Month: September 2023
Horror movies will dominate movie theaters from now until Halloween
Kenneth Branagh stars as Hercule Poirot in 20th Century Studio’s “A Haunting in Venice.” Disney | 20th Century Studios Time to pair that pumpkin spice latte with some popcorn. Spooky movie season is officially here. Starting Friday, movie theaters will have a steady stream of jump scares, creepy monsters and gore — and that’s great news […]
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Biden held a Ford EV battery plant from likely abroad. But not everyone is joyful about it.
MARSHALL, MICH. – On a gusty early morning in a quaint central Michigan city, the sun’s glow hits the brightly coloured mural on the facet of a brick developing. It reads, in daring letters, “GREETINGS FROM MARSHALL.” The sidewalk is lined with attractive retailers like Residing MI, wherever operator Caryn Drenth arranges a stack of […]
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Home prices may be on the verge of cooling off
A ‘House For Sale’ sign is displayed on August 30, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images After rising steadily since January, home prices may now be turning lower again. The latest read on home prices shows they hit another all-time high in July, rising 2.3% from the same month last year, […]
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Bezos snubbed Musk’s SpaceX for huge satellite launch contract, Amazon shareholder says
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, left, and Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos. Getty Images An Amazon shareholder lawsuit says the company snubbed SpaceX for valuable satellite launch contracts because of Jeff Bezos’ personal rivalry with Elon Musk, who has taunted his fellow billionaire’s space ambitions for years. Cleveland Bakers and Teamsters Pension Fund, […]
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When to wear masks as Covid cases rise, new variants emerge in the U.S.
Michael Nason, 29, left, and Donna Nason, 25, right, both of Bakersfield are wearing a face mask in Union Station on Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023, in Los Angeles, CA. COVID-19 making a comeback in California. Francine Orr | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images An uptick in Covid cases and hospitalizations in the U.S., and […]
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Taylor Swift Eras Tour concert film is already a blockbuster with historic first-day ticket sales
Taylor Swift performs in Denver during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” on July 14. Tom Cooper/tas23 | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images …Ready for it? In less than 24 hours on the market, ticket sales for Taylor Swift’s Era Tour concert film have already broken records. Fandango reported Friday that the singer’s film […]
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Spectrum owner Charter calls pay-TV model broken as it battles Disney over blackout
Cable giant Charter Communications and Disney are in a battle over contract fees that has left millions of people without access to U.S. Open and potentially “Monday Night Football,” with the NFL’s season starting in just days. On Thursday, Disney said that the two companies have been in ongoing negotiations but yet to agree to […]
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Dwell updates: Moscow holds elections in illegally occupied elements of Ukraine Putin and Turkey’s Erdogan to fulfill in Sochi
Two ships leave Ukrainian Black Sea port, deputy prime minister states Two cargo vessels sailed through a short term corridor from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to the Bosporus Strait, Ukraine’s deputy primary minister mentioned Friday. The bulk carriers have been carrying 56,000 metric tons of pig iron and 172,000 metric tons of iron ore concentrate, […]
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Unemployment price unexpectedly rose to 3.8% in August as payrolls greater by 187,000
The unemployment level rose sharply in August, as the summer season of 2023 neared a close with a job current market in slowdown mode. Nonfarm payrolls grew by a seasonally altered 187,000 for the month, over the Dow Jones estimate for 170,000, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics described Friday. Nonetheless, the unemployment rate was […]
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FTC allows Amgen to move forward with $27.8 billion Horizon Therapeutics acquisition
The Amgen logo is displayed outside Amgen headquarters on May 17, 2023 in Thousand Oaks, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Friday said it has reached a deal with drug giant Amgen to allow the company’s $27.8 billion purchase of Horizon Therapeutics to move forward. The FTC filed a lawsuit […]
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