Tag: reports
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China reports third-quarter GDP growth of 4.6%, slightly beating expectations
China’s National Bureau of Statistics on Friday reported third-quarter GDP growth of 4.6% year on year, slightly exceeding the 4.5% expected by economists polled by Reuters. That’s less than the second-quarter growth of 4.7% year on year. On a quarterly basis, the third quarter saw 0.9% expansion, compared with 0.7% in the second quarter. “The…
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Trump’s legal team tried to keep Stormy Daniels quiet ahead of 2024 election, MSNBC reports
Former President Donald Trump this summer offered a financial incentive to adult film star Stormy Daniels if she agreed to keep quiet about Trump — including about the relationship that became the center of the hush money payments that ended up the subject of a New York criminal trial — ahead of this November’s election,…
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U.S. concerned by reports of North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine
WASHINGTON — The United States is “concerned” by reports of North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia in Ukraine, a White House spokesperson said Tuesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this week accused North Korea of transferring personnel to Russia’s armed forces, saying his intelligence agencies had briefed him on “the actual involvement of North Korea in the war” in…
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Chechnya’s Kadyrov threatens ‘blood feud,’ accuses Russian MPs of plotting his murder, state media reports
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has accused Russian lawmakers from neighboring regions of attempting to commission his assassination, and threatened them with a “blood feud” unless they prove otherwise, state news agency TASS reported. TASS cited Chechen-language comments by Kadyrov, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to a meeting of Chechen security officials. Video…
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Saints QB Derek Carr will miss multiple games with an oblique injury: Reports
New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr is expected to miss multiple games with an oblique injury according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo and Ian Rapoport. Carr was injured in the fourth quarter of the Saints’ 26-13 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday night. He took a hit on a fourth-down pass that fell…
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Patriots rookie QB Drake Maye to make first career start Sunday vs. Texans: Reports
The New England Patriots will start rookie quarterback Drake Maye in their Week 6 matchup against the Houston Texans, per multiple reports. Maye was the third overall pick in April’s NFL Draft and will be making his first career start. Veteran Jacoby Brissett started the first five games of the season for the Patriots, who…
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New York Jets fire coach Robert Saleh after 2-3 start and apparent tension with Aaron Rodgers, reports say
The New York Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh, according to multiple published reports on Tuesday, following the team’s disappointing start with Aaron Rodgers back at the helm — and amid seeming tensions between the coach and the star quarterback. Saleh, who was hired by the Jets in 2021, finished his Jets head coaching record…
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Verizon acknowledges technical issue amid wave of outage reports
Verizon acknowledged its network was experiencing a technical issue amid hundreds of thousands of reports indicating users were unable to access their mobile phone services Monday. The telecom giant said in a statement that it was “aware of an issue impacting service for some customers.” “Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to…