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Manhattan train delays Tuesday after morning fire injures 14
A cleaning train caught fire in a lower Manhattan subway station early Tuesday morning, injuring 14, officials say.
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Connections hints, clues and answers on Tuesday, August 4 2026
WARNING: THERE ARE CONNECTIONS SPOILERS AHEAD! DO NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT THE AUGUST 4, 2026 NYT CONNECTIONS ANSWER SPOILED FOR YOU. Ready? OK!...
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How can companies improve employee retention? Ask Johnny
Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your workplace questions each week for USA TODAY.
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Kings considering Russell Westbrook reunion or Victor Oladipo signing
One more pressing Kings note as relayed by The People's Insider Jake Fischer: League sources say that Sacramento covets a veteran point guard to mentor prized rookie Darius Acuff Jr. and is thus now...
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Blazers not interested in DeMar DeRozan
Portland is not currently pursuing free agent swingman DeMar DeRozan, league sources say, despite reports to the contrary. marcstein.substack.com This article originally appeared on Hoops Hype:...
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"There are a lot of eyeballs on the Denver Nuggets …
With Nikola Jokic's extension status playing a key role, the franchise has become a team many are closely monitoring, according to NBA insider Marc Stein on the DNVR Nuggets Podcast....
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“I’ve consistently heard the offers are in the $16-18 …
DNVR Nuggets: “I’ve consistently heard the offers are in the $16-18 million range in terms of annual average value." - @TheSteinLine on Peyton Watson's free agency. x.com This article originally...
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Kevin Durant: I don't get how 2016-17 Warriors are better on paper than 2026-27 Sixers
The 2016-17 Warriors might be the greatest team of all time, but Kevin Durant believes the 2026-27 76ers are as good on paper.
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Klay Thompson didn’t appreciate KD’s comment on …
Legion Hoops: Klay Thompson didn’t appreciate KD’s comment on Instagram. “Aye man, u good?
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Jaylen Brown is excited for the next chapter of his …
Jaylen Brown is excited for the next chapter of his NBA career for one obvious reason.
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“I ain’t gonna lie, this is the first-ever jersey in …
Brown also unboxed and tried on his No. 7 Sixers jersey on the stream. “I ain’t gonna lie, this is the first-ever jersey in the NBA besides the Boston jersey that I’ve even put on,” Brown said....
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“I told VJ, Bron, Max, and Embiid, if we win the …
The 76ers have not won the championship since 1983. James was not even born yet at that time. But many believe that Philadelphia will finally end that drought....
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Devin Booker leaves Michael Jordan off his all-time starting five
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has weighed in on one of basketball's most popular debates, revealing his all-time NBA starting lineup.
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On his "Byron Scott's Fast Break" podcast, the Los …
On his "Byron Scott's Fast Break" podcast, the Los Angeles Lakers legend claimed that while the 76ers look good on paper with James' addition, expectations must be tempered about Philly easily winning...
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Arson suspect arrested as wildfires rage around Spokane, Washington
SPOKANE, Washington, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A man has been arrested on suspicion of deliberately starting one of three fires that have destroyed hundreds of buildings and forced tens of thousands of people...
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Leagues Cup 2026: Schedule, TV and live stream info, teams for MLS vs. Liga MX tournament
The Leagues Cup — the 36-team tournament featuring select clubs from Major League Soccer and Mexico's Liga MX — is back and will kick off with six games on Tuesday, Aug. 4....
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Get paid to use less water? New plan aims to help save Colorado River
A new plan to help alleviate the Colorado River water crisis aims to use millions of dollars to pay some in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico to voluntarily use less water from the river,...
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Class of 2027 football player rankings update: The top 100 players entering the season
June and July have come and gone as quickly as they arrived, meaning that the high school football season will quickly be starting up all over the country....
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A decade in, Riley Sager wanted ‘The Unknown’ to 'feel like my Eras tour'
Thrillers usually end with a final girl, but Riley Sager's journey began with one. His debut novel, "Final Girls," which published in 2017, was a hit.
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Oregon star Dante Moore reflects on his 2026 NFL Draft decision
Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is among the bluest of the blue chip prospects.
