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Southwest Airlines is closing reservations centers as customer service agents go fully remote
A traveler walks past a Southwest Airlines airplane as it taxies from a gate at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport on October 11, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Southwest Airlines’ customer service agents will soon work ‘100%’ remotely as the carrier moves to close its reservations centers. “Southwest Airlines just […]
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Tom Cruise vs. dinosaurs: The summer box office heats up with the debut of ‘Jurassic World: Dominion’
Tom Cruise attends the UK premiere and Royal Film Performance of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ in Leicester Square on May 19, 2022 in London, England (L) and still of Jurassic World: Dominon (R) Getty Images | Universal Studios Dinosaurs are destined to steal the box office crown from Tom Cruise this weekend, but it’s not clear […]
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Disney fires TV content chief Peter Rice in abrupt shakeup
Peter Rice, then-chairman and chief executive officer of Fox Networks Group Inc., speaks at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, May 3, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Disney has abruptly fired Peter Rice, its most senior television content executive, multiple sources told CNBC Thursday. Rice didn’t know the […]
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Dungeons & Dragons-maker Hasbro wins board battle against activist investor Alta Fox
A Dungeons & Dragons classic dragon hand painted by Alan Cooley, 27, of Huntington Station, New York, at Main Street Game Cafe in Huntington on November 26, 2019. Newsday LLC | Newsday | Getty Images Hasbro has fended off a board challenge from an activist investor that wanted to shake up its board and spin off […]
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DeChambeau, Reed to join Saudi-funded golf league in U.S.
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States plays his shot from the 18th tee during a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 06, 2022 in Augusta, Georgia. David Cannon | Getty Images Major champions Bryson DeChambeau and Patrick Reed plan to sign up with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational […]
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The NFL’s Denver Broncos have agreed to sell the team to a Walmart heir and his family
Cameron Fleming #73 of the Denver Broncos runs onto the field before a game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Empower Field at Mile High on January 8, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Dustin Bradford | Getty Images The Denver Broncos and the Walton-Penner family have entered into a purchase and sale agreement for the takeover […]
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Spirit Airlines postpones shareholder meeting to continue deal talks with Frontier and JetBlue
A JetBlue Airlines plane takes off near Spirit Airlines planes at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on May 16, 2022 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Spirit Airlines is postponing its shareholder meeting, previously scheduled for Friday, until June 30 so it can continue deal talks with Frontier Airlines and JetBlue Airways, […]
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Japan is about to welcome back foreign travelers, but domestic tourism remains its priority
After more than two years of closed border policies, Japan is set to welcome back international travelers this week. Come June 10, foreign tourists traveling via packaged tours can enter Japan. However, the government’s priority still lies in boosting domestic tourism numbers, said Tadashi Shimura, president of Japan Association of Travel Agents. Even before the […]
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Paramount sued over ‘Top Gun’ copyright as ‘Maverick’ soars at the box office
Tom Cruise in “Top Gun: Maverick” Source: Paramount Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” had another blockbuster weekend at the box office, but the studio behind the film could be feeling the heat from a lawsuit filed Monday. The family of the author whose article inspired the original 1986 “Top Gun” is suing Paramount Pictures for […]
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Queen Elizabeth thanked for being ‘still in the saddle’ after 70 years
A general view of the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral, during Britain’s Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, in London, Britain, June 3, 2022. Dan Kitwood | Pool | Reuters Horse-loving Queen Elizabeth was thanked for being “in the saddle” for 70 years as head of state at a service on Friday to […]
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