The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Chevron’s acquisition of Hess oil company, the second inquiry the independent agency has opened this week of a major oil industry merger ByMATTHEW DALY Associated Press December 8, 2023, 4:07 PM File – The Chevron Products Company El Segundo refinery is seen on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, in El …
MIAMI BEACH — As fair visitors flowed in and out of the Miami Beach Convention Center on the third day of Art Basel, Friday, December 8, artists and activists from multiple advocacy groups rallied outside the entrance to demand a permanent ceasefire in Palestine. Calling for an end to Miami-Dade County’s investments in Israeli bonds …
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — In this seaside resort, where $5 billion worth of in-person and online gambling gets done each year, there still is not a supermarket. People who live in Atlantic City must either drive off the island to a mainland store, take public transportation — whose cost eats away at the amount left …
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $2.1 billion in the past year, she said in an online post, bringing her total reported giving to more than $16 billion since 2019. While previous announcements have included detailed essays about the reasons for her donations, Scott offered only a three-sentence post titled “(Giving Update)” this year, writing, “Excited to …
BEIJING — Chinese leaders agreed at an annual planning meeting to step up spending to help rev up the world’s second-largest economy, state media reported Friday, without giving details of any policy changes. The official Xinhua News Agency said leader Xi Jinping chaired the meeting aimed at boosting growth, defusing risks and ensuring stability. The …
New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has appointed art historian and curator Duygu Demir to the post of Curator of the university’s Art Gallery, and Research Assistant Professor of Art History. Originally from Turkey, Demir is a founding member of SALT, a research-based cultural institution in Istanbul. Before joining NYUAD, Demir was Assistant Art History …
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The University of Florida (UF) offers a three-year, full-tuition, stipend-funded MFA degree. Accepted graduate students receive health insurance, research and teaching assistantships, and individual studios at the #6 public R-1 university (U.S. News & World Report). Applications to UF’s School of Art + Art History are open until February 1, 2024. The internationally diverse student …
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NEW YORK — More than 1,100 unionized DHL Express workers walked off the job at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG), a critical logistics hub for the package delivery company, during the busiest time of the year. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which represents over 6,000 DHL workers across the country, said its DHL-CVG members went …
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Having earned a Gold Medal and being named “Mezcal of the Year” and “Mezcal Producer of the Year” at the 2023 Bartender Spirits Awards, Desolas Mezcal, a female-founded spirit, continued its list of accomplishments with the completion of a friends and family round of investment that includes Miami Heat sharpshooter Duncan Robinson. Handcrafted from the Salmiana …
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U.S. regulators have approved two gene therapies for sickle cell disease ByLAURA UNGAR AP science writer December 8, 2023, 11:57 AM Jalen Matthews, who was diagnosed with sickle cell at birth, stretches on her yoga mat in her home in Louisville, Ky., Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley) The Associated Press Regulators on …
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