Tyson Fury vs. Oleksandr Usyk is no boxing circus act, it’s the real deal
Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk are scheduled to meet in Riyadh on Saturday for boxing’s undisputed world heavyweight championship, in what will be the first heavyweight encounter in boxing’s ‘four-belt era’. Therefore, it will be a bit of history. A man who holds the WBC, WBA, IBF, and WBO titles at the same time. The […]
Rochester, Minnesota, bank and North Dakota bank to merge in $116.4M deal – INFORUM
ROCHESTER — Home Federal Savings Bank, a 90-year-old Rochester financial institution, announced Wednesday that it will merge with Aleras Financial Corporation of Grand Forks, North Dakota, in a deal valued at approximately $116.4 million. Home Federal’s parent company, HMN Financial, Inc., signed an agreement for the bank to merge with Aleras. Founded in 1934, Home […]
OpenAI strikes deal with Reddit to bring content to ChatGPT
Reddit has partnered with OpenAI to bring its content to the popular chatbot ChatGPT, the companies announced Thursday, sending the social media platform’s stock up 12% in after-hours trading. The deal underscores Reddit’s efforts to diversify beyond its advertising business and follows a recent partnership with Alphabet that allows the company’s content to be used […]
Pro-Hamas Activists Take Over UC Berkeley Building — After Deal to End ‘Encampment’
On Wednesday, a group of radical pro-Palestinian activists occupied a building at the University of California, Berkeley, just hours after administrators and protesters struck a deal to end the weeks-long “camp.” of Daily Californianthe student newspaper of the University of California, Berkeley; report: On Wednesday afternoon, a group of pro-Palestinian protesters stormed and occupied the […]
Immigration advocates urge Schumer to abandon reconsideration of border deal
More than 100 immigration and civil rights groups are calling on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, R-New York, to abandon plans to bring the bipartisan Senate immigration deal, which was rejected by Republicans earlier this year, to the floor. In a letter Thursday, the groups said the bill “represents a grave betrayal of immigrant communities.” […]
Netflix to stream NFL games on Christmas in 3-year deal
Netflix announced Wednesday that it will stream two National Football League games this Christmas, ramping up its efforts to add more live programming to its streaming service. It will also stream at least one game on Christmas Day in 2025 and 2026 as part of a three-season exclusive deal. The deal marks the first time […]
Tentative deal reached after University of Washington student workers go on strike
The University of Washington (UW) and the union representing student workers appear to have reached an agreement, ending a one-day strike. The tentative agreement was announced hours after thousands of student workers went on strike on Tuesday after union representatives and the university failed to agree on terms on Monday night. Labor union, United Auto […]
India Cuts Major Port Deal with Iran, Daring Biden to Sanction It
The governments of India and Iran on Tuesday announced a 10-year agreement that gives India control and allows it to develop the Chabahar port, a Gulf of Oman stop that provides India with a favorable shipping route to the Persian Gulf. “The importance of Chabahar Port goes beyond its role as a mere conduit between […]
Justice Department says Boeing violated deal that avoided prosecution after 737 Max crashes
The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that Boeing violated a settlement that allowed Boeing to avoid criminal prosecution after two fatal crashes involving its 737 Max planes. Ta. The Department of Justice is currently considering whether to sue the aircraft manufacturer. The Justice Department said Tuesday in a filing in the U.S. […]
Harvard strikes deal with anti-Israel protesters to end encampment before commencement
Harvard University has agreed to make some concessions to anti-Israel agitators in exchange for clearing a protest encampment ahead of an upcoming commencement ceremony, the two sides announced Tuesday. Harvard University interim president Alan Garber issued a message Tuesday morning saying, “Protesters have agreed to end their camp at Harvard Yard.” “The area has now […]