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McCord: Run Huntington Beach Like a Service Business

Run Huntington Beach like a service business—not a political stage. Demand accounting on the 25-year Pacific Airshow deal, stop “balanced” budgets that rely on reserve raids and one-time patches, and tackle deferred maintenance and real hazard risks. November 2026: vote for competence, not drama.

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Feb 19 • 5:44 AM EST • Business • voiceofoc.org
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😱 Unbelievable scenes: miraculous Copa do Brasil first round comeback

The Copa do Brasil began this week and may have already produced its most exciting match of the 2026 edition this Wednesday (18).Porto Sport Club, from Bahia, dramatically eliminated Serra Branca, fro...

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Feb 18 • 8:42 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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New sodium ion battery stores twice the energy and desalinates seawater

A surprising breakthrough could help sodium-ion batteries rival lithium—and even turn seawater into drinking water. Scientists discovered that keeping water inside a key battery material, instead of removing it as traditionally done, dramatically boosts performance. The “wet” version stores nearly twice as much charge, charges faster, and remains stable for hundreds of cycles, placing it among the top-performing sodium battery materials ever reported.

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Feb 18 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
AI breakthrough could replace rare earth magnets in electric vehicles

Scientists at the University of New Hampshire have unleashed artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the hunt for next-generation magnetic materials. By building a massive, searchable database of 67,573 magnetic compounds — including 25 newly recognized materials that stay magnetic even at high temperatures — the team is opening the door to cheaper, more sustainable technologies.

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Feb 18 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
This Wild Tyler Perry Spinoff Is One Of The Most-Watched Movies On Netflix Right Now

Another "Predator" movie, and a Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson musical drama are also trending this week.

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Feb 18 • 8:00 AM EST • Entertainment • huffpost.com
Trey Hendrickson franchise tag rumors: Bengals' options, best landing spots

After a drama-filled 2025 offseason, Cincinnati and its star pass rusher face a similar dilemma.

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Feb 17 • 4:20 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Banijay Entertainment to Hit London TV Screenings With ‘A Woman of Substance’ and ‘Falling,’ Plus an Expansive Format Slate Lead by ‘Football Island’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Banijay’s slate is led by big U.K. dramas and ‘Wallander,’ plus an amped up format portfolio.

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Feb 17 • 4:01 AM EST • Entertainment • variety.com
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Priya Mani, Mohit Raina to Star in Indo-U.S. Immigrant Family Drama for Red Bison, Azure Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

U.S.-based Red Bison Productions has partnered with Mumbai's Azure Entertainment on a cross-border feature film.

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Feb 17 • 12:00 AM EST • Entertainment • variety.com
Beshear to skip Trump meeting with governors, citing 'drama'

The meeting is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 20, and it is not clear which governors will be attending.

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Feb 16 • 6:34 PM EST • Politics • spectrumnews1.com
Lions Give Packers More Offseason Entertainment with New Drama

The early stages of the NFL offseason have been quite busy and intriguing for teams in the NFC North. The Green Bay Packers, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, a

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Feb 16 • 1:31 PM EST • Entertainment • dairylandexpress.com
No end in sight for partial government shutdown as both sides dig in

Congressional Democrats insist upon dramatic reforms to federal immigration enforcement, some of which Republicans call "nonstarters"

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Feb 16 • 10:47 AM EST • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Producer of hit Israeli TV series 'Tehran' dies suddenly in Greece

Israeli producer Dana Eden, best known for co-creating the Emmy-winning drama “Tehran,” has died suddenly in Greece. Israeli broadcaster KAN reported Eden's death on Monday. It said Eden was in

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Feb 16 • 7:38 AM EST • Entertainment • lancasteronline.com
The balance of efficiency and entertainment with F1's 2026 rules

Energy saving will be a major focus of F1 in 2026, and while the challenge for drivers will be different, it could deliver drama in other ways.

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Feb 16 • 6:34 AM EST • Entertainment • racer.com
Universe may end in a “big crunch,” new dark energy data suggests

New data from major dark-energy observatories suggest the universe may not expand forever after all. A Cornell physicist calculates that the cosmos is heading toward a dramatic reversal: after reaching its maximum size in about 11 billion years, it could begin collapsing, ultimately ending in a “big crunch” roughly 20 billion years from now.

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Feb 15 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Scientists confirm one-dimensional electron behavior in phosphorus chains

For the first time, researchers have shown that self-assembled phosphorus chains can host genuinely one-dimensional electron behavior. Using advanced imaging and spectroscopy techniques, they separated the signals from chains aligned in different directions to reveal their true nature. The findings suggest that squeezing the chains closer together could trigger a dramatic shift from semiconductor to metal. That means simply adjusting density could unlock entirely new electronic states.

