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Boot Sales Had a Slow Start This Fall, But Business Is Now More Brisk as Winter Takes Hold
Winter weather has arrived, setting the stage for boot-selling season. Tall boots, short boots, booties, block heel boots and square toe…
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European equities muted as tech valuation concerns linger; UK markets outperform
EUROPEAN shares were little changed on Wednesday with losses in technology stocks offsetting strong performance from basic resources amid…
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Wall Street closes lower as AI funding jitters drag tech stocks
WALL Street’s main indexes closed lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sinking to three-week lows as nagging…
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US stocks closes lower as AI funding jitters drag tech stocks
WALL Street’s main indexes closed lower on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sinking to three-week lows as nagging…
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Rob Reiner Made a New Kind of Fairy Tale
On Sunday, when it was reported that the filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, had been stabbed to death at their home…
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Romy Reiner: Rob Reiner's Daughter Found His Body but Didn't Realize Her Mom Was Also Killed and Stormed Out of Their Home in Anguish
Romy Reiner was told by paramedics that her mother was dead after she found her Hollywood director father's body, soaked in blood with his…
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Dramatic Video Captures Nick Reiner Casually Walking Inside Gas Station and Buying Drink Moments Before He Was Arrested for Killing His Parents
A chilling new video shows Nick Reiner casually buying a drink at a gas station shortly before police arrested him, amid allegations that…
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Oracle data centre plan hit as Blue Owl walks from US$10 billion deal: source
Blue Owl’s discussions with lenders and Oracle for an OpenAI-linked Michigan data centre stall after failed negotiations Oracle’s largest…
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Wall Street subdued at open as investors eye policy outlook; Oracle slides
Wall Street’s main indexes were subdued at the open on Wednesday (Dec 17) as investors searched for fresh clues to gauge the outlook for…
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Forget Bag Charms, This Fashion Designer Made Charms for Your Vacuum Cleaner. The Best Part? They Save Pets.
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HSBC’s Elhedery to kick off 2026 with extended Hong Kong stint
His temporary relocation is part of an effort to cut down on a hectic travel schedule HSBC Holdings staff in Hong Kong are about to see a…
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Acrophyte Hospitality Trust unit to divest Hyatt Place Primacy Parkway hotel for US$7.8 million
ARA USH Chicago, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Acrophyte Hospitality Management Trust (AHT), is selling a hotel in the US for…
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Chinese chip firms line up for Hong Kong listings in coming weeks
At least six Chinese companies related to artificial intelligence are set to go public in Hong Kong in the coming weeks, people familiar…
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HG Metal subsidiary to buy industrial property in Tuas for S$20.8 million
A unit of steel distributor HG Metal Manufacturing has exercised an option to purchase (OTP) to acquire an industrial property in Tuas for…
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Secret California Religious Cult's Leader, Other Members Charged with Murders of Man, Child
Members of a secret California-based religious group have been charged with murder over the deaths of a man who vanished in 2023 and a…
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At a Silicon Valley summit, robots fold laundry—and investors open their wallets
Robots from around the world converged on Silicon Valley to provide a glimpse of a potential future. Two robots picked up T-shirts with…
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A Graphic Novel About Rage and Repression in Montreal
“Cannon” is the second graphic novel by Lai, a thirty-two-year-old Australian who lives in, and makes art about, Montreal. Her first book,…
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Is Cognitive Dissonance Actually a Thing?
In 1934, an 8.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern India, killing thousands and devastating several cities. Curiously, in areas that were…
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23-Year-Old Indonesian Man, Jailed, Caned for Helping 5 People Enter Singapore Illegally
A 23-year-old Indonesian man was sentenced to eight months' jail and three strokes of the cane by a Singapore court on Wednesday, December…
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First LNG Power Plants go Live in Vietnam as Country Targets 20 More by 2035
Vietnam has officially inaugurated its first cluster of liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fired power plants, a key milestone in the country's…
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IHG signs franchise deal for first Kimpton hotel in Morocco
IHG Hotels & Resorts and Sirayane Hospitality have formalised a franchise agreement to open the first Kimpton property in Morocco. The…
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Volkswagen budget cuts force battery unit to seek external funds
PowerCo is considering bank loans, external investors and a potential public offering Volkswagen’s battery business is being forced to…
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Singaporean Man, 38, Throws Glass Bottle at Bus Passenger Following Dispute, Injures Woman
A 38-year-old man who hurled a glass bottle at a double-decker bus after an argument with a passenger, shattering a window and injuring…