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Berrios-Otero remains held on bonds totaling $4 million.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026 -
Best Restaurants Baba and Barbouni You’ll find Barbouni tucked inside Baba, totaling two restaurants at one popular location on Central Avenue.—
India Amos,
Travel + Leisure,
2 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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Easily the riskiest entry of the year so far, this expensive — $200 million but who’s counting — Amazon MGM Studios gamble, powered by Ryan Gosling’s star turn as a lonely astronaut, has made $573 million globally, justifying its steep costs.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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Recent polls largely have Paxton ahead in the GOP match-up, but after Cornyn's better-than-expected performance in March, few are counting him out.—
James Osborne,
Houston Chronicle,
1 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 8 May. 2026.
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