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Ranking the NFL's Christmas games for the 2026 season
The NFL’s 2026 Christmas schedule features rivalry games, playoff rematches, and several potential postseason previews.
Best Sports Business Cities: 2026
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Executive education challengers raise pressure on business schools
New rivals are driving traditional institutions to double down on their USP — or adapt and partner with them
Philippines to convene court for VP impeachment amid political turmoil
The Philippine Senate was due to convene as an impeachment court on Monday that could decide the future of Vice President Sara Duterte, with a heated battle between two rival political camps set to be front and centre in the trial.
Why does Amazon have no Western rivals?
The internet giant dwarfs other online retailers on both sides of the Atlantic.
Trump targets political rivals ahead of midterms
Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, who’s been at odds with Trump, lost his primary this weekend. It comes as the president is targeting other political foes ahead of midterms, with another primary fight set for this week. NBC’s Julie Tsirkin reports.
Buccaneers Predicted To Overcome AFC North Hurdle
Winless against the AFC North since 2019, Todd Bowles and the Buccaneers look to shatter a persistent hex as experts predict a breakthrough season against physical rivals.
Hospitals are taking the fall for high health care costs
On right and left and among industry rivals, everyone is pointing the finger at the caregivers.
Full 2026 schedule for NFC West rival Seattle Seahawks
Checking the schedule of the Arizona Cardinals' NFC West rivals, we have the Seattle Seahawks' full 2026 schedule.
Astros vs. Rangers Game Thread: Game 48, 5/17/2026
TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (19-28) will play the final game of their seven-game homestand today as they go for a sweep in the first round of the Silver Boot Series, presented by the Texas Lottery, against the in-state rival Texas Rangers (21-24). RHP Peter Lambert (2-3, 2.76 ERA), a minor league free agent signing […]
Now What? With Carbon Pricing Eroded and Pipeline Politics Advancing, Here Are the Pathways for Climate Success
At the end of a whirlwind week of news on carbon pricing and electricity strategy, capping a madcap year of pretty much non-stop, dramatic change, the word across much of Canada’s climate and energy transition community is that climate policy in this country has been shredded. Eviscerated. Hit with a sledgehammer by policy rollbacks that have pushed the country’s 2050 net zero target “well out of reach”. That means it’s never been more important to look for the rays of hope and glimmers of possibility. To glimpse the seeds of the next set of strategies to get Canada’s climate pollution under control and the country into the accelerating global dash away from fossil fuels. And then, once we’ve spotted those possibilities, get on with the hard, day-to-day slog of trying to make them a reality. Nothing takes away from the frustration and the deep disappointment so many climate and energy hawks are expressing, the sense of betrayal by the author of Value(s) and the former UN special envoy for climate action and finance. But we knew two things as the week drew to a close. We’re looking at the world as it most definitely is. And we don’t get to give up finding the pathways to confront climate change and deliver faster, deeper carbon cuts that leave no one else behind. So really, the first question we all have to ask ourselves is: What’s next? Subscribe All the Oxygen in the Room The outpouring of anger and grief over the carbon pricing deal between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has been absolutely understandable. So much of the climate community poured years, more than a decade, into dragging the current federal pricing regime across the finish line, then defending it from a deluge of three-syllable rhymes after the Trudeau government proved utterly incapable of delivering its own message. The policy foisted on us by neo-classical economists took up all the oxygen in the room, burned through years of climate response time that we won’t get back, while cornering climate hawks into the position that the best response to the crisis of our lifetimes is a new tax…in an era of historic anti-tax sentiment. I mean, really—what could possibly have gone wrong? Against that history, let’s appreciate columnist Max Fawcett’s point that even a modest carbon pricing agreement with a government as off-the-wall libertarian/conspiracist as Danielle Smith’s—those adjectives are mine, not Max’s—is a win worth savouring (as long as Smith keeps her promises for a change). But part of living in the world as it is (no, I’m not letting that go) is to be clear-headed about what we can and can’t control. And one thing we get to decide, after