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Top Nigerian banker dies in California helicopter crash
A helicopter carrying six people, including the co-founder of Nigeria’s biggest bank by assets, crashed in a Southern California desert…
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From cube farm to comics to digital art: This artist has made $2.2 million at the first woman-run NFT marketplace
John Lê’s journey to becoming a professional artist began in a cubicle. “Growing up as an Asian American,” he told…
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Public health advocates urge action on menthol, applaud accomplishments like patient navigation as Biden administration celebrates 2-year anniversary of ‘cancer moonshot’
As the Biden administration celebrated the two-year anniversary of its Cancer Moonshot initiative Friday, public health experts applauded its accomplishments,…
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Once-unstoppable consumers are finally tapping the brakes—and Adidas, Nike, and Puma are taking a beating from sinking sales
Tougher times may be on the way if lackluster sales guidance from the world’s biggest shoe and apparel companies are…
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Ruby slippers thief: Aging mobster avoids jail sentence but has to pay $300 per month
A dying thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of…
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Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen explains why he raised $260 million from Shopify
The digital-focused freight forwarder Flexport was riding high in early 2022. Its unicorn startup status had just been reconfirmed after…
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Wayfair just axed 13% of its workforce, weeks after its CEO warned staff against laziness
On Friday, online furniture and home goods retailer Wayfair announced it was laying off about 1,650 global employees—13% of its…
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Couple charged with collecting deceased man’s retirement benefits
A Kansas couple has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $215,000 in retirement benefits on behalf of a dead…
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New CNN boss Mark Thompson urges ‘swagger and innovation’ in memo to staff
CNN’s new chief executive says the company needs to recapture the “swagger and innovation” of its early days — and…
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DEI opponents use Civil Rights Act section in ‘clever game plan’
Opponents of workplace diversity programs are increasingly banking on a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1866 to challenge…
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