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The stock market surged early Wednesday but then steadily lost momentum as investors digested news of a possible trade deal with China and President Trump’s dismissal of any plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.After gaining more than 1,000 points in early trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 420 points, 1.1%, to close at 39,607. Wednesday marked the second consecutive day the index soared over 1,000 points. The S&P 500 gained 88 points, or 1.7% to close at 5,376, while the Nasdaq Composite rose 2.5%.”Stocks saw strong gains as Trump backed off his Powell threats and opened the…

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Apple plans to invest $500 billion domestically over the next four years and hire 20,000 additional workers in the U.S., the iPhone maker announced on Monday.The company’s plans include building a new 250,000 square-foot manufacturing plant in Houston, set to open in 2026, that will make servers to power Apple’s AI services. Apple also said it would establish an educational academy in Michigan focused on manufacturing and boost its investment in a fund aimed at fostering innovation across the U.S.The investments and hiring plans mark Apple’s “largest-ever spend commitment,” the company said in a news release. The announcement follows a…

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Transplant patients who are now part of each other had the opportunity to meet in person at a special introduction at Temple Hospital on Friday.Strangers with a special connection meet for the first time.Seventeen-year-old Evelyn Bautista, in white, now has one of Megan Bosack’s kidneys.”I feel good, I feel great,” said Bautista.Twenty-one-year-old Bosack had something called nutcracker syndrome, compression of a vein to the kidney that disrupts blood flow and causes pain. The New York paralegal came to Temple, where Dr. Kenneth Chavin is renowned for treating the condition. For Bosack, removing one of her two kidneys cured her.”I just…

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Millions of Americans who purchased antivirus software from Avast may be eligible for compensation due to a $16.5 million settlement by the company with the Federal Trade Commission, the regulatory agency announced on Monday.Nearly 3.7 million consumers who bought the software from Avast between August 2014 and January 2020 can expect emails to arrive in their inboxes this week or next notifying them of their eligibility to apply for compensation, the FTC stated.According to regulators, Avast for years collected information on customers through its antivirus software and browser extensions including data on:religious beliefshealth concernspolitical leaningslocationsfinancial statusAvast claimed its software would protect…

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TAMPA, Fla. — In February 2020, the football program at Georgia State held an open tryout for potential walk-ons, and about 40 students showed up to run through drills. But only one made an assistant hurry into head coach Shawn Elliott’s office.”He said, ‘I don’t know if this guy can play, but he’s massive,'” Elliott recalled. “I said, ‘Where is he?’ and he pointed him out on the field. I said, ‘Tell that dude he doesn’t have to go through tryouts. We’re going to take him, regardless. He’s got a roster spot.'”That was the first step for Ben Chukwuma, who…

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Over the last month, the U.S. government has worked quickly to pause, disband and dismantle the U.S. effort to fight foreign meddling in elections, raising concern among federal lawmakers and election officials across the country who rely on the federal cybersecurity agency and its counterparts to warn them about attacks on election systems. First came a flurry of notices forcing out Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency personnel who are tasked with stopping foreign interference in U.S. elections — at least a dozen have been put on leave or fired over the past month. Then, on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s first day…

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04/28/2025 – 04:15 PM NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Seaport Entertainment Group Inc. (NYSE American: SEG) (“Seaport Entertainment Group,” “SEG” or the “Company”) today announced it will release its first quarter 2025 operating and financial results after the market closes on Monday, May 12, 2025. The Company will host a conference call to present the results on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at 8:30 AM ET. During the call Chairman, CEO and President Anton Nikodemus and CFO Matt Partridge will address questions e‐mailed in advance…

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Apple shareholders on Tuesday rejected a proposal to end the iPhone maker’s diversity, equity and inclusion program. The National Center for Public Policy Research, a conservative think tank, had called on Apple to follow other major companies in backing off from DEI, which has come under fire from Republicans and from President Donald Trump. “DEI poses litigation, reputational and financial risks to companies, and therefore financial risks to their shareholders, and therefore further risks to companies for not abiding by their fiduciary duties,” according to the proposal offered by the group. It offered a similar proposal at Costco’s annual meeting in January that…

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