For a service built on impulse viewing, telco deals buy instant reach and built-in billing in price-sensitive markets where persuading users to sign up directly can be hard.
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Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
Candidates must position themselves as entertainers, performing for voters rather than persuading them.
Pixar’s cruelest and cleverest trick has been successfully convincing audiences, over several decades, that all kinds of creatures—even inanimate objects—can have rich inner lives.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
Calibration does not mean pretending everything is fine or convincing yourself to ignore real financial gaps.
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Kristin Vance Richards,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Penn Station New York access will be limited again after the match to accommodate trains bringing fans back from the stadium.
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Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
The New York Knicks winning the NBA Finals was a tremendous accomplishment for the organization and its players, while also bringing a joyous end to the team's long championship drought for fans.
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
Eddie Brennan, the 44-year-old president and CEO of Beak & Skiff farm, which is known for its hard cider brand, 1911, and CEO of Ayrloom, the best-selling cannabis company in the Empire State, watches as his employees lug the bags of cannabis towards the door of the extraction lab.
Thursday and Friday A third storm system is set to arrive in the Los Angeles region Thursday, bringing around a quarter of an inch to half an inch of rain in the coast and valley areas and up to an inch in the mountains.
The owner of the Carnegie Diner & Cafe in Secaucus says the World Cup's no-parking policy at MetLife Stadium is greatly influencing his bottom line for the worse.
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Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
But prediction markets may not be only influencing international affairs.
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