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Broadway typically takes a hit to its grosses for the week of Halloween and the New York City Marathon and last week was no exception, as overall industry gross dropped 8 percent.—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
Stars like Castela earn exorbitant amounts playing agricultural trade shows and rodeos all over the country.
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Carolina Abbott Galvão,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
Former Fort Worth Police Chief Jeffrey Halstead said the cash-only bond amounts appear consistent with the severity of the charges and the court’s findings.
Revenue-sharing agreements divert profits that could otherwise flow to pension funds serving teachers, first responders, and blue-collar workers.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
Under the league’s proposal, players would receive in excess of 70% of net revenue — though that would be their take of the profits after expenses are paid.
Suno users generate 7 million new tracks a day, which every two weeks nets out to about as many songs as exist on Spotify.
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Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
The good news is that there are still some last-chance Cyber Monday deals, such as this fantastic Walmart deal, which nets you over $1000 off the Sony A7R V camera.
If the California initiative garners enough signatures, Newsom and the state legislature could potentially try to block it from appearing on the November ballot by filing an emergency petition with the California Supreme Court.
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Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
7 Jan. 2026
When the work is done and enters the world, there’s a decent chance that the reporting garners relatively little attention.
Ronny Hartmann | Afp | Getty Images Rolls-Royce shares have hit fresh record highs every single trading day so far this year, as the aerospace and defense firm reaps benefits from multiple directions – from its exposure to defense, to its thriving power systems business and a wider FTSE 100 rally.
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Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
Although everyone reaps the benefits of a more reliable grid, local landowners might not see those as sufficient to compensate for the impacts of the line, the commission says.
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