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S-Reits’ secondary fundraising rebounds in 2024; more may tap capital markets next year
Singapore-listed real estate investment trusts (S-Reits) have been more active in their equity fundraising (EFR) in 2024, with the total…
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Ex-Assad official charged in California for 'flying carpet' torture at Syrian prison
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles this week charged a former Syrian military official with several counts of torture allegedly committed…
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Alaska is a climate victim and a perpetrator. The next four years will only make matters worse
“I’m just waiting to start hearing methane explosions like they do in Russia,” says Bethel, Alaska, City Council Member Mark Springer.…
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Have followers and something to sell? TikTok may want to make a deal
It is just past 10 p.m. and Aaliyah Arnold, the 20-year-old founder of BossUp Cosmetics, is selling to the TikTok universe. As she…
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Monarch butterflies proposed for threatened species status
Federal wildlife officials on Tuesday moved to add the monarch butterfly to its endangered species roster, citing decades of steep…
Business
Party City mulls second bankruptcy, just over a year after first
PARTY City Holdco is considering options including a sale or a potential bankruptcy filing, just over a year after it emerged from Chapter…
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Man used Jackie Robinson contracts to steal millions from investors. Then he fled to Russia seeking asylum
The first contract Jackie Robinson signed along with Brooklyn Dodgers president Branch Rickey on Oct. 23, 1945, was an agreement to play…
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Proposed California law would require warning labels on social media
Victoria Hinks watched her daughter get sucked into the dark sides of social media, and she couldn’t pull her out. “We tried to take her…
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One of the last Pearl Harbor survivors recalls that infamous day
LODI, Calif. — Questions about that day come year-round but nothing like November and December. The answers have grown into stories, now…
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Why the Forest Service is encouraging people to cut Christmas trees on public lands (with permits)
When it comes to finding the perfect Christmas tree, William Lyon has it down to a science. Every year, Lyon downloads official maps of…
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Button batteries pose deadly risks to children. Doctors want them to be made safer
The round batteries, small as buttons and shiny as coins, are prized for the energy they pack at their size. In households, they have…
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Moo Deng is a worldwide phenomenon. How long can this global love affair last?
CHONBURI PROVINCE, Thailand — Like most babies, Moo Deng spends a lot of her time sleeping. But for a few hours a day, the 4-month-old…
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Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Southern African leaders resolved Wednesday to extend for another year the presence of regional troops deployed to…
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Are you tracking your health with a device? Here's what could happen with the data
Every day millions of people share more intimate information with their accessories than they do with their spouse. Wearable technology —…
Business
Single mom shares "wholesome" reason she's marrying fiance after a year
A mom from California reaffirmed her decision to marry her partner after witnessing his just how patient he is with her 4-year-old son.…
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Seven & i founding family aims to raise 8 trillion yen for buyout this year: NHK
THE founding Ito family behind Japanese retailer Seven & i aims to raise more than 8 trillion yen (S$70 billion) to take it private by the…
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Paul Skenes' Reaction To Winning NL Rookie Of Year Is Exactly As You Expect
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The National League Rookie of the Year race came down to exactly who everyone expected. The finalists…
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A 150-million-year journey from the Jurassic to Exposition Park
150 million years ago, Laurasia The massive neck dips, casting a curving shadow on the mossy ground. The dinosaur’s jaws close around its…
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Samsung unveils surprise US$7 billion buyback over coming year
Samsung Electronics plans to buy back about US$7.2 billion of its own stock over the next year, putting in motion one of the larger…
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Want to play games under the stars? The Music Center is turning into an outdoor arcade
The game started as an experiment. A way to look at emergent behavior — the coordinated and mesmerizing flight of a flock of birds, for…
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He was a huge TV star. Now he's broke and lives in an amusement park
YANGJU, South Korea — In the late 1970s, before he became a television star and a household name in South Korea, Im Chae-moo was working…
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NASCAR Names Cup Series Rookie Of The Year After Phoenix Finale
Carson Hocevar has been named the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year. The driver of Spire Motorsports No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro had…
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UOB looks to take ‘full advantage’ of excess capital by end of this year: CEO Wee Ee Cheong
UOB is actively looking to manage its capital, and hopes it can find ways to take “full advantage” of the excess by the end of this year,…
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Elwood Edwards, voice of the ‘You’ve got mail’ AOL email greeting, dies at 74
Elwood Edwards, a media multihyphenate who voiced AOL’s iconic greeting “You’ve got mail,” has died. Edwards died Tuesday at age 74 in New…