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Wall Street experienced fluctuations between gains and losses early Tuesday as investors anticipated more corporate earnings reports in what is forecasted to be a quiet week. Futures for both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw slight increases of less than 0.1%. Disney’s stock dropped over 6% in premarket trading following a reported second-quarter loss attributed to …

A sanitation company based in Tennessee has agreed to pay over $650,000 in civil penalties following a federal investigation that discovered the company unlawfully employed minors to work in hazardous conditions at meat processing facilities in Iowa and Virginia. The U.S. Department of Labor revealed on Monday that Fayette Janitorial Service LLC consented to a judgment that includes the hefty …

On Wednesday, the Olympic torch will reach Marseille, a major French port, marking its entry into France after an eventful journey. It was ignited on April 16 in Ancient Olympia using sunlight and was then transported around Greece before setting sail for Marseille aboard the historic three-mast ship Belem, dating back to 1896. As it enters the Bay of Marseille, …

For the first time in an English Premier League match, a referee wore a camera during the game where Crystal Palace handed Manchester United a 4-0 defeat on Monday. The footage captured by referee Jarred Gillett’s camera, known as the RefCam, was not broadcast live. Instead, it will be included in a documentary produced by the league, intended to provide …

Tiger Woods is gearing up for his return to professional golf at next week’s US PGA Championship, as confirmed by the PGA of America when they announced the lineup for this major tournament, which runs from May 16-19 at Valhalla Golf Course. Woods has a history of success at this event, having clinched the title four times previously in 1999, …

One of the largest craters on Earth, often referred to as the “gateway to the underworld,” is expanding at a rate of 35 million cubic feet annually. This significant growth is occurring in Serbia’s permafrost region, according to a recent study. The crater, officially known as Batagay but also called Batagaika, was initially identified in 1991 via satellite imagery. It …

Hamas’s military branch, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, declared that they launched rockets targeting Israeli forces at the Kerem Shalom border crossing on Tuesday. This crossing, which is a crucial passageway between Israel and Gaza, had been closed since a previous attack over the weekend where the group also admitted to killing four Israeli soldiers. The Israeli military reported that these …

On Tuesday, the Israeli military reported the deaths of two soldiers in an attack by Hezbollah near Metula in northern Israel. The deceased were identified as Master Sgt. (res.) Dan Kamkagi and Master Sgt. (res.) Nahman Natan Hertz, both 31, from the 6551st Battalion of the 551st Brigade. The attack involved an explosive drone that Israel’s defense systems failed to …