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Janet Cho 🖊️기자

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Business Journalist, Former Newspaper Reporter, Lifelong Asker of Questions. Personal account. « If you have the choice between being right and being kind, #ChooseKind »

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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 1h
www.marketwatch.com/story/heres-... An expected bump in Social Security payments could add an average of $71 a month to retirees’ benefits — a welcome, if modest, boost amid rising gas, groceries, healthcare and housing costs. Social Security’s 2027 cost-of-living adjustment comes out on Oct. 14…
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Here’s how much extra money could be in your monthly Social Security check next year
Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment will boost retirees’ monthly budgets. But will it be enough?
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/hor... Audiences can’t get enough of movies that scare them out of their seats. Other Mommy, Universal Pictures’ horror movie about a sinister entity that emerges from an 8-year-old girl’s closet, topped the weekend box office with an estimated $27.5 million in ticket sales
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Horror Is Hollywood’s Hottest Movie Genre These Days
Universal’s ‘Other Mommy’ is the sixth top debut for a horror movie in 2026, according to Rentrak.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“You are America. Unconstrained by habit and convention. Unencumbered by what is, and ready to seize what ought to be,” ~ President Barack Obama in Selma, Alabama, in March 2015. “The single-most powerful word in our democracy is the word ‘We.’ ‘We The People.’ ‘We Shall Overcome.’ ‘Yes We Can.’”
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“When I travel the world and I meet girls who are so bright, and so hungry to go to school, I see myself in these girls. I see my daughters in these girls.” ~ First Lady Michelle Obama, at a 2016 Let Girls Learn event
A display at the Obama Presidential Center called “Our Global Community” highlights the global impact of President Barack Obama’s administration and First Lady Michelle Obama’s influence. The photo shows Michelle Obama speaking to a group of schoolgirls.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“‘We the people’ … three simple words, words we’ve come to recognize mean all the people, not just some.” ~ President Barack Obama’s 2016 State of the Union. Students crowd around an interactive exhibit about Constitutional amendments expanding voting rights. “I want to call Obama,” one boy says. 😆
Schoolchildren press buttons and turn pages at the Obama Presidential Center talking about the right to vote. One section lets visitors pick up the phone and listen to a video about the three branches of government.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“There was no way that a skinny guy from the South Side with a funny name like ‘Barack Obama‘ could ever win a statewide race. Sixteen months later we are here.” ~ then-Illinois State Senator @barackobama.bsky.social . Visiting the Obama Presidential Center thanks to @nationalpress.bsky.social
A mural at the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago’s South Side showing photos from his campaign to become the junior senator from Illinois in 2004.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pulitzer Prize winner & NYTimes investigative reporter David @fahrenthold.bsky.social shares his best tips for digging into nonprofits via IRS Form 990s: Is their income growing or shrinking? What are their largest expenses? Does their spending match their stated mission? @nationalpress.bsky.social
Pulitzer Prize winner & NYTimes investigative reporter David Fahrenthold appears on a screen at a National Press Foundation training seminar for journalists on digging into nonprofits. He is wearing a checked shirt and glasses and gesturing with his right hand. There are framed newspapers on the red walls behind him.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/ama... Amazon MGM Studios overpowered Tom Cruise’s latest film as Verity, the psychological thriller starring Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson, won the weekend domestic box office. Verity sold an estimated $32.6 million in North America through Sunday, according to Rentrak
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Amazon’s Crime Thriller ‘Verity’ Tops the Weekend Box Office
The Anne Hathaway film overpowered Tom Cruise’s latest.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/pop... Popeyes is hoping yet another fried chicken sandwich - with sweet honey sauce on a buttermilk biscuit - can help revive its struggling business. The fried-chicken chain—with roughly $7.8 billion global sales —introduced its Honey Chicken Biscuit on Monday for $5 …
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Popeyes Has a New Chicken Sandwich. Can It Repeat The 2019 Magic?
The launch recalls Popeyes’ original chicken hit sandwich, which sold out nationwide.
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Jenna McLaughlin @jennamclaughlin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This is deeply concerning to current and especially retired FBI employees who are "bracing for impact," if the information leaks, I'm told. They're also trading dark humor and memes. Also I did sneak a Pokémon reference into Morning Edition.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I read and appreciated both versions of that book, and bought copies as gifts for others. This latest book sounds incredible, @clintsmithiii.bsky.social
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PJ walker @pj1304.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🎁gift www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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I Went Home to Miami to See How Hispanic Voters Feel About Trump and Immigration
Watch as a WSJ reporter visits Miami-Dade County—which Trump flipped red in 2024. Now, many in this heavily Cuban community are frustrated with some of his policies.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
MacFarlane: The Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio has got the same issue. Last year, they paid $50,000 for diesel to transport their food. Now, they’re paying $150,000 for the diesel to transport their food.