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Feb 15 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Scientists discover the enzyme that lets cancer rapidly rewire its DNA

Researchers have uncovered the enzyme behind chromothripsis, a chaotic chromosome-shattering event seen in about one in four cancers. The enzyme, N4BP2, breaks apart DNA trapped in tiny cellular structures, unleashing a burst of genetic changes that can help tumors rapidly adapt and resist therapy. Blocking the enzyme dramatically reduced this genomic destruction in cancer cells.

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Feb 15 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Curling drama grows as Britain hit with violation

The curling controversy at the Winter Olympics has widened as increased surveillance of matches resulted in the removal of a stone thrown by the British men's team for the same alleged violation that burned the Canadians two days in a row.

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Feb 15 • 10:07 AM EST • Sports • espn.com
Williams: Trey Hendrickson decision may ruin Bengals' quiet offseason

Williams: It's been years since the Bengals had a drama-free offseason. All's quiet now, but decision on Trey Hendrickson looms. What should they do?

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Feb 13 • 12:25 AM EST • Sports • cincinnati.com
Sussan Ley: Does Liberal Party drama show Australian politics still has a problem with women?

The Liberal Party elected its first female leader at a time of crisis. She lasted less than a year.

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Feb 12 • 10:11 PM EST • Politics • bbc.com
‘Den Of Thieves’ Actor John Lewis Launches Vertical Entertainment App muVpix

EXCLUSIVE: John Lewis is launching muVpix, a new U.S. made vertical entertainment app, with two original series, the animated drama Whispervale, and the live-action thriller Swipe Left. muVpix will de...

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Feb 12 • 12:58 PM EST • Entertainment • yahoo.com
From the Sports Desk: U.S. surging up medal board

It was a dramatic day in Italy, with the U.S. claiming medals in Alpine skiing, figure skating and speedskating.

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Feb 11 • 7:17 PM EST • Sports • nbcnews.com
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James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star, has died

James Van Der Beek, who rose to fame starring as Dawson Leery on the 1990s-era hit teen drama “Dawson’s Creek,” has died.

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Feb 11 • 2:49 PM EST • Entertainment • cnn.com
Bondi pressed on Epstein files, political retribution by Justice Department

Bondi's testimony on the Epstein files was mostly punctuated by dramatic clashes with lawmakers — exchanges that happened as eight Epstein survivors attended the hearing.

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Feb 11 • 2:09 PM EST • Politics • latimes.com
Greenwich Entertainment Buys ‘The Scout’ Following Tribeca Film Festival Debut (EXCLUSIVE)

Greenwich Entertainment has bought 'The Scout,' a drama about a location scout, and will release it in theaters.

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Feb 11 • 10:00 AM EST • Entertainment • variety.com
Quality sports coverage matters – now more than ever

With human sporting dramas fighting for space amid the geopolitics, the Winter Olympics are a reminder that the essence of sport remains noble and valid

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Feb 11 • 7:00 AM EST • Sports • theguardian.com
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Prime Video announces ‘Boys of Tommen’ TV series based on the best-selling books

Producers behind ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty,' ‘Twilight,' and ‘One Day’ are bringing Chloe Walsh’s romantic drama novels to the screen.

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Feb 11 • 6:00 AM EST • Entertainment • aboutamazon.com
No. 11 North Carolina falls to unranked Miami, fresh off dramatic win over Duke

North Carolina didn't get caught looking ahead of last week's Duke game. Instead, the hangover got the Tar Heels.

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Feb 10 • 9:15 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Marc Anthony breaks silence on Beckham family drama after wedding dance rumors: 'Hardly the truth'

The "I Need to Know" singer is a longtime friend of the family.

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Feb 9 • 10:32 PM EST • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Berlinale Generation Queer Horror Pic ‘No Salgas’ Picked Up by Berlin-Based Arthood Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE)

Dominican social-issue horror drama ‘No salgas’ finds a sales agent ahead of its Berlinale Generation premiere.

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Feb 9 • 9:06 AM EST • Entertainment • variety.com
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Science & Medicine: Early screening to prevent congenital heart disease

Congenital heart disease can often be detected at the mid-pregnancy ultrasound, which dramatically improves outcomes. But too many people don’t get adequate prenatal care.

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Feb 8 • 6:00 AM EST • Science • tpr.org
Something supercharged Uranus when Voyager 2 flew past

Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 recorded radiation levels so extreme they baffled scientists for nearly 40 years. New research suggests the spacecraft caught Uranus during a rare solar wind event that flooded the planet’s radiation belts with extra energy. Similar storms have been seen near Earth, where they dramatically boost radiation levels. The discovery reshapes how scientists think about Uranus—and why it deserves another visit.

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Feb 7 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Scientists discover hidden deep-Earth structures shaping the magnetic field

Deep inside Earth, two massive hot rock structures have been quietly shaping the planet’s magnetic field for millions of years. Using ancient magnetic records and advanced simulations, scientists discovered that these formations influence the movement of liquid iron in Earth’s core. Some parts of the magnetic field remained stable over vast stretches of time, while others changed dramatically.

