Kyle O’Reilly returns on WWE NXT Credit: WWE.com WWE NXT advertised Kyle O’Reilly’s return, Kushida’s championship celebration, Sarray’s debut against Zoey Stark and Dexter Lumis against LA Knight. Last week’s Tuesday night debut drew the best viewership of the year with 805,000 viewers. AEW Dynamite garnered over 1.2 million viewers unopposed. April 13, 2021—805,000 April […]
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GOYANG, SOUTH KOREA – DECEMBER 4: ASTRO performs on stage during the MBC Music Channel ‘Show … [+] Campion’ Live Broadcast at MBC Dream Center on December 04, 2019 in Goyang, South Korea. (Photo by The FACT/Imazins via Getty Images) ImaZins via Getty Images South Korean all-male vocal group Astro leads the Gaon albums chart […]
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KORLA, XINJIANG – OCTOBER 10: Farm workers pick cotton in a cotton field on October 10, 2006 in … [+] Korla city, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. About one million farm workers from circumjacent provinces travel to Xinjiang to pick cotton. Each farmer is expected to make at least 2,000 yuan (about USD250) for two […]
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Pedestrians walk past an Anta Sports Products store in Shanghai last month. Photographer: Qilai … [+] Shen/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Only a few years ago, 2021 and 2022 seemed like a particularly promising years for sportswear sales in China. The planned Summer Olympics in Japan were expected to attract viewership in the mainland; next […]
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Topline A Minnesota jury convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of murder Tuesday, but the federal Department of Justice is still probing George Floyd’s death in a months-long civil rights investigation, Attorney General Merrick Garland said. U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland is sworn in during his confirmation hearing in the Senate … [+] Judiciary Committee […]
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Topline Rep. Jimmy Gomez (D-Calif.) on Tuesday told Forbes he plans to make a new push to get lawmakers behind his long-shot resolution to expel Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from Congress by drawing on outrage over her ill-fated attempt to establish a congressional group dubbed the America First Caucus. WASHINGTON, D.C – JANUARY 06: […]
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(The Witcher image courtesy of Netflix) Netflix shares fell sharply in after-hours trading as the company reported a notable miss on subscriber additions in its first quarter. But the company also said it is on track for consistent positive free cash flow, reduced borrowing, and $5 billion in share buybacks. The company added just 3.98 […]
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Topline President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris urged Congress to pass a wide-ranging police reform bill Tuesday after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted for murdering George Floyd. President Joe Biden makes remarks in response to the verdict in the murder trial of former … [+] Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin […]
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Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. In a new survey of over 700 C-suite executives and IT decision-makers examining AI adoption in the enterprise, Juniper Networks found that 95% of respondents believe their organization would benefit from embedding AI into their daily operations. However, only 6% of […]
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – DECEMBER 26: Shinee attends the 2016 SAF Gayo Daejeon at COEX on December 26, … [+] 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images) ImaZins via Getty Images As beloved Hawaiian musician Israel Kamakawiwoʻole returns to No. 1 on the World Digital Song Sales chart with […]
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Outside Harry Potter New York Warner Bros. Following a pandemic-related delay and the November launch of its online retail store, Harry Potter New York is slated to officially open its doors on Thursday, June 3. The themed retail shop at 935 Broadway will be a magical experience for Harry Potter fans and Hogwarts wannabees. Spanning […]
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The Canadian Press Former Toronto FC coach Ryan Nelsen to help with Olympic soccer draw As a player, Ryan Nelsen watched the 2008 and 2012 Olympic soccer draws to see what awaited his New Zealand side at the Games. On Wednesday, the former Toronto FC head coach will be helping set the stage for 28 […]
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ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 08: Josh Dun of Twenty One Pilots performs onstage during KROQ … [+] Absolut Almost Acoustic Christmas 2019 at Honda Center on December 8, 2019 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for KROQ) Getty Images for KROQ As musicians like Taylor Swift, Pink and Twenty One Pilots (and plenty […]
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An aircraft comes in to land at Heathrow airport. In order to slash emissions 78% by 2035, the U.K. … [+] will need to decarbonize not just its electricity grid, but transport, aviation, heating and agriculture. And for that it will need serious policies. Getty Images The U.K. government today announced it would adopt a […]
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Cleveland Indians’ Jake Bauers runs after hitting a double in the fourth inning of a baseball game … [+] against the Minnesota Twins, Sunday, July 14, 2019, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer) ASSOCIATED PRESS The 2021 MLB season began April 1, 2021. After their first 15 games, it seems roster battles still remain for the […]
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Topline Montana Democrats sued the secretary of state late Monday after Montana passed restrictive new voting measures targeting same-day voter registration and voter ID rules, the latest in a series of clashes nationwide over voting rights as GOP-led states move to enact new restrictions following the November election. Voters wait in line to cast their […]
