By Anne M. Peterson and Ronald Blum | Associated Press U.S. women soccer players reached a landmark agreement with the sport’s American governing body to end a six-year legal battle over equal pay, a deal in which they are promised $24 million plus bonuses that match those of the men. The U.S. Soccer Federation and…
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By Carmen Arroyo | Bloomberg U.S. home mortgage lenders have spent much of the last two years hiring. Now they might have to spend the coming months laying workers off. The number of people working as brokers for mortgages and other kinds of loans, a proxy for total home lending employment, has surged more than…
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The LA Pride Parade, canceled for the past two years, will return in June — and take a new route in the community where the movement started. The parade will be June 12 and will be centered around Hollywood, a shift from its traditional route in West Hollywood, organizeres announced Tuesday, Feb. 22. The LA…
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By Tom Krisher | The Associated Press Elon Musk and his lawyers are escalating their fight with U.S. securities regulators, with a lawyer accusing them of leaking investigative information, and the Tesla CEO alleging on Twitter that government corruption is being exposed. Musk’s tweet early Tuesday and a Monday letter from Musk lawyer Alex Spiro…
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By Amy Yee | Bloomberg Small U.S. businesses owned by minorities are more likely to experience financial hardship than the average in a nationwide survey showcasing an uneven or halting recovery for those firms. Nearly 60% of businesses with fewer than 500 employees were in fair or poor financial condition, while 77% said the pandemic…
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Hank Goldberg stopped after two hours of dialysis Friday, rather than his customary three hours. He wasn’t feeling well and now wants some tea — “If I can get it,” he’s saying in a friendly way to a server — when he gets back to his dinner table from the mid-1970s. He’s sitting there at…
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The theme of the Jets offseason is to get more playmakers. And Gang Green still views adding a No.1 cornerback as a need. Last season, the Jets’ cornerback unit was led by second-year Bryce Hall and rookies Brandin Echols and Michael Carter II. They all flashed starter ability, but with limited playing experience, also had…
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Joe Schoen hit the ground running as the Giants’ GM. He had to. This ownership is impatient and fickle. This franchise has been rudderless in the GM seat for four years. Schoen inherits a roster, salary cap and staff that require lots of change to get on track again. So he deboarded his plane from…
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For three straight offseasons, the Ravens have emphasized their desire to upgrade their pass protection and pass rush. After Baltimore finished 8-9 and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2018, those issues are still the center of attention. In 2021, the Ravens allowed a team-record 57 sacks, second-most in the NFL, while registering…
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The Miami Dolphins revealed that they promoted from within for their vacant safeties coach position on the staff and retained last season’s struggling offensive line coach — with a demotion — in the team’s announcement of its full coaching staff Friday afternoon. Steve Gregory will coach Dolphins safeties under new coach Mike McDaniel after he…
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