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ID & WA News Guilds @idwanewsguilds.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Please donate to our GoFundMes to directly help our seven McClatchy workers across Washington and 10 in Idaho who lost their jobs, and give them a 'Thank you' for their relentless coverage of our communities. Links in bio and below
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Alyson Smith @pedsaly.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In less than 3 minutes, @apoorvanyt.bsky.social shows - and tells - us what’s happened inside the CDC. Everyone needs to watch ❤️‍🩹
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Video: A Shrinking Work Force Is Changing the C.D.C.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has lost close to 30 percent of its staff in the past year, with big turnover in top leadership and entire teams effectively shut down. Our health report...
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Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak @alikodjak.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The online sports betting companies say they don't need regulation because they put guardrails in place to prevent gamblers from going too far. @propublica.org gave reporter Jake Pearson some money and had him put that assertion to the test. Read on! www.propublica.org/article/draf...
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I Deliberately Bet Like a Problem Gambler. DraftKings Made Me a VIP.
Amid growing public health concerns, operators like DraftKings have touted “responsible gaming” tools and prompts. But as I went off the deep end, I found they were no match for the incentives and pro...
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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
NEW: The Washington Post said it will not publish photographs of presidential events until midnight, joining a collective effort with photographers in other newsrooms covering the White House in a show of support of the banned outlets. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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Major TV networks halt video coverage of Trump over CNN ban
CNN, along with MS NOW and Politico, filed a lawsuit over the ban, which the president defended as “an assault on the FAKE NEWS.”
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
we've reached a new milestone- the U.S. average diesel price has hit $6.301/gal while gasoline is up to $4.355/gal. I expect both of these to jump noticably over the next 48 hours. diesel could hit $6.60/gal in a few days, surpassing the inflation-adjusted peak seen in 2022.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 12/09/2026
The US President's new proposal to tax international students has been approved by the White House for release this week. It's an unprecedented $100,000 tax on int'l grads who stay to work after graduation on Optional Practical Training (most grads do), a crucial bridge to remaining by any channel.
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The Poynter Institute @poynterinstitute.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
McClatchy, whose titles include The Miami Herald and The Sacramento Bee, executed its most severe layoffs in years on Thursday, cutting newsroom staff at some papers by upwards of 40%. www.poynter.org/business-wor...
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McClatchy cuts more than 90 staff in its most severe layoffs in years - Poynter
At least 13 papers — including The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and The Kansas City Star — lost reporters
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 04/09/2026
The Hugging Face incident may turn out to be one of the most important milestones/warnings in technological revolution now underway. History may look back at this moment/point to it. Everyone should be reading ab it and thinking about it. Here are a few good pieces: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/t...
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Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I. (Gift Article)
The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/can... President Trump’s steep tariffs and latest verbal attacks on Canada have spurred Canadians to double down on their ongoing boycott of all things U.S.A. His executive order changing Lake Ontario’s name to “Lake America” ignited a fresh round of Canadian ire...
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Canadians Double-Down on U.S. Boycotts Over Tariffs and Trump’s ‘Lake America’
President Donald Trump’s move to change the name of one of the Great Lakes has ignited a fresh round of Canadian ire.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/lul... Lululemon Athletica, best known for its yoga clothes and other athleticwear, reported quarterly revenue below expectations and lowered its full-year guidance. For its second quarter, Lululemon reported sales of $2.4 billion, below the $2.458 billion expected… $LULU
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Lululemon Athletica’s Stock Falls After Quarterly Sales, Guidance Miss
The athleisure retailer got a refund from tariffs that helped boost earnings per share by 86 cents.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/jet... #JetBlue is joining the industry’s race for premium-paying travelers, rolling out first class seating on domestic flights this fall. The low-cost carrier from Queens calls it BlueFirst, featuring plush seats with up to 7 inches more legroom and 5 inches more recline…
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JetBlue Joins Race for Premium Travelers With Domestic First Class Seats
It is part of the carrier’s JetForward turnaround strategy, which it introduced in 2024.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/cal... Callaway Golf Co. has dropped a business relationship with an online golf media platform days after getting mired in a controversial ad that went viral. Callaway said it was severed ties with Good Good Golf effective immediately and would commit $1 million to …
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Callaway Golf Ends Co-Branding Deal After Viral Ad Backlash
The ad has been withdrawn from online sites but the fallout continues.
