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Brigitte Bardot, sex symbol then animal activist, dies at 91 | Fortune
Brigitte Bardot, the French actress who set the standard for a generation of female sex symbols in the 1960s and devoted her later life to animal rights, has died. She was 91.Her death was announced Sunday in a statement by her...
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North Korea’s Kim tests long-range cruise missiles over West Sea | Fortune
North Korea said it conducted a long-range strategic cruise missile launch drill over the West Sea on Sunday as it continues to showcase its weapons capabilities amid regional tensions.Leader Kim Jong Un observed the drill, which was carried out...
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This Warren Buffett-backed wildlife rehab center estimates not having old newspapers to use would create more than $10,000 a year in new costs |...
The sun would rise over the Rockies, and Robin Gammons would run to the front porch to grab the morning paper before school.She wanted the comics and her dad wanted sports, but the Montana Standard meant more than their...
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The retirement of this notoriously finicky card marks the end of an era for one of the world’s oldest and largest transit systems | Fortune
When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and largest transit systems.Now, more than three decades later, the gold-hued fare card and its notoriously finicky magnetic...
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MacKenzie Scott’s close relationship with Toni Morrison long before Amazon put her on the path give more than $1 billion to HBCUs | Fortune
Before MacKenzie Scott published her first novel or helped shape Amazon in its early days as an online book seller, she found mentorship and guidance from one of America’s most acclaimed writers.Scott credits author and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison...
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GE HealthCare CEO Peter Arduini is forging a new chapter while drawing on Jack Welch’s legacy | Fortune
On Jan. 4, 2023, GE HealthCare Technologies (No. 219 on the Fortune 500) debuted as a standalone public company on the Nasdaq exchange. Since then, its stock is up almost 50%. It was the first of three businesses to be spun off in the breakup of General Electric, the conglomerate founded on the inventions of Thomas Edison that went public...
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Getting hired in 2026 is all about your ‘microcredentials’ says CEO of $1.3 billion learning platform—this is what he told Gen Z kids to...
It hasn’t been the easiest year to land a job, and in 2026, the employment landscape will likely remain just as volatile. Managers will be grappling with how to deploy AI in their businesses and what skills they really...
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Bolsonaro undergoes medical procedure to treat severe hiccups | Fortune
Brazil’s former president, Jair Bolsonaro, underwent a medical procedure on Saturday afternoon at a hospital in Brasília to treat a bout of persistent hiccups.The intervention, described as successful by his medical team in a Saturday press conference, involved blocking the...
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Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85 | Fortune
Jeffrey R. Holland, a high-ranking official in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who was next in line to become the faith’s president, has died. He was 85.Holland died early Saturday morning from complications associated with kidney disease, the...
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Russian official warns a banking crisis is possible amid nonpayments. ‘I don’t want to think about a continuation of the war or an escalation’...
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Russia’s financial system is reportedly coming under more strain as Moscow’s war on Ukraine nears the end of its fourth full year.The White House is seeking to revive peace talks this weekend with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky due...