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Feb 4 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
America’s Cows Are Making Too Much Butterfat

A dramatic increase in the fat content of milk is causing pains in the dairy industry.

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Feb 4 • 12:19 PM EST • Science • theatlantic.com
Winter weather hurts restaurant business as customers stay home

Restaurants across central Kentucky are seeing significant drops in business as winter weather keeps customers at home, with some establishments reporting foot traffic down by half and tips falling dramatically.

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Feb 3 • 5:23 PM EST • Business • wkyt.com
NBA results: February 2, 2026

Monday night in the NBA delivered drama in different ways. One team erased a huge deficit. Another leaned on a single star to survive without key players. Long losing streaks ended, and winning streaks came to a stop. Every game…

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Feb 3 • 1:20 AM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
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Dramatic reductions proposed for US science agencies by Trump ...

Final 2026 budget figures, passed by Congress and signed into law, reject significant cuts that the White House had proposed

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Feb 2 • 7:00 PM EST • Science • chemistryworld.com
Media & Entertainment Group Of The Year: Gibson Dunn

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP successfully defended OpenAI in the first defamation case against a chatbot, is representing Warner Bros. Television in a battle over the medical drama "The Pitt" and secured an appellate victory for Bob Dylan in a high-profile case, earning the firm a spot among the 2025 Law360 Media & Entertainment Groups of the Year.

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Feb 2 • 4:04 PM EST • Entertainment • law360.com
The SNL mom having second thoughts about Trump is very real. But how real?

“Saturday Night Live” this weekend featured one of its best political sketches in years. It’s about a mother who dramatically reveals to her children that she’s having sudden reservations about President Donald Trump.

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Feb 2 • 1:04 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Free HIV drugs save lives. Why one state is restricting access for thousands.

An estimated 16,000 HIV and AIDS patients in Florida might lose free medication, health care as the state dramatically rolls back a decades-old program.

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Feb 2 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • washingtonpost.com
E is for Entertainment

Want to hear from the biggest stars in Hollywood? You're in the right place! This week, Paul Milliken catches up with Emmy-winning actress Claire Foy, director Philippa Lowthorpe, and author Helen Macdonald for a first look at the soaring drama "H is for Hawk." Next up, we celebrate recent Oscar nominee Elle Fanning with a look back at last year's critical and commercial hit "Predator: Badlands." And finally, we're backstage at Lawrenceville's Aurora Theatre, where "The Play That Goes Wrong" is sending audiences into hysterics.

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Feb 1 • 1:52 PM EST • Entertainment • fox5atlanta.com
US committee is reconsidering all vaccine recommendations

Move is dramatic departure for advisory group under Kirk Milhoan, who says he doesn’t like the term ‘established science’

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Feb 1 • 8:00 AM EST • Health • theguardian.com
How Chinese short-video streaming firms are reshaping Latin America's media landscape

Short-drama apps, many with Chinese origins, are making significant inroads in Latin America as the region becomes more affluent, research shows.

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Feb 1 • 4:52 AM EST • Technology • cnbc.com
‘House of the Dragon’ Ending With Season 4

HBO exec Casey Bloys confirmed the plan — and weighed in on George R.R. Martin’s drama with ‘House of the Dragon’ showrunner Ryan Condal.

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Jan 31 • 1:39 PM EST • Entertainment • deltanews.tv
Electric fields flip the rules of water chemistry

nside electrochemical devices, strong electric fields dramatically alter how water molecules behave. New research shows that these fields speed up water dissociation not by lowering energy costs, but by increasing molecular disorder once ions form. The reaction becomes entropy-driven—exactly the opposite of what happens in ordinary water. The findings also reveal that intense fields can push water from neutral to highly acidic, with major implications for hydrogen production.

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Jan 31 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
‘Highguard’ Maker Talks About the Game’s Dramatic Launch

The former Respawn developers have dealt with a lot of drama since announcing their new game last month

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Jan 30 • 1:00 PM EST • Entertainment • bloomberg.com
No. 24 Miami (Ohio) hopes for less drama against NIU

No. 24 Miami (Ohio) hopes for less drama against NIU

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Jan 29 • 8:28 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
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A 20-year-old cancer vaccine may hold the key to long-term survival

Two decades after a breast cancer vaccine trial, every participant is still alive—an astonishing result for metastatic disease. Scientists found their immune systems retained long-lasting memory cells primed to recognize cancer. By enhancing a key immune signal called CD27, researchers dramatically improved tumor elimination in lab studies. The findings suggest cancer vaccines may have been missing a crucial ingredient all along.

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Democrats demand major overhaul to ICE, as government shutdown risk skyrockets

Democrats in Congress are digging in against any funding deal with President Donald Trump this week that doesn’t include major changes to federal immigration enforcement – dramatically increasing the odds of a shutdown at week’s end.

