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Michelle Obama to release first book after big blockbuster

Michelle Obama will have a book out this fall, “The Light We Carry,” in which she reflects upon her experiences and shares insights on navigating an increasingly stressful world. It’s the former first lady’s first entirely new work since the 2018 release of her acclaimed blockbuster “Becoming,” which has sold… Read More

Amazon to buy health care provider One Medical for $3.9B

Amazon announced Thursday it will acquire the primary care organization One Medical in a deal valued roughly at $3.9 billion, marking another expansion for the retailer into health care services. The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said in a statement it will acquire One Medical for $18 per share in an all-cash… Read More

Maxine Waters’ family just made a ton of cash

In her three decades as a congresswoman, Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., has somehow turned her $174,000 a year annual salary into an estimated $10 million dollar fortune. Waters lives in luxury a multi-million dollar mansion located outside the 43rd district of California she represents. She regularly flies first class across… Read More

Russia resumes selling natural gas to Europe because of…

Natural gas started flowing through a major pipeline from Russia to Europe on Thursday after a 10-day shutdown for maintenance — but the gas flow remained well short of full capacity and the outlook was uncertain, which leaves Europe still facing the prospect of a hard winter. The Nord Stream… Read More

Tokyo still working to assess aftermath of Olympics a year later

The Tokyo Olympics survived the COVID-19 postponement, soaring expenses and some public opposition. A year later, the costs and benefits remain as difficult to untangle as the Games were to pull off. In his speech at the closing ceremony, IOC President Thomas Bach said a major accomplishment of the Games… Read More

Ukrainian corruption and graft remains a big concern

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of senior officials is casting an inconvenient light on an issue that the Biden administration has largely ignored since the outbreak of war with Russia: Ukraine’s history of rampant corruption and shaky governance. As it presses ahead with providing tens of billions of U.S. tax… Read More

Netflix loses subscribers again in Q2… but remains optimistic

Netflix shed almost 1 million subscribers during the spring amid tougher competition and soaring inflation that’s squeezing household budgets, heightening the urgency behind the video streaming service’s effort to launch a cheaper option with commercial interruptions. The April-June contraction of 970,000 accounts, announced Tuesday as part of Netflix’s second-quarter earnings… Read More

Musk heads for October trial amid Twitter dispute

Elon Musk lost a fight to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge on Tuesday set an October trial, citing the “cloud of uncertainty” over the social media company after the billionaire backed out of a deal to buy it. “Delay threatens irreparable harm,” said Chancellor Kathaleen St…. Read More

Elon Musk heads to trial in October

Elon Musk lost a fight to delay Twitter’s lawsuit against him as a Delaware judge on Tuesday set an October trial, citing the “cloud of uncertainty” over the social media company after the billionaire backed out of a deal to buy it. “Delay threatens irreparable harm,” said Chancellor Kathaleen St…. Read More

‘Duck of Justice’ creator retires to pursue publishing career

A detective who created the viral “Duck of Justice” when he rescued a faux waterfowl headed for the trash bin is retiring to write a book. Lt. Tim Cotton combined his sense of humor with the Bangor Police Department’s social media account to show the human side of police work…. Read More