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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Las Vegas will be flooded with so many pre- Super Bowl events that Shaquille O'Neal lowered the prices to his popular carnival-themed “ Shaq's Fun House. “Las Vegas isn't ready for the show we're about to bring,” Big Boi said. The stars of the CBS show “The Neighborhood” will host the Super Bowl Soulful Celebration at the Palms Casino Resort on Wednesday night. MALUMA & SIRIUSXMColombian superstar Maluma will take his vibrant Latin music vibes into Las Vegas with the help of SiriusXM. ___More on the Super Bowl: https://apnews.com/hub/super-bowl

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☆ Formula One: Inside the ‘incredible’ world of a grid walk
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —There is arguably nothing more glamorous, and chaotic, in sport than an F1 grid just moments before a race. And while stepping onto an F1 grid remains an unfulfilled dream in the lives of many motorsport fanatics around the world, for Jodie Porter, it’s simply a part of the day job. It’s the best of the sport that you can experience,” Porter tells CNN Sport. Please don’t get run over.’”Mixing with the starsMany fans around the world only get to experience the grid through the eyes of one particular journalist: Martin Brundle. As they approached the grid, Porter says a security guard stopped the Australian singer from entering because her open-toe sandals were not permitted on the track.

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☆ Well, this could be what finally kills cable TV
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Nathan Mcalone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

It could end up killing cable TV. That said, it really seems like this new service will include all the major sports offerings on cable TV. Cord cutting has been gradually chipping away at the cable TV ecosystem for years. AdvertisementBut don't cry too much yet for the cable TV companies. Last year, in a dispute with Disney, Charter, one of the biggest cable companies in the US, called the cable TV model broken and said it was willing to walk away entirely.

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☆ Xbox chief announces mysterious event after weeks of leaks, layoffs, and drama
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Camilo Fonseca | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, promised a "business update event" to clarify the situation. The controversial rumors came weeks after Microsoft announced layoffs in its gaming divisions. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . "We've been planning a business update event for next week, where we look forward to sharing more details with you about our vision for the future of Xbox."

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Through five games, Inter Miami has been outscored 12-7 and won only once. Inter Miami coach Gerardo Martino apologized for Messi's absence after Sunday's Hong Kong match. Fans who saw practice on Saturday at least saw the Argentina captain in a kick-around, with Miami co-owner David Beckham also on the field. “We understand the disappointment of the fans for the absence of Leo (Messi) and Luis Suarez,” Martino said. Inter Miami is to practice on Tuesday on the outskirts of Tokyo with snow in the forecast.

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☆ Joel Embiid: Reigning NBA MVP set to have surgery on his left knee, expected to miss significant time
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-05 | by ( Samuel Joseph | Sam Joseph | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid is set to undergo surgery to deal with a left knee issue, the team announced on Sunday. “Joel Embiid will have a corrective procedure this week to address an injury to the lateral meniscus in his left knee. Embiid has spent time out of the Philadelphia lineup this season as result of persistent injury issues and has missed 14 out of the 76ers’ 48 games. The Cameroonian was recently named to his seventh career All-Star team, but it appears that he will miss this month’s festivities in Indianapolis. Embiid can only miss three more games before he becomes ineligible for an award, meaning that his injury essentially takes him out of MVP contention.

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☆ Lionel Messi no-show ignites booing and calls for refunds at Inter Miami match in Hong Kong
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-04 | by ( Andrew Mcnicol | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Hong Kong CNN —Thousands of soccer fans in Hong Kong were left disappointed when Argentine superstar Lionel Messi failed to take to the field in a friendly match for Inter Miami on Sunday. What started with overwhelming cheers and rapture ended in boos and calls for refunds in the sold-out, 40,000-seat Hong Kong Stadium. Inter Miami — out to prove a point having gone winless during a worldwide pre-season tour — comfortably defeated a Hong Kong XI 4-1 in an event branded as Tatler XFEST Hong Kong. According to Reuters, tickets went on sale in December and cost between 880 and 4,880 Hong Kong dollars (about $113 and $624). “This whole Messi in Hong Kong thing has been building up for quite some time.

