The Middle East could be seeing more and more billion-dollar start-ups in the coming months, according to the CEO of ride-hailing company Careem. It comes from a “magical combination” of top talent in the region choosing to build start-ups, and investors realizing that funding these entrepreneurs is a big opportunity, […]
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Mount Prospect Veterans Place Close To 300 Flags At Graves
Mount Prospect American Legion Post 525 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1337 gathered Thursday, May 27 to place flags of honor and remembrance on the graves of local veterans. A rainy forecast did not discourage about 18 members of both posts who, along with some family members, assembled early […]
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Goldmark Jewelers to close after 46 years as other downtown business owners contemplate their futures
Cal Brockman has spent the last 46 years designing and creating custom jewelry at his downtown Portland store, Goldmark Jewelers. Until last year, he had no plans of vacating his longtime storefront at the corner of Southwest 10th Avenue and Southwest Taylor Street. But foot traffic plummeted downtown after the […]
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California is spending millions on Hearst Castle in shutdown. How close is it to reopening?
Hearst Castle in San Simeon has been closed to visitors for more than a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but it’s still costing the state millions of dollars. According to Dan Falat, superintendent of the state park district that includes the Castle, California State Parks spent about $6.6 million […]
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Plan to close 6 DMV offices from Southeast Alaska to the Interior encounters bipartisan opposition in Legislature
JUNEAU — A plan by the Dunleavy administration to close six Department of Motor Vehicles offices, most in smaller towns, is meeting bipartisan skepticism in the Alaska Legislature. The proposal, unveiled in December, would close offices in Eagle River, Tok, Homer, Haines, Delta Junction and Valdez to save a half-million […]
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8 Crossbody Bags You Need to Keep Everything Close and Stylish
GO HANDS-FREE Gucci, $1,980, gucci.com. Photo: Emmanuel Sanchez-Monsalve Emmanuel Sanchez-Monsalve, Fashion Editor Jenny Hartman, Set design Javier Irigoyen March 5, 2021 8:33 am ET A crossbody bag can bring a sense of organization to daily life. With all the essentials packed neatly away, hands can stay free and pockets clear. […]
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Tommy’s Ham House restaurant in Greenville to close
Tommy’s Country Ham House has been a stop on the national campaign trail for the likes of George W. Bush to Donald Trump. GREENVILLE, S.C. — Since the late 1980’s, Tommy’s Ham House in Greenville has been THE place for politicians — mainly Republicans — to make a campaign stop […]
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How To Close Up Your Pandemic Bubble Without Losing Friends
As coronavirus case numbers surge across the country, it’s not just the obvious places you should avoid: political rallies, large weddings, crowded bars, restaurants and night clubs. More and more, health experts warn that COVID-19 is being transmitted at the intimate get-togethers many of us believed were relatively safe: Dinner […]
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Dayton to close city buildings to public, urges residents to stay home
The advisory overlaps with a 21-day statewide curfew issued by Gov. Mike DeWine. Starting Thursday, Ohioans should stay home from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Also starting Monday, payment centers will be closed. Residents can make city utility payments by phone, online, via mail or at any CVS or Family […]
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Some Lancaster restaurants to voluntarily close dining rooms after spike in COVID-19 | Local Business
In response to the surge of COVID-19 cases across Pennsylvania, at least two Lancaster County restaurants have voluntarily closed their indoor dining areas, a move few other establishments have made statewide. In downtown Lancaster, the Pressroom restaurant, which is owned by Steinman Communications, publisher of LNP, reverted to a takeout-only […]
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Thorpe and Company, oldest retailer in Sioux City, to close as proprietor prepares to retire | Local Business
Rusty Clark helps long-time customers Carla and Peter MacFarlane look at watches Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at Thorpe & Co. Jewellers in Sioux City, Iowa. Clark and his wife, Karen, have announced their retirement and the closure of the store which has been in Clark’s family for 120 years. Tim […]
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Close to Home: Actress Javicia Leslie on Her Home Renovations, Falling in Love With Gardening, and More
Javicia Leslie is breaking barries with her newest role on the CW. John Jay Text size “Close to Home” is a series inspired by the fact that so many of us are spending more of our time at home and learning to appreciate our sanctuaries now more than ever. At […]
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Quibi’s content failed to hook viewers and convince them to pay. Insiders said Jeffrey Katzenberg had close control of many programming decisions.
Jeffrey Katzenberg. Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images for Quibi Quibi, the mobile-video startup that raised $1.75 billion from backers like Alibaba Group, JPMorgan Chase, and Disney, is folding six months after debuting its subscription service. The Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded startup said in a statement that its demise was likely caused by a combination […]
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Quibi’s failure comes back to its content, Katzenberg’s close control
Quibi, the mobile-video startup that raised $1.75 billion from backers like Alibaba Group, JPMorgan Chase, and Disney, is folding six months after debuting its subscription service. The Jeffrey Katzenberg-founded startup said in a statement that its demise was likely caused by a combination of an idea that wasn’t strong enough […]
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Rockford Freshman Center, High School to close for 2 weeks due to COVID-19
Over the past two weeks, 416 RPS students grades 9-12 have quarantined and 17 have been placed in isolation due to testing positive for COVID-19. ROCKFORD, Mich. — Rockford Freshman Center and Rockford High school will be closed for the next 14 days, Superintendent Michael Shibler announced Saturday. In an […]
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As pub and restaurants close at 10pm, here’s how to socialise virtually or at home instead
There’s plenty of apps, ideas and games to play whether you live with friends and family or not (iStock) The latest lockdown restrictions, announced by Boris Johnson on 22 September, have enforced a series of stricter measures to tackle the growing number of coronavirus cases in England. These include a […]