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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The WNBA reviewed the Caitlin Clark-Alyssa Thomas incident from Wednesday night.The league apparently didn’t like what it saw.Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas received a Flagrant Foul 2 penalty and a one-game suspension after the league reviewed her contact with Clark during the Mercury’s 111-109 win over the Indiana Fever at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Phoenix Mercury forward Alyssa Thomas received a one-game suspension after driving her fist into the throat of Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark during the June 24 game. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)The WNBA announced Thursday that Thomas was punished…

Micron stock soared 15% on Thursday after the memory maker reported blockbuster third-quarter earnings as the artificial intelligence boom causes demand for memory to surge.Shares climbed even higher earlier in the day, pushing Micron’s market cap above Meta and Tesla among the most valuable U.S. companies. Other names in the memory space also popped, with Sandisk gaining nearly 22% on Thursday, Western Digital adding nearly 5% and Seagate climbing 3.23%.The company’s revenue more than quadrupled from $9.3 billion a year earlier to $41.46 billion in its fiscal third quarter, it reported on Wednesday. Revenue came in higher than analyst expectations…

Since the start of Muharram – the first month of the Islamic calendar – last week, black cloths have been draped across many of the passageways and neighbourhoods in Tehran and other Iranian cities as a sign of mourning.Wednesday and Thursday marked Tasua and Ashura, declared public holidays in Iran each year by the authorities to mourn the killing more than 1,300 years ago of Hussein ibn Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third of 12 Shia Muslim imams.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listFor the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ashura is also a political affair.The…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., declined to rule out a future Senate campaign after a trio of far-left candidates won New York’s primary elections Tuesday, saying the results left her “inspired and encouraged.””I’m sorry I’m not going to be breaking any news here as I consider what’s going to happen in the future,” Ocasio-Cortez told Fox News Digital when asked whether the election results made her more inclined to run for Senate.”But I’m definitely inspired and encouraged by all the new faces that we’re going to be sending to the states and to…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An Oklahoma Arby’s manager is facing a felony poisoning charge after police say surveillance video showed her allegedly spitting into a customer’s food, while a lawsuit filed by the same customer claims the incident led to a herpes infection.Amanda Hendricks, a former manager at an Arby’s restaurant in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, was charged with felony poisoning with intent to injure after an investigation into a March incident involving customer Jennica Church, according to court records cited by local outlets.”I love Arby’s — not anymore,” Jennica Church told outlet KJRH.According to an affidavit…

The federal government says it’s heard loud and clear that public safety is an “issue of grave concern” and has brought in legislation to combat retail theft and violence against transit workers. Business associations in the Halifax region are applauding the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act (Bill C-14), after having spoken out repeatedly, calling for more to be done to stop such crimes in the city’s downtown.Federal Justice Minister and Attorney General Sean Fraser told reporters in Halifax Thursday that stricter bail and sentencing legislation across Canada aims to alleviate pressures on businesses.“These changes are going to have a positive…

Karl Stefanovic’s two-decade career at Nine has come to an abrupt end, with the veteran television presenter exiting the network immediately following weeks of turmoil surrounding his independent podcast.The Today host’s departure was confirmed on air on Friday morning after Nine and Stefanovic reached an agreement to bring forward his previously planned exit from the network.In a statement released shortly afterwards, Nine said the pair had mutually agreed it was no longer workable for Stefanovic to continue hosting the breakfast program while producing his independent podcast.“Nine Entertainment and Karl Stefanovic have agreed that it is no longer possible for him…

Two earthquakes have struck Venezuela in quick succession on Wednesday, causing catastrophic damage to cities from La Guaira to the capital Caracas.As of Thursday, at least 188 deaths have been recorded, and thousands more have been reported injured.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe twin earthquakes measured at the upper end of the Richter scale, reaching magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5, respectively, on the nine-point metric. Buildings collapsed as the ground rippled, leaving people trapped in the rubble.Following the earthquake, several residents in the Caracas metropolitan area recounted their experiences, confronting the shock.“I was at home, and the house…

Washington — President Trump and House conservatives are holding Congress hostage over Senate Republicans’ inability to pass a voting regulations bill known as the SAVE America Act. Mr. Trump abruptly canceled a signing ceremony Wednesday for a landmark housing affordability bill that has overwhelming bipartisan support in both chambers, seeking once again to use unrelated legislation as political leverage in his push to get Congress to adopt controversial voting requirements, such as showing proof of citizenship and restrictions on mail-in ballots. The House has passed earlier versions of the bill that aren’t as sweeping, with support from a handful of Democrats. But…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Who designed the U.S. flag?Betsy Ross?How about the widespread decades-long claim that a 17-year-old high school junior from Lancaster, Ohio, Bob Heft, made the first 50-star flag and sent it to the White House to be approved as our current stars and stripes?”I, of course, designed the flag of our country, the current flag,” said Heft. “It’s not just a piece of cloth, it’s the fabric of America.”This compelling and uniquely American story is told in the first episode of “Crazy America History with Eric Shawn,” now streaming on Fox Nation.ONLY 27…