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After authorizing four cross-border ground offensives into Syria over the past five years, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly threatened this year to launch a fifth in response to what he sees as a persistent presence of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in northeastern Syria. These warnings increased earlier this month after a suicide bombing blamed on the group rocked Istanbul, killing six and injuring dozens more on the iconic Istiklal Avenue....

The Juneteenth resolution received a rather rare, quick bipartisan passage in a divided Congress this week, with the Senate voting unanimously in favor of the legislation and just 14 members voting against it in the House. It will be the 11th federal holiday—joining the ranks of President’s Day and Memorial Day. It’s the first new one created since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established in 1983. What is Juneteenth?...

And so, with Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain set to release this year, Kojima has once again taken to teasing something big. We don’t know what exactly it is, but the announcement is set to take place on Wednesday March 4th at 6am EST. Kojima first confirmed the imminent announcement via Twitter with the below image. In it, readers will see a stop watch that’s ticking down towards the aforementioned March 4th date and time....

At the league’s spring meetings in Phoenix, Big 12 coaches and athletic directors unanimously passed the new plan, which will honor head-to-head results in a two-team tie and established criteria for solving a tie of three or more teams. MORE: Too many bowl games? | Early Heisman watch | Players ready to break out In the case of a three-team tie, if team records against each other doesn’t solve the tie, which happened in 2008, their records against the next-highest team in the standings would be compared....

Misery may love company, but this was ridiculous. More than a million IBM stockholders last week took a nightmare ride on a stock they had long trusted. IBM had been sliding all year, recently hitting 10-year lows. But after the company announced Tuesday that it would, among other things, slash another 25,000 jobs, the stock took a historic dive. In 48 hours, it lost 11 points, or almost 18 percent of its value, closing Wednesday at 517/s....

The Bluejays finished the season as regular-season co-champions alongside Villanova and Seton Hall, all with 13-5 records in Big East play. But a 3-1 combined record against the Wildcats and Pirates allowed Creighton to take the top overall seed ahead of the tournament. Villanova and Seton Hall finished 2-2 and 1-3 against the top three-seeded teams, respectively. MORE: Get the latest March Madness odds from Sports Insider Ty-Shon Alexander (17....

That rumour was further fueled by the introduction of the Mac Studio and its accompanying 27in Studio Display, and the subsequent discontinuation of the standard 27in iMac, in March 2022. With Apple’s deadline of transitioning its Mac range to Apple Silicon drawing ever closer, it’s possible that we could see the reveal of a new big iMac in the coming months. Here’s all there is to know so far, including release date rumours, pricing speculation and the latest leaks....

The conference on Aug. 11 postponed its season till the spring amid the COVID-19 pandemic, later reversing its decision and settling on an Oct. 24 start date. That said, the conference still starts its 2020 campaign several weeks after the respective seasons of the ACC, Big 12 and SEC. It has been a long wait for fans: The last game involving a Big Ten team came on Jan. 2 — a 23-22 loss by Indiana to Tennessee in the Gator Bowl....

The conference has struggled to meet expectations as it slumps to the finish, but the tournament is likely to feature a half-dozen or so teams that will go dancing on Selection Sunday. Purdue won the regular-season title behind Caleb Swanigan. Equipped with a newly slim physique, the potential first-round pick is quicker than ever and has produced monstrous stat lines all season. He’s a Player of the Year candidate, averaging 19 points and 13 rebounds per game....

With threats that TikTok may get banned by the U.S. government, Instagram’s new feature is all the more attractive both to stars that have built a following on TikTok and people who are looking to enjoy the content, even if the app goes away. In July, The Wall Street Journal reported that sources had said that Instagram’s parent company Facebook had approached TikTok creators about posting content exclusively (or at least a first look) to Reels....

On Sunday, 68 teams were admitted to the 2021 NCAA Tournament, the first March Madness since COVID-19 derailed last March’s tournament. NCAA TOURNAMENT:Full 68-team bracket | COVID-19 replacement rules For four teams, though, that hiatus will likely continue. The tournament, unfortunately, isn’t big enough for everybody, which led to some surprising snubs on Selection Sunday. Louisville was the headliner among the first four out, joined by Colorado State, Saint Louis and Ole Miss....

U.K.-based polling group Redfield & Wilson Strategies surveyed various numbers of registered voters from September 23 to 27 in several key swing states, according to poll results released October 2. In Arizona, 47 percent of voters said they would support Biden in the election, compared to the 44 percent who chose Trump. Biden’s lead shrunk by 2 percent from results published by the same polling group two weeks ago, as Trump managed to increase his lead slightly in the former reliably red state....

The poll, which was conducted by the University of Wisconsin/YouGov, surveyed 800 voters in each of the three states from July 27 to August 6. According to the poll, in Pennsylvania, 50 percent of respondents said they would vote for Biden if the election were held today, compared to 41 percent that would vote for Trump. Among the remaining percentages, two percent said other and five percent said not sure....

The Ukrainian leader has continually lobbied for Western-made fighter jets since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. While some NATO countries have recently hinted at meeting the request, the U.S. has stayed focused on providing artillery, armor and ground-based air defense systems to Ukraine, deeming them more urgent for Kyiv to protect its infrastructure. While arriving at the White House Monday after a trip to Baltimore, Maryland, Biden was asked again if the U....

Following the rejection and a lower than expected report on job gain in May, Biden told reporters in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, that his sweeping infrastructure plan is needed to accelerate recovery from the pandemic’s toll on the economy. “Now is the time to build on the progress we’ve made,” Biden told reporters. “We need to make those investments today to continue to succeed tomorrow.” Biden and Republican Senators have negotiated what is expected to be a $1 trillion investment following their opening bids, but have not yet reached a consensus on how to fund it....

The transportation funding for road and transit projects, included in the stalled “hard” infrastructure bill, expired Thursday after Democratic leaders failed to unify their fractured caucus to pass the measure. The House voted late Friday to approve the one-month extension, before the Senate passed it earlier Saturday, ending the furlough for an estimated 3,700 Department of Transportation employees. Many of the employees who were furloughed this week worked for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration....

I thought it was a really good speech. Just from a political standpoint, Biden looks strong. That’s one of the few times honestly, since Biden’s presidency — everybody on the right makes fun of him. They say he falls off bikes, he stumbles over his words, but yet [in this speech] he looked really strong and in command. One thing that I’ll say that Democrats are downplaying, and that Republicans are actually making a good point about, was the setting....

Bob Stoops left Oklahoma after an 18-year run that included a national championship in 2000 and 10 conference titles. Texas also has a new coach after firing Charlie Strong at the conclusion of the 2016 season. MORE: Ranking FBS coaches from 1-130 With the Sooners and Longhorns breaking in new coaches, who is the best coach in the Big 12? Here’s a closer look: 1. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State Overall: 8 Record: 104-50 Lowdown: Gundy boasts a ....

Three-time BBL winnings coach with Perth Scorchers and current Aussie coach Justin Langer will be keeping a close eye on the performances of certain domestic players in the upcoming Big Bash League 2019/20 with an eye on home T20 WC in less than a year. Last year’s champions Melbourne Renegades will be looking to continue their winning run in the tournament after bringing in the experienced Shaun Marsh from last year’s bottom-placed Perth Scorchers....