Bill Ackman’s SPAC buys 10% of the music giant behind Kanye West
Vivendi has agreed to sell 10% of Universal Music to a so-called blank check company backed by hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman for about $4…
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Supreme Court rules against NCAA, opening door to significant increase in compensation for student athletes
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive education-related payments, in a case that could reshape college sports…
Continue ReadingNude homeless man suspected of killing family’s pet birds
Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A nude homeless man was taken into custody after being…
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Here are the companies rushing workers back to the office — and the ones that aren’t
It’s been 15 long months since millions of workers left their offices and set up makeshift desks at home. But as Covid-19 cases decline and…
Continue ReadingFirst Solar CEO: Getting rid of Trump tariffs would pose challenges
China’s solar industry monopoly took a hit earlier this month when a new Ohio-based solar panel factory was announced. First Solar, the only…
Continue ReadingFirst Solar CEO: We’re not dependent on the Chinese supply chain
First Solar is building a factory in Ohio, creating the biggest plant for making solar panels outside of China. CEO Mark Widmar talks to CNN’s Julia…
Continue ReadingGeorge Clooney, Kerry Washington, Don Cheadle and more back Los Angeles high school aimed at making Hollywood more inclusive
George Clooney, Kerry Washington, Don Cheadle and more stars hope to make Hollywood more inclusive by exposing students to entertainment industry…
Continue ReadingBiden’s agenda enters critical week on Capitol Hill ahead of looming Senate recess
Lawmakers will resume a slate of tense negotiations this week over voting rights, infrastructure and police reform as President Joe Biden’s…
Continue ReadingTraffic deaths jump for Black Americans who couldn’t afford to stay home during Covid
Traffic deaths soared in 2020 despite Americans driving less due to the pandemic, and Black Americans bore a disproportionate share of the increase…
Continue ReadingFitness club holds free yoga classes on the beach for ‘International Yoga Day’
Click here for updates on this story MILFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Monday is International Yoga Day, and Edge Fitness…
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American Airlines canceling hundreds of flights through mid-July in part due to labor shortages
American Airlines is canceling hundreds of flights through at least mid-July as the company strives to maintain service in the midst of massively…
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US, EU, UK and Canada impose fresh sanctions on Belarus
The United States, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada imposed fresh sanctions on Belarus Monday in a coordinated response to the Lukashenko…
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Iran is a republic in Asia, sharing a border with seven countries: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Iraq, Turkey and Turkmenistan. It has…
Continue ReadingThe improving economy is great news for banks
The stock market has been volatile, but it’s been a very solid year on -— and for — Wall Street. Stocks rebounded Monday after a big tumble…
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A Tennessee father, his infant daughter and eight other children were killed in a multi-vehicle crash on an Alabama highway
A Tennessee father and his infant daughter were among 10 people — nine of whom were children — killed in a fiery multi-vehicle crash on…
Continue ReadingGeorge Clooney, Kerry Washington, Don Cheedle and more back Los Angeles high school aimed at making Hollywood more inclusive
George Clooney, Kerry Washington, Don Cheadle and more stars hope to make Hollywood more inclusive by exposing students to entertainment industry…
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Dow surges more than 500 points
US stocks are rallying Monday, making up lost ground after a multi-day losing streak. The Dow surged more than 500 points, or 1.5%, in the late…
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High school seniors breathe a sigh of relief that they made it to graduation. But school administrators fear the fall semester
Joel Gilmore is wise beyond his years. When the salutatorian for the Lower Richland High School Class of 2021 took the stage before his classmates…
Continue ReadingUS police ‘very nervous’ about officer-initiated enforcement as gun violence soars
A team of Portland Police Bureau officers that responded to the city’s violent summer of protests has disbanded because of what their union…
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Calls made for Germany’s Euro 2020 game against Hungary to be played in rainbow-colored stadium
The Euro 2020 game between Germany and Hungary could be played in a stadium lit with rainbow-colored lights. That’s after a motion was put…
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