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Stock market today: Wall Street rises following strong consumer confidence report, Fed hopes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:51 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher on Wall Street in morning trading on Tuesday following a strong report on consumer confidence and a boost to hopes that the Federal Reserve is finished with its aggressive interest rate hikes.The S&P 500 rose 0.1% and remains on track to close out November with its strongest monthly gain of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 113 points, or 0.3% to 35,447 as of 11:12 a.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq rose 0.1%.Bond yields fell. The 10-year Treasury yield, which influences mortgage rates, slipped to 4.35% from 4.39% late Monday. The yield on the two-year Treasury, which tracks expectations for Federal Reserve action, fell significantly, to 4.78% from 4.89% late Monday.U.S. crude oil prices rose 2.5%.Investors are closely watching several economic updates this week for more clues about how consumers feel and whether the rate of inflation is still easing. They are betting that the Fed will continue to hold its benchmark rate steady. That senti...

Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh chosen to host the 2030 World Expo

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:51 GMT

ISSY-LES-MOULINEAUX, France (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh chosen to host the 2030 World Expo.Source

Murat Yakin stays as Switzerland coach for Euro 2024 despite winless run and tension with players

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:51 GMT

BERN, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland coach Murat Yakin has kept his job for next year’s European Championship after the national soccer federation on Tuesday resisted calls to fire him.The Swiss qualified for Euro 2024 despite a run of eight qualifying games since June when the team beat only Andorra. Leads were wasted by conceding late goals amid reports of tension between the coach and senior players Granit Xhaka and Manuel Akanji.The vote of confidence came four days before Yakin is due at the Euro 2024 draw in Hamburg, Germany.“Even though we have drawn four matches and lost once in the last qualifying matches, Murat Yakin has our full confidence,” Swiss soccer federation president Dominique Blanc said in a statement.Yakin’s hold on the job seemed shakier after Swiss coach Urs Fischer became available after being fired by Union Berlin, which he led from Germany’s second division to the Champions League.Speculation also centered on Lucien Favre, the former coach of Bo...

The family of an infant hostage pleads for his release before the Israel-Hamas truce winds down

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:51 GMT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Kfir Bibas has spent nearly a fifth of his life as a Hamas hostage.The 10-month-old was taken from his home in a southern Israeli kibbutz on Oct. 7, when Palestinian militants abducted about 240 people and dragged them to Gaza.Kfir was the youngest of about 30 children who were taken hostage. Under a current temporary cease-fire, Hamas has released women, children and teens, but the infant with red hair and a toothless smile hasn’t been included on the lists of those set to be freed, according to his family.With most other young hostages already released, Kfir’s fate and that of his 4-year-old brother, Ariel, are now a rallying cry for Israelis seeking the speedy release of all the hostages. A demonstration in support of the Bibas family was held in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.“There is no precedent for something like this, for a baby who was kidnapped when he was 9 months old,” Eylon Keshet, a cousin of Kfir’s father, told reporters. “Is baby Kfir the enemy of Hamas...

NCAA FBS Individual Receptions Per Game

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:51 GMT

Receptions Per GameGCtReYdCt PgM.Washington, Virginia1211014269.2L.Wester, FAU1210811689.0L.Victor, Washington St.11898608.1T.Horton, Colorado St.129611368.0K.Hood, Georgia Southern12949177.8C.Lacy, South Alabama129113167.6S.Atkins, South Florida12869617.2M.Nabers, LSU128615467.2J.Hobert, Texas State10718477.1L.Burden, Missouri128311976.9S.Harris, Louisiana Tech12837966.9J.Cowing, Arizona12826876.8I.Williams, Illinois128210556.8M.Corley, W. Kentucky11759586.8J.Cephus, UTSA128110476.8T.Vaughn, Utah St.12818476.8T.McMillan, Arizona128012426.7N.Smith, Sam Houston St.12797836.6D.Stoops, Oklahoma12788806.5T.Franklin, Oregon127713496.4P.Ashlock, Hawaii13838326.4T.Hunter, Colorado9577216.3B.Presley, Oklahoma St.12767466.3R.White, UNLV127612986.3K.Womack, W. Michigan12766916.3X.Weaver, Colorado11689086.2X.Restrepo, Miami12749936.2E.Sarratt, James Madison127410766.2E.Wilson, Florida10615386.1R.Odunze, Washington127313266.1X.Legette, South Carolina127112555.9E.Badger, Arizona St.11657135.9T.J...

