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Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion

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Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard for $68.7 Billion

January 18, 2022

Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion to gain access to blockbuster games including Call of...

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How the pandemic exposed the myth of the Anglosphere

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How the pandemic exposed the myth of the Anglosphere

January 18, 2022

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

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‘How I Met Your Father’ reimagines beloved series

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‘How I Met Your Father’ reimagines beloved series

January 18, 2022

Reimagining a beloved series is not easy.

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Office drinking culture slowed down in the 90s. But not for journalists – and now they are running the country | Zoe Williams

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Office drinking culture slowed down in the 90s. But not for journalists – and now they are running the country | Zoe Williams

January 18, 2022

Spirits at work were common in the 60s, and pints at lunchtime were normal in the 80s,...

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Nets’ Star Irving Steadfast on Vaccine Despite Durant Injury

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Nets’ Star Irving Steadfast on Vaccine Despite Durant Injury

January 17, 2022

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving insists an injury to teammate Kevin Durant won’t change his stance on...

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‘She was so joyful’: Betty White honored on what would have been her 100th birthday

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‘She was so joyful’: Betty White honored on what would have been her 100th birthday

January 17, 2022

Stephanie Bernaba remembers the first time she saw Betty White on TV.

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Dallas-Fort Worth saw 8th highest spike in cost of living in U.S., report says

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Dallas-Fort Worth saw 8th highest spike in cost of living in U.S., report says

January 17, 2022

The period from 2010 to 2020 was not kind to the wallets of people in Dallas-Fort Worth....

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Turkish Leader Erdogan Visits Albania to Boost Ties

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Turkish Leader Erdogan Visits Albania to Boost Ties

January 17, 2022

Albania and Turkey have pledged to further boost their ties and increase their economic and cultural relations.

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A look back at Vine — the six-second video app that made us scream, laugh and cry

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A look back at Vine — the six-second video app that made us scream, laugh and cry

January 17, 2022

In honor of Vine's 5-year death anniversary, NBC News is profiling some of the most popular ex-Viners.

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A Grand Miami Beach Hotel, and Its History, Might Be Torn Down

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A Grand Miami Beach Hotel, and Its History, Might Be Torn Down

January 17, 2022

The Deauville Beach Resort played host to The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and John F. Kennedy. But it...

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