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North Carolina Working to Finalize Deal to Hire Michael Malone as Basketball Coach, AP Source Says

North Carolina Working to Finalize Deal to Hire Michael Malone as Basketball Coach, AP Source Says

North Carolina is working toward finalizing a deal with NBA championship-winning coach Michael Malone to lead the Tar Heels’ basketball program, a person with knowledge of the situation said Monday. ESPN was the first to report UNC moving toward hiring Malone. The 54-year-old Malone spent 12 seasons as a head coach in the NBA, including a 10-year run in Denver. He led the Nuggets to the 2023 championship behind three-time league MVP Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets fired Malone last spring with less than a week left in that regular season. Almost a year to the day, in another surprise move, Malone is on the verge of taking over a blue-blood program with six national titles, a record 21 appearances in the Final Four and alums including Michael Jordan, James Worthy Vince Carter and Atlantic Coast Conference career scoring leader Tyler Hansbrough. UNC now has big-name former pro coaches leading its two highest-profile programs. The Tar Heels hired six-time Super Bowl champion Bill Belichick as their football coach in December 2024. Belichick struggled to a 4-8 …

U.S., Taiwan finalize deal to cut tariffs, boost purchases of U.S. goods

U.S., Taiwan finalize deal to cut tariffs, boost purchases of U.S. goods

The city skyline is seen with the landmark Taipei 101 building from a lookout point on Elephant Mountain in Taipei on April 14, 2025. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP) (Photo by I-HWA CHENG/AFP via Getty Images) I-hwa Cheng | Afp | Getty Images Trump administration officials signed a final reciprocal trade agreement that confirmed a 15% U.S. tariff rate for imports from Taiwan, while committing Taiwan to a schedule for eliminating or lowering tariffs on nearly all U.S. goods. The document released by the U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Thursday also commits Taiwan to significantly boost purchases of U.S. goods from 2025 through 2029, including $44.4 billion of liquefied natural gas and crude oil, $15.2 billion of civil aircraft and engines, $25.2 billion of power grid equipment and generators, marine and steelmaking equipment. The agreement adds technical language and specific details to a trade framework deal first reached in January that cut tariffs on Taiwanese goods, including from its powerhouse semiconductor industries, to 15% from the 20% initially imposed by Trump. That puts Taiwan on an equal footing with its closest Asian export competitors, …

U.S. and China finalize deal on TikTok

U.S. and China finalize deal on TikTok

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Trump and Zelensky Meet to Finalize Peace Plan

Trump and Zelensky Meet to Finalize Peace Plan

new video loaded: Trump and Zelensky Meet to Finalize Peace Plan transcript Back transcript Trump and Zelensky Meet to Finalize Peace Plan President Trump said a peace deal was “maybe very close” after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. A joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal appeared to remain a work in progress as Russia rejected several ideas. “Our meeting was excellent. We covered, somebody would say, 95 percent. I don’t know what percent, but we have made a lot of progress.” “And we discussed all the aspects of the peace framework, which includes — and we have great achievements, 20-point peace plan, 90 percent agreed and U.S.-Ukraine security guarantees, 100 percent agreed.” “We discussed a lot of points, and I do think we’re getting a lot closer, maybe very close.” President Trump said a peace deal was “maybe very close” after meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. A joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal appeared to remain a work in progress as Russia rejected several ideas. By Jiawei Wang and Monika Cvorak December 29, 2025 Source link