Wisconsin, California announce home-and-home football series for 2029 and 2030

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin and California will play a home-and-home series in 2029 and 2030. Under the agreement that was announced Tuesday, Wisconsin will play at California on Sept. 1, 2029. California will visit Wisconsin on Aug. 31, 2030. Wisconsin had been scheduled to play non-conference games with UCLA in 2029 and 2030, but those got scrapped when UCLA …

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Suspenden dos años al delantero brasileño Gabriel Barbosa por fraude de dopaje

SAO PAULO (AP) — El delantero brasileño Gabriel Barbosa fue suspendido dos años el lunes tras una investigación por fraude de dopaje. El Tribunal de Justicia Antidopaje deportiva del país votó 5-4 a favor de castigar a Barbosa hasta abril del 2025. Llamó la atención debido a su comportamiento errático durante una prueba antidopaje sorpresa el 8 de abril del …

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Valentino’s longtime designer Piccioli announces his departure from the brand after 25 years

Valentino’s longtime creative director, Pierpaolo Piccioli, on Friday announced his departure after 25 years at the storied Italian fashion house. In an emotional statement shared on Instagram, Piccioli reflected on his 25-year tenure with the brand, thanking co-founders Valentino Garavani and Giancarlo Giammetti and the team that contributed to the brand’s success during his time. The designer, known for infusing …

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More than 440,000 Starbucks-branded mugs recalled due to burn, laceration risk

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 440,000 Starbucks-branded mugs made by Nestle and sold during the winter holidays are being recalled after reports of some users receiving burns or lacerations, according to a federal safety agency. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the mugs, when microwaved or filled with extremely hot liquid, can overheat or break, posing burn …

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Confusion about brand name leads to false claims about Aldi’s bacon

CLAIM: Bacon sold by Aldi grocery stores under its brand Appleton Meats does not come from pigs and is instead grown from cells in a lab. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Aldi told The Associated Press that products sold through its store brand — Appleton Farms — “are not produced through cultivated lab practices.” A Canadian company named Appleton Meats, which is …

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Micron, Broadcom rise; Five Below, Designer Brands fall, Thursday, 3/21/2024

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes on Thursday: Apple Inc., down $7.30 to $171.37. U.S. antitrust authorities accused the iPhone maker of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones. Broadcom Inc., up $72 to $1,348. The chipmaker gave investors an encouraging update on its artificial intelligence efforts. Micron Technology Inc., up $13.60 to $109.85. …

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McDonald’s pasa a ser patrocinador de la liga francesa de fútbol

La crème de la crème del fútbol francés será patrocinada por una cadena de comida rápida. McDonald’s ha pactado para convertirse en el principal patrocinador de la primera división de Francia a partir de julio y por las próximas tres temporadas. “Esta sociedad marca la unión de dos instituciones importantes con profundo arraigo en las vidas diarias e imaginación colectiva …

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