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Netflix will carry NFL games on Christmas Day for 3 years, including 2 this upcoming season 05/16/2024 01:15pm • The NFL's Mike North wasn't considering Christmas Day as part of the 2024 regular-season schedule when preliminary planning began. Ratings and interest from current and prospective broadcast partners changed that. Not only is the NFL playing on a Wednesday for only the third time since 1950, it brou Walmart's strong first quarter driven by consumers seeking bargains with inflation still an issue 05/16/2024 01:08pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart Inc. reported another quarter of strong results Thursday as its low prices pull in shoppers scouring for discounts with inflation stubbornly high. The nation's largest retailer, based in Bentonville, Arkansas, also offered an upbeat outlook. Share rose more than 6% in early Shaken by the Fico assassination attempt, the EU wonders if June elections can be free of violence 05/16/2024 12:56pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — In an increasingly vitriolic political climate, the last thing needed in the runup to the June European Union elections was an assassination attempt on one of the bloc’s most controversial figures. As Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico lay recovering from Wednesday’s attack, the Japanese automaker Honda revs up on EVs, aiming for lucrative US, China markets 05/16/2024 11:37am • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese automaker Honda reaffirmed its commitment to electric vehicles Thursday, saying it will invest 10 trillion yen ($65 billion) through fiscal 2031 to deliver EV models around the world, including the U.S. and China. “Honda has not changed its belief that EVs are the most effe EA Sports College Football 25 comes out on July 19. Edwards, Ewers, Hunter are on standard cover 05/16/2024 11:17am • EA Sports revealed a release date of the College Football 25 video game on Thursday and a cover image that features Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, Texas quarterback Quinn Ewers and Colorado two-way player Travis Hunter. The game will launch July 19 for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X'S. The Majority of EU nations want more partnerships to stem migration from countries of origin 05/16/2024 10:29am • COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A majority of European Union members are calling for more agreements with countries where migrants depart from or travel through to get to Europe, saying the bloc needs to think outside the box to tackle irregular migration into the 27-member bloc. The call by the 15 mem Pakistan's Imran Khan appears via video link before a top court, for 1st time since his sentencing 05/16/2024 09:06am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday appeared before a top court via video link, his first such appearance since he started serving a three-year sentence for corruption nine months ago. The hearing before the Supreme Court, was about his appeal in France imposes emergency in Pacific territory of New Caledonia as violent unrest turns deadly 05/16/2024 08:50am • PARIS (AP) — France imposed an emergency Wednesday in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia for at least 12 days, boosting security forces’ powers to quell deadly unrest in the archipelago where indigenous people have long sought independence. Armed clashes and other violence that erupte Deere Q2 results top Street but it cuts 2024 profit outlook again as farmers buy fewer tractors 05/16/2024 08:32am • Deere's fiscal second-quarter results beat Wall Street's expectations, but the company lowered its full-year profit forecast for a second time as farmers buy fewer tractors and other equipment as they deal with declining prices for their crops. Deere, which makes agricultural equipment, cut its prof Historic Pimlico Race Course transferred to State of Maryland for $1 (plus $400 million) 05/16/2024 06:51am • Baltimore's beloved but deteriorating Pimlico Race Course has a new owner — the State of Maryland. The Stronach Group, the owner of the racecourse and nearby Laurel Park, will transfer ownership to the Maryland Thoroughbred Racetrack Operating Authority for the cost of $1 on July 1. This means Over 80,000 Illinois people banned from owning guns still keep them, report shows 05/16/2024 06:01am • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — In Illinois, 114,000 people are banned from owning guns because of legal tangles or mental health issues — three-quarters of them haven't surrendered their firearms, according to data the Cook County sheriff will present Thursday. Sheriff Tom Dart is seeking $10 million Mbappé farewells the French league when PSG visits Metz in final round 05/16/2024 05:44am • PARIS (AP) — Nine years after his debut, Kylian Mbappé bids farewell to the French league when Paris Saint-Germain visits struggling Metz on Sunday. He has a last chance to add to his club-record tally of 256 goals, including 191 in the league. “A page is turning, a chapter of my life is closi The Netherlands veers sharply to the right with a new government dominated by party of Geert Wilders 05/16/2024 04:50am • THE HAGUE (AP) — Anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders and three other party leaders agreed on a coalition deal early Thursday that veers the Netherlands toward the hard right, capping a half year of tumultuous negotiations that still left it unclear who would become prime minister. The “Hope, cou Japan's top rugby competition bucks trends, continues to grow as the game faces headwinds elsewhere 05/16/2024 02:49am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — As professional rugby teams and tournaments around the world contend with tough financial headwinds, Japan continues to buck the trend with historic growth in teams and crowds. The Japan Rugby League One will add three new clubs next season, growing to 26 teams over NFL schedule: 9 playoff rematches include Ravens-Chiefs and Rams-Lions on opening week 05/16/2024 01:39am • Even though the Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers will not occur until almost the midpoint of the season, NFL fans will be treated to a pair of playoff rematches on the opening weekend. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs begin their quest for an unprecedented thir