seeing this week’s carbon price festivities take up all the oxygen yet again, is whether we want to keep letting that happen. Particularly when success down that road depends on a factor that no one with a climate agenda can control or influence—a provincial carbon pricing mechanism that has been manipulated and eroded beyond its lowest possible denominator. Thankfully, that’s not the way it has to go. Not when we have so many other powerful, practical tools at our disposal, including the ones still available to us through this abominable Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Canada and Alberta. Tools In Our Toolbox When I started roughing out this list, I didn’t expect it to grow to nearly a dozen bullet points. It’s probably still incomplete. Some of the greatest hits in today’s climate solutions toolbox include: • No Carbon Capture, No Pipeline: On Friday, Prime Minister Mark Carney explicitly stated that there’s been no change to the MOU provision that there will be no West Coast pipeline without an industry commitment to build its massive, $16.5-billion carbon capture and storage (CCUS) hub in Northern Alberta, and vice versa. The two megaprojects were joined at the hip when the MOU was signed Nov. 27, and the implementation agreement this week affirmed that they still are. A parade of independent analysts have spent years pointing to the economic and technical flaws in CCUS, while the industry kept postponing its investment decision until it could arm-twist the government for more “clarity” (by which it meant even more lavish taxpayer subsidies) on the project. Now the industry itself is running away from the CCUS hub and insisting the pipeline should proceed without it, but Carney doesn’t seem to be budging from a central tenet of the MOU to which Smith has signed on. • No Subsidies, No Investors: Climate analysts and advocates have quite rightly been hammering away at Carney and his team, insisting that any new capacity the industry wants to build must proceed without new subsidies. The government has responded with a growing collection of funding and financing mechanisms for the very wide menu of industrial development and nation-building projects they say they want to take on, and that menu always includes fossil fuel infrastructure. But it’s hard to see how even the combined fiscal clout of the federal and supportive provincial governments will deliver the financial backing private investors would need when the business case for new fossil fuel development is evaporating before their eyes. Particularly when… • No Market, No Demand, No Investors: As our friend Markham Hislop at Energi Media (our apparently sleepless friend, given the massive volume of great material he’s been churning out) points out this morning, the biggest vulnerability in any pipeline deal is the assumption that Asian buyers will want the oil or liquefied natural ga that our fossil industry is so keen to send them. Hislop writes in part: Ottawa and Alberta are effectively betting that countries like China and India will continue increasing oil imports for decades as their economies grow and energy consumption rises. That assumption underpins the entire economic rationale for expanding oil sands production and building billions of dollars in new export infrastructure. But Asian energy systems are changing rapidly… China, India, South Korea, and other major hydrocarbon importers are now investing hundreds of billions of dollars into electricity systems built around wind, solar, batteries, nuclear, hydro, and expanded transmission infrastructure. Domestic “energy sovereignty” is increasingly replacing the old energy-security model based on stable oil and gas imports. Those investments are expected to sharply slow oil demand growth and eventually reverse it, even as overall energy consumption continues rising. There are also refining constraints. Many Asian refineries and petrochemical complexes are already optimized to process discounted heavy crude from the Middle East and Latin America. That raises serious questions about how much additional Canadian bitumen Asian markets can absorb at profitable prices. Small wonder that there’s still no private sector investor for the project, despite Smith’s government desperately beating the bushes to put together a deal. For now, Alberta is acting as proponent and covering early start-up costs for a pitch to the federal Major Projects Office, which could actually turn into the next tough hurdle for Smith and her pipeline to jump. • Canada Day Looms: How ironic that Canada’s birthday this year could become a major chokepoint for the provincial premier who’s been working so diligently to tear the country apart! The July 1 target date for Alberta’s pipeline proposal is baked into the MOU, was reaffirmed by the implementation plan, but it hadn’t dawned on me that it cuts both ways. As one very smart colleague wrote in an email yesterday, “they’ve