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Recent Examples of distributorsNetflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026
Introducing uncertainty into energy rates, financing and grid management threatens existing employers and discourages future investment — particularly for manufacturers, clean tech firms, health care providers and small businesses already struggling with high costs.
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Chris Cate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
During high risk weather events like Santa Ana winds, utility providers may initiate Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) to reduce the risk of wildfire ignition.
Establish property rights before the scramble begins, and entrepreneurs and investors will have incentives to discover uses the rest of us cannot yet imagine.
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Antony Davies,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
For entrepreneurs and business owners across the island, life has become difficult as tourism plummeted and their hopes of selling cheaper goods to fellow Cubans dashed against the rocks of a vastly harder economic reality.