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Myong Yu Jong bagged a first-half hat-trick as three-time champions North Korea marked their first Women's Asian Cup game since 2010 with a slick 3-0 win over Uzbekistan on Tuesday.

Slick AI-generated disinformation has flooded election campaigns in Nepal, which votes Thursday in the first polls since deadly protests triggered by a brief ban on social media overthrew the government.

New strikes were reported Tuesday across the Middle East, including Israeli bombardment on Lebanon and a drone attack on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.

Throughout her first pregnancy, Wang Yifan had lots of questions, which she usually put to renowned obstetrician Duan Tao -- or rather, an AI clone of the top Shanghai-based doctor.

Oil prices extended gains and equities fell Tuesday as investors kept tabs on the Middle East as the United States and Israel continued to bombard Iran, while Tehran launched further strikes on neighbours.

They feel imprisoned "like a bird whose wings have been torn off" but struggle on, defiant in their own way.

With few captains willing to brave the Strait of Hormuz as war rages around the Gulf, companies will have to do business without one of the world's most vital shipping lanes, especially for oil and gas.

New strikes were reported Tuesday across the Middle East, including Israeli strikes on Lebanon and a drone attack on the US embassy in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.

Iran's first Oscar-nominated documentary will compete in Hollywood at a time of incredible tumult at home, days after US-Israeli strikes killed the country's long-time supreme leader.

From racial tensions and school shootings to abortion and the prison system, this year's Oscar-nominated documentary short and feature films are taking a hard look at American society.

In the bowels of a Bolivian mine that made the Spanish empire fabulously wealthy 500 years ago, high prices are driving a new silver rush -- with tragic consequences.

US President Donald Trump warned that his attack on Iran could extend longer than a month, as the war spread Tuesday with Israel bombarding Lebanon and Tehran targeting US allies in the Gulf, including drones hitting the US embassy in Saudi Arabia.

As the sun set in the coastal Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Monday, air raid sirens warning of incoming Iranian missiles sent residents hurrying to shelters just as the Jewish holiday of Purim was starting.

The notorius Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera was laid to rest in a simple grave Monday in a ceremony that featured trucks overflowing with flowers, traditional music and dozens of masked soldiers in armored vehicles.

FIA chief Mohammed Ben Sulayem said "safety and wellbeing" will guide decision-making with Formula One's calendar plunged into uncertainty by the war in the Middle East.

US President Donald Trump said Monday that he would attend this year's White House Correspondents' dinner for the first time as president.

US forces have shot down hundreds of Iranian ballistic missiles in recent days, raising questions about how long American air defense interceptor stocks will last in a war that could continue for weeks or more.

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LOS ANGELES, CA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / Founded in 2004 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, Tires Easy is a direct-to-consumer online tire marketplace serving customers nationwide. The company has sold more than 8 million passenger, light truck, commercial and specialty tires across the United States and offers products from more than 200 tire brands.

Peer-reviewed study finds Flo Health's Symptom Checker could deliver nearly $10,100 in net monetary benefit per patient while cutting diagnosis wait time in half

JACKSONVILLE, FL / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / RP Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPH) anticipated issuing its fourth quarter earnings results on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Following the Altman acquisition in the fourth quarter, and the resulting additional workload on our year end audit; the audit is not yet substantially complete. As a result, the Company will issue a follow-up press release in the coming days announcing the date the Company anticipates issuing its fourth quarter earnings results. The new date and time that the Company will host a fourth quarter earnings conference call will be included in the press release.

IRS-Authorized E-File Provider Offers Fast, Simple Way to Secure a Business Tax Extension

Q4 2025 net sales of $57.5 million; net income of $1.2 million; EPS of $0.19Q4 2025 adjusted net income of $1.9 million; Adjusted EPS of $0.31FY 2025 net sales of $249.0 million; net income of $6.0 million; EPS of $0.98FY 2025 adjusted net income of $8.4 million; Adjusted EPS of $1.37Balance Sheet Strengthened with New $100 Million Credit Facility

COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / Fortitude Gold Corporation (OTCQB:FTCO) (the "Company") today reported its year-end 2025 results including $18.4 million net sales, $0.4 million pretax income, $1,697 per gold ounce total all in sustaining cost, $6.3 million in exploration expense, and $5.8 million cash dividends to shareholders. The Company confirmed its previously announced preliminary 2025 annual production of 5,236 gold ounces. Fortitude Gold is a gold producer, developer, and explorer with operations in Nevada, U.S.A. offering investors exposure to both gold production and dividend yield.

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Moderna to pay $950 million with no future royalties to resolve all global litigation; corresponding charge expected in Q1 2026District Court's Section 1498 decision to be appealed to the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals with potential additional payment contingent on the outcome; no accrual recorded for potential additional payment as loss is not considered probable2026 year-end cash and cash equivalents now expected to be in the range of $4.5 - $5.0 billion

ATLANTA, GA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC. (NYSE:HVT, HVT.A) announced today that Steven G. Burdette, President and CEO, and Richard B. Hare, Executive Vice President and CFO will participate in the Loop Capital Markets' 2026 Investor Conference on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, and the UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference on Wednesday, March 11, and Thursday, March 12, 2026. To schedule a meeting, please contact your conference representative.

LAKEWOOD, NJ / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / First Commerce Bancorp, Inc., (OTCID:CMRB) (the "Company") today announced the final results of its previously initiated tender offer to repurchase up to 3,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock ("Shares") at a purchase price of $7.00 per Share (the "Tender Offer"). The conclusion of the Tender Offer expired with the close of business on Friday, February 27, 2026, at 5:00 P.M. EST.

NASHVILLE, TN / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / First Acceptance Corporation (OTCQX:FACO) today reported its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. A quarterly report can be found at www.otcmarkets.com/stock/FACO/disclosure.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / Crexendo, Inc. (NASDAQ:CXDO), an award-winning software technology company that is a premier provider of cloud communication platform software and unified communications as a service (UCaaS) offerings, including voice, video, contact center, and managed IT services tailored to businesses of all sizes, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2025.

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NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / March 3, 2026 / At a time of heightened geopolitical risk, market volatility, and growing regulatory scrutiny, SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) ("SMX") continues to demonstrate how its proprietary molecular and digital authentication technology can help safeguard the integrity of oil and gas products worldwide.