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Is the Toyota bZ or Chevrolet Blazer EV the better electric SUV?
With the average price of gas across the United States topping $4 per gallon, more car shoppers are considering electric models when they go to dealerships....
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Is the post-Trump GOP already forming? | The Excerpt
On the Tuesday, August 4, 2026, episode of The Excerpt podcast: While most Republicans continue to back President Donald Trump, some lawmakers have broken with him on major votes, foreign policy...
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GOP calls Stevens, El-Sayed 'radical' to distract from its failure | Opinion
Regardless of the outcome of Michigan’s Democratic primary election for U.S. Senate on Aug. 4, one thing is certain: Republicans are going to call the winner a “radical.” Why?...
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Parents are dreaming big about Trump Accounts. Here's the reality
The Trump Accounts site says "big things start with small steps."
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Waters lifts annual forecasts on strong lab-equipment and diagnostics demand
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Waters raised its annual profit and revenue forecasts on Tuesday after beating second-quarter Wall Street estimates, helped by higher demand for its laboratory equipment and better-...
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McDonald's US sales disappoint as value deals fail to draw enough diners
By Savyata Mishra Aug 4 (Reuters) - McDonald's on Tuesday missed U.S. sales growth expectations for the second quarter as consumers cut back restaurant spending due to economic worries and despite the...
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Options market braces for $225 billion swing in SpaceX's value as earnings loom
NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Traders in the options market are braced for a swing of roughly $225 billion in the value of SpaceX shares following its first-ever earnings report on Tuesday, underscoring...
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Chinese robot maker Unitree seen worth over $7.4 billion yuan after IPO, Citic says
By Samuel Shen and Yantoultra Ngui SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Chinese robot maker Unitree Technology is expected to be valued at more than 50 billion yuan ($7.4 billion) after its planned...
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Pfizer beats quarterly profit estimates on strong demand for blood thinner Eliquis
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Pfizer on Tuesday slightly raised the lower end of its full-year revenue forecast after beating Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit, driven by strong demand for blood...
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Factbox-Hedge funds' 2026 gains dented by tech trades in July, JPMorgan says
LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Global hedge funds gave up almost 3% of their gains during July due to the unwinding of technology-related trades but are still up around 8% for the year across all...
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Kimberly-Clark cuts annual forecasts as China disruption weighs on diaper sales
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Kimberly-Clark cut its annual sales and profit forecasts on Tuesday, citing a significant hit to second-quarter sales in China that stemmed from false claims about the quality of...
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Caterpillar's second-quarter profit jumps on strong power, construction equipment demand
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Caterpillar reported a higher second-quarter profit on Tuesday, driven by sustained demand for its power-generation and construction equipment....
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Morning Bid: Earnings overload
August 4 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets World markets turned quieter on Tuesday after yesterday's equity rally and oil...
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Duke Energy's profit beats as higher power demand offsets rising expenses
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Utility Duke Energy beat Wall Street estimates for second-quarter profit on Tuesday, as higher electricity demand and recovery of rate-based infrastructure investments offset rising...
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Apollo fees and insurance earnings rise, asset sales slow in second quarter
NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Apollo Global Management posted a rise in earnings from fees and its insurance business in the second quarter, but cashed in less on its own investments in a tougher...
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Merck posts better-than-expected second-quarter results on Keytruda strength
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Merck reported higher-than-expected second-quarter sales on Tuesday and raised its full-year revenue forecast on the strength of its top-selling cancer treatment Keytruda....
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Blanche set to clear nomination hurdle after deal wins senators' vote
By Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Todd Blanche is expected to clear a hurdle on Tuesday on his path to nomination for U.S. attorney general, but questions persist about a deal he...
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ADM raises annual profit forecast as soybean processing outlook improves
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Archer-Daniels-Midland raised its forecast for full-year adjusted profit and beat quarterly earnings estimates on Tuesday, citing a strong oilseed processing outlook....
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Lufthansa warns profits could fall amid fuel price volatility
By Joanna Plucinska and Ilona Wissenbach LONDON/FRANKFURT, Aug 4 (Reuters) - German airline group Lufthansa warned on Tuesday operating profit could fall this year after the figure more than halved in...
