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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks open the 2026-27 women’s college basketball season as the No. 1 team in a major national preseason Top 25, ahead of UConn and Southern California. The ranking landed as SEC Tipoff got underway and again lists South Carolina among the favorites to chase another…
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BATON ROUGE, La. — Ashton Bowers of Auburn kept her ITA Southern Regional singles crown Monday, defeating LSU’s Addison Lanton 7-5, 6-4 in the final at the LSU Tennis Complex to lock an NCAA Singles Championship berth. Seeded No. 1, she surrendered just a single set across the week. Wins over…
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SAN FRANCISCO — Kristaps Porzingis remains unavailable for Golden State with no return date after missing camp and the entire exhibition slate, then resurfacing at the team building this week. Club officials said Wednesday the 7-foot-3 big man is still dealing with the same undisclosed health situation and will stay…
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HSINCHU, Taiwan — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a record profit for the third quarter on Thursday, its sixth record quarter in a row, as worldwide demand for artificial intelligence chips kept its factories running near full tilt. The chipmaker said net income of NT$763.06 billion for the quarter that…
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SEOUL, South Korea — A rout in artificial intelligence stocks deepened Thursday, sending South Korea’s main index down more than 8% and forcing a market-wide trading pause as investors weighed hotter U.S. inflation and the heavy borrowing behind the AI buildout. The Kospi closed down 8.1% at a six-month low.…
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SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot, told prospective investors that quarterly revenue reached $16.8 billion for July through September as it moves toward one of the largest stock market debuts on record, people familiar with the matter said. Sales had been about $11.6 billion…
From the HERE City State Desk
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina is heading toward its first open attorney general election in more than 15 years, with Republican David Stumbo and Democrat Richard Hricik offering different resumes for the statewide post. Alan Wilson has held the job since 2011 and is now running for governor. Stumbo, 50,…
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ATLANTA, Ga. — Sen. Jon Ossoff said Tuesday night he has zero interest in a 2028 presidential bid, telling a local press-club debate he wants a full six-year Senate term if Georgia voters reelect him. Ossoff, a Democrat facing Republican Rep. Mike Collins, answered a moderator by saying he is not…
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NEW YORK — Republican Rep. Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley sparred over immigration enforcement, sanctuary policies and each other’s allies Wednesday night in their last televised debate before a race that could help decide control of the House. Lawler, who is seeking a third term in the suburban…
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