ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Two major casino companies announced deals Monday with daily fantasy sports providers as they seek to expand their reach and integrate different forms of fan engagement with professional sports into their gambling operations. In the first deal, announced Monday morning, Bally’s continued its acquisition juggernaut by […]
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Biden Wants Congress To Pass COVID Relief Before March
Congress should pass a COVID-19 relief bill before federal unemployment benefits begin to expire in March, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. “We are going to hit a cliff, an unemployment insurance cliff, in March, where millions of people won’t be able to have access to unemployment insurance,” […]
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Food Network Pulls ‘Worst Cooks In America’ Season 20 After Winner Charged With Murder
An entire season of the Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America” has been scrubbed from streaming services after its winner was charged with allegedly killing a toddler. The competition series’ Season 20, which debuted in June last year, is no longer available on streaming platforms including Discovery+ (Discovery Inc.’s new service), […]
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Sylvester Stallone Lists the $130 Million Rocky-themed Mansion He’s Lived in for Over Two Decades
Sylvester Stallone recently listed his enormous $130 million Rocky-themed Los Angeles mansion, selling it in favor of something slightly more modest—a $35.4 million property down in Florida. Stallone and his wife Jennifer Flavin plan to sell their custom-built 21,000-square-foot Beverly Hills Park home after over two decades of living there. […]
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Bidding Adieu to Call My Agent!, France’s Answer to The Office
Last Thursday, Netflix released the final season of the French television series Call My Agent!, which follows the professional and personal embroilments of a Parisian talent agency called ASK. Real French movie stars—like Isabelle Huppert, Fabrice Luchini, Juliette Binoche, and JoeyStarr—appear as supporting characters alongside mainstays Camille Cotin, playing self-assured […]
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Bally’s acquires Monkey Knife Fight fantasy sports company
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Bally’s continued its acquisition juggernaut Monday, acquiring the daily fantasy sports company Monkey Knife Fight in an all-stock transaction that further widens the fast-growing company’s drive to add casino, online sports betting and media companies. Providence, Rhode Island-based Bally’s becomes the third U.S. sports betting company […]
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Home maintenance tasks for the winter and throughout the year
You can DIY this work, and gazillions of online how-to videos will, step by step, show you what to do. At Checkbook.org you’ll find our full list of tasks and further tips on what to do and, if you want to hire a pro, unbiased ratings of local businesses — […]
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Ohio’s U.S. Sen. Rob Portman won’t run for re-election; Republican cites ‘partisan gridlock’
I feel fortunate to have been entrusted by the people of Ohio to represent them in the US Senate. Today, I am announcing that I have made a decision not to run again in 2022. This doesn’t mean I’m leaving now – I still have two more years in my […]
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Ask Angie’s List: How can I care for my outdoor plumbing in winter?
Winter has been relatively mild in its first month, so even if you haven’t done it already, it’s still a good time to winterize your outdoor plumbing. Attending to your outdoor faucets and water pipes to prevent frozen pipes and water damage is easy to overlook during preparations, but they’re […]
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The 5 steps for designing a timeless kitchen
If any room in our homes got a workout last year, it was the kitchen. Cooking and baking were popular for both practical and relaxing reasons. All that time in the heart of the home got some of us wondering whether we should deep clean, organize, upgrade or even remodel […]
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Alinosi Ice Cream & Candy in Detroit is selling for $595K
CLOSE Alinosi Ice Cream & Candy, at 12748 E. Mcnichols Ave. in Detroit, is up for sale and includes an original soda fountain. (Photo: Good Company Realty) A sweet, 100-year-old Detroit tradition could be bought for the right price. The owner of Alinosi Ice Cream & Candy is selling his business, along with its location […]
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Measuring Value Across Networks Of Partners
Vice President of Worldwide Sales for LeadsRx, responsible for driving growth of our impartial multi-touch attribution marketing software. getty If you own or manage a business that supports a broader ecosystem of partners — such as Zillow.com does for its realtor network — then you are undoubtedly working hard to promote […]
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How To Deal With The Anger You Feel Over People Ignoring COVID-19
When you haven’t seen your family, hung out with friends or gone on vacation in the name of pandemic safety, watching other people do the things you so desperately miss can be maddening. You might say it makes you “pangry,” a made-up word for pandemic angry that describes what many […]
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NFL Draft 2021: Justin Fields or Zach Wilson to Jets; Ja’Marr Chase or DeVonta Smith to Eagles; Giants add piece on offense | Latest 1st-round mock
There are only two teams left in the NFL Playoffs: The Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Everybody else can start thinking ahead to 2021. Now, all but two picks in this year’s draft order have been set, and those will be determined after the Super Bowl. There is […]
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10 lockdown activities to do if you’re bored of Netflix
The fun activities to do if you’re bored of Netflix. (Getty Images) Yahoo Lifestyle is committed to finding you the best products at the best prices. We may receive a share from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. A night in watching […]
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Helsinki Has a Cathedral Perfect for Book Lovers
ALESSANDRO RAMPAZZO/Getty I initially went Helsinki’s Oodi Library on a whim. My friend’s son needed another Harry Potter book. And because I find visiting a location in any city I don’t live in inherently interesting, I tagged along. But walking into the boat-like building, and stepping into the airy ground-floor […]
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Las Vegas-area district moves to partially reopen schools amid surge in student suicides
The Clark County School District in Nevada is moving to partially reopen schools in response to a surge of student suicides, The New York Times reports. Eighteen students in the county took their own lives in the final nine months of 2020, the Times reports, leading the Clark County school board to […]