Biden goes after Trump in second straight speech for pushing ‘second lost cause’
President Biden on Monday sought to link the aftermath of the Civil War to the aftermath of the 2020 election, warning that former President Donald Trump would put truth and fundamental freedoms at risk if he was re-elected to the White House. Biden drew comparisons to the Civil War, saying the defeated Confederates could not […]
Falcons fire Arthur Smith after three straight losing seasons
Arthur Smith's tenure with the Falcons will end after just three seasons, the team announced, as the team fired him after a season that ended 7-10 with a blowout loss to the Saints on Sunday. Smith served as the Titans' offensive coordinator for two seasons before joining the Falcons in 2021, compiling a 21-30 record […]
Knicks’ Randle, Brunson dominate Wizards for fourth straight win
WASHINGTON — After the Knicks defeated the 76ers, they quickly turned their attention to the Wizards. Almost immediately, Donte DiVincenzo said, A potential trap game in the second game of a back-to-back on Saturday included a message in Philadelphia's locker room minutes after defeating Joel Embiid's team: Don't miss your opponent on I-95 There was […]
Flock of birds takes over Texas parking lot in scene ‘straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie’
Hundreds of birds landed in a parking lot in Texas, creating a scene straight out of a horror movie. Yvon Gomez shot the video Tuesday in the Houston suburb of Cypress and shared it on TikTok. She described the scene as “straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie”. “When I honked the horn, the birds […]
Private sector gained jobs for fourth straight month to end 2023: Report
Private employers added 164,000 jobs in December, and wages rose 5.4% from a year earlier, according to a national employment report released Thursday by the ADP Institute. “We are returning to a labor market that closely matches pre-pandemic employment,” ADP chief economist Nella Richardson said in a press release. She said: “While wages did not […]
Nets fall to Rockets for fifth straight defeat as bad stretch lingers
HOUSTON — The Nets can't buy baskets. Or beg for victory. Brooklyn fell apart in the third quarter, losing 112-101 to the Rockets on Wednesday night in front of a crowd of 16,563 at Toyota Center. This extends the Nets' losing streak to five, dropping 10 of their last 11 games. This slippage is making […]
Stock futures are little changed after Nasdaq falls for fourth straight day: Live updates – CNBC
15 minutes ago December ADP Private Payroll Report to be released on Thursday The December ADP private payroll report, released Thursday morning, is expected to show companies added 130,000 employees last month, according to a survey of economists conducted by Dow Jones. This is an increase from the previous month's 103,000. The report is scheduled […]
U.S. Manufacturing Contracts For 14th Straight Month
The manufacturing sector continued to contract in December, a closely watched economic indicator released Wednesday by the Institute for Supply Management showed. The ISM Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 47.4% in December, slightly higher than analysts' expectations of 47.2%. Last month's PMI was 46.7. Despite the better-than-expected improvement, this figure remains below the 50 […]