Omnicom is buying Interpublic Group in a stock-for-stock deal that will create an advertising powerhouse with combined annual revenue of almost $26 billion. The companies have had a hand in iconic …
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
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12/9/24
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It’s not just soccer anymore. Brazil is finding World Cup success in skiing now too. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen became the first Brazilian skier to finish on a World Cup podium when he placed second …
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By ANDREW DAMPF
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12/9/24
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Palestinian medical officials said Monday that Israeli strikes in the central Gaza Strip overnight killed at least six people, including one woman. The strikes came as ousted Syrian leader Bashar …
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By The Associated Press
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12/9/24
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More than three-quarters of the land on Earth is permanently drying, primarily due to climate change, according to a report released Monday at a United Nations summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Nations …
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By SIBI ARASU
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12/9/24
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People with substance use disorder are not getting a direct say on how most opioid settlement money is used. Some advocates say keeping them out of the process is a major reason money is going to law …
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL
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12/9/24
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A Russian attack on a military industrial facility in central Ukraine on Nov. 21 marked the first use of a powerful new weapon -– a hypersonic ballistic missile with multiple warheads. In the past, …
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By The Associated Press
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12/9/24
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The Onion's bid to buy conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' Infowars is scheduled to return to a Texas courtroom. A federal judge in Houston is set to hold a hearing Monday on whether a bankruptcy auction …
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By DAVE COLLINS
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12/9/24
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Juan Soto and the New York Mets agreed to a record $765 million, 15-year contract Sunday night, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on the condition of …
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By The Associated Press
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12/8/24
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A new report says Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured. A report …
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By TAMMY WEBBER
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12/8/24
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12/8/24
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“Moana 2” remained at the top of the box office in its second weekend in theaters as it pulled in another record haul. According to studio estimates Sunday, the animated Disney film added $52 …
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By LINDSEY BAHR
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12/8/24
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The fall of Syria’s authoritarian government at the hands of jihadi militants has set off waves of jubilation, trepidation and alarm around the world. Expatriate Syrians and many residents across …
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By The Associated Press
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12/8/24
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Crowds have gathered in Syria’s Damascus on Sunday to celebrate the fall of Bashar Assad’s government with chants, prayers and the occasional gunfire after opposition fighters entered the capital …
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By The Associated Press
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12/8/24
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12/8/24
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Over the decades, no sport has had more issues figuring out its national champion than major college football. The first 12-team College Football Playoff being announced Sunday is not the perfect …
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By EDDIE PELLS
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12/8/24
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12/8/24
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Opposition fighters are closing in on Syria’s capital in a swiftly developing crisis that has taken much of the world by surprise. Syria's army has abandoned key cities in the west and south. …
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By CARA ANNA
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12/7/24
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12/7/24
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Syrian opposition activists and a rebel commander say opposition fighters have reached the suburbs of the capital, Damascus, for the first time since the area was retaken by government troops in …
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By The Associated Press
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12/7/24
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A two-count indictment was unsealed yesterday charging five current and former correctional officers and one correctional nurse with federal civil rights violations.
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From Times Sources
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12/7/24
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