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☆ Consumer culture’s queen Martha Stewart walked so a generation of lifestyle influencers could run
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Catherine | Thorbecke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —In the spring of 2015, homemaking expert Martha Stewart was giving Justin Bieber some dating advice. Long before Kylie Jenner may or may not have become a self-made billionaire, Stewart became the first woman to actually achieve that status when the company she founded, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, went public in 1999. But the “Martha Stewart” brand lives on across thousands of products that reach approximately 100 million consumers each month, according to a tally from the current owner, Marquee Brands. There is no modern lifestyle brand without Stewart, who taught a generation of women how to turn themselves into a brand and grow a business. After she sold her namesake brand, Stewart has turned to social media to unlock new streams of revenue while still forging what feels like authentic connections with her millions of followers.

Persons: Martha Stewart, Justin Bieber, Stewart, Justin, Long, Kylie Jenner, Omnimedia, MSLO, Martha Stewart ”, ”, Michael Kupinski, “, ” Kupinski, ” It’s, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba, TikTok, ” Martha Stewart, Marc Bryan, Brown, ” Claire Saffitz, Gary Nardilla, Martha, ” Nardilla, Stewart’s, Tang ”, Martha’s, Saffitz Organizations: CNN, Comedy, Marquee Brands, Noble Financial Capital Markets, Bloomberg, Everett, CNN Studios Locations: West Virginia, Instagram, Martha’s Chard

☆ GOP lawmaker concedes House Republicans 'don't have the votes right now' to impeach Biden
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Republican lawmakers are reportedly souring on the prospects of impeaching President Joe Biden after months of investigations. Advertisement"We don't have the votes right now," one GOP lawmaker told CNN. CNN reported that no major decision is expected before Hunter Biden and James Biden sit for their depositions. Lawmakers haven't produced direct evidence of President Joe Biden's wrongdoing. And I watch the news," Rep. Mike Kelly, a Pennsylvania Republican, told CNN.

Persons: Joe Biden, Hunter Biden, James Biden, haven't, Joe Biden's, George, Jonathan Turley, Biden, Donald Trump, Mike Kelly Organizations: CNN, Capitol, Republicans, George Washington University, Judiciary, Pennsylvania Republican Locations: Pennsylvania

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 200 reporters, photographers and other staffers with the Chicago Tribune and six other newsrooms around the nation began a 24-hour strike Thursday to protest years of “slow-walked” contract negotiations and to demand fair wages. The strike, which includes 76 members of the Chicago Tribune reporting staff, photographers and some editors, began at 5 a.m., said Caroline Kubzansky, a member of the Chicago Tribune Guild who is a general assignment reporter for the newspaper. The NewsGuild-CWA, which represents the employees, said the workers participating in the 24-hour strike are demanding fair wages and that management not eliminate their 401(k) match benefits. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesThe union said cuts imposed by Alden Global Capital have “gutted newsrooms” and included cutting the Chicago Tribune's staff from 111 to 76 people since June 2021. And in late 2023, more than 200 workers at The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, accepted buyouts.

Persons: Caroline Kubzansky, “, ”, Jon Schleuss, Alden, Mitch Pugh, Conde Nast, Jeff Bezos, Gray Organizations: CHICAGO, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune Guild, Alden Global Capital, CWA, Tribune Publishing, Chicago Tribune's, Goldin Solutions, The Associated Press, Vogue, GQ, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Amazon, Orlando Sentinel, Virginian, Daily Press, Virginia Gazette, Tidewater, Virginian Press, Daily Locations: U.S, New York, Challenger, Chicago, Allentown , Pennsylvania, Virginia

The modest revenue growth announced Thursday as part of Apple’s October-December results ended four consecutive quarters of year-over-year sales declines. As usual, the iPhone accounted for the bulk of Apple’s revenue. Apple’s services division, which is tied largely to the iPhone, posted an 11% rise in revenue from the previous year to $23.12 billion. Both the revenue and earnings for the quarter exceeded analysts’ projections, according to FactSet Research. But investors appeared unimpressed with the showing as Apple’s stock price dropped 2% in extended trading after the numbers came out.

