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May 15 (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway on Friday disclosed a new $2.65 billion investment in Delta Air Lines and a small stake in Macy’s, and said it sold many of its smaller stock holdings including in Amazon.com and UnitedHealth Group. The changes are part of a portfolio reshuffling that followed the recent departure of an investment manager who helped Berkshire Chairman Warren Buffett invest the conglomerate’s cash. According to a […]

Baltimore Orioles infielder Jordan Westburg underwent Tommy John surgery on his right elbow on Friday according to an industry source and multiple reports. The 27-year old — who played in the 2024 All-Star game — suffered a right oblique injury early in spring training. As he was rehabbing from that injury, he experienced discomfort while throwing and was shut down from all baseball activities. Westburg opted for a PRP injection […]

May 15 (Reuters) – China’s U.N. ambassador on Friday criticized a proposed U.S.-Bahraini resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, saying the content and timing were not right and passing it would not be helpful. The draft resolution demands Iran halt attacks and mining in the strait, but diplomats have said it is likely to meet with Russian and Chinese vetoes if it comes to a vote. Both countries vetoed a […]

May 15 (Reuters) – Former Cuban President Raul Castro, the 94-year-old brother of revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, could be indicted by the United States in connection with Cuba’s deadly 1996 shootdown of planes operated by the humanitarian group Brothers to the Rescue. Here is a look at one of the foundational figures of Cuba’s communist-run government, and his lasting influence as the remaining unifying leader among those loyal to the […]

GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Mike Brown was hired for this moment. The New York Knicks already had a coach who could take them to the Eastern Conference finals — and they fired him immediately after. Whoever replaced Tom Thibodeau would do so knowing he was inheriting a seat that was already warm, taking an undeniable win-now job where the only way he could demonstrate he made the team better was […]

The NFL’s decision to put the Kansas City Chiefs in primetime windows the first two weeks of the season wasn’t meant to be a hint on how fast Patrick Mahomes will recover from knee surgery. Mahomes tore the ACL and LCL in his left knee on Dec. 14 and has said his goal is to be back in time for Week 1 of the season. The Chiefs host the Denver […]

GENEVA (AP) — FIFA finally sealed a World Cup broadcast rights deal for China on Friday, just 27 days before the opening game and at a much lower reported price than the soccer body wanted. The overall agreement with China Media Group covered the next four World Cups — two each of the men’s and women’s — through 2031, FIFA said in a statement. It includes the 48-team, 104-game men’s […]

Family members often clench them as if they were still clasping their fallen loved one’s hands. Companions-in-arms have broken down reading them. More than a century after a U.S. Army chaplain pushed for “dog tags” to become standard issue for troops, they remain one of the most powerful links for grieving military families to their lost loved ones. “What they’re searching for is connection,” said Air Force Chaplain and Maj, […]

The nation’s largest children’s hospital has agreed to a legal settlement with Texas and the Trump administration over gender-affirming care for transgender youth that includes a $10 million payment to the state, the administration and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Friday. Texas Children’s Hospital, based in Houston, said in a statement that it had agreed to the settlement “to protect our resources from endless and costly litigation.” The hospital, […]