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U.S. stocks drop sharply as investors hunt for losers that will be hurt by AI

U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 sank 1.6% for its second-worst day since Thanksgiving, ...
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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred optimistic major leaguers will play in 2028 Los Angeles Olympics

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred is optimistic that major leaguers will play in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. Manfred, speaking following an owners meeting Thursday, said there are still issues to ...
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Winter Olympics recap: Ukrainian athlete excluded, Kim falls short and Brignone completes comeback

An all-time great comeback and a controversial exclusion were the dominant stories at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 6. And then there’s Chloe Kim, the American snowboarder who fell just short in ...
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Scientists say genetic analysis could speed restoration of iconic American chestnut

Billions of American chestnut trees once covered the eastern United States. They soared in height, producing so many nuts that sellers moved them by train car. Every Christmas, they’re called to mind ...
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Bridgeport teachers take a closer look as multipurpose ‘Bridge’ nears completion

Educators at Bridgeport Exempted Village School District took a virtual walkthrough and site tour of the nearly complete multipurpose facility that promises to benefit their educational mission and ...
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Wheeling Central, Monroe Central set for latest battle in OVAC finals

It’ll be a familiar venue and a familiar opponent on Saturday for the Wheeling Central Maroon Knights and Monroe Central Seminoles, who are meeting for an OVAC 3A championship rematch inside Ohio ...
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Steubenville, Wheeling Park to tip off for OVAC 5A title

The ‘Big Boys’ will kick off the OVAC WVU Medicine Boys Basketball Championships Saturday inside the ECO Center when Steubenville and Wheeling Park do battle in the Class 5A finals. Top-seeded Big Red ...
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Lawmakers call for drug price transparency, lower costs

A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday called on pharmaceutical companies to provide increased price transparency and lower costs for drugs. Elected leaders on the U.S. House Energy and Commerce ...
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Steubenville ties program record with win vs. Jets

Big Red put the finishing touches on a historic regular season Thursday night inside the Crimson Center. Facing off with perennial OVAC power Union Local in what was the regular season finale for both ...
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James Van Der Beek, the ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star, has died at 48 from colorectal cancer

James Van Der Beek, a heartthrob who starred in coming-of-age dramas at the dawn of the new millennium, shooting to fame ...
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Belmont County Unify Group protest in St. C.

A bipartisan group of protestors took to the sidewalks in front of Calvary Presbyterian Church in St. Clairsville on ...
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Homeland Security shutdown seems certain

A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security appeared certain Thursday as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day break and negotiations with the White House ...