(Bloomberg) — Egypt held its benchmark interest rate steady on Thursday, opting to keep it at a record high even as double-digit inflation eased to the lowest level in two years. Most Read from Bloomberg The Monetary Policy Committee kept the deposit rate at 27.25% and the lending rate at 28.25%. The decision was in … Read more
The Chargers are aiming for their first play-off win since the 2018 season [Getty Images] The Los Angeles Chargers booked their place in the NFL play-offs with a dominant 40-7 victory at the New England Patriots. Justin Herbert threw for 281 yards and three touchdowns to help the Chargers earn a wildcard spot in John … Read more
The MVP race may be down to Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson, but Bengals coach Zac Taylor thinks Joe Burrow is the NFL’s best player. After Burrow led the Bengals to an overtime win over the Broncos on Saturday, Taylor was asked about Burrow in relation to Allen and Jackson and the MVP race, and … Read more
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Paige Bueckers scored 19 of her 23 points in the first half as the seventh-ranked UConn Huskies bounced back from their first home loss of the season to roll to a 67-41 win over Providence on Sunday. Sarah Strong added 14 points for UConn (11-2, 2-0 Big East) as the Huskies … Read more
Tanner McKee was all smiles after throwing his first NFL touchdown pass. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Third-string quarterback Tanner McKee had an NFL debut to remember on Sunday while throwing his first career touchdown and helping the Eagles clinch the NFC East. But he almost lost his milestone ball due to a lapse by A.J. Brown. … Read more
Tanner McKee was all smiles after throwing his first NFL touchdown pass. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Third-string quarterback Tanner McKee had an NFL debut to remember on Sunday while throwing his first career touchdown and helping the Eagles clinch the NFC East. But he almost lost his milestone ball due to a lapse by A.J. Brown. … Read more
It will take a collapse of epic proportions for the Bucs to go into Week 18 without a chance of winning the NFC South. Joe Tryon-Shoyinka blocked a punt by Panthers punter Johnny Hekker with just over five minutes to play in the third quarter and J.J. Russell scooped the ball up for 23-yard touchdown … Read more
While the Lions and Eagles — and also likely the Commanders, plus the NFC North and South winners — will have their say in the matter, Packers vs. Vikings would be a dynamite NFC championship game. Both teams have been outstanding all year, and while Green Bay can’t win the NFC North, Sunday’s game still … Read more
Former US president Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100, US media reported. Carter served one term in office as the 39th president of the United States (1977-1981) during a turbulent period both domestically and internationally. James Earl Carter, Jr. was the first US president to be popularly elected after Watergate forced … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old. The longest-lived American president died on Sunday, … Read more