CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The U.S. Women’s Open, already the largest purse in women’s golf, is getting a boost to $12 million under a new corporate partnership with Ally Financial. The deal makes Ally the presenting sponsor of the U.S. Women’s Open and the official retail banking partner of the USGA and the men’s and women’s […]
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Hovering at just 11 percent, pancreatic cancer has the lowest five-year relative survival rate of any cancer diagnosis. Those grim odds are largely because the disease is typically caught in its advanced stages. If caught in its earliest stages, five-year survival rates can reach as high as 80 percent; however, current screening guidelines apply only
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LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Jenner has a new term: “Twist on it.” The driven matriarch of the Kardashian-Jenner family will bring the phrase to the Super Bowl forefront during her commercial. She will guest star in an ad for Oreo, which will be returning to the NFL’s biggest stage for the
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MIAMI — Some of Roberto Clemente’s most impactful career and life moments are on display at the Miami Marlins’ loanDepot Park. A traveling exhibit titled “3,000″ — a nod to the day on Sept. 30, 1972, that the late Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder became the first Latin American-born major league player with 3,000 hits — stopped
A recent surge in migrants at the border coupled with the heated politics of a presidential election year have once again pushed the decades-old debate over comprehensive immigration reform to the top of the agenda in Washington. Federal agents encountered more than 3 million migrants attempting to enter the U.S. in fiscal year 2023, with
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Women’s hockey has been on quite the sprint for the past seven months. Plans for a new pro league were unveiled in July, training camps opened in November and the puck dropped on the inaugural season in January. A month in, the launch of the Professional Women’s Hockey League has been by all accounts a
The Washington Commanders have an agreement with Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to hire him as coach, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Thursday because the team had not yet announced the move. Washington was the final NFL team to
It was a passionate student letter in 2020 that caused the Southern York County school board to reconsider its logo: a Native American man, representing the “Warriors.” Though the conversation had come up before in the suburban district located in southern Pennsylvania, 2020 was a turning point of racial reckoning after death of George Floyd.
Mortgage interest rates ticked down slightly this week to 6.63% from 6.69% the previous week. This change does not make a measurable difference in the monthly mortgage payment for a buyer—just $13 for a $400,000 home with 20% down. But what is clear for buyers, and what should be encouraging, is rates are down considerably
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Vijay Iyer remembers the moment when his trio’s Grammy-nominated song was born in a New York recording studio. It started as a repeating figure that Iyer played on the piano. Multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily joined with a bass line, providing a counterpoint to Iyer’s notes. When Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab entered with a serene Urdu vocal
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