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SportsROCK HILL, S.C. — Winthrop dropped a 3-1 decision to High Point on Friday night at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, as the Panthers took control of the Big South volleyball race in a meeting of the conference's top two teams. High Point won…
From Merger Monday
A month ago the debate over the two leading AI labs was whether they were worth $1.5 trillion or $2 trillion. This week the debate moved lower. OpenAI closed $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, below the price it first sought and far short of the $30 billion it…
From Merger Monday
A joint venture of PGIM, Stiles Corp. and Hensler Development refinanced Peabody Union, a new mixed-use tower in downtown Nashville, Tenn., with a $310 million bridge loan from Blackstone’s real-estate debt business. Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provided the loan, which has a three-year term and two one-year extension options. A…
From Merger Monday
TKO Group Holdings Inc., the owner of UFC and WWE, priced $1 billion of five-year senior secured notes, borrowing in the bond market with proceeds that can go toward buying back its own stock. The 6.500% notes due 2031 were issued by subsidiary TKO Worldwide Holdings LLC. The offering is expected…
Crime
ROCK HILL, S.C. — A man from Nigeria charged in the online sextortion scheme tied to the 2022 death of Rock Hill teenager Gavin Guffey has agreed to plead guilty in federal court. Hassanbunhussein Abolore Lawal, 26, put his signature on a plea agreement Thursday, Nov. 5. Under the deal…
Health
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Piedmont Medical Network reported that its Rock Hill campus now holds Adult Level II trauma designation, a step that deepens critical-injury capacity for York, Lancaster and Chester counties. Leaders described around-the-clock trauma staffing that includes continuous neurosurgery coverage, interventional radiology, and the ability to open an…
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