Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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Soccer’s Biggest Deal Ever: $260 Million for Neymar
By Alan Dawson, Business InsiderBarcelona forward Neymar has now paid his €222 million (US$260 million) buy-out clause in full, according to a statement issued by the club. The Brazilian, who told Barcelona he wanted to leave the...
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The 10 Most Valuable Sports Franchises in the World
By Sam Belden and Mike Nudelman, Business InsiderThe NFL may have slipped in the television ratings last fall, but its marquee franchises remain as valuable as ever. According to data from Forbes , the Dallas Cowboys are the most valuable sports...
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How Social Media Gives Netflix a Big Advantage in the TV Wars
By Thomas Franck , CNBCThere's a secret to Netflix 's success: social media. The subscription-based video on demand site is more conducive to producing "viral" original content, which could give it a sustainable advantage...
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NBA Finals: How the Warriors and Cavaliers Starters Match Up…by Salary
By Josh Stelzer, The Fiscal TimesIt was inevitable. Starting tonight, the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers will play for the NBA championship — the first time in league history that the same two teams have met in...
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$15,000 a Ticket? Why Kentucky Derby Prices Are Racing Higher
By Shannan Siemens, CNBCThe prices for coveted Kentucky Derby tickets are going up again this year, but there are many options to get into Saturday's run for the roses. The range is $80 all the way up to $15,000. According...
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Why Netflix Didn’t Pay the Ransom for ‘Orange Is the New Black’
By Josh HerrOver the weekend, hackers calling themselves “thedarkoverlord” threatened to release the first 10 episodes of the fifth season of Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black” on the popular file sharing...
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Will ESPN's Mass Layoffs Save the Network?
By Jeff Spross, TheWeek.comThere was a bloodbath at ESPN on Wednesday. A dramatic round of layoffs had long been expected at the Worldwide Leader in Sports, but the numbers turned out much bigger than predicted : Roughly 100...
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Here's Why It Really Pays to Get Picked in the First Round in the NFL Draft
By Cork Gaines and Diana Yukari, Business InsiderIn the weeks leading up to the NFL Draft, players and agents jockey for position to be one of the top picks in the draft and cash in with a lucrative contract. This is immensely important because if...
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Here's Why Hollywood Is Addicted to Sequels
By Diana Yukari and Carrie Wittmer, Business InsiderThere are a lot of sequels coming in 2017, and many have already hit theaters. But to the chagrin of Hollywood executives, many are bombing at the box office . Analysts are crying sequel fatigue, but...
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The Trump Effect? Major Global Airline Cuts Flights to US
By Benjamin Zhang , Business InsiderOn Wednesday, Emirates announced plans to reduce service to the US amid fallout from the Trump administration's more restrictive travel policies . The Dubai, United Arab Emirates-based airline says...
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Sorry, Steven Spielberg, Superhero Movies Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon
By Josh HerrFollowing a summer of somewhat tepid box office success for superhero movies, Hollywood luminaries have begun coming out of the woodwork to declare that the end of the comic book blockbuster is nigh...
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Our 2015-2016 Premier League Preview: A Guide for Americans
By Josh HerrThe English Premiere League kicks off its 24th season on Saturday, August 8. (English league football as a whole started in 1888, but was reorganized in the 1990s.) The season starts with a fairly...
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The Final Countdown: Jon Stewart Ends His Historic Run Just in Time
By Josh HerrIn February, when Jon Stewart announced his retirement from The Daily Show , the 2016 election seemed like it would be a tedious 20-month-long slog. As the fight about Hillary Clinton’s email servers...
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Do Try This At Home: Microsoft Kinect Turns Physical Therapy Into a Game
By Suelain MoyFor the 9 million Americans who must do physical therapy every year , the exercises can be grueling and boring. A new virtual reality game , Kinect-o-Therapy, wants to make those endless repetitions...
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Mike Tyson Takes a Bite at the Bitcoin Market
By Everett Rosenfeld, CNBCMike Tyson is getting into the bitcoin market, apparently sponsoring an ATM that allows users to convert real-world cash into the digital currency. Tyson, who was the former heavyweight boxing...