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  • D.C. plane crash live updates: American Airlines flight collides with military helicopter near Washington

    An American Airlines plane with 60 passengers and four crew members on board collided with a military helicopter near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night, plunging into the Potomac River.

  • Sri Lanka on the ropes after Australia batting blitz rewrites records

    Sri Lanka was staring down the barrel at 44-3 after Australia achieved its largest ever total in Asia — 654-6 declared — on day two of the first test on Thursday. Fatigued after spending five and a half sessions under the scorching sun, Sri Lanka’s batting resistance was minimal. Oshada Fernando was the first to fall for 7, trapped leg before by Matthew Kuhnemann, setting the tone for a challenging evening.

  • The Traitors' Alexander responds to fans who found his Hinge dating profile

    The Traitors star Alexander Dragonetti told Yahoo about his candid reaction to Claudia Winkleman declaring to the UK that he was single.

  • Jim Cramer on Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD): ‘The AI PC Wasn’t Ready’

    We recently compiled a list of the Jim Cramer Discussed These 11 Stocks Before The DeepSeek Sell-Off. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) stands against the other stocks. In a fresh appearance on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street, Jim Cramer cautioned viewers to not be […]

  • Middle East latest: Militants in Gaza release 8 Thai and Israeli hostages

    Militants in the Gaza Strip released eight hostages on Thursday, handing them over to the Red Cross amid chaotic crowds as part of a swap that is set to see 110 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons later in the day. Agam Berger, a 20-year-old soldier, was handed over first at a site in the heavily destroyed urban refugee camp of Jabaliya in northern Gaza, followed hours later by two more Israelis and five Thai farm workers who were handed over amid a chaotic crowd in the city of Khan Younis. It's the third such exchange since a ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip earlier this month.

  • L3Harris forecasts upbeat annual sales on strong defense demand

    Demand for arms and military equipment has ballooned as a result of the Russia-Ukraine war and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, benefiting defense contractors such as L3Harris. The company also raised its cost-saving goal to $1.2 billion by the end of 2025, a year ahead of its previously disclosed timeline. L3Harris said it had achieved $800 million in cost savings in 2024.

  • Here’s Maran Capital Management’s Views on Turning Point Brands (TPB)

    Investment management company Maran Capital Management recently released its fourth-quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. Maran Partners Fund returned +6.4% net of all fees and expenses in the fourth quarter, which makes the yearly returns +16.0% net. The partnership compounded at a rate greater than 14% annually net, […]

  • Russian skating couple, world champions in 1990s, were in crashed US airliner

    Russian-born ice skating coaches and former world champions Yevgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were aboard the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington on Wednesday night, the Kremlin and state media said. Shishkova and Naumov, who were married to each other, won the world championships in pairs figure skating in 1994, and U.S. media said they had lived in the United States since at least 1998, where they trained young ice skaters.

  • James Marsden tells Lorraine about 'always dying' on screen

    James Marsden told Lorraine his new show Paradise is the latest in a long line of his screen deaths.

  • The Latest: Passenger jet collides with helicopter while landing at DC's Reagan National Airport

    An American Airlines jet with 60 passengers and four crew members aboard collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River.

  • Asda brings back Rollback pricing in bid to reverse flagging fortunes

    The supermarket, which saw sales fall in the run up to Christmas, has slashed the prices of more than 4,000 products in store and online.

  • Washington plane crash: Everything we know so far after horror mid-air collision as details of victims emerge

    Authorities fear mass casualties as civil jet crashes into Black Hawk army helicopter

  • Mulberry eyes British comeback as focus shifts away from China

    (Reuters) -Mulberry Group is seeking to win back customers in Britain, build a digital presence in the United States and scale back in China, CEO Andrea Baldo said as he outlined his strategy to turn around the struggling luxury handbag maker. Like larger rival Burberry, Mulberry said it would focus on its 'British heritage' appeal to regain customers it had neglected in previous years when it focussed on expansion in Asia-Pacific. "We need to export the British culture, but in another way it is also a way to showcase a British way of doing manufacturing," Baldo, who took office in September, told Reuters.

  • Passenger plane and helicopter crash into river after mid-air collision in DC

    Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane and military helicopter collided in Washington DC.

  • Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead

    ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, officials said Thursday.

  • Washington DC plane crash: What we know so far about the mid-air collision near Reagan Airport

    Questions remain over the mid-air collision between a jet, which was carrying 64 passengers, and a military helicopter, which was carrying three soldiers

  • Sherwin-Williams forecasts annual profit below estimates on soft demand

    The chemical industry has also been struggling with sluggish demand recovery, resulting in lower prices, particularly in Europe due to a challenging regulatory landscape which has caused firms to reassess their strategies. However, the Ohio-based company posted an adjusted profit of $2.09 per share for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, beating estimates of $2.06 per share, according to data compiled by LSEG, as it benefited from higher sales at its paint stores unit. The company expects full-year adjusted profit in the range of $11.65 per share to $12.05 per share, far below Wall Street expectations of $12.60 per share.

  • Three Israelis released by Hamas in Gaza as part of ceasefire deal – along with five Thai hostages

    It is the third exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees since a ceasefire was agreed nearly a fortnight ago

  • UK to keep ban on asylum seekers claiming modern slavery protections

    British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government will retain a ban on asylum seekers being able to claim protections under modern slavery and other human rights laws, even as its ministers have previously criticised those measures. Starmer is under pressure to deal with tens of thousands of people who arrive to the UK each year on small boats, a key issue of concern for British voters, after he pledged in last year's election campaign to "smash the gangs" controlling the people smuggling trade. The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill introduced to parliament on Thursday will allow the police to seize the mobile phones of asylum seekers to help track down people smugglers, and target those suspected of supplying parts used in the small boats to transport people to England.

  • Labour accused of ‘rank hypocrisy’ over plans to detain child migrants and ditch slavery protections

    Despite Labour frontbenchers repeatedly speaking out against the Conservatives’ Illegal Migration Act (IMA), Yvette Cooper is pressing ahead with plans to allow unaccompanied children whose age is disputed by the Home Office to be detained for up to 28 days