Disney is preparing to take its fight with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his GOP allies in the state legislature to the next level, according to people familiar with the matter. With just weeks until Florida’s…
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BuzzFeed News is shutting down. In an email to staff shared with NBC News, BuzzFeed Inc. CEO and co-founder Jonah Peretti said the move was part of a 15% workforce reduction across a number of…
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The Federal Trade Commission’s public comment period for its proposal to ban noncompete agreements closed Wednesday, just as major business groups ramped up their campaign against it. In series of letters this week to the…
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Hours after state board rebuke, Disney announces groundbreaking for affordable housing in Florida
Walt Disney World said on Wednesday it would break ground next year on a planned affordable housing development in Central Florida. The unit of Walt Disney Co. said it plans to provide 1,400 housing units on…
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Elizabeth Holmes, founder of the blood-testing lab Theranos, has filed an appeal of her January 2022 conviction on four counts of fraud in connection with her time as chief executive of the company. In a…
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As part of its plan to cool inflation, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates to their highest levels in nearly two decades. The idea is to make borrowing, investing and hiring more expensive, thereby…
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The deadline to file taxes is upon us. This year, it falls on Tuesday, April 18 — the result of the District of Columbia’s observance of Emancipation Day on Monday and the fact that the…
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Fox Corporation’s $787.5 million settlement Tuesday with Dominion Voting Systems is a landmark payout in a case that has stirred debate over issues ranging from free speech to the health of democracy. But for the…
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A nationwide ground stop affecting Southwest Airlines flights was lifted Tuesday morning after the carrier said it had experienced issues. Southwest said in a statement that it had resumed operations after temporarily pausing flight activity…
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Two days after it announced it was laying off 9,236 workers, David’s Bridal has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and is looking for a buyer. The company said in a news release Monday, its…