Amazon is paying $8.45 billion for MGM, making it the company’s second-largest acquisition after it bought grocer Whole Foods for nearly $14 billion in 2017 Online shopping giant Amazon is buying MGM, the movie and TV studio behind James Bond, “Legally Blonde” and “Shark Tank,” with the hopes of filling […]
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Bond package bonanza: Projects abound in governor’s proposal | Local News
A new $356 million infrastructure bond bill introduced by the governor Friday aims to make improvements at the Fairbanks Youth Facility, Fairbanks Pioneers’ Home, Fairbanks International Airport and the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Senate Bill 74 targets several major highways in the Interior and to the north for new bridges […]
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Detroit Tigers’ Matthew Boyd, Daniel Norris savor nine-year bond
Detroit — Daniel Norris remembers the first time he shared a living space with Matthew Boyd. It was back in 2013, in Lansing, when they were both pitching for the Lugnuts, the Blue Jays’ Low-A affiliate. “I told him he could come live with us,” Norris recalled in a Zoom call […]
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LCSD makes progress with career and technical center, other bond issue projects | News
TUPELO • The Lee County School District continues to make progress with construction projects and upgrades, the largest of which is the new career and technical education center, made possible by a $15-million bond issue approved last year. A 91% majority of Lee County residents voted to approve the bond […]
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New Special Edition Moke America eMoke Inspired by James Bond
The car’s Moke. Mini Moke. Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves—we’re in a James Bondsey mood today. Aside from mounting excitement for the upcoming James Bond film “No Time to Die,” we just caught wind that the folks at Moke America teamed up with 007 masterminds Eon Productions for a special-edition […]
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Sean Connery, the first James Bond, dies at 90
Sir Thomas Sean Connery, the iconic Scottish actor and Hollywood legend who made a name for himself as the first James Bond, has died, according to multiple outlets. He was 90. Before he was “Bond, James Bond,” Connery was just another kid in a working-class neighborhood in Fountainbridge, Scotland. Born […]
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How a secret bond formed between Jeep SUV owners
Is it OK for a Jeep Wrangler driver to wave to someone behind the wheel of a Grand Cherokee? The question itself is not to be taken lightly, and it can get even more complicated. Is the Grand Cherokee modified? Some people would wave at a modified Grand Cherokee but refuse to […]