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Jan 28 • 5:34 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Tampa Bay Business and Wealth under new ownership, and the transaction is made-for-TV drama

Bridgette Bello’s departure from the magazine turns out to be more than what it seemed.

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Jan 28 • 3:57 PM EST • Politics • floridapolitics.com
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WATCH: Coons, Rubio disagree on whether Congress should’ve been consulted before Maduro ouster

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., said the Trump administration failed to properly consult with Congress in the months leading up to the dramatic U.S. military raid that ousted President Nicolás Maduro. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it was "a trigger-based operation."

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Jan 28 • 11:41 AM EST • Politics • pbs.org
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Kemi Badenoch apologises for Suella Braverman mental health claim

But she branded defectors from the Conservative party "drama queens", saying people who did not agree with the direction she was taking the party "need to get out the way".

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Jan 28 • 7:56 AM EST • Health • bbc.com
Why comedian Katherine Ryan won't make fun of her kids on stage: 'I don't wanna get Brooklyn Beckhamed'

The British-Canadian comedian says she steers clear of making any of her five children the punchline for fearing of stirring up Beckham-style family drama.

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Investment and Statecraft: The International Politics of Sovereign Wealth Funds - Georgetown Journal of International Affairs

In 1953, Kuwait established the world’s first sovereign wealth fund to invest the country’s oil revenues and generate returns that would reduce its reliance on a single resource. Since then, over 100 separate funds have been created to preserve national wealth and ensure long-term fiscal sustainability. Today, they manage over $10 trillion in global assets. In this discussion with GJIA, political economist Kathryn Lavelle explains the increasingly novel dynamics that surround fund behavior and what the world can come to expect from their growing presence in international financial markets. GJIA: When it comes to the roles sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) play in global markets and politics, what would you say makes them unique? Kathryn Lavelle: Sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) operate on behalf of governments as investors. That in itself is a strange relationship. Within them, a core contest takes place between the state’s interests (or sovereign) part of the dynamic, and the money interests (or wealth) part of it, and these two aspects are frequently in contradiction, serving fundamentally different goals. SWFs are also quite fascinating because when you talk to the people who manage these funds, they have an interest in convincing you that the decisions are made almost exclusively on a financial basis—they really will go to great lengths to differentiate their government owners and those who make the management decisions. At the same time, these people ultimately answer to someone in power. Therefore, for most SWFs, it remains deeply unclear who is actually making the investment decisions and for what purposes. Of course, it is not always clear how other vehicles, such as hedge funds and private equity make the decisions they do, but I think what a lot of people find particularly disconcerting about SWFs is that they seem to act on behalf of people who have a different identity from their own. People who could be trying to manipulate politics and markets in a way that would have a long-term effect on their own populations. Regular investors come and go at will, and they only share an interest in profit as far as most of us understand. However, SWFs have that extra “sovereign” part right behind them that obscures their true interest. GJIA: These funds can be found in countries all across the globe, in both authoritarian states and democracies. Would you say SWFs differ in their goals and structures between regime-type? KL: It is not necessarily regime type that makes the goals and structures of SWFs different. It has to do with their economies. Let’s look at a country like China. There’s going to be a debate about exactly how to characterize the regime, but it is a country with many different kinds of sovereign wealth funds, and a particularly opaque state connection to each. At one time, some of the state-owned Chinese oil companies created specialized investment vehicles listed outside Chinese markets that excluded parts of the firms that were more associated with human rights violations. At the same time, the China Investment Corporation (CIC)­—China’s largest SWF—draws a lot of concern, not necessarily because of its investment activities, but because of the dynamics of global politics. So, I wouldn’t really tie differences to regime types themselves in a wholesale way, but rather to how such funds are perceived and how they are structured. Saudi Arabia’s SWF is getting all kinds of attention for its involvement in Hollywood, and this takes me right back to when I was a student in the 1980s, when people were concerned about Japanese investment entities buying assets in Hollywood. They aren’t quite the same in financial terms, but it’s the same kind of concern about foreign investment that drives people to be suspicious, and the whole idea that “foreigners are influencing Hollywood.” This holds true across industries, and it reflects where politics are in places like the United States right now. One metric we can try to look at is transparency, where all the funds will tell you, “we are transparent.” The problem you’ll keep running into with this approach is how you value things. When trying to do comparative studies of equity markets, you’ll find that every country doesn’t use Generally Accepted Accounting Principles like we do in the United States. A fund may appear opaque politically and not want people to show what they’re invested in or what their intent with that investment is, but they could also just not be able to report it because of the way it was purchased, or the kinds of shares they purchased. There are some assets out there that really are difficult to put a monetary value on. GJIA: To what extent do domestic politics shape SWF behavior in both the investing “home” country and the recipient “host” country? KL: This depends on the type of fund present and also on the extent to which voters’ political views are able to influence the fund. For example, in a democratic home state like Norway, the SWF doesn’t invest in nuclear weapons or tobacco because of social concerns, but there is a continuing debate over whether it should invest in oil, even though that’s where most of the money comes from. The degree to which Norway will continue to make those investments, and whether they contradict the government’s overall climate goals, is an open question in Norwegian politics. Because of the way the fund’s governance is structured, it may not be easy to resolve. On the other hand, some people consider pension funds, like the State Teachers Retirement System (STRS) in Ohio, to be quasi-SWF. They have a very strict separation between the people who make up the management division and the fund owners. No teacher or professor would want to