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Q1 2024 Orion Group Holdings Inc Earnings Call
Q1 2024 Orion Group Holdings Inc Earnings Call
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PRESS DIGEST-British Business - April 26
The following are the top stories on the business pages of British newspapers. - PwC UK's partners have voted for Marco Amitrano, PwC's head of clients and markets, to become the firm's new UK chairman and senior partner. - BHP is set to spin off Anglo American's platinum and iron ore mining businesses as part of a deal that could prove controversial in South Africa.
Sacramento BeeIndianapolis Colts select Jesuit High School’s Laiatu Latu with No. 15 pick in NFL Draft
Laiatu Latu is the 15th Sacramento-area player selected in the first round of the NFL Draft and the first from Jesuit High School.
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TikTok China parent firm says no plans to sell app
The US passed a law this week to force the sale of the popular video app or be banned in America.
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Kirk Cousins reportedly stunned by Falcons pick after signing massive offseason contract
Many on social media were surprised by the Atlanta Falcons drafting Michael Penix Jr. That included their latest top free agent signing.
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Keller school board approves buying land to stop motel project near elementary school
The district cited safety and a potential school expansion to justify the purchase.
- People
Jimmie Allen Clarifies Twins Were Conceived with Longtime 'Friend' While He and Wife Were 'Not Together'
"At the time that she got pregnant, I wasn't with Lexi, and [Danielle] wasn’t with her husband," the country singer explained
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Philadelphia Eagles pick Toledo CB Quinyon Mitchell in Round 1 of 2024 NFL draft. What to know
Toledo CB Quinyon Mitchell was second in the country in passes defended and pass breakups in 2023. Here’s what to know about Mitchell.
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Japan's Nikkei rises as chip shares rebound; BOJ decision in focus
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday led by a rebound in chip-related stocks, while investors awaited the central bank's policy decision. The Bank of Japan is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged on Friday, after just raising them for the first time since 2007 last month. The time of the policy announcement is not set, but tends to come around the time stock markets reopen from the midday recess.
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Steelers bolster offensive line, take Troy Fautanu from Washington with 20th pick in NFL draft
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers selected offensive tackle Troy Fautanu with the 20th overall pick in the first round of Thursday's NFL draft, giving them a potential bookend to last year's top pick Broderick Jones. The 6-foot-4, 317-pound Fautanu started 15 games at left tackle last season as the Washington Huskies reached the College Football Playoff final against Michigan. He won the Joe Moore Award, given annually to the top offensive lineman in the country, in the process. The 23-y
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Analysis-The glitch in Japan's plans to bolster U.S. defence
As the United States faces security threats across the globe, its close ally Japan has committed to stepping up as a trusted defence partner - but Tokyo's cyber and information security vulnerabilities remain a concern, officials and experts say. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who is overseeing a once-unthinkable military build-up, told the U.S. Congress this month that Tokyo was committed to helping its partner counter challenges ranging from Russia's war in Ukraine to an increasingly assertive China. That came as the allies announced new areas of military cooperation, including tapping Japan's industrial capacity to bolster defence production and possibly developing new technologies with AUKUS security partners Australia and Britain.
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Frankie Capan III shoots 13-under 58 in Korn Ferry Tour event at Texas Rangers Golf Club
Frankie Capan III shot a 13-under 58 on Thursday in the Veritex Bank Championship at Texas Rangers Golf Club to tie the Korn Ferry Tour record for relation to par and match the second-lowest score in tour history. Capan played an eight-hole stretch in 9 under, making an eagle on the par-5 ninth and following with seven straight birdies. “Whenever you’re out there playing well and going low, I really just wanted to keep going as much as I could,” Capan said.
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The US economy may be barrelling towards stagflation, an outcome worse than recession
As US growth shows signs of sputtering and inflation keeps rising, a re-run of the tumultuous 1970s is looking more likely.
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Rams make first 1st-round pick since Jared Goff, take Florida State DL Jared Verse
The Rams went seven years without making a first-round pick. The Matthew Stafford and Jalen Ramsey accounted for more than half of that.
- Time
E. Jean Carroll Talks Trump Trial at the 2024 Time 100 Gala
E. Jean Carroll weighed in on Trump's hush money trial and the upcoming presidential election while at the 2024 Time100 Gala.
- BBC
Foreign states targeting UK universities, MI5 warns
Senior figures from leading institutions are warned of risks to some of their cutting-edge research.
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Highlights of new Bears WR Rome Odunze
The Bears added to their explosive receivers room with Rome Odunze. Here's a glimpse at what Chicago is getting in the No. 9 pick:
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Dolphins select Penn State edge rusher Chop Robinson with 21st overall pick
Robinson, who’s 6-3 and 254 pounds, was projected to go later than 21 in most mock drafts. But the Dolphins had a conviction about him.
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Is pickleball still affordable?
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the US, because it is simple and easy to learn. But with $100 shoes and paddles, is it still affordable?
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Q1 2024 Core Laboratories Inc Earnings Call
Q1 2024 Core Laboratories Inc Earnings Call