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Chicago Bears take key step in proposed Indiana stadium move

Chicago Bears take key step in proposed Indiana stadium move

The Chicago Bears on Thursday hailed the "most meaningful step" yet toward building a new stadium in Indiana, as the neighboring state passed a key measure to entice the NFL franchise to make a divisive cross-border move. One of the NFL's founding teams in 1920,

Los Angeles sues Roblox over child exploitation claim

Los Angeles sues Roblox over child exploitation claim

Officials in Los Angeles said Thursday they are suing Roblox, alleging the popular online platform exposes children to sexual content, exploitation and online predators. In a lawsuit, Los Angeles County said the company does not carry out adequate moderation and its age-verification systems are not fit for purpose. The

Golden Liu puts US women back on top of Olympic women's figure skating

Golden Liu puts US women back on top of Olympic women's figure skating

American Alysa Liu surged from third at the start of the day to win the Olympic women's singles figure skating gold with an electrifying performance at the Milan-Cortina Games on Thursday. World champion Liu took the title ahead of Japan's Kaori Sakamoto who won silver

Keller overtime strike gives USA Olympic women's ice hockey gold

Keller overtime strike gives USA Olympic women's ice hockey gold

Megan Keller was the hero as her spectacular overtime strike earned the USA the Olympic women's ice hockey gold medal with a 2-1 win over defending champions Canada on Thursday. It was the first time the Americans have won the women's title since the 2018

Oil extends gains on US-Iran tensions, stocks retreat

Oil extends gains on US-Iran tensions, stocks retreat

Oil prices rose to multi-month highs while global stocks mostly retreated as markets weighed sharpening rhetoric from President Donald Trump on Iran suggesting a military strike was more likely. Brent oil futures finished up nearly two percent at $71.66 a barrel after earlier reaching its highest level since

US Fed Governor Miran scales back call for rate cuts this year

US Fed Governor Miran scales back call for rate cuts this year

US Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran has scaled back his expectations of how much the central bank should lower interest rates this year, he said in an interview published Thursday. "The labor market came in a little bit better than I came to expect over the last few months,

Trump issues Iran with ultimatum as US ramps up military presence

Trump issues Iran with ultimatum as US ramps up military presence

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran must make a "meaningful deal" in negotiations with Washington in the next 10 days or else "bad things happen", as he deployed warships, fighter jets and other military hardware to the region. "It's proven