invest in things that may harm the future of their students. At the same time, a fund manager might see an opportunity in a diversified multinational corporation that offers a good return, despite it deriving part of its revenue from e-cigarettes. These contests are very apparent. Domestic politics can work in host countries too. A good example is Singapore’s SWF, Temasek, investing in Thailand’s telecommunications sector. If you study political economy, you already know that countries everywhere are uncomfortable with foreign ownership of their telecom sectors because a foreign entity could monitor or manipulate our communications with each other. In the case of Temasek, there was significant pushback from Thai citizens surrounding the deal, which went on to influence national political sentiment toward Singapore as a whole, underscoring the risks some SWFs may face with their investment choices. In this case, fund behavior led to the dissolution of the entire Thai government in 2006 and a subsequent coup d’état. GJIA: To address some of this unease, the Santiago Principles were established in 2009 to ostensibly promote trust and transparency. From your perspective, have these mechanisms actually changed fund behavior? KL: In international relations theory, we always like to have a clear set of norms and best practices­—the orientation we want the proverbial ship to be going in. In that regard, the Santiago Principles at least got the discussion going about which direction SWFs should take at a time when people were very skittish about the growing size of these funds. Nobody wanted them to be out there and potentially destabilizing economies, so talks about disclosure, conditions for withdrawal, and the independence of managers were helpful when initiated. The biggest stumbling block was that there wasn’t exactly a good way to measure compliance with the Principles, let alone how to hold funds to them. If you read the Principles, they’re overall quite vague. In general, a fund doesn’t want to reveal how and why they make certain investment decisions because that information is proprietary—a fund makes money off of how and why it makes decisions—so how do you reconcile that with loosely-defined ideas of openness? Some decisions might have a political purpose. The bottom line is that trying to figure out and assign a score to compliance is not easy, and it is therefore the reason why the Santiago Principles never really got off the ground to the point where they could truly direct fund behavior. GJIA: Many emerging markets are looking to build their own SWFs from mineral and oil revenues. Historically, have funds shaped development trajectories in these countries? KL: I think the big story in international emerging markets investment is that the investment is increasingly no longer unidirectional. In the past multinational corporations of primarily Western background were the main form of foreign direct investment in a country. That has changed dramatically, to the point where you have companies from so-called “developing countries” taking over companies in the United States. Therefore, the landscape of international investment has changed, and I think SWFs are certainly a possibility to be the next step in the game. Historically, you didn’t need an entire financial vehicle to reinvest commodity revenues in your country, but as emerging markets get more financially sophisticated, their capacity to operate such funds has increased. SWFs would allow treasuries to move from relying on holding foreign exchange assets like cash or government bonds to having broader financial markets and targeted growth areas, while easing pressure on welfare expenditures. GJIA: With their increasing financial weight, do you see the presence of SWFs being a factor in the political choices leaders will have to make with regard to domestic and foreign policy? KL: It will depend on just how big the funds get. One of the reasons people are already apprehensive is because of their scale, and if certain SWFs in certain countries achieve a large-enough size, the presence will absolutely be cause for concern. The other factor political leaders will have to consider are their objectives. It’s not always clear how to define a SWF, or even where its activity is concentrated, but it is certainly a worry from the perspective of national security of opaque external investment. More than that, I think one of the most interesting questions going forward is whether the United States, the home to the world’s largest financial markets, will develop its own fund, for which the Trump administration announced a plan. There have also been several proposals in Congress. Were it to come into being, it would have tremendous weight. At the same time, one of the hallmarks of U.S. capitalism is a lack of government ownership of shares, so it would not be clear how such a fund would be received in domestic politics, or which direction it would take. Given how politically fragmented the country is, a Democratic administration would likely be concerned about different sectors of the economy, such as healthcare, and want investment there, rather than a Republican administration, which might prefer defense industries. No investment vehicle could thrive under conditions of such instability. Moreover, it remains unclear where the money to fund a theoretical U.S. SWF would come from. It would be a fundamentally different entity depending on whether it is financed with debt, economic surplus, commodities, or the sale of state companies, as in the case of Singapore. If it is debt, or government borrowing of some form, then the fund would have to outperform whatever the cost of that debt is, which is not an easy thing to do. I think our political leaders have enough on their plate. Our system has worked well keeping political and investment functions generally separate. We have seen different forms of business rise and fall, and even the perception of different countries, all of which funds are tied to. Unless a major SWF either starts—like in the case of the United States—or collapses—an issue that concerns the Saudis, I don’t see any political tsunamis on the horizon. . . . Kathryn Lavelle is the Ellen and Dixon Long Professor of World Affairs at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Her research explores the exchange between domestic and international and political institutions with a particular emphasis on political economy and multilateralism. Dr. Lavelle’s first book, The Politics of Equity Finance in Emerging Markets, explored the political circumstances that surround large issues of stock in the developing world. After being granted tenure at Case Western, she was awarded an American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship and named the William A. Steiger fellow, a designation given to the most promising political scientist in her class of fellows. While in Washington during 2006-2007, she worked on the staff of the House Committee on Financial Services on issues related to domestic and international monetary policy. Dr. Lavelle holds a PhD in political science from Northwestern University; an M.A. in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia; and a bachelor’s degree in international economics from Georgetown University. She is a permanent member of the New York Council on Foreign Relations. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity and length. Interview conducted by Sid Mehrotra. Image Credit: Jason Leung, Unsplash Content Licenses, via Unsplash

