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As data center industry booms, an English village becomes a battleground

Nov. 02, 2024 00:09 AM EDT

ABBOTS LANGLEY, England (AP) — Originally built to store crops from peasant farmers, the Tithe Barn on the edge of the English village of Abbots Langley was converted into homes that preserve its centuries of history. Now, its residents are fighting to stop a development next door that represents...

Cimpress: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 30, 2024 17:13 PM EDT

DUNDALK COUNTY LOUTH, Ireland (AP) — DUNDALK COUNTY LOUTH, Ireland (AP) — Cimpress plc (CMPR) on Wednesday reported a loss of $12.5 million in its fiscal first quarter. The Dundalk County Louth, Ireland-based company said it had a loss of 50 cents per share. The...

Smurfit Westrock: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 30, 2024 08:26 AM EDT

DUBLIN 4, Ireland (AP) — Smurfit Westrock Plc (SW) on Wednesday reported a loss of $150 million in its third quarter. The Dublin 4, Ireland-based company said it had a loss of 30 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and amortization costs, were 48 cents per...

Ireland's City of Troy is 5-1 morning-line favorite for $7 million Breeders' Cup Classic at Del Mar

Oct. 28, 2024 22:00 PM EDT

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — City of Troy was made the 5-2 morning-line favorite in a full field of 14 for the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic on Saturday at Del Mar. The Ireland-bred will break from the No. 3 post under Ryan Moore in his first start on dirt after making his...

Icon PLC: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 23, 2024 16:56 PM EDT

DUBLIN 18, Ireland (AP) — Icon PLC (ICLR) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $197.1 million. The Dublin 18, Ireland-based company said it had net income of $2.36 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $3.35 per share. The results...

A record 80 foreign horses are pre-entered for Breeders' Cup world championships at Del Mar

Oct. 23, 2024 14:15 PM EDT

DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Fierceness, Ireland-based City of Troy and Forever Young from Japan are among a full field of 14 horses for the $7 million Breeders’ Cup Classic next month at Del Mar. The Classic field was among the 212 horses, including a record 80 from overseas,...

Donald Trump stops by primetime NFL matchup between the Jets and Steelers to cap dizzying weekend

Oct. 20, 2024 23:11 PM EDT

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attended Sunday night's NFL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Jets as the guest of an unidentified suite holder at Acrisure Stadium. Trump arrived about midway through the first quarter and was greeted by a small crowd of...

Ex-funeral home owner pleads guilty to assaulting police and journalists during Capitol riot

Oct. 17, 2024 13:42 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Long Island funeral home owner pleaded guilty on Thursday to spraying wasp killer at police officers and assaulting two journalists, including an Associated Press photographer, during a mob's riot at the U.S. Capitol nearly four years ago. Peter Moloney,...

Holding a Super Bowl outside the US is a possibility, NFL Commissioner Goodell says

Oct. 12, 2024 13:21 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The NFL's aggressive international growth plan could include holding a Super Bowl outside the United States for the first time, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Saturday. Goodell has shot down the idea in the past, but he told a fan forum in London that it's a...

Australian police infiltrate encrypted messaging app Ghost and arrest dozens

Sep. 18, 2024 09:48 AM EDT

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police said Wednesday they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests. The app's alleged administrator, Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, appeared in a Sydney court Wednesday on...