thrown the ball into Alberta’s court to get the project proposal on the table really quickly and to have to do a whole pile of work to put together a massive, complicated project that would typically take years to assemble, and they’ve given them weeks to do it.” That makes July 1 a looming deadline that Smith won’t be able to run away from politically, especially with the separatists in her party and her caucus breathing down her neck. (See previous ref to off-the-wall.) But if Alberta comes in with a sloppy, incomplete submission, even after Carney bent over backwards to simplify the application process and the rules that govern it, it may be harder for the province or the industry to blame Ottawa and insist on the faster process they claim their investors are demanding. (Oh, wait—which investors would those be??) • We’ll See You In Court (Then We’ll See You Again): If Carney did cave, that would be just one more reason for Indigenous and other affected communities to take the government and the process to court—Just as Alberta First Nations did, successfully, in response to Smith’s half-baked separation referendum. Veterans of the Harper era have been warning that a shoddy process around fossil fuel infrastructure or other major projects will be a recipe for the very delays that process seeks to avoid. And now more than ever, with renewable energy and energy storage eating fossil fuels’ lunch in import markets around the world, a delayed pipeline or LNG terminal may be as good as a cancelled one. • Charged Up, Ready to Go: With its goal of doubling Canada’s electricity supply to meet a doubling of demand by 2050, the national electricity strategy that Carney unveiled Thursday has a lot to like. With its explicit language about speeding the shift from fuels to more efficient and affordable electricity, global investment and deployment patterns that already favour that shift, an emerging bidirectional power grid, the role of front-line options like rooftop solar and heat pumps, the emergence of electric vehicles as behind-the-meter energy storage, and the domestic jobs and manufacturing to make it all happen, the document doubles down on the essential cornerstone of a faster shift off fossil fuels. The strategy envisions a more prominent role for gas and nuclear power. But some of those provisions were already in the Clean Electricity Regulations that climate hawks are now fighting so hard to defend, inserted as a compromise in a futile attempt to mollify the industry and its political representatives in Alberta and Saskatchewan. But once again, gas will be a tougher sell when it’s more expensive and now so much more unpredictable than the clean alternatives. The new nuclear technologies are still speculative and deeply vulnerable to cost overruns. Increasingly, utilities, developers, and investors know it. Carney declared Thursday that “it doesn’t do us good to be sitting in court all the time with provinces. It doesn’t do us good to be talking past each other. What does do us good is to come together with specific projects.” There are no guarantees, but so much of the language and narrative-building in the electricity strategy suggests the lion’s share of those projects will be renewable. • The Party Has Already Started: The electricity strategy only rarely digs down to specific projects, but provinces representing three-quarters of Canada’s population are already embracing a faster transition. Hydro-Québec is working on a 10-year, $185-billion renewable energy and grid buildout by 2035. Ontario recently brought 10 provinces and territories together in a National Energy Corridor Agreement to boost interprovincial and -territorial transmission infrastructure. And the MOU implementation agreement commits Alberta to facilitate investment in renewable energy projects, a big step back from its continuing, punitive restrictions on renewables development. The electricity strategy envisions much of the financing and infrastructure that will be needed to pull those advances together into an integrated whole. • Delivering on Affordability: The MOU implementation plan has little or nothing to say about affordability (are you surprised?), but the electricity strategy does, with a top-line pledge to reduce home energy costs for seven out of 10 Canadian households by 2050, a total saving of $15 billion across the board. It’s just a start, but it puts affordability on the government’s narrative map. If they’re serious and deliberate about patching together a least-cost energy strategy, it’ll have little if any room for oil, gas, or nuclear—not with powerful evidence, for example, that electricity prices are higher when those prices are set by gas. • Smith Proves that Canada Works: By signing a deal that makes it harder to claim the federal government is blocking a new pipeline, Smith has helped prove Carney’s constant anti-separatist refrain that “Canada works”—incurring the rage, no doubt, of