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton on funding education and childhood literacy programs: My daddy was the smartest man I have ever known, but I knew his inability to read probably kept him from seeing all of his dreams come true. Inspiring kids to love to read became my mission.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026
This girl I used to waitress with in Austin, we moved to New York together in 2003 on a literal Greyhound bus. Shared a fifth floor walk-up studio that, when it rained, had more leaks in the ceiling than we had pots and pans. We used to get drunk and smoke off the fire escape and do “sad-offs.”
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/sta... Starbucks’ unionized baristas called on customers to boycott the coffee chain, adding pressure to CEO Brian Niccol’s efforts to revive the brand. Starbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org launched “No Contract, No Coffee,” urging people to stop buying Starbucks
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Starbucks Union Calls for Boycott in Latest Test of Company Turnaround
Starbucks Workers United is seeking a contract agreement. For investors, the key question is whether the boycott move will affect customer behavior at a meaningful scale.
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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️
Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/sum... Hollywood just marked its fourth consecutive $1 billion month of domestic box office sales. The July 31 opening of Sony Pictures’ #Spider-Man: Brand New Day launched AMC Entertainment to its highest revenue weekend for tickets and food-and-beverage sales ... 🎥
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Summer Blockbusters Are Filling Movie Theaters. The Stocks Are the Stars.
AMC Entertainment, Cinemark, Marcus, and IMAX are notching record crowds and sales.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 25/08/2026
"I was not shocked that he helped somebody. My shock is that he was murdered. And no one has given us the complete truth or anyone has been held accountable. And it's been 7 months! ... there was more effort in vilifying him than pursuing justice" -- Alex Pretti's parents
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/spi... Sony Pictures’ Spider-Man expanded its domination of the global box office for a third straight weekend. Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man: Brand New Day sold another $70 million this weeknd, bringing its domestic total to $785.8 million, to surpass $2.02 billion worldwide
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‘Spider-Man’ Races to $2 Billion, Snaring Sony’s Highest-Selling Movie
It’s the second-fastest movie to reach that milestone, according to Rentrak’s Paul Dergarabedian, who sees a $10 billion year at the box office within reach.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/msg... Shares of Madison Square Garden Sports, the parent of the NBA champion New York Knicks, surged Wednesday on reports that Bob Iger and venture capitalist Joshua Kushner plan to buy a majority stake in the Los Angeles Lakers that values it around $12.5 billion. …
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MSGS Stock Pops on News of LA Lakers Sale for $12.5 Billion
The parent of the NBA champion New York Knicks has been rallying on higher pro basketball team valuations.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/spi... ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ vaulted to another monster weekend at the global cinema, and is expected to push Hollywood’s domestic summer box office sales to $4 billion by Monday. Domestic summer movie ticket revenue is projected to reach $3.985 billion Sunday night…
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‘Spider-Man’ Will Boost Hollywood’s Summer Box Office Sales Past $4 Billion
The movie industry is tracking a record summer at the theaters, trailing 2013’s record domestic ticket sales by just $770 million with more weeks left to catch up.
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richardawebster.bsky.social @richardawebster.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
1. Exonerated after 42 years in prison, Elvis Brooks is eligible for up to $480,000 as compensation. But because of Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, he still hasn’t seen a single cent... (THREAD) @propublica.org @veritenews.org
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I bought your book for my 5-year-old neighbor’s birthday. He adores stories, reading, and being read to! 😊#SoHappyYoureHere 📚
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/wal... Wall Street’s bonuses are looking much more robust after the second quarter, with the outlook for year-end bonuses up by as much as 15% … “Everything is shaping up to be a fantastic year for the banks,” Chris Connors, managing director of Johnson Associates, …
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Wall Street Bonuses Looking Plumper as 2026 Projected to be ‘Year of the Bank’
Healthy backlogs for M&A, trading, stock underwriting, and other traditional businesses are translating into bigger bonus pools, at least as of mid-year, according to Johnson Associates.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 05/08/2026
President Donald Trump’s administration has detained more than 50 spouses and parents of U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families, an AP investigation has found.
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AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/chi... Chipotle Mexican Grill removed jalapeños from several Minnesota restaurants after state health officials linked the peppers to a salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 110 people. #Chipotle said it removed the peppers from every restaurant that received them …
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Chipotle Stock Tanks on Potential Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Jalapeños
Minnesota officials said Chipotle has fully cooperated with the investigation and they are no longer concerned about continued exposure.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/spi... Spider-Man: Brand New Day is on pace to notch the second-biggest opening weekend in domestic box office history, with the potential to overtake the top movie … Sunday night. Brand New Day is projected to rake in $355 million from the U.S. and Canada, … #SpiderMan 📽️
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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Delivers Huge Debut as Hollywood Chases Record Year
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/spi... Moviegoers and film industry analysts have enormous expectations for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the latