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The Business of Being Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

2024-09-10 19:00:03 I’m inspired by things that fill a void, solve a problem, or don’t already exist. Otherwise, I’m not…

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Oman state-run oil firm OQ will make initial public offering and potentially seek billions

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- An Omani state-run oil and gas company announced Monday it will make an initial public…

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Greece’s prime minister says he will keep spending under wraps in a keynote speech

ATHENS, Greece -- Greece’s prime minister said Saturday he would not allow excessive spending to derail the country’s recovery from…

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Wynn Resorts paying $130M for letting illegal money reach gamblers at its Las Vegas Strip casino

LAS VEGAS -- Casino company Wynn Resorts Ltd. has agreed to pay $130 million to federal authorities and admit that…

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NBA Mavericks reach local rights deal with free broadcasts for about 10 million people

DALLAS -- The Dallas Mavericks have reached a multiyear local broadcast rights agreement that the team said Friday will triple…

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Boeing's troubled capsule leaves astronauts behind as it departs the International Space Station and aims for a landing

Boeing's troubled capsule leaves astronauts behind as it departs the International Space Station and aims for a landing

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Stocks sink on Wall Street after a mixed jobs report, leaving the market with its worst weekly loss in 18 months

Stocks sink on Wall Street after a mixed jobs report, leaving the market with its worst weekly loss in 18…

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Ralph Lauren draws the fashion crowd to the horsey Hamptons for a diverse show of Americana

BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. -- BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Ralph Lauren took to Hamptons horse country for a rollout of his signature…

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Video game performers reach agreement with 80 video games on AI terms

LOS ANGELES -- After striking for over a month, video game performers have reached agreements with 80 games that have…

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North Carolina GOP leaders reach spending deal to clear private school voucher waitlist

RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina's Republican House and Senate leaders said Friday that they have agreed with each other on…

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Tourists helicoptered down from Swiss mountain resort after mudslide cuts off road access

GENEVA -- Helicopter crews ferried down scores of tourists stranded atop of one of Switzerland's most popular mountain resorts on…

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Resources are out there for LGBTQ+ travelers looking to stay safe

NEW YORK -- Do LGBTQ+ tourists have a green book-like system for staying safe while traveling in these politically precarious…

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Autoworkers learn sign language hoping connection with deaf colleagues improves work and lives

LONDON -- One doesn’t need to know sign language to understand what Michael Connolly feels about his colleagues’ efforts to…

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The Dutch government is expanding export restrictions for processor chip machines

THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch government is expanding export restrictions on equipment used to make advanced processor chips that…

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Average long-term US mortgage rates holds at 6.35% this week

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. was flat this week ahead of an expected interest rate…

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Markey and Warren condemn Steward’s CEO for refusing to comply with a Senate subpoena

BOSTON -- Several political leaders, including Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, attacked the leader of a troubled…

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An appeals court upholds a ruling that an online archive’s book sharing violated copyright law

NEW YORK -- An appeals court has upheld an earlier finding that the online Internet Archive violated copyright law by…

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Behind the nonprofit helping a diverse new generation of culinary professionals heat up New York

NEW YORK -- A side of beef bigger than a classroom desktop sat before high school students huddled around a…

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UK competition watchdog clears Microsoft’s hiring of AI startup’s core staff

LONDON -- British regulators on Wednesday cleared Microsoft's hiring of key staff from startup Inflection AI, saying the deal wouldn't…

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Workers at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Tennessee unionize and will get pay raise

About 1,000 workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, will get big…

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