her own political base. Canada also needs to work for anyone who depends on a clean environment, healthy and thriving ecosystems, and safe, stable climate. But with Smith and her separatist constituents setting up as a fifth column for annexation by Donald Trump’s United States, let’s set aside any notion that 51st state status for Canada is a recipe for anything other than climate disaster (and so much else). Resisting and withstanding Trump (just 170 more sleeps until mid-term elections, which is a damn sight better than the 730 we started with) doesn’t mean a free pass for a pipeline, but we can still appreciate it that keeping Canada whole and sovereign is still Carney’s Job One. • The Words Not Spoken: Apart from a commitment to export a million barrels of “low-emission” Alberta bitumen per day (memo to Smith and Carney: You realize that that’s less than the industry is already exporting??), the MOU implementation plan says nothing about the international trade and economic sovereignty deals that Carney has been travelling the world to negotiate. It didn’t have to. Carney doesn’t need permission from Danielle Smith, her American enablers, or her separatist allies to continue building the alliances that will ratchet down our economic dependency on our unstable, unreliable neighbour to the south. But every connection he builds with countries outside North America helps align our economy and our future with a faster shift off fossil fuels. Little if any of this was on our bingo cards a year or two ago. But it’s the pathway that has opened up to us. And if it gives Canada any climate or energy gains at all in an era still dominated by Trump and his increasingly ridiculous tariffs, his loutish trade negotiations and his continuing annexation threats, we have to take the wins. Not least because they’ll be the point of departure for what we can achieve in 2027, 2029, and beyond, as Trump’s grip and this era begin to loosen and then fade. What is Carney Doing? If this line of thought is right—and it’s a possibility, not a prediction—it means that Carney’s actions and decisions are largely about buying time. Time for Trump’s power to wane. Time for Alberta’s separatist/conspiracist virus to spread, mutate, die out, or at least die back, with help from a vaccine of federal steadiness and calm (appropriate enough, for a movement populated largely by vaccine deniers) that no conspiracy theory can dismiss. And time for the government’s trade and investment agenda to deliver results—even knowing that some of those results will bring impacts that front-line communities will not and should not accept. In the immediate moment, none of this changes the way the wider climate community has to respond, from campaigners to investors to front-line practitioners. All of our voices are still essential. But those voices will be stronger and more confident if we have a clearer sense of the brutal game we’ve been pulled into, and a plausible path (or two it three) for playing it to the win we need. This conversation also underscores our biggest task for the remaining years of what was supposed to be the “decisive” decade for climate response: if we can shift the energy narrative in Canada, make it a mainstream view that the country’s preoccupation with oil and gas has us falling farther behind a changing world, we’ll see far better results in the 2030s and beyond. For many veteran climate advocates, taking on that part of the fight will begin with recognizing that most of our friends and family, neighbours and colleagues already understand that climate change is real and right in front of us: they’re looking away and staying silent because they don’t have what climate communicator Katharine Hayhoe calls “efficacy”. As Hayhoe recently pointed out in a feature interview with The Energy Mix, it amounts to science denial to keep hammering away at the dire news about global warming without also helping audiences understand what they can do about it, with multiple studies telling us why that won’t work. Far better to open those conversations with the dominant crises like energy security, food security, emergency preparedness and business continuity, affordability, and financial security that have knocked climate change far lower on the list of public priorities, and will likely keep it there. We Knew This Would Happen Climate hawks have always known this day would come. For decades, we warned that everyone had to pay attention to climate change right now, because it would be much tougher to respond once the crisis itself started affecting our daily lives. We were right, and here we are. But now, thanks to decades of hard work, communities and countries have an alternative to doubling down on fossil fuels. “In 10 years everyone will have ‘always known’ that solar and batteries were going to win,” Morgan Solar Executive Chair Mike Andrade writes on LinkedIn. With the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz roiling energy priorities around the world, Canada and the United States are among the shrinking number of countries that are still very keen on fossil fuel development. Understanding that gap is a first, essential step in spotting the opportunities ahead, and averting the deep economic as well as environmental and social risk we face if we don’t seize them. Thanks for reading The Energy Mix Weekender! