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Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych, banned from Olympics, speaks at United Nations 03/26/2026 05:55pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Vladyslav Heraskevych was shunned by the Olympics, then invited to the United Nations. He never expected that would happen. The Ukrainian skeleton athlete was not allowed to compete at the Milan Cortina Games because of his plan to wear a helmet paying tribute to some of thos Trump-endorsed effort to repeal Utah's anti-gerrymandering law fails to make the ballot 03/26/2026 05:51pm • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah's new congressional map, which gives Democrats a high likelihood of picking up a U.S. House seat in the Salt Lake City area, is likely to remain in place beyond this election cycle because a Republican-led initiative to repeal the state's anti-gerrymandering law failed t Pirates ace Paul Skenes gets chased in the 1st inning by the Mets on opening day 03/26/2026 05:51pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Skenes thought he could get out of a jam in the first inning on opening day. He never got the chance. After giving up five runs and getting only two outs Thursday in an 11-7 loss at the New York Mets, the reigning NL Cy Young Award winner got the hook from manager Don Kelly a New-look Mets knock out Skenes in 1st inning and sink Pirates 11-7 in season opener at Citi Field 03/26/2026 05:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Brett Baty laced a bases-loaded triple and the New York Mets chased Paul Skenes in the first inning of his worst major league start, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-7 on Thursday in their season opener at Citi Field. Carson Benge homered in his first career game, going back-to-ba Oramed: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 03/26/2026 05:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — NEW YORK (AP) — Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ORMP) on Thursday reported profit of $10 million in its fourth quarter. The New York-based company said it had net income of 24 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 6 cents per share. For the year, the compan Southland: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 03/26/2026 05:46pm • GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Southland Holdings Inc. (SLND) on Thursday reported a loss of $216.4 million in its fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Grapevine, Texas-based company said it had a loss of $4. The infrastructure construction company posted revenue of $104 mi US Treasury working to put Trump's signature on new US paper currency in first for sitting president, AP source says 03/26/2026 05:43pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — US Treasury working to put Trump's signature on new US paper currency in first for sitting president, AP source says. Joe Gibbs Racing alleges Spire cheated with stolen data from former competition director 03/26/2026 05:35pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Joe Gibbs Racing accused rival NASCAR team Spire Motorsports of cheating by hiring its former competition director and using stolen intellectual property to improve its organization. The accusation was made in federal court Thursday in JGR's pursuit to prevent Chris Gabehart Washington welcomes a stellar March Madness quartet in Duke, UConn, Michigan State and St. John's 03/26/2026 05:35pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Jon Scheyer is the coach at Duke, the NCAA Tournament's No. 1 overall seed and arguably the top brand in college basketball. Among his peers in the East Region, however, he's also the neophyte. His opponent in the Sweet 16 — Rick Pitino — coached in his first Final Four a Judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay Maduro's legal costs in US drug trafficking case 03/26/2026 05:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. judge pressed the Trump administration Thursday about its basis for barring Venezuela’s government from paying former President Nicolás Maduro's legal fees in the drug trafficking case that has put him behind bars in New York. As Maduro and Cilia Flores, his wife and co- Italy traces stolen Bond girl fortune to Tuscan vineyards and villas 03/26/2026 05:31pm • MILAN (AP) — Italian authorities have impounded 20 million euros ($23 million) worth of property, artworks and financial assets in and around Florence that were allegedly purchased with money stolen from original Bond girl Ursula Andress, Italy’s financial police said in a statement on Thursday. Hinterhäuser is out as Salzburg Festival artistic director after a decade in the influential role 03/26/2026 05:30pm • Markus Hinterhäuser is out as artistic director of the Salzburg Festival after a decade in one of Europe’s most influential cultural roles, cutting short a tenure that had been set to run through 2031. An Austrian pianist who turns 68 on Monday, Hinterhäuser became artistic director on Oct. 1, 2 Better Home & Finance, Coinbase to offer mortgage backed by cryptocurrencies 03/26/2026 05:28pm • Prospective homebuyers who have invested in certain cryptocurrencies will be able to use their holdings as collateral to fund their down payment on a home as part of a new mortgage offering. Real estate services company Better Home & Finance Holding Co. plans to roll out the crypto-backed mortga Buffalo Bills sign 3 players, including veteran interior offensive linemen Corbett and Cushenberry 03/26/2026 05:22pm • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills signed three players to one-year contracts on Thursday, including veteran interior offensive linemen Austin Corbett and Lloyd Cushenberry. The Bills also signed journeyman receiver Trent Sherfield, who returns for a second stint in Buffalo after playing Analysis: Back channel diplomacy emerges as Iran war intensifies 03/26/2026 05:17pm • The first structured signs of diplomacy in the Iran conflict have emerged, even as military activity continues to escalate across the region. There are still no formal negotiations, but Pakistan has emerged as a key intermediary, passing messages between Washington and Tehran. This reflects a fam