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How has your local high street changed since 2019? Check your postcode

The makeup of Great Britain’s high streets has changed dramatically. See what the data says about where you live

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Jan 28 • 5:01 AM EST • Business • theguardian.com
Radio waves revealed what happened before a star exploded

For the first time, astronomers have captured radio signals from a rare exploding star, exposing what happened in the years leading up to its death. The radio waves reveal that the star violently shed huge amounts of material shortly before it exploded, likely due to interaction with a nearby companion star. This discovery gives scientists a new tool to rewind the clock on stellar deaths. It also shows that some supernovae are far more dramatic in their final moments than previously thought.

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Fox Entertainment Inks 40-Title Deal With Dhar Mann, Expanding Vertical Microdramas Slate

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Jan 26 • 2:51 PM EST • Entertainment • imdb.com
Fox Entertainment Inks 40-Title Deal With Dhar Mann, Expanding Vertical Microdramas Slate

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Jan 26 • 2:30 PM EST • Entertainment • imdb.com
Fox Entertainment Inks 40-Title Deal With Dhar Mann, Expanding Vertical Microdramas Slate

Dhar Mann Studios' original content will debut exclusively on Holywater's MyDrama platform as part of the partnership

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Jan 26 • 2:00 PM EST • Entertainment • thewrap.com
Code Vein II Review - Bloodsucking The Fun Away

Remove Code Vein II's inspirations, and what remains is an unremarkable and forgettable experience.

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Jan 26 • 12:00 PM EST • Technology • gameinformer.com
‘It’s a farce’: families of Venezuela political prisoners still waiting for their release

Critics believe ‘drip drip’ of releases after Nicolás Maduro’s dramatic seizure an attempt by regime to ‘keep the US satisfied’

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Jan 26 • 7:29 AM EST • Politics • theguardian.com
Is ‘Landman’ new tonight?

'Landman' fans are eager for the next episode of the Paramount+ drama

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Jan 25 • 10:05 AM EST • Entertainment • nj.com
Netflix cancels ‘Sons of Anarchy’ showrunner’s drama after just one month

The Western drama lasted only one month on the streaming service after viewership tanked and production troubles plagued the seven-episode first season.

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Jan 25 • 5:10 AM EST • Entertainment • pennlive.com
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Senate Democrats threaten partial government shutdown over DHS funding after Minnesota shooting

Democrats will block a government spending bill following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent, the Senate minority leader said Saturday – dramatically increasing the chances of a partial government shutdown next week.

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Jan 24 • 9:33 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Wrexham Climbs Into Championship Playoff Spot After Dramatic Win

Wrexham’s bid for a fourth consecutive promotion and a place in the Premier League is gaining steam.

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Jan 24 • 2:38 PM EST • Sports • foxsports.com
This Action Drama Just Hit #1 on Netflix & It's Hands-Down the Best Film of the Year so Far

A high-stakes crime thriller is taking Netflix by storm, with shocking twists, tense action and a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Get all the details here.

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Jan 24 • 10:00 AM EST • Entertainment • purewow.com
Mgmt Entertainment Signs Liz Sargent, Filmmaker Behind 2026 Sundance & Berlin Competition Title ‘Take Me Home’

'Take Me Home' filmmaker Liz Sargent has inked with Mgmt Entertainment ahead of her indie drama's Sundance debut in U.S. Dramatic Competition.

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Jan 23 • 2:31 PM EST • Entertainment • deadline.com
Sundance's first major drama arrives early with the heartbreaking 'Josephine'

In The Times’ first daily newsletter from Sundance 2026, several movies lead the pack, including Charli XCX’s "The Moment" and "Buddy," starring a homicidal orange unicorn.