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work. Subscribe Mitchell Beer traces his background in renewable energy and energy efficiency back to 1977, in climate change to 1997. Now he and the rest of the Energy Mix team scan 1,200 news headlines a week to pull together The Energy Mix and The Energy Mix Weekender. Chart of the Week BYD Eyes 20 Dealership Locations After Canada Greenlights Chinese EV Imports ‘Sledgehammer’ Carbon Price Deal Boosts Emissions by 230Mt, Aims for Fall 2027 Pipeline Approval ‘Worse Than Harper’: Regulatory Rollback Would Stop Canada from Assessing Project Impacts, Critics Warn Electricity Strategy Aims for Doubling by 2050, Allows ‘Flexibility’ for Gas Power Plants Opposition Mounts as O’Leary’s Data Centre Approved in Drought-Stricken Utah Diluted Carbon Price Misses ‘Reality of the World We’re In’, Could Impede Diversified Trade: Climate Institute $200B in Clean Energy Investment Will Need On-Time Delivery, Reliable Policies, Trade Association Says ‘Sovereign Pipeline’: CEO Pitches to Keep Trans Mountain in Government Hands What a Supercharged El Niño Could Mean for Canada Canada’s future is electric, and here’s how a power grid superhighway would get us there (Toronto Star) The Perilous Waters of Hecate Strait (Globe and Mail) Saudi Aramco profits jump despite conflict in Middle East (The Guardian) Farmers confront rising cost of fertilizer and fuel as spring seeding under way (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation) Clarkson forecasts 24% decline in offshore oil, gas capital expenditures (Oil & Gas Journal) Pipe Dreams: How Oil and Gas Fail to Deliver Economic Development in Africa (Oil Change International) Developing countries must hold the pen to script the fossil fuel transition (Climate Home News) Iran war threatens the dream of a post-oil economy in the Gulf (Washington Post) U.S. Oil, Gas Work Force Hits Lowest Level Since 2022 (Rigzone) Why Polestar Is Doubling Down on Net Zero as Rivals Pull Back on EVs (Bloomberg) Why this Michigan utility plans to sell its hydro dams for $13 (E&E News/Politico) Levees can no longer save New Orleans (Vox)
UK ex-health minister says will run to replace Prime Minister Keir Starmer
Pressure mounts on Starmer's government, as Labour rivals including recently resigned Wes Streeting circle.
Mira Costa defeats Loyola for the Southern Section boys' volleyball title
Mira Costa sweeps rival Loyola to win its second straight Southern Section Division 1 boys' volleyball championship.
It’s Been a Wild Week in British Politics. What Happens Next?
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Subway to Freeway: MLB Rivals Bring The Heat
It’s Rivalry Weekend in Major League Baseball. So, of course, we’re getting Yankees vs. Mets, and Cubs vs. White Sox, and Angels vs. Dodgers. But we’re getting a lot more than that - for better and for worse. Here’s a ranking of all 15 Rivalry Weekend matchups, from best to worst. Hate mail will ...
Colin McEnroe (opinion): Peppa Pig invites mudslinging to CT politics
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Colin McEnroe (opinion): Peppa Pig invites mudslinging to CT politics
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Florida Chamber poll: Florida’s Republican tilt holds steady
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California governor debate: Rivals gang up on Democratic frontrunner Becerra
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Marvel Rivals - The Super Hero Team-based PVP Shooter
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Why ‘Rivals’ Recast Helen With Hayley Atwell
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Yankees Rivalry Roundup: Varsho’s slam secures dramatic win for Jays
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Motorola Razr Fold review: A worthy rival to Google and Samsung
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Apple Backs Google After EU Orders Android Be Opened Up To AI Rivals
The company agrees with Google that it would put European users' privacy and safety at risk.
Ohtani Shuts Out Rival, Continues to Strengthen Cy Young Case
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Where to watch San Francisco Giants vs. Los Angeles Dodgers: Live stream, TV channel, odds for Wednesday, May 13
The Dodgers take on the rival Giants.
Apple warns EU against forcing Google to open Android to AI rivals
Apple submitted a filing to the EC today criticizing proposed measures that would force Google to open parts of Android to AI rivals.
