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Topline Hitting the snooze button each morning could be worth the extra few minutes in bed, according to a new sleep loss study published Wednesday, which found that even though people who use the snooze button while begrudgingly waking up are more likely to be drowsy, it could still have benefits, according to at least

Topline At least 22 U.S. citizens have been killed in Israel since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an attack from Gaza on Saturday, according to the State Department, as the death toll of the conflict continues to grow. Key Facts More than 2,250 people have been killed since the fighting broke out between Hamas and

Topline A Biden Administration official denied a baseless claim espoused by GOP lawmakers and former President Donald Trump that “American taxpayer dollars helped fund Palestinian militant group Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel Saturday morning, which Trump claimed “many reports are saying came from the Biden Administration,” though no evidence supports any claim U.S. funding went

Updated Sep 29, 2023, 04:30pm EDT Topline Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy purchased a $42 million harborfront home on Nantucket island, multiple outlets reported Friday, including Barstool, setting a record for both the popular Massachusetts summer vacation island and for the state, breaking the previous state record of $38 million for a waterfront Nantucket home

Updated Sep 12, 2023, 11:57am EDT Topline After making just one pass attempt in his New York Jets debut, four-time MVP quarterback Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles tendon in his New York debut, ESPN reported, likely ending his season and putting the 39-year-old’s career in question after landing a blockbuster deal with the Jets after

Updated Sep 9, 2023, 10:50am EDT Topline A Magnitude 6.8 earthquake killed at least 1,000 people in Morocco and left another 1,200 injured, toppling buildings and bringing widespread damage just south of the historic city of Marrakesh, officials in Morocco confirmed Saturday morning, as the country reels from its most powerful earthquake in at least

Topline Harrison Floyd, the lone co-defendant in former President Donald Trump’s election interference case in Georgia who is still in custody, was denied bond by a state judge on Friday, keeping the Black Voices for Trump leader at the Fulton County Jail despite his pleas for release. Key Facts Fulton County Superior Court Judge Emily

Topline Paramount Global struck a deal on Monday to sell off publishing giant Simon & Schuster to private equity firm KKR for $1.62 billion, the media company announced , two years after a colossal deal to sell the publisher fell apart due to antitrust issues. Key Facts KKR will acquire the publisher in an all-cash

Topline Director Greta Gerwig’s smash-hit Barbie crossed $1 billion in revenue internationally on Sunday, making the Mattel doll’s big screen debut the second-biggest release so far this year just over two weeks after its highly anticipated premiere. Key Facts Barbie, an instant blockbuster starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, has grossed about $459 million domestically

Topline Warner Bros.’ Barbie blew away expectation in its opening weekend, with a global box office projection of $300 million through Sunday for the highly anticipated Mattel doll’s big screen debut, while director Christopher Nolan’s atomic bomb thriller Oppenheimer is estimated to gross nearly $160 million globally in its opening weekend, according to Deadline —an