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Spotify forecasts weak profit as user growth slows in North America, Europe
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Spotify forecast third-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, after the streaming giant reported slowing user growth in major markets of Europe and North America,...
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DuPont raises annual profit forecasts after quarterly beat on price hikes, cost cuts
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Industrial materials maker DuPont raised its annual profit forecasts on Tuesday after beating second-quarter estimates, driven by price hikes and the impact of its capital deployment...
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Exclusive-US consumer watchdog supervisor warned staff of 'unpleasant' fallout if they go too hard on firms
WASHINGTON, August 4 (Reuters) - A top supervision examiner at the U.S.
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Exclusive-Trump administration drafting ban on Chinese data center devices, sources say
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new models of Chinese data center components, four people familiar with the matter told Reuters, as it seeks...
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SpaceX's satellite ambitions squeeze out rivals reliant on its rockets
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - SpaceX is increasingly reserving space on its rockets to launch its own Starlink satellites, crowding out rival space companies that have long depended on Elon Musk's...
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Analysis-Tesla's China footprint complicates path to possible SpaceX merger
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Tesla's electric vehicle business in China looms as a key hurdle to a potential merger between Elon Musk's automaker and SpaceX because of complications it could pose for the space...
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Three questions Texas A&M needs to answer during preseason camp
Texas A&M's 2026 season opener vs. Missouri State is just four weeks away, which means the Aggies' preseason begins this week, with the first practice set for Wednesday afternoon....
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Michigan primary offers key test of Democratic voters' views on Israel
By Tim Reid WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Michigan voters head to the polls on Tuesday in a high-stakes Democratic Senate primary that could shape the battle for control of Congress and the future of...
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Five things to watch in Tuesday's US primaries
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The Democratic Party's ideological divide faces its biggest test of the 2026 primary season on Tuesday, with progressive Abdul El-Sayed looking to win Michigan's...
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Shifting left, Democrats see universal health care, taxing the rich as 'essential,' Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Liberal Democrats now make up a clear majority of their party and view universal healthcare, greater abortion access and higher taxes on the rich as essential political...
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European stocks touch record high as earnings, tech gains lift sentiment
By Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Ragini Mathur Aug 4 (Reuters) - European shares hit an all-time high on Tuesday, as gains in technology stocks and a slate of corporate earnings updates helped shift focus...
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Nasdaq futures underpinned by strong AI forecasts; focus on earnings, data
Aug 4 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures rose on Tuesday after strong forecasts from Palantir and ON Semiconductor reassured investors about AI-driven demand, while Middle East developments and U.S. earnings...
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Nippon Steel raises FY2026 profit forecast on strong U.S. Steel earnings
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japan's top steelmaker Nippon Steel on Tuesday raised its full-year net profit forecast by 32% to 290 billion yen ($1.84 billion), citing stronger earnings at...
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George Lombard Jr., Heliot Ramos could debut for Yankees vs. Cardinals
Alec Burleson was glad to stay with the St. Louis Cardinals and be part of their rebuild after the trade deadline passed on Monday.
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Continental posts Q2 profit beat, but warns of worsening raw material costs
By Emanuele Berro and Simon Ferdinand Eibach Aug 4 (Reuters) - German car parts supplier Continental beat second-quarter profit expectations on Tuesday, as premium tyre sales and lower raw-material...
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Nationals look to end 6-game slide vs. revamped Phillies
After an uncharacteristically poor start his last time out, Jesus Luzardo hopes for an improved effort Tuesday when the new-look Philadelphia Phillies continue their home series with the Washington...
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Japan may not have intervened in FX market on Monday despite yen's surge, BOJ data suggests
TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Japan may not have intervened in the currency market on Monday, central bank data indicated, despite a sudden surge in the yen that led traders to anticipate a third straight...
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Texas A&M QB, WR named to Maxwell Award Preseason Watch List
Texas A&M's 2026 season is just four weeks away, as the Aggies will kick off the new campaign against Missouri State in Kyle Field on Saturday, Sept. 5....
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5 things to watch as Texas Tech football practice begins
Texas Tech football season is one month away but, for the moment, those who follow the Red Raiders have the next best thing: the start of practice.