Marvel Rivals - The Super Hero Team-based PVP Shooter
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Thinking Machines Lab sees key talent leave for Meta, OpenAI, xAI
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Takeaways From Seattle Mariners 10-2 Win Against Houston Astros
The Mariners dominated their American League West arch rivals and secured at least a series split against the Astros
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Hawaii beats UC Irvine for NCAA men's volleyball championship
Kristian Titriyski totaled a match-high 16 kills, the last coming on championship point, and Hawaii beat Big West Conference rival UC Irvine 15-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-20 on Monday night to claim the NCAA men's volleyball championship.
Everything to know about the 'Fourth Wing' series coming to Prime Video
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Cowboys' Thanksgiving opponent revealed as part of NFL schedule rollout
Dallas’ Thanksgiving Day game is a tradition that dates back to 1966. This year the Cowboys will face a division rival.
US scientists warn that termination of National Science Board hurts ability to compete with China
More than 2,000 scientists warned the U.S. Congress in a letter on Monday that the termination of the entire National Science Board by the Trump administration hurts U.S. ability to compete with rivals like China.
Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets can now see like their parents
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Crew Relaxes Before Busy Week of Science, Dragon Arrival, and Spacewalk Preps
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GrapheneOS says Google is making life harder for rival operating systems and devices
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Knicks fans completely take over Philadelphia local broadcast, too
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The Western Conference Never Gets Any Easier, Does It?
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San Francisco 49ers full rookie class: Draft picks, UDFA signings
Checking in with the Arizona Cardinals' NFC West rivals, a look at the San Francisco 49ers' rookie class.
Is ‘Rivals’ Renewed for Season 3?
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Manchester City's Phil Foden To Sign New Long-Term Extension
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Guerrilla Games co-founder developing European game engine to rival Unreal and Unity
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Seton Hall basketball adds Rutgers transfer forward Chris Nwuli
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Slavia Prague to ban fans for life over derby abandonment
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With the Fire’s arrival, Portland finds another cathedral for women’s sports
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Barcelona vs Real Madrid, La Liga: Preview
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Benjamin Netanyahu’s rivals unite to take him down
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From The Sheep Detectives to Rivals: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead
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Seahawks' NFC West rival 49ers lose crucial WR Jauan Jennings
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Google Finally Launched the Fitness Tracker Apple and Whoop Wouldn't
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Temperament questions have dogged Katie Porter, but not her rivals
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Sony forecasts lower gaming business sales amid memory price surge
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Colorado Gov. Polis faces intense lobbying blitz from DC-based groups over credit card ‘swipe-fee’ bill
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New Arizona State coach Randy Bennett ‘catching my stride’ after health issue arose in March
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Chiefs, Broncos both consider signing Kurt Warner's son E.J.
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Leaker: This Is Why Apple Is Delaying the iPhone 18
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Disney Entertainment revenues up 10% in Q2
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Oura’s subscription-free rival is back on Kickstarter with a tempting new bundle
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Apple to Let Users Choose Rival AI Models Across Its iOS 27 Features
Apple Inc. will let users choose from a range of outside artificial intelligence services to power features across its software, building on a strategy to turn its devices into a comprehensive AI platform.
PS5's LEGO Batman Rivals the Arkham Classics in IP Love Letter
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Bose Challenges Sonos with $299 Alexa+ Speaker and $1,099 Soundbar
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UFC 328 Countdown: Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland
The middleweight title will be up for grabs in the UFC 328 main event. Undefeated champion Khamzat Chimaev (15-0) and former titleholder Sean Strickland (30-7) collide in a match between bitter rivals. UFC 328 Countdown previews the middleweight title clash.
Met Gala 2026 Livestream: Watch The Red Carpet Arrivals
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Delta canceling flights: Memo shows crew, scheduling challenges
Delta is canceling hundreds of flights — far more than its rival airlines. An internal memo reveals crew and scheduling challenges.
Argentine star confirms he's ready to join Liverpool
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Crew Works Advanced Radio Frequency, Quantum Physics, and Health Tech
The Expedition 74 crew kicked off the week setting up advanced radio frequency technology, configuring quantum physics hardware, and conducting ultrasound vein scans aboard the International Space Station. The crewmates also prepared for the arrival of the next U.S. cargo mission, unpacked the latest Roscosmos resupply ship, and checked out a spacesuit.
