The shoe company Skechers is being acquired for more than $9 billion and taken private by 3G Capital
The shoe company Skechers is being acquired for more than $9 billion and taken private by 3G Capital.
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5/5/25
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While cutting together scenes for the new series “Forever,” Mara Brock Akil, who has created shows like “Girlfriends,” “Being Mary Jane,” and “The Game,” recalls asking her video …
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By ALICIA RANCILIO
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5/5/25
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MADISON, S.D. (AP) — Dakota State University hasn't experienced the student protests taking place at other U.S. colleges. Nestled in rural South Dakota, most of the nearly 4,000 students have been …
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By SARAH RAZA
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5/5/25
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ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Georgia state Sen. Josh McLaurin announced Monday that he's running for lieutenant governor in 2026, saying he would make opposition to President Donald Trump’s policies …
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By JEFF AMY
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5/5/25
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President Donald Trump says he is directing his government to reopen and expand Alcatraz, the notorious former prison on a California island. In a message on his Truth Social site Sunday evening, …
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By JILL COLVIN
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5/5/25
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Warren Buffett to remain board chair at Berkshire Hathaway when vice-chairman Greg Abel takes over as CEO to start 2026.
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5/5/25
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Today is Monday, May 5, the 125th day of 2025. There are 240 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. became America’s first space traveler …
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By The Associated Press
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5/5/25
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5/5/25
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This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.
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5/5/25
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — At the National Speech and Debate Tournament, two high school students take the stage. The first articulates the position he has been assigned to defend — people should …
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By TRAVIS LOLLER
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5/5/25
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A teenager who admitted being “addicted to speed” behind the wheel had totaled two other cars in the year before he slammed into a minivan at 112 mph (180 kph) in a Seattle suburb, killing the …
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By JEFF McMURRAY
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5/5/25
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An ambitious project to restore a rapidly vanishing stretch of Louisiana coast that was devastated by the 2010 Gulf oil spill has been thrown deeper into disarray amid …
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By JACK BROOK and JIM MUSTIAN
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5/5/25
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5/4/25
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Hunger and malnutrition are rising across Gaza as Israel's blockade leaves mothers with few options
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Malnutrition and hunger are prevelant in the Gaza strip as …
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5/4/25
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President Donald Trump said Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum rejected his proposal to send U.S. troops to Mexico to help thwart the illegal drug trade because she is fearful of the country’s …
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By AAMER MADHANI
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5/4/25
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5/4/25
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This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.
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5/4/25
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President Donald Trump is once more calling opponents “communists” as his administration wages policy fights on trade and in the courts. His use of the term continues a strategy from the 2024 …
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By LAURIE KELLMAN
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5/4/25
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Police in Texas say at least one person was killed when 14 people were shot at a party in Houston. Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Patricia Cantu says shots were reported around 12:50 a.m. …
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5/4/25
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Here's why May the 4th is celebrated as Star Wars Day across the galaxy
May the 4th be with you. “Star Wars” fans around the world are celebrating the space epic and its surrounding franchise …
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5/4/25
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