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“This is a basically a death penalty for a business,” said Columbia University law professor Eric Talley. Bank officials called to testify couldn’t say for sure if Trump’s personal statement of worth had any impact on the rates. His nonprofit Trump Foundation agreed to shut down in 2018 over allegations he misused funds for political and business interests. The Deutsche unit making the Trump business loans wasn’t the typical lending unit, but its private wealth division. A POTENTIAL COMPROMISETo be sure, the attorney general’s office has argued that there are larger issues than victim losses at play in Trump's case.

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☆ Trump and his allies are wielding immigration as a political weapon against Biden, and Ukraine is paying the price
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Negotiations on a deal on the border and aid could collapse thanks to Trump. AdvertisementRepublicans and Democrats have spent weeks carefully negotiating a massive, bipartisan immigration and foreign aid deal, leaving Ukraine in a wait-and-see position on critical support. As both sides moved closer toward a possible agreement, former President Donald Trump stepped in to torpedo attempts at a compromise. Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesDespite the border deal being notably to the right of the Biden administration's stances on immigration, the bipartisan bill could be a win for Biden ahead of the election. He appeared to be referring to a contingent of GOP lawmakers who have loudly denounced future US support for Ukraine.

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☆ Sex Assault Claims Against McMahon Shadow a W.W.E. Trying to Move Forward
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Kevin Draper | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was a bombastic end to one of the most consequential, and tumultuous, weeks in W.W.E.’s history. In the days between the Netflix deal and “Royal Rumble,” however, came a stark reminder of how sordid legal entanglements from the company’s recent past could reverberate in the present. employee, Janel Grant, sued Vince McMahon — the co-founder of what would become W.W.E. and the executive chairman of the board of TKO Group — and accused him of sexual assault and sex trafficking. Mr. McMahon called the lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, a “vindictive distortion of the truth,” but on Friday he resigned from the TKO board.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists at The New York Daily News and Forbes walked off the job Thursday amid contentious contract talks with management and a difficult few weeks in the news industry. The one-day strike at the Daily News coincides with Forbes walkout, which runs through Monday. The labor union's actions come at a tumultuous time for media outlets, an increasing number of which are owned by billionaires. This week, Time magazine and Condé Nast, the publisher of Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ and other marquee magazines, both announced significant job cuts. Forbes spokesperson Laura Brusca said the company is “working diligently” to reach a contract with the union.

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First of all, there's no such thing as a “game clock” in tennis, in general, and no such thing as “too late” at the Australian Open and U.S. Open, in particular. … I haven’t been able to sit through one,” two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka said. The women's and men's professional tours announced just before the start of the Australian Open that they're instituting new rules this month to try to cut back on play after midnight. One problem: Those rules apply only to events run by the WTA and ATP — not Grand Slam tournaments. WHEN DOES MEDVEDEV PLAY NEXT?

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☆ Singapore transport minister resigns after being charged with corruption in a first for the city state
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Singapore’s Transport Minister S. Iswaran has resigned after being charged with corruption on Thursday, the prime minister’s office said, confirming a historic development for a city state that prides itself on having a squeaky-clean government. The charges against Iswaran are part of the biggest corruption probe to engulf Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) in decades. Singapore’s anti-graft agency, the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB), which reports directly to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, has been leading investigations into Iswaran’s case. Lee is the eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister and founding father. The corruption probe into Ong and Iswaran comes at a sensitive time for Lee as he plans to step aside after nearly 20 years leading the country.