GameStop targets eBay in $56B takeover bid, sees path to rival Amazon
GameStop launches a $56 billion bid for eBay, with CEO Ryan Cohen outlining plans to cut costs and position the platform as a rival to Amazon.
The connection between money and mental health: Why it matters more than you think
With the arrival of May and Mental Health Awareness month, it's worth taking a closer look at how money and mental health interact — and what steps you can take to improve your relationship with both.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen $56B eBay offer: 'An opportunity to build a much larger business'
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss details of the company's offer to buy eBay for $56 billion, the rationale behind the offer, how the combined company would rival Amazon, and more.
Christian Menefee and Al Green, rivals in TX-18, align on aim of strengthening voting rights
The two congressmen, in a Democratic primary runoff election for the same Houston-based seat, both came out strongly for the need to pass new legislation to counteract the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that crippled enforcement of the Voting Rights Act.
'Watson' ending explained: How the CBS series says farewell to John Watson
The 'Watson' finale features a long-awaited reunion — as well as the arrival of a famous villain from the Sherlock Holmes canon. Here's how the CBS series, which was canceled earlier this year, says farewell to John Watson.
Rangers poised for Champions League spot - if they win title
Greg Taylor's PAOK handed Rangers a potential Champions League qualifying boost after beating Greek title rivals Olympiakos 3-1 on Sunday. The defeat leaves the reigning champions six points adrift of leaders AEK Athens with three games remaining. It means Rangers are now favourites to take the final available automatic qualifying place in next season's league stage of Europe's premier club competition - but only if they first win the Scottish title.
When do the sixers play next? Knicks Sixers predictions
After a huge comeback in their series against the Boston Celtics, the SIxers face off against another rival in the second round, the New York Knicks.
Sixers fans crash Celtics postgame show, upsetting Brian Scalabrine
The Philadelphia 76ers finally got one over on the Boston Celtics by winning Game 7 at the Garden, and Sixers fans weren’t going to let anyone forget about it, especially Brian Scalabrine. The Sixers came back from a 3-1 series deficit in surprising circumstances to win their first series against their Eastern Conference rivals since…
'I'm a big fan' - Amad gets Carrick backing
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick has defended Amad Diallo and insists the winger is playing well, even though he has not registered a goal or an assist in 2026. The Ivory Coast international was one of the players who benefited from Ruben Amorim's time at Old Trafford. Used as either a wing-back or in one of the number 10 roles, Amad scored 11 goals and claimed 10 assists last season, with 18 of his contributions coming after the former Sporting boss' arrival in November 2024.
Rival boss heaps praise on absent Liverpool star
Carrick revisits Anfield memory with clear intentMichael Carrick does not often indulge in nostalgia, yet ahead of Manchester United’s latest collision with Liverpool FC, he allowed himself a glance...
Manchester United vs Liverpool – Predicted lineup and team news
Manchester United aim to secure Champions League qualification when they host bitter rivals Liverpool on Sunday.Michael Carrick’s side currently sit third with 61 points from 34 matches. They have w...
Fire Damages USF Marine Science Lab; Hazmat Evaluation Planned Overnight
A multiple-alarm structure fire significantly damaged a marine science laboratory, with officials indicating the building is likely a total loss due to extensive water and fire damage. The fire was reported at approximately 5:12 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Fire crews reported that the structure was already heavily involved in the attic upon arrival. […]
Sam Altman says Elon Musk can come to his ChatGPT 5.5 party
Sam Altman and Elon Musk, OpenAI cofounders turned rivals, are locked in a legal battle over the direction of the company.
How a double substitution turned Leeds' season around
If Leeds are able to retain their top-flight status, the majority of supporters are likely to point to wins against relegation rivals Wolves, Burnley and West Ham as the defining moments of the season. The 49-year-old is more likely to point to a 3-2 defeat by Manchester City in late November as the moment his side's fortunes changed - and the numbers back it up. After goals from Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol put City 2-0 up inside 25 minutes, Leeds were left fearing the worst.
