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From Mongolians to British: Which one had the biggest empire?

This rundown depends on the impact, life span and force of the different empires, and, as you will …

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Putin is trying to track down overseas properties that the Soviet Union owned and stake claims on them

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed two decrees relating to his order.

Huileng Tan   


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The Complete Story Of How Brazilian Tycoon Eike Batista Lost 99% Of His $34.5 Billion Fortune

That was the spring of 2012. Since then Batista has lost 99% of his wealth. His commodities empire,…

Linette Lopez   


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Robert De Niro fools the world as Bernie Madoff in the trailer for a new movie

Directed by Barry Levinson ("Wag the Dog"), the movie will follow Madoff when he was at the height …

Jason Guerrasio   


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4 unique ways Fox is planning to grow its already huge 'Empire' audience in season 2

2. The cast is making appearances. The show's young stars Jussie Smollett and Bryshere Y. Gray, who…

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How a secret agreement with Google's cofounders is putting CEO Sundar Pichai's leadership to the test

Pichai is leading with a steady hand, but some insiders worry his pragmatism is a limitation, and t…

Hugh Langley   


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James Cameron berated an exec who wanted 'Avatar' to be shorter by telling him it would 'make all the money.' The sequel is even longer.

James Cameron swore at the exec and told him to get out of his office. "Avatar" went on to become t…

Travis Clark   


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Nothing wrong with re-examining history in light of new evidence: William Dalrymple

Stressing that it is the job of the historian to take note of new research, historian and author Wi…

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Patagonia founder: 'Trump is the perfect person to take us to the apocalypse'

Chouinard has a bit of a history of outspoken, blunt opinions. He fiercely opposed the Trans-Pacifi…

Dennis Green   


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Wilbur Ross swiped free sweetener and didn't pay his domestic staff, according to Forbes report alleging $120 million grift allegations

One of the biggest allegations in the Forbes report was that of Ross and his firm charging current …

Alexandra Ma   


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The 10 richest people in the world have seen their combined fortunes swell by $140 billion in just 6 weeks - more than Starbucks' entire market value

Tesla's Elon Musk and Dior's Bernard Arnault are among the top 10 billionaires whose combined wealt…

Ryan Hogg   


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Mike Lindell says he offered to publicly testify before the January 6 committee but they didn't want to talk to him

The MyPillow CEO told Insider that he very much wants to give the panel "all the evidence of the bi…

Cheryl Teh   


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The People Of Russia's 'Forgotten Genocide' Return Home To Sochi Ahead Of The Winter Olympics

In the mid-1800s, nearly 150 years ago to the day, Czar Alexander II ordered the expulsion of the n…

Harrison Jacobs   


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Reddit is reportedly considering an IPO

That's a stark 180-degree pivot from Reddit's historical approach to such user-generated content. I…

Graham Rapier   


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Nordstrom is opening a massive NYC flagship store complete with 7 stories of shopping and 7 places for shoppers to eat. Take a look inside.

The seven-story flagship, which officially opens to the public on Thursday morning, "will represent…

Bethany Biron   


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Terrorists in Tunisia attacked one of the world's greatest collections of Roman art

Tunis is a harmony of Arab and French influences, a multilingual city with broad, Parisian-style av…

Armin Rosen   


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Michael Gelband's ExodusPoint debuted with a record $8.5 billion in assets. Expectations have been high ever since.

Since debuting in 2018, ExodusPoint has struggled with middling returns. Yet it continues an inexor…

Michelle Abrego   


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Rupert Murdoch is stepping down from running Fox and News Corp. and is handing the reins to his son Lachlan

"I have decided to transition to the role of Chairman Emeritus at Fox and News," Rupert Murdoch sai…

Rebecca Cohen,Lucia Moses   


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The US just got its biggest recession warning yet. This chart shows the history of economic meltdowns around the world.

The following years saw massive amounts of economic chaos around the world. Throughout the fall of …

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