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☆ ‘Peacock Game’: The NFL’s Digital Buttfumble
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-15 | by ( Jason Gay | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Dallas Cowboys are toast, and that is always amusing, but I shall write about the Kansas City Chiefs, because they were in “The Peacock Game.” The Peacock Game! For irritated fans, it immediately enters the Hall of NFL Infamy, alongside The Heidi Game, The Tuck Rule, and my favorite football calamity, Le Buttfumble. Here was a marquee Wild-Card weekend playoff contest, walled off from the nonpaying public, all because the NFL sold the game to a mega media conglomerate, NBCUniversal, which wanted to use it to attract new subscribers for Peacock, its paid streaming service featuring French bike racing and 19 zillion reruns of Law & Order.

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☆ I've tried dozens of plant-based fast-food dishes. This new fried cauliflower sandwich was the best.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-13 | by ( Nancy Luna | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A handful of restaurants across the US have changed their exterior marquee signs to read, "Dave's NOT Chicken." The chain changed its marquee to "Dave's Not Chicken" at a Santa Ana, California restaurant. Nancy Luna/Business InsiderDave's Hot Chicken was founded as a pop-up restaurant in East Hollywood in 2017. But the chain's culinary team couldn't find "any product that delivered the same craveability as our chicken," the chain told Business Insider. "Seeing Chick-fil-A's test further validated that this could be a viable option, so long as we could nail the flavor profile," the chain told Business Insider.

Persons: Nancy Luna, Arman Oganesyan, Dave's, Chick Organizations: East Hollywood Locations: Santa Ana , California, East

☆ Chiefs-Dolphins playoff game on Peacock is a big test for streaming: Will people actually pay?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

You won't see this weekend's Kansas City Chiefs-Miami Dolphins NFL playoff game on broadcast TV. It's a big change — and a test for Comcast: How many people will actually subscribe to a streamer to watch the NFL? AdvertisementThat's because last year, NBCUniversal paid the NFL $110 million for the rights to a streaming-only playoff game. (One exception: In 2015, cable channel ESPN aired a single playoff game.) At a press call with reporters earlier this week, NFL distribution executive Hans Schroeder wouldn't commit to whether the league would do more streaming-only playoff games next year: "This is a deal for this year, but it's an NFL playoff game.

Persons: — Peacock, It's, —, Taylor Swift, NBCUniversal, hasn't, Peacock, Hans Schroeder wouldn't Organizations: Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins NFL, Comcast, Service, Miami Dolphins, NFL, Business, ESPN, Kansas City, NBC Locations: America, Kansas, Miami

☆ 8 top sports-betting execs share their predictions for 2024, from the rise of AI to an acceleration in the growth of live betting
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-02 | by ( Margaret Fleming | Ashley Rodriguez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

BetMGM CEO Adam Greenblatt is looking to Las Vegas as the new hub of sports and sports betting. The biggest surprise of 2023: "The speed at which Las Vegas has positioned itself as the center of the sports universe. Vegas now has an NFL team and a Las Vegas Aces team that became the first in 21 years to win back-to-back WNBA championships. "Las Vegas invented the sports betting industry and I believe it will give life to a new era in sports and sports tourism as the destination for marquee events." His top prediction for 2024: "In addition to sports betting going live in North Carolina, I expect 2024 to reflect an acceleration in the growth of live betting.

Persons: Adam Greenblatt, Greenblatt, BetMGM Greenblatt, He's Organizations: BetMGM, BI, Las, The Knights, Stanley, Vegas, NFL, Las Vegas Aces, Oakland, NBA, Bowl Locations: Las Vegas, Vegas, North Carolina

☆ How Disney made Star Wars the top film franchise of 2023 without a theatrical release
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-30 | by ( Sarah Whitten | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Sunset Boulevard | Corbis Historical | Getty ImagesThe Force remains strong with the Star Wars franchise. Despite not releasing a theatrical film since 2019, Star Wars has been named the top film franchise of 2023 by Fandom, the world's largest platform for entertainment fans. In between each film in the sequel trilogy, Disney released a film that harkened back to an important plot point from past Star Wars films. "At the time, Disney's strategy was to essentially release one new Star Wars film theatrically each year," said Peter Csathy, founder and chair of advisory firm Creative Media. Rebuilding an empireDisney isn't set to release another Star Wars film in cinemas until 2026.