NCAA FBS Individual Total Offense

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:51 GMT

Total OffenseGPlaysYdsYds PgJ.Daniels, LSU124624946412.2B.Nix, Oregon124484065338.8D.Maye, North Carolina125374057338.1D.Gabriel, Oklahoma124774033336.1M.Penix, Washington124523885323.8C.Ward, Washington St.126053880323.3B.Brown, South Florida125903823318.6S.Henigan, Memphis125293763313.6C.Williams, Southern Cal124873754312.8J.McCloud, James Madison124713711309.2E.Warner, Temple104693083308.3C.Beck, Georgia124203624302.0J.Zeno, UAB114703297299.7C.Rogers, North Texas125323563296.9J.Aguilar, Appalachian St.124593541295.1N.Vattiato, Middle Tennessee125673489290.8B.Cook, Missouri124443442286.8A.Reed, W. Kentucky125123440286.7S.Sanders, Colorado115423153286.6B.Fowler-Nicolosi, Colorado St.125043429285.8H.King, Georgia Tech124623403283.6P.Stone, SMU124063402283.5J.Plumlee, UCF93182547283.0T.Tagovailoa, Maryland125053395282.9F.Harris, UTSA104222829282.9D.Brin, Georgia Southern125753394282.8T.Finley, Texas State124563379281.6G.McCall, Coastal Carolina72771967281.0J.Dart, Mississippi12430336...

Top diplomats of Baltics and Ukraine to boycott OSCE talks over Russian foreign minister’s presence

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:51 GMT

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The foreign ministers of the three Baltic states and of Ukraine said Tuesday they will boycott a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe being held this week in North Macedonia, in objection to the participation of Russia’s foreign minister.The top diplomats of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania issued a joint statement, saying they “deeply regret the decision enabling the personal participation” of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.“It will only provide Russia with yet another propaganda opportunity,” they said.Lavrov said Monday that he planned to travel to North Macedonia’s capital, Skopje, for the OSCE foreign ministers’ meeting, which would mark a rare visit to a NATO member country since Russia started its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. He also has visited NATO member Turkey, which has no ban on Russian flights. In September, he was in New York to attend the U.N. General Assembly.Ukraine al...

NCAA FBS Individual Scoring

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:51 GMT

ScoringGPAT AFGFGAPtsAvgB.Corum, Michigan1200013211.0K.Robinson, San Jose St.1100012010.9A.Jeanty, Boise St.1000010810.8B.Auburn, Texas1245283312910.8O.Gordon, Oklahoma St.1200012610.5R.Davis, Kentucky1200012010.0J.Pizano, UNLV125023251199.9P.Woodring, Georgia125920231199.9N.Burnette, North Carolina10421819969.6R.Bond, Texas A&M124623321159.6A.Hale, Oklahoma St.123826321149.5L.Webb, South Alabama110001049.5H.Mevis, Missouri113822281039.4M.Lantz, Georgia Southern124223281119.2D.Ramos, LSU127312151099.1J.Croskey-Merritt, New Mexico120001089.0A.Estime, Notre Dame120001089.0R.Harvey, UCF120001089.0C.Rogers, SMU11551520999.0Z.Schmit, Oklahoma126414201068.8A.Borregales, Miami124221251048.7W.Reichard, Alabama125018211048.7R.Fitzgerald, Florida St.125715161028.5G.Nicholson, Miami (Ohio)123423231028.5B.Watson, Memphis120001028.5A.Felkins, Penn St.12451822998.2M.Hughes, Appalachian St.12511619998.2J.Love, Virginia Tech12392022998.2R.Ali, Marshall11000908.2C.Campbell, Tennessee12441823988....

Partial structural collapse at Atlantic Technical College in Coconut Creek; no injuries reported

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:51 GMT

Coconut Creek Fire Rescue responded to a partial structural collapse at Atlantic Technical College, a high school and post-secondary institution within the Broward County Public School system. Officials said the incident occurred Tuesday morning in a breezeway connecting two buildings at the campus located at 4700 Coconut Creek Parkway.7Skyforce hovered over the scene, where part of the attached breezeway appeared to have caved in.Broward County Schools Superintendant Peter Licata was briefed on the situation and spoke to the media. “Crews are on site. We’re trying to clear the debris as much as possible,” he said. “We had students make sure they stay away from that area, but it’s just an overweight of debris and removal of roofing construction in that area.” Licata added that the information he provided to the public is all the knowledge he has of the incident so, the reports are subject to change.Fortunately, no injuries have been reported in co...

Gumby, a kitten with deformed legs, seeking forever home at MSPCA

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:11:51 GMT

BOSTON, Massachusetts (WCVB) — The MSPCA-Angell is seeking very special adopters for a unique kitten named Gumby, who arrived in Massachusetts from Texas earlier this month needing medical care and a new home.“We’ve never seen a cat quite like this,” Dr. Rebecca Fellman, MSPCA-Angell lead clinician of community and shelter medicine, said. “Both of Gumby’s back legs are severely deformed with muscle contracture that limits his joint mobility, but he still manages to get around — often on all fours.”Courtesy MSPCA-AngellShelter staff say that Gumby is very sweet and loving — even playful — and can walk and use the litterbox.“At this point, he isn’t developing any sores, and it looks like surgery may not significantly improve his mobility, so it doesn’t make sense to put him through what will be a painful process at this time,” Fellman said.The MSPCA is looking for adopters who are willing to take on the unique challenges that come with adopting a kitten with Gumby’s medical need...