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American Express cardholders still spending despite Trump tariffs newsthirst.

American Express‘ affluent cardholders are showing few signs of curbing their spending, and younger customers drove growth in first-quarter transaction volumes, Chief Financial Officer Christophe Le Caillec told CNBC. Billed business on AmEx cards rose 6% in the period, or 7% when adjusted for the impact of the leap year, the company reported Thursday, which shows that…

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Nebraska coach Matt Rhule replaces spring game with ‘The Husker Games’ newsthirst.

Nebraska coach Matt Rhule called an audible on his plan to entirely eliminate full-pad scrimmaging on the day of what normally would be the Cornhuskers’ spring game. Rhule said Thursday the April 26 event replacing the spring game would include an undetermined amount of live scrimmaging for mostly third- and fourth-string players. Rhule last month…

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The Best Deals of the Week Edie Parker, Williams Sonoma, and Our Favorite Bedside Carafe newsthirst.

This is a week of personality-forward deals. Every week, we give you the goods; last week’s bounty included a sitewide sale at Graza (we’re eyeing that new gold-packaged high-heat cooking spray), and deals on martini-olive- and cherry-embroidered cocktail napkins from Anthropologie. In short, we live for the kinds of items that scream (or perhaps yodel)…

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Nats pitcher Jorge López suspended 3 games for throwing at Andrew McCutchen’s head newsthirst.

Washington Nationals pitcher Jorge López has been suspended three games and fined for throwing at Pittsburgh’s Andrew McCutchen, Major League Baseball announced Thursday. López was ejected from Wednesday night’s game against the Pirates after a high pitch near McCutchen’s head led to the benches briefly clearing in the seventh inning. López hit the previous batter,…

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