyer asking about the trip. Wyden is backing an election-year push to tighten the high court’s ethics rules. The letter to Crow’s lawyer is part of an inquiry that Wyden opened after several reports that Thomas had for years received undisclosed luxury travel from Crow. Читать дальше...

Point guard Chris Paul listed the eight-bedroom, 12-bath farmhouse mansion for $16,495,000 a little more than a month ago.

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Federal judge says Google is exploiting its search dominance to squash competition.

A new mom in Nashville has 911 to thank for walking her through a surprise at-home birth. Emergency operator Kaitlyn Kramer got the frantic call on July 7 saying a woman was experiencing sudden labor. Kramer says her experience kicked in and she knew she had to help. She told bystanders what to do and within moments, she could hear the baby's wails over the phone. Kramer congratulated the mother and the people with her on a job well done. The joyful outcome was a highlight for the 911 operator, who... Читать дальше...

The Supreme Court has shut down a long-shot push from Missouri seeking to remove a gag order in former President Donald Trump’s hush-money case and delay his sentencing in New York. The decision comes Monday after the Missouri attorney general had argued in the unusual request that the New York gag order wrongly limits what the GOP presidential nominee could say on the campaign trail and Trump’s eventual sentence could affect his ability to travel. New York countered that the limited gag order does... Читать дальше...

This article, Fueling the Fun: 10 Nutrition Tips For Summer Sports Performance, was first published on SportStarsMag.com.

Protests against hardship have continued for a fifth day in several states in Nigeria, a day after the president urged an end to the demonstrations over the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Protesters marched along major roads in a few states but in far smaller numbers compared to previous days. A few protesters in Nigeria's hard-hit north were seen waving the Russian flag. Russia denied any responsibility. Pro-Russian sentiments have been growing in parts of West Africa, and Nigeria's... Читать дальше...

Hundreds of Israelis have sent orange balloons into the air to mark the fifth birthday of one of two children held captive by militants in the Gaza Strip. Ariel Bibas, who along with his 1-year-old brother Kfir, has become a symbol of the struggle to release the hostages. The orange balloons are meant to symbolize Ariel and Kfir’s bright red hair. During its Oct. 7 attack, Hamas killed 1,200 people and took some 250 people hostage, according to Israeli authorities. Among the 110 still held hostage... Читать дальше...

Authorities say three people have been found dead at a southeast Albuquerque home and it appears to be a homicide case. Albuquerque police say they received a call around 11 p.m. Sunday that three people were found unresponsive inside a residence. Police say officers arrived at the scene and the three people were pronounced dead. There’s no immediate word on how the victims died and if the three people were related. Police say a homicide investigation has begun and more details will be released when they become available.

Edward Dolnick offers a history of the first dinosaur fossil discoveries in “Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party: How an Eccentric Group of Victorians Discovered Prehistoric Creatures and Accidentally Upended the World.” The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo writes that Dolnick's brisk writing style transports readers to the 1800s and illustrates how much these discoveries changed science. The book includes profiles of the earliest fossil hunters such as 11-year-old Mary Anning and the complicated legacy of the man who coined the term dinosaur. Читать дальше...