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Topline WeWork will start accepting payment in cryptocurrencies and intends to hold the assets on its balance sheet, the office sharing giant announced Tuesday, a similar move to Elon Musk’s Tesla which in March said it would retain bitcoin used to purchase its cars and another signal of confidence as cryptocurrencies inch towards mainstream acceptance. […]
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BigStock The Biden Administration recently announced its $2.3 trillion Infrastructure Plan and emphasized the need for a once-in-a-generation investment to ensure our global competitiveness. Moreover, the President stated this can be responsibly paid for by increasing the corporate tax rate from 21% to 28%. You may recall the corporate tax rate was as high as […]
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Purdue’s Rondale Moore runs with the ball after a reception against Nebraska in a 2020 game Getty Images Note: The NFL Draft begins April 29 and the Green Bay Packers have the 29th pick in the first round. Between now and then, I’ll examine 29 players — one per day — the Packers could select with that […]
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Reuse, recycle, or compost: eliminating plastic waste is an opportunity for Berry Global. getty Companies that deal in plastic packaging have taken a beating in recent years from the environmental movement, as stories about everything from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (which is a problem, but one not nearly so horrible as what’s been popularly […]
Read MoreFalcon and the Winter Soldier Disney The plan for Disney’s Marvel shows seems somewhat nebulous at this point, as every time one debuts, we don’t really seem to have any idea what’s meant to be a one-off miniseries, and what’s going to be something that keeps coming back year to year. Well, WandaVision seems to […]
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AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – NOVEMBER 25: Kurt Cobain from Nirvana performs live on stage at Paradiso in … [+] Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 25 1991 (photo by Frans Schellekens/Redferns) Redferns It’s already one of the most successful and influential rock albums of all time, and as of this week, Nirvana’s Nevermind has one more accomplishment to […]
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Two men were killed after a Tesla car crashed into a tree and caught fire in Texas, and police believe there was nobody present in the driver’s seat at the time of the accident. The 2019 Tesla Model S was travelling at a high speed when it failed to negotiate a curve on a winding […]
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By Scott Murdoch and Yingzhi Yang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Food delivery behemoth Meituan has raised $10 billion in a stock and convertible bonds sale, underscoring strong investor faith in the growth prospects of some Chinese tech firms despite a regulatory clampdown on the sector. The Tencent-backed firm with a market valuation of $220 billion […]
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By Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co is likely to report a nearly three-fold surge in first-quarter profit, helped by strong local and U.S. demand for its high-margin luxury Genesis cars, but a global chip shortage is now threatening to derail its momentum. People continued to shun public transit and shared rides because […]
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A shop worker The UK unemployment rate fell to 4.9% in the three months to February, according to the latest official figures. The fall – down from 5% previously – came despite most of the UK being under strict lockdown rules for at least some of the period. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) said […]
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<img class="caas-img has-preview" alt="Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images” src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/tf_auG9G4AjMrgYzLaYIZA–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3Ng–/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/y._9DiOrfLT1WlMzi.nBog–~B/aD02MDA7dz0xMDAwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://media.zenfs.com/en/theguardian_763/df6d27b342034370b0dffd51e6de3691″ data-src=”https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/tf_auG9G4AjMrgYzLaYIZA–/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU3Ng–/https://s.yimg.com/uu/api/res/1.2/y._9DiOrfLT1WlMzi.nBog–~B/aD02MDA7dz0xMDAwO2FwcGlkPXl0YWNoeW9u/https://media.zenfs.com/en/theguardian_763/df6d27b342034370b0dffd51e6de3691″> Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Primark reported record sales last week when non-essential retailers were allowed to reopen in England and Wales, with shoppers eager to buy spring and summer clothes, as well as stay-at-home staples. Associated British Foods, which owns the clothing and homewares retailer, said […]
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MLW is coming to ViceTV Credit: MLW After weeks of teases and speculation, MLW has announced a television deal with Vice TV. No official date has been announced, though MLW is expected to debut in the spring. Vice TV previously found success with pro wrestling content as it aired the critically acclaimed Dark Side of […]
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Power lines in Garland, Texas. Mike Fuentes/Bloomberg News. Two months after the Texas power grid froze up during a historic deep freeze, two months after legislative hearings and firings and finger pointings, on a mild day in mid April, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, of ERCOT, again sounded alarms last week that electricity was […]
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SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – DECEMBER 28: Wendy of Red Velvet attends the 2018 KBS Song Festival at KBS New … [+] Public Hall on December 28, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images) ImaZins via Getty Images A little over a year ago, Wendy, one of the five members […]
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Topline Global M&A activity reached $1.3 trillion in value in the first quarter of 2021, according to recent data from Refinitiv, the London-based market data provider, a 94% surge from the first quarter of 2020, led by high flying tech stocks as well as SPAC deals and driven partly by low borrowing costs, a pattern […]
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