Author: Bijoy Daniel

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Story at a glance Workers in 2024 express a preference for hybrid work over remote work, a reversal of the trend seen after the global pandemic, according to a new Morning Consult “State of Workers” survey published on Tuesday. In January 2024, for the first time in the last couple of years, workers stated a preference for…

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A federal judge is dismissing a copyright infringement lawsuit brought against Paramount Pictures involving the blockbuster Tom Cruise-starring film, “Top Gun: Maverick.” The judge in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles ruled Friday that the 2022 sequel, which grossed nearly $1.5 billion at the box office worldwide, was “not substantially similar” to an article…

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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — UConn left Donovan Clingan to defend Purdue's imposing center Zach Edey on his own in the paint. Despite Edey’s efforts to score close to the basket, the Huskies made a conscious decision not to assist their big man, knowing that the two-time national player of the year would manage to score regardless…

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By HILLEL ITALIE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI (Associated Press) When a version of Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” with pictures was published in 2019, educators in Clayton, Missouri quickly decided to keep copies in high school libraries. The book is widely seen as a classic work of dystopian literature about the oppression of women, […]

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Caitlin Clark led Iowa to the national championship game by scoring 21 points as the Hawkeyes overcame UConn 71-69 in the women’s Final Four. Their next game is a rematch with unbeaten South Carolina, who Iowa defeated in last year’s Final Four. Despite falling short in the previous season's title game against LSU, Clark now has the opportunity to bring her home state its first women’s basketball title in the final game of her college career. Although she started slowly, she scored seven points early in the fourth quarter.

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