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Epstein would also be involved in gifts totaling $950,000 from private equity titan Leon Black to IPI.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
9 May 2026 -
Traders placed bets totalling more than $7 billion right before major US announcements relating to the Iran war, prompting accusations of rampant corruption in Washington.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
8 May 2026
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Oracle, which has a $300 billion, five-year partnership to supply computing power to OpenAI for AI operations, dropped more than 4%.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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Lightelligence, a Chinese optical-computing provider, surged in its Hong Kong trading debut, underscoring investor interest in an industry seen as critical to supplying parts for the artificial-intelligence buildout.—
Bloomberg,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Though the object itself varies from team to team, the common thread is rooted in counting the 16 wins required to hoist the hardware.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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The Matein carry-on backpack holds just as much as a carry-on without actually counting as one, which is a total game-changer.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
8 May 2026
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“Adding (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/adding%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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