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Covid-19 may have originated from racoon dogs at Wuhan market says new study
The deadly Covid-19 pandemic may have originated in raccoon dogs from the Wuhan market in China, ac…
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How South Asian Americans came to dominate the Scripps Spelling Bee
Since 2008, a South Asian American has been a winner of the prestigious academic competition for ev…
Yoonji Han
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This year's Spelling Bee champion doubles as an elite basketball prospect and a juggling virtuoso with multiple Guinness World Records
In addition to her spelling prowess, 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde is a jaw-dropping mathlete and o…
Meredith Cash
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sees major upside from Scripps' $2.7 billion takeover of ION Media, CEO says
"Berkshire doesn't get into these transactions to make a modest coupon," Scripps boss Adam Symson s…
Theron Mohamed
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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway gets back to basics with $600 million Scripps deal after shock bets on Snowflake and Barrick Gold
The famed investor's company will receive preferred shares and a stock warrant, echoing past deals …
Theron Mohamed
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14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde becomes the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The eighth grader is the first champion from Louisiana and also holds three Guinness world records.…
Vanessa Gu
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Warren Buffett-backed acquisition deal spurs 43% surge in E.W. Scripps
Berkshire Hathaway will invest $600 million in preferred equity of the combined E.W. Scripps and IO…
Matthew Fox
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Warren Buffett is investing $600 million in EW Scripps deal to buy ION Media
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway plans to make a $600 million preferred-equity investment in EW …
Kate Duffy
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW: 21 winners of the Scripps National Spelling Bee
For the most part, yes. Among the winners, there are lots of graduates of top schools and plenty of…
Gabbi Shaw
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WALL STREET PAYDAY: Banks could reap $100 million from the Discovery-Scripps deal
Discovery, which owns channels like Animal Planet and Discovery Channel, said Monday it will pay $1…
Alex Morrell
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Meet the youngest participant in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The third-grader has a penchant for spelling long words with funny definitions and has already…
Abby Jackson
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These are the 2 words that the co-champions of this year's Scripps National Spelling Bee got right
Janga's winning word was gesellschaft, pronounced guh-zel-shahft. It's a singular noun of…
Abby Jackson
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Viacom walked away from a potential $11 billion bid for Scripps - here are the companies it'd be better off buying
That's coming at a time when Viacom's youth-oriented network like Nickelodeon and MTV are feeling t…
Mike Shields
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12 incredibly hard-to-spell words that have won the Scripps National Spelling Bee
The winning words weren't always this arcane or difficult to spell. In 1932, for example, the winni…
Business Insider
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Warner Bros. Discovery's advertising chief is leaving. Read the memo sent to staff.
Jon Steinlauf, Warner Bros. Discovery's top ad salesman, will leave at the year's end. WBD just too…
Lucia Moses
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The key people who resigned from Eric Adams' office ahead of the New York City Mayor's indictment
A federal corruption probe has led to Eric Adams' indictment and a major NYC administration shakeup.
Mikhaila Friel
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We're about to enter the Digital Dark Ages
From Gawker to the Cartoon Network, online archives are vanishing — and they're taking our cultural…
Adam Rogers
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Ice melt in Antarctica and Greenland is slowing Earth's rotation, affecting timekeeping: Study
Ice melting in Greenland and Antarctica, driven by global warming, is affecting timekeeping the wor…
PTI
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How to watch the best views of the solar eclipse for free online
If you're not in a state with a full view of the 2024 solar eclipse, you can watch it for free onli…