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Jan 23 • 12:37 PM EST • Entertainment • latimes.com
French Business Activity Falls as Budget Drama Curbs Demand

Business activity in France shrank for the first time since October as political turmoil over the country’s budget weighed on demand.

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Jan 23 • 3:15 AM EST • Business • bloomberg.com
Sports quiz of the week: arguments, insults, fights, protests and drama

Have you been following the big stories in football, tennis, rugby, golf, ice hockey, F1 and the NFL?

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Jan 23 • 3:00 AM EST • Sports • theguardian.com
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Observations after Sixers pull out dramatic overtime win over Rockets

The Sixers rode out ample chaos Thursday night to earn a dramatic overtime win.

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Jan 22 • 9:44 PM EST • Sports • nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
The deals, the drama, the decision-makers — sign up for Page Six...

Page Six -- the iconic New York Post column -- is coming to Hollywood with a new newsletter based at The California Post.

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Jan 22 • 4:45 PM EST • Entertainment • pagesix.com
Australian Open recap: Osaka and Cîrstea’s handshake drama as tournament comes to life

Amid Czech players starring, tension at the net and upsets coming into play, the tournament finally found its drama.

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Jan 22 • 8:31 AM EST • Sports • nytimes.com
Fans know modern college football is a business, but they also feel the growing distance

NIL and the transfer portal have dramatically shifted how college football fandom works in the 21 century

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Jan 21 • 3:41 PM EST • Business • cbssports.com
Billy Bob Thornton abandons Hollywood's extreme body transformation demands after health concerns

Billy Bob Thornton reveals why he stopped extreme weight changes for roles, prioritizing health over dramatic transformations that once defined his career.

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Jan 21 • 9:58 AM EST • Health • foxnews.com
The dramatic, and unusual, Oval Office moments from the first year of Trump 2.0

From an explosive sit-down with the leader of war-torn Ukraine to an unexpectedly friendly meeting with a Democratic socialist mayor-elect, the Oval Office has hosted some of the most dramatic moments of President Donald Trump’s first year back in office.

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Jan 20 • 7:01 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Scientists Discover a Hidden RNA “Aging Clock” in Human Sperm

The molecular contents of sperm go through similar shifts over time in both mice and humans, which may lead to a rapid, dramatic shift at mid-life.

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Jan 20 • 5:10 AM EST • Health • uofuhealth.utah.edu
Inside Democrats’ dilemma over how to battle Trump in fight to control Congress

When a rogue House Democrat surprised his own party with an impeachment vote against President Donald Trump last month, drama quickly rippled through the rank-and-file.

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Jan 20 • 5:00 AM EST • Politics • cnn.com
Less personnel drama but still sky high turnover one year into Trump's new term

A large share of the departures so far this term were on the National Security Council staff.

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Jan 20 • 5:00 AM EST • Politics • npr.org
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Vikings Turmoil: Addison, Flores & 2026 Plans

Addison drama, Flores' future, QB uncertainty & RB rebuild — Vikings offseason unpacked on 2OB

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Jan 19 • 10:16 AM EST • Sports • dailynorseman.com
This tiny power module could change how the world uses energy

As global energy demand surges—driven by AI-hungry data centers, advanced manufacturing, and electrified transportation—researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory have unveiled a breakthrough that could help squeeze far more power from existing electricity supplies. Their new silicon-carbide-based power module, called ULIS, packs dramatically more power into a smaller, lighter, and cheaper design while wasting far less energy in the process.

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Jan 19 • 7:00 AM EST • Science • sciencedaily.com
Golden Knights looking for encore performance against Predators

Hopefully, the Vegas Golden Knights do not need a repeat of last game’s dramatics.

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Jan 17 • 1:53 PM EST • Sports • thesportingtribune.com
LeAnn Rimes Throws It Back To 2016 On Instagram & Leaves Gen X Gasping For Air, Chili Bowl Drama & MEAT!

Plus: What's up with so many cars with headlights and taillights burnt out?

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Jan 17 • 8:51 AM EST • Technology • outkick.com
Patriots’ Rival Facing Unexpected Drama After ‘Premature’ Head Coaching Announcement

It was announced earlier this week that the New York Giants would be signing former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh to fill the team’s head coaching vacancy. Harbaugh is considered by many to be the best head coach on the market, and with eight teams looking to fill vacancies, there was a league-wide sweepstakes […]

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Jan 16 • 1:53 PM EST • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Evoke Entertainment, Tom DeLonge’s To The Stars Teaming On Surf Drama ‘Bali Hai’; Former Pro Surfer Matt George To Pen Script & Produce

EXCLUSIVE: Evoke Entertainment and blink-182 frontman Tom DeLonge’s To the Stars Media are teaming to develop and produce Bali Hai, a surf drama to be written and co-produced by Matt George, the former pro surfer who has been one of the most influential voices in surf journalism for more than three decades. Set to shoot …

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Jan 16 • 1:30 PM EST • Entertainment • yahoo.com
Evoke Entertainment, Tom DeLonge’s To The Stars Teaming On Surf Drama ‘Bali Hai’; Former Pro Surfer Matt George To Pen Script & Produce

'Bali Hai,' a surfing movie from Tom DeLonge's To the Stars, writer Matt George and Evoke Entertainment, is in development.

