Tencent is giving away $16 billion of its stake in JD.com
By Laura He, CNN Business Tencent is dramatically cutting its stake in JD.com, China’s second largest e-commerce company, as it seeks to stay…
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What it costs to vaccinate your dog in 25 cities
ManyPets used data from Banfield Pet Hospital’s price estimator tool to break down the cost of vaccinating your dog in the United States’ 25…
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5 major trends in multifamily real estate
EquityMultiple compiled a list of five ways investing trends have affected the multifamily real estate sector using recent reports on rental trends…
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What alcohol sales in 13 states reveal about drinking during COVID-19
Using national data, Zinnia Health explains the changes in alcohol sales in 13 U.S. states during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the previous…
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Cities with the most retirees
Extra Space Storage used data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey to determine the 25 cities with the most people who are 65…
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Real estate trends to follow in 2022
Rent-to-own platform ZeroDown compiled a list of 10 real estate trends to follow in 2022 using information from real estate agents, forecast models,…
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Year in review: 25 biggest songs of the year
Stacker took a look at Billboard’s year-end Hot 100 chart, the definitive gauge for hit-makers, to determine the biggest songs of the…
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Year in review: 21 of the best new books in 2021
Stacker surveys literary publications and book-rating websites to bring you 21 of the best new books in 2021.…
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German health minister expects virus surge around New Year’s
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says he expects a surge in coronavirus cases around the New Year period, as the national disease control…
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¿Cuánto tiempo debes aislarte si estás completamente vacunado pero tienes covid-19? Hay debate
olivertapia (CNN) — A medida que las variantes del nuevo coronavirus ómicron y delta, altamente transmisibles, continúan arrasando en Estados…
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4 injured after explosion and fire reported at an ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, Texas, officials say
By Tina Burnside and Jason Hanna, CNN A “major industrial accident” injured at least four people early Thursday at one of the United…
Continue Reading For the second Christmas in a row, hospital workers will face the trauma of Covid-19 patient deaths
By Travis Caldwell, CNN With the potentially more transmissible Omicron now the most widely detected variant in the US, hospitals are preparing for…
Continue Reading US denies man held in Turkey for fake passport is diplomat
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — U.S. officials have denied an American citizen who was arrested in Turkey for allegedly providing a fake passport to a Syrian…
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For the second Christmas in a row, hospital workers will face the trauma of Covid-19 patient deaths
By Travis Caldwell, Sara Sidner, Stephanie Becker and Dan Przygoda, CNN For the second year in a row, weary doctors and nurses on the front lines of…
Continue Reading This Chinese city found a Covid cluster. All 13 million residents are now under lockdown
By Jessie Yeung, CNN On Tuesday, the central Chinese city of Xi’an recorded 52 new Covid-19 cases. By Wednesday, authorities had imposed strict…
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Afghan sportswomen ‘terrified’ and fearing for their lives, says country’s first female Olympian
Afghan activist and author Nemat Sadat talks to Bianna Golodryga about the plight of LGBTQ people in…
Continue Reading Afghan sportswomen ‘terrified’ and fearing for their lives, says country’s first female Olympian
By Ben Church, CNN Afghanistan’s first female Olympian, Friba Rezayee, says she is “very angry” that her country’s plight is…
Continue Reading North Carolina police chief placed on unpaid leave for telling officers about ‘clinic’ to obtain Covid-19 vaccination cards without getting the shots
By Maria Cartaya and Aya Elamroussi, CNN A North Carolina police chief has been placed on unpaid leave and probation for telling officers about a…
Continue Reading Los precios de los pasaportes estadounidenses están a punto de subir
olivertapia (CNN) — Parece que pocas cosas escapan al flagelo de la inflación en estos dÃas, y eso pronto incluirá los pasaportes…
Continue Reading To grandmother’s house or no? Omicron disrupts holiday plans
By LAURA UNGAR and TALI ARBEL Associated Press For the second year in a row, the ever-morphing coronavirus presents would-be holiday revelers with a…
Continue Reading Jury in Elizabeth Holmes trial hears replay of her boasts
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jurors in the fraud trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes returned to the…
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Jury in Elizabeth Holmes trial hears replay of her boasts
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jurors in the fraud trial of former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes returned to the…
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Pippen scores 21, leads Vanderbilt past Hawaii 68-54
HONOLULU (AP) — Scotty Pippen Jr. scored 21 points and Vanderbilt turned back Hawaii 68-54 in the nightcap of the Diamond Head Classic. Pippen…
Continue Reading World champ Nathan Chen looks ahead as Olympic push begins
By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer Few if any athletes have had a run — well, a skate — like Nathan Chen since 2018. Chen finished fifth in the…
Continue Reading Tight AFC North prepares for wild finish to regular season
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — The AFC North has become the NFL’s perfect storm of parity. The co-leaders —…
Continue Reading Unruly airline passengers could lose TSA PreCheck credentials. ‘If you act out of line, you will wait in line’
By Lilit Marcus, CNN The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have joined forces in the fight…
Continue Reading Intel apologizes for asking suppliers to avoid Xinjiang
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Intel Corp. has apologized for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from Xinjiang after the…
Continue Reading China puts city of 13 million in lockdown ahead of Olympics
BEIJING (AP) — China has plunged a city of 13 million people into lockdown to stamp out an increase in coronavirus infections, as the country…
Continue Reading Intel apologizes for asking suppliers to avoid Xinjiang
By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Intel Corp. has apologized for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from Xinjiang after the…
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