Trump endorses Andy Barr in race to succeed Mitch McConnell
Trump also asked one of Barr’s rivals to drop out of the Republican primary in Kentucky, where the winner of the GOP primary is likely to succeed McConnell.
Trump reshapes Kentucky Senate race to replace Mitch McConnell with endorsement, job offer
President Donald Trump sought to reshape the Kentucky Senate race on Friday to fill the seat of Sen. Mitch McConnell, delivering an endorsement of Rep. Andy Barr moments after offering a rival candidate an ambassadorship as an enticement to leave the race.
Trump endorses Rep. Andy Barr in Kentucky Senate primary
The president urged businessman Nate Morris, a Barr rival, to drop out of the race and take an ambassadorship. Morris agreed and promptly joined Trump in backing Barr.
Naoya Inoue is the greatest show in sports today. Now comes the fight of his life
The Japanese wrecking ball known as the Monster takes center stage at the Tokyo Dome on Saturday, facing unbeaten rival Junto Nakatani in a matchup for the ages
Senate bans members and staff from betting in prediction markets
Prediction markets, including the betting platform Polymarket and its chief rival Kalshi, have come under scrutiny as the business has expanded.
Cristiano Ronaldo Nearing End To 5-Year Trophy Drought
Cristiano Ronaldo has put Al-Nassr on the brink of Saudi Pro League glory after inspiring his side to a vital 2-0 victory over rivals Al Ahli.
NFL analyst suggests nightmare scenario for 49ers in free agency
The San Francisco 49ers haven't re-signed their biggest remaining free agent, and one NFL analyst thinks he could be headed to a 49ers rival.
How the Cowboys and 49ers are rivals yet work together
The Cowboys and 49ers helped each other this offseason.
Apple's AI Smart Glasses Likely to Support Hand Gesture Controls
Apple is developing a set of AI smart glasses to rival products like the Meta Ray-Bans, and MacRumors has learned a few more details about Apple's work on the device from an inside source. The AI glasses will include two cameras. A high-resolution camera will be included for capturing photos and videos that can be shared on social media and used like iPhone photos. A second lower-resolution wide-angle lens will read hand gestures and provide visual input for Siri.
AbbVie raises outlook even as its blockbuster Skyrizi faces new rivals
Much of the company’s out performance stemmed from the immunology business.
Report: iPhone Memory Costs Set to Quadruple by 2027
Memory could account for as much as 45 percent of an iPhone's component costs by 2027, up from around 10 percent today, according to a JPMorgan analysis cited by the Financial Times ($). Apple buys memory for roughly 250 million iPhones a year and has historically been one of the largest customers in the category. But Apple has reportedly now gone from a position where it could set terms to one where it now has to compete with rivals for supply.
Radiology AI vendor Azra acquires rival firm focused on incidental findings
The Nashville, Tennessee, company—which offers AI to monitor radiology reports for unexpected findings—has reached a deal to buy Thynk Health for an undisclosed sum.
Empty seats 'a symptom of staggering success'
The sight of empty seats in the Manchester City end at Wembley for Saturday's FA Cup semi-final against Southampton has inevitably triggered the usual cycle of lazy jibes from rival fans. Under Pep Guardiola, a trip to England's showpiece venue has shifted from a once-in-a-generation opportunity to a routine commitment. Since 2011, City have visited the national stadium 33 times, and the weekend's clash against the Saints was Guardiola's 25th Wembley appearance alone, including the Premier League meetings with Tottenham in 2018.
Finland’s Kone to buy German rival TK Elevator in blockbuster $34.4 billion deal
The combination would create the world’s largest elevator maker and marks one of Europe's biggest takeovers in recent years.
50-foot ancient snake discovered in India may be one of the largest ever
A massive prehistoric snake discovered in India may rank among the largest ever to slither across Earth. Named Vasuki indicus, this ancient giant lived around 47 million years ago and is estimated to have stretched an astonishing 11 to 15 meters long—rivaling the legendary Titanoboa. Fossilized vertebrae unearthed from a lignite mine in Gujarat reveal a thick-bodied, powerful snake likely built for slow, stealthy ambush attacks, similar to modern anacondas.