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Jan 16 • 1:30 PM EST • Entertainment • deadline.com
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Yet another Jalen Hurts report fuels more unneeded Eagles distractions

New report on Jalen Hurts again adds unneccessary attention to an often drama-filled locker room.

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Jan 16 • 12:00 PM EST • Sports • theeagleswire.usatoday.com
Why Jenrick’s Reform Defection Fractures UK Political Right

The dramatic sacking of a senior Conservative and his defection hours later to Nigel Farage's Reform UK all-but ended the chances of any deal to unite the British right, confirming the next general election as the most widely contested in decades. Some Tories had held out hopes they could forge a pact with the insurgent Reform party that has rapidly eclipsed them in voter affections. The fallout from leader Kemi Badenoch's shock decision to fire her rival Robert Jenrick on Thursday put that further from reach. Our UK Politics Reporter James Woolcock joined Caroline Hepker and Lizzy Burden on Bloomberg Radio to discuss. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Jan 16 • 6:39 AM EST • Politics • bloomberg.com
Watch 'The Gray House' trailer: Civil War drama coming to Prime Video in the US
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Jan 14 • 2:18 PM EST • Entertainment • aboutamazon.com
Before Curt Cignetti and Indiana, what were the best turnaround stories in sports history?

Indiana football's dramatic turnaround is reminiscent of several other notable teams in sports history.

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Jan 14 • 12:42 PM EST • Sports • nytimes.com
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Texas health regulators propose major fee hikes, new rules for hemp-derived THC products

Texas health regulators are considering sweeping changes that could dramatically reshape the hemp-derived THC industry, and many small business owners say the cost alone could put them out of business.

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Jan 12 • 10:36 AM EST • Health • click2houston.com
Record number of Americans identify as political independents, rejecting 2 major parties, poll finds

Americans are abandoning party labels in record numbers, as a new Gallup survey shows a dramatic rise in those declaring political independence.

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Jan 12 • 9:17 AM EST • Politics • foxnews.com
People put off giving CPR by unrealistic TV depictions, researchers say

Most dramas show characters searching for pulse and giving breaths but experts say chest compressions on their own can save lives

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Jan 12 • 5:00 AM EST • Health • theguardian.com
Timothée Chalamet, Paul Thomas Anderson take honours at Gloden Globes

Chalamet picks up best actor award for his role in sports comedy-drama "Marty Supreme."

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Jan 11 • 11:32 PM EST • Entertainment • aljazeera.com
John Harbaugh interviews, Matt LaFleur uncertainty fuel wild NFL coaching cycle

Harbaugh is preparing to interview amid multiple vacancies, while the Packers face a looming decision on LaFleur -- setting the stage for one of the most dramatic NFL coaching cycles in years

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Jan 11 • 5:27 PM EST • Sports • cbssports.com
Trump’s foreign policy sounds rather king-like

Two months ago, President Donald Trump and his allies ridiculed Trump’s opponents for their massive “No Kings” rallies. They cast it as melodramatic to compare Trump’s actions and aims to a king.

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Jan 10 • 1:08 PM EST • Politics • cnn.com
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Do Colds Impact Men And Women Differently? Science Says Yes, Here's Why

While the "man flu" stereotype paints men to be dramatic sufferers, studies show women often have severe and prolonged symptoms like intense fatigue and inflammation due to oestrogen-fueled immune overdrive.

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Jan 10 • 9:50 AM EST • Science • ndtv.com
'Gold Rush': Parker Schnabel Speaks Out as He Faces Shutting Down Business

Plus, major issues for Tony Beets in dramatic episode of Discovery Channel show.

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Jan 9 • 9:00 PM EST • Business • tvinsider.com
She bought a cheap home in Italy for the lifestyle — then her son’s health dramatically improved

American mom Lynnette Else traded in life in Tennessee for a remote Italian hill town where she says her autistic son’s breathing improved overnight and quality of life is much better.

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Jan 9 • 6:00 AM EST • Health • cnn.com
DramaBox seeks new funding as micro drama apps gain global momentum

DramaBox, a top micro-drama app, is looking to raise fresh funding as the short-video format gains popularity.

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Jan 8 • 5:23 PM EST • Business • businessinsider.com
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HBO renews beloved series before next season even airs

HBO has revealed the fate of a popular drama series

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Jan 8 • 1:25 PM EST • Entertainment • nj.com