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Nebraska fires Scott Frost after embarrassing home loss to Georgia Southern

Nebraska fires Scott Frost after embarrassing home loss to Georgia Southern

Scott Frost’s time at Nebraska has come to an end. Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts announced Sunday that the school has fired Frost as head coach just three games into his fifth season on the job. The move comes on the heels of a 45-42 home loss to Georgia Southern that dropped the Huskers to 1-2 on the season and 16-31 overall with Frost as head coach. On top of that, the loss put the Huskers at an unfathomable 5-22 in one-possession games under Frost. Alberts informed Frost of the… Source link

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Nebraska makes Memorial Stadium history in 45-42 loss to Georgia Southern

Nebraska makes Memorial Stadium history in 45-42 loss to Georgia Southern

Scott Frost’s Nebraska tenure now includes another ugly loss. The Cornhuskers lost 45-42 to Georgia Southern on Saturday night as the Eagles became the third Sun Belt team to beat a Power Five opponent in Week 2. Nebraska had a chance to send the game to overtime as time expired but Timmy Bleekrode’s 52-yard kick sailed wide left. The defeat is the first time in 215 home games at Memorial Stadium that Nebraska has lost while scoring 35 or more points. And it drops Frost’s record at… Source link

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Serena Williams ends career with third round loss, but her tennis legacy will only grow

Serena Williams ends career with third round loss, but her tennis legacy will only grow

Ajla Tomljanovic beat Serena Williams in a thrilling three-hour battle on Friday night at the US Open. (Al Bello/Getty Images) Serena Williams, the icon, the legend, the GOAT, has lost in the third round round of the US Open, marking her final match as a professional tennis player. Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic beat Williams on Friday night in a thrilling battle, 7-5, 6-7 (7-4), 6-1, at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The three-hour match had a wild, lengthy comeback that ended with a heated tiebreak in… Source link

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Russia’s VKontakte owner VK hit by second quarter loss

Russia’s VKontakte owner VK hit by second quarter loss

LONDON – VK, owner of Russian social network VKontakte, reported a second-quarter net loss of 3.4 billion roubles ($56 million) on Thursday, partly due to a 14 billion rouble ($231 million) foreign exchange hit. The VKontakte network, often compared to Facebook, has emerged as a key player in the race to replace Western services in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and blocks imposed by Moscow since then on Western social media platforms. VK’s second quarter result was… Source link

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Russia’s VKontakte owner VK hit by second quarter loss

Russia’s VKontakte owner VK hit by second quarter loss

LONDON (Reuters) – VK, owner of Russian social network VKontakte, reported a second-quarter net loss of 3.4 billion roubles ($56 million) on Thursday, partly due to a 14 billion rouble ($231 million) foreign exchange hit. The VKontakte network, often compared to Facebook, has emerged as a key player in the race to replace Western services in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and blocks imposed by Moscow since then on Western social media platforms. VK’s second quarter result was… Source link

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Russia’s VKontakte owner VK hit by second quarter loss

Russia’s VKontakte owner VK hit by second quarter loss

Marina Krasnova, General Director of VKontakte, attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, Aug 11 (Reuters) – VK (VKCOq.L), owner of Russian social network VKontakte, reported a second-quarter net loss of 3.4 billion roubles ($56 million) on Thursday, partly due to a 14 billion rouble ($231 million) foreign exchange hit. The… Source link

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Berkshire Hathaway posts $43.8 billion loss as stock holdings tumble

Berkshire Hathaway posts $43.8 billion loss as stock holdings tumble

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -The slide in U.S. stock prices punished Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s bottom line in the second quarter, as the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett on Saturday reported a $43.8 billion loss. Berkshire nevertheless generated nearly $9.3 billion of operating profit, as gains from reinsurance and the BNSF railroad offset fresh losses at the Geico car insurer, where parts shortages and higher used vehicle prices boosted accident claims. Rising interest rates and… Source link

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Berkshire Hathaway posts $43.8 billion loss as stock holdings tumble

Berkshire Hathaway posts $43.8 billion loss as stock holdings tumble

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – The slide in U.S. stock prices punished Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s bottom line in the second quarter, as the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett on Saturday reported a $43.8 billion loss. Berkshire nevertheless generated nearly $9.3 billion of operating profit, as gains from reinsurance and the BNSF railroad offset fresh losses at the Geico car insurer, where parts shortages and higher used vehicle prices boosted accident claims. Rising interest rates… Source link

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Warner Bros. Discovery sinks on $3.42 billion loss, HBO Max restructuring plan revealed

Warner Bros. Discovery sinks on $3.42 billion loss, HBO Max restructuring plan revealed

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported its first quarterly report since the $43 billion merger as the company battles consolidation challenges. The media conglomerate swung to a $3.42 billion loss in the second quarter, partly due to obstacles related to its recent merger. The stock plummeted in after-hours trading, down as much as 9%. Here are Warner Bros. Discovery second quarter results compared to Wall Street’s consensus estimates, as compiled by Bloomberg: In total, the company said it… Source link

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Midterm Misery for Biden as Key Economy Gauge Flags 30-Seat Loss

Midterm Misery for Biden as Key Economy Gauge Flags 30-Seat Loss

(Bloomberg) — Whatever else is on Americans’ minds — and that’s a long list right now — the state of the economy looms large in any US election. That spells big trouble for Democrats in November’s midterm vote. Most Read from Bloomberg A new study by Bloomberg Economics takes one gauge with a knack of predicting ballot outcomes — the misery index, calculated by adding up the inflation and unemployment rates — and projects it forward through election day. The result: Based on past… Source link

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