Celebrity has always been commercial, and famous people have always converted attention into money.
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Laura Jung,
Vogue,
25 Aug. 2026
For one, California’s program has that annual cap on the total amount of money that can be awarded as production incentives, a limit that does not exist in other states and countries.
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Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Aug. 2026
Canada halted production of its one-cent coin in 2012 and distribution in 2013 after a short transition period, while existing pennies remain legal tender.
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Brian Delp,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2026
Under the bill, the penny would remain legal tender and would keep its one-cent value, but the bill outlines how persons and businesses may—but are not required to—round cash transactions if exact change cannot be provided.
Driven by artificial intelligence demand, memory chips are in short supply, pushing prices steadily higher and triggering explosive profit growth for Micron.
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,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 2026
In the short run, the massive investment in AI data centers is contributing to higher inflation, driving up the cost of construction and memory chips.
Imagine a junior team member on a long project watching the same questions get asked over and over, because the information is scattered across emails, meeting notes, and old drafts.
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Stacy L. Hambleton,
Fortune,
28 Aug. 2026
In the years since his death, demos and early drafts sung in concert have shown how deliberately Elliott pared his lyrics back and tinkered with phrases, sometimes changing lines even after an album was finished.
The toll is expected to rise, as hundreds of people are still missing, including foreign nationals from several countries.
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Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
26 Aug. 2026
ReelShort has struck a deal with Indonesian streaming platform Vidio to bring hundreds of microdramas to local audiences, as well as co-produce new short dramas with Indonesian production houses.
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