Persons: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, Georges Lucas, Paul Dergarabedian, Star Wars Disney Harry Potter, James Bond, Disney, Harry Potter, Kylo Ren, Emperor Palpatine, Darth Vader, —, Princess Leia, Han, Peter Csathy, Csathy, Boba Fett, Rosario Dawson, Tano, Ahsoka, Count Dooku, Stephanie Fried, Diego Luna, Cassian Andor, Alan Tudyk Organizations: Star Wars, Star, Disney, Comscore, Star Wars Disney, Marvel, Warner Bros, DC Studios, Lucasfilm, Wars, Creative Media, Lucasfilm Disney Locations: Florida

☆ ChatGPT, Oppenheimer and Indian entertainment top the most-viewed Wikipedia pages in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Sergio Padilla | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Given its massive surge in popularity, the page about OpenAI’s virtual chatbot ChatGPT was the most viewed page on Wikipedia this year, amassing more than 49.4 million page views. The Wikipedia entry about the series drew more than 38 million page views. Virat Kohli of India bats during the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup India 2023 Final between India and Australia at Narendra Modi Stadium on November 19, 2023 in Ahmedabad, India. The page for the league itself received more than 32 million views and the 2023 season receiving more than 20 million views. Chris Pizzello/APThe Oppenheimer film received more than 28 million page views, the page about real-life physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer himself received 25.6 million views while the Barbie film received 18 million.

Persons: New York CNN —, ChatGPT, ”, Anusha Alikhan, Alikhan, It’s, “ Oppenheimer, Virat Kohli, Narendra Modi, Gareth Copley, Jawan, Pathaan ”, Barbie ”, ” Barbie, Oppenheimer, Chris Pizzello, J, Robert Oppenheimer, Taylor Swift, Elon Musk, Lionel Messi, Andrew Tate, misogynist influencer, Tate, Barbie, Cristiano Ronaldo, Matthew Perry, Lisa Marie Presley Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — Wikipedia’s, Wikimedia Foundation, CNN, Indian Premier League, Cricket, ”, United Nations, Internet, Mobile Association of India, eventual, Australia, ICC Men's Cricket, Narendra, Getty, Men’s Cricket, Warner Bros, Los Feliz Theatre, Major League Soccer, Inter Miami, Premier League Locations: New York, ” India, India, United States, United Kingdom, China, Australia, Ahmedabad, Wikipedia’s, Los Angeles, Gaza, Ukraine, Hamas, Israel, Romania, ChatGPT, Water

☆ Angel Reese: Mystery still swirls around LSU forward’s absence as star is set to play high-profile game Thursday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( David Close | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —LSU women’s basketball head coach Kim Mulkey said star player Angel Reese will return to the defending national champion’s lineup on Thursday against No. Reese has been mysteriously absent from the team since the Tigers faced Kent State on November 14. “She’s coming back after not being with the team,” Mulkey said. “Angel is back and we are happy, happy, happy. She’s happy, happy, happy.”The Tigers-Hokies tilt on Thursday night is a 2023 Final Four rematch between the two programs; LSU won that game 79-72 en route to the national championship.

Persons: Kim Mulkey, Angel Reese, Reese, Mulkey, “, Reese didn’t, “ She’s, ” Mulkey, “ We’ve, ”, Angel, “ Angel Organizations: CNN, LSU women’s, Virginia Tech, Tigers, Kent State, LSU, LSU’s, Niagara, Cayman, Iowa, NCAA, YouTube, Hokies Locations: Virginia, ”

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