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DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company.
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DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

DirecTV calls off acquisition of rival Dish, possibly ending a yearslong pursuit

DirecTV is calling off its planned acquisition of rival Dish after the offer was rejected by bond holders at that company.
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Science fiction stories allow us to explore what we want, and what we reject with AI

This article was originally published on The Conversation, an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts. Disclosure information is available on the original site.
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Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and banking

Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and banking

LONDON (AP) — Indigenous leaders from the Wampis Nation in Peru are urging lawmakers at the House of Commons in London to ban international banks' support for Amazon oil activities they say harm their ancestral rainforests.
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A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin

A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Drug reform advocates hailed Oregon as a progressive leader when it became the first in the nation to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms.
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Christmas TV movies are in their Taylor Swift era, with two Swift-inspired films airing this year

Christmas TV movies are in their Taylor Swift era, with two Swift-inspired films airing this year

Two new Christmas TV movies have a Taylor Swift connection that her fans would have no problem decoding. “Christmas in the Spotlight” debuts Saturday on Lifetime.
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Decision expected today in trial for Convoy protester Pat King

Decision expected today in trial for Convoy protester Pat King

OTTAWA — A judge is expected to issue a decision this morning in the criminal case against one of the most prominent figures of the 2022 "Freedom Convoy" in Ottawa.
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Statistics Canada says retail sales up 0.4% at $66.9 billion in September

Statistics Canada says retail sales up 0.4% at $66.9 billion in September

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.4 per cent to $66.9 billion in September, helped by gains at supermarkets and other grocery stores. The agency says sales at food and beverage retailers increased three per cent for the month.
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Statistics Canada says retail sales up 0.4% at $66.9 billion in September

Statistics Canada says retail sales up 0.4% at $66.9 billion in September

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says retail sales rose 0.4 per cent to $66.9 billion in September, helped by gains at supermarkets and other grocery stores. The agency says sales at food and beverage retailers increased three per cent for the month.
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Martin Slumbers hangs his hat on making British Open big and promoting women's golf

Martin Slumbers hangs his hat on making British Open big and promoting women's golf

Martin Slumbers could not have witnessed greater theater than his first British Open in charge of the R&A, the record-setting duel between Henrik Stenson and Phil Mickelson at Royal Troon . His only concern in 2016 was the audience.
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