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SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A California animal welfare activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant was sentenced to 90 days in jail after being convicted of felony conspiracy, trespassing and other charges. Zoe Rosenberg, 23, did not deny taking the animals from Petaluma Poultry but argued she wasn’t breaking the law because she was rescuing the birds from a cruel situation. A jury found […]

Former UCLA interim coach Tim Skipper is the new head coach of the Cal Poly Mustangs. The school in San Luis Obispo, Calif., announced the hiring of Skipper on Wednesday. Skipper, 47, took over the Bruins this season when DeShaun Foster was fired after an 0-3 start. UCLA went 3-6 under Skipper with victories against then-No. 7 Penn State, Michigan State and Maryland. “Tim’s experience and accomplishments in college football […]

Lamar Jackson missed practice on Thursday as the Baltimore Ravens shifted gears on preparation for a collision with the rival Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday that will set the top of the AFC North standings. Jackson had three turnovers on Thanksgiving night in the Ravens’ loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and was limited Wednesday because of an ankle injury that erased him from participating at all Thursday. Jackson has missed at […]

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – FIFA is weighing up the introduction of new refereeing technologies and stricter timekeeping rules at the 2026 World Cup as it looks to build on trials conducted at this year’s Club World Cup in the United States, senior officials said on the eve of the World Cup draw. Johannes Holzmueller, FIFA’s director of innovation, said the governing body wanted to expand use of a referee […]

By Arriana McLymore and Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Global cosmetics maker Estée Lauder Companies is focused on expanding market share and growing sales by developing new brands and focusing on younger consumers worldwide, and customizing products to meet consumers’ needs across cultures, its CEO said at the Reuters NEXT conference on Thursday.     Estée Lauder’s President & Chief Executive Officer Stéphane de La Faverie said the Tom […]

Dec 4 (Reuters) – Microsoft will increase prices for its Microsoft 365 productivity suites globally starting July 2026 for commercial and government clients, the company said on Thursday. The move comes as Microsoft’s suite, which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint, faces growing competition from Google’s products. The price hike will affect businesses and public sector agencies, with small business and frontline worker plans seeing the sharpest increases. Microsoft 365 Business […]

Dec 4 (Reuters) – CNBC has signed a multi-year deal with prediction-market operator Kalshi, bringing real-time probability data into the network’s TV broadcasts and digital platforms starting next year, the companies said on Thursday. Founded in 2018, Kalshi is a prediction market exchange where users trade contracts on the outcomes of real-world events, such as economic indicators, weather patterns, and legislative results. The partnership comes just days after a similar […]

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including prominent Republican China hawk Tom Cotton, on Thursday unveiled a bill that would block the Trump administration from loosening rules that restrict Beijing’s access to artificial intelligence chips for 2.5 years.  The bill, known as the SAFE CHIPS Act, was filed by Republican Senator Pete Ricketts and Democrat Chris Coons. It would require the Commerce Department, […]

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — A delegation of representatives from the 15 member states of the United Nations Security Council visited Syria Thursday for the first time since the council’s founding in 1945. The visit comes just ahead of the one-year anniversary of the fall of former Syrian President Bashar Assad in a lightning rebel offensive. It marks the country’s continued reintegration into the international fold under its new government headed […]