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Dak Prescott Throws 2 TD Passes and Cowboys Win 7th Straight Over Giants, 20-15

Dak Prescott Throws 2 TD Passes and Cowboys Win 7th Straight Over Giants, 20-15

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Dak Prescott threw one of his two touchdown passes to CeeDee Lamb and the Dallas Cowboys taunted the Giants yet again, winning 20-15 for their seventh straight victory over New York and 14th in 15 games. Prescott has won his last 13 starts against the Giants. He found Lamb for…MORE

Helene Strengthens to a Category 4 Hurricane as It Nears Florida’s Gulf Coast

Helene Strengthens to a Category 4 Hurricane as It Nears Florida’s Gulf Coast

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene is close to making landfall on Florida’s northwest coast as a powerful Category 4 storm. It’s already battering the state’s west coast with tropical storm-force winds and has caused hundreds of thousands of power outages. Forecasters warn the enormous system could create a “nightmare” storm surge of up to…MORE

Netanyahu Vows to Use ‘Full Force’ Against Hezbollah and Dims Hopes for a Cease-Fire

Netanyahu Vows to Use ‘Full Force’ Against Hezbollah and Dims Hopes for a Cease-Fire

NEW YORK (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue striking Hezbollah “with full force,” dimming hopes for a cease-fire. Netanyahu spoke Thursday after arriving in New York for the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting. U.S. and European officials are pressuring both sides of the conflict to accept a proposed 21-day halt in…MORE

Feds Charge NYC Mayor With Selling His Influence to Foreign Nationals. He Says He Won’t Resign

Feds Charge NYC Mayor With Selling His Influence to Foreign Nationals. He Says He Won’t Resign

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams has vowed to stay in office after federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment accusing him of letting Turkish officials and businesspeople buy his influence with illegal campaign contributions and lavish overseas trips. The five-count indictment made public Thursday outlines a trail of alleged corruption that prosecutors…MORE

Harris Blasts Proposals for Ukraine to Cede Territory to Russia During Zelenskyy Meeting

Harris Blasts Proposals for Ukraine to Cede Territory to Russia During Zelenskyy Meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says calls for Ukraine to cede territory to Russia are “dangerous and unacceptable.” She spoke Thursday while meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington. The comments from the Democratic nominee for president are thinly veiled criticism of Republican candidate Donald Trump’s push for Ukraine to quickly cut…MORE

US Economy Grew at a Solid 3% Rate Last Quarter, Government Says in Final Estimate

US Economy Grew at a Solid 3% Rate Last Quarter, Government Says in Final Estimate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American economy expanded at a healthy 3% annual pace from April through June, boosted by strong consumer spending and business investment, the government said, leaving its previous estimate unchanged. The nation’s gross domestic product — the nation’s total output of goods and services — picked up sharply in the second quarter…MORE

Open AI Looks to Shift Away From Nonprofit Roots and Convert Itself to for-profit Company

Open AI Looks to Shift Away From Nonprofit Roots and Convert Itself to for-profit Company

OpenAI’s history as a nonprofit research institute that also sells commercial products like ChatGPT may be coming to an end as the San Francisco company looks to more fully convert itself into a for-profit corporation accountable to shareholders. The company’s board is considering a decision that would change the company into a public benefit corporation,…MORE

Southwest Airlines Says It Will Introduce Assigned Seats and Premium Perks in 2026

Southwest Airlines Says It Will Introduce Assigned Seats and Premium Perks in 2026

DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines executives have unveiled their vision for turning the carrier into an airline that gives passengers assigned seats, charges them extra for more legroom and offers red-eye flights but bags still fly free. The airline announced on Thursday that it plans to end the open-boarding system it has used for more…MORE