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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What Miss Utah Should Have Said About Women Earners
Questions of income inequality and gender-based differences in the workforce and have tripped up economists and politicians for years, so perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Miss Utah USA,...
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Miss Utah’s Epic Fail on Women Breadwinners
By Theweek.com, TheWeek.comThe winner of this year's Miss USA pageant was Miss Connecticut. But Erin Brady wasn't Sunday's most famous contestant.
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Game of Thrones Finale: A Red Wedding for HBO?
By Josh HerrOn Sunday night I, along with millions of other viewers across the country, will be riveted to my TV watching the Season 3 finale of “Game of Thrones.” Then Monday morning, before I race to the water...
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What if Apple Loses Its E-Book Price-Fixing Case?
By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times“We’ll go to an agency model, where you set the price, and we get our 30 percent, and yes, the customer pays a little more, but that’s what you want anyway.” Those words from Apple’s late founder,...
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Netflix Declares War on Nickelodeon
By Jon Friedman, The Fiscal TimesOne by one, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is declaring war on its traditional TV competitors. It has taken on Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) HBO most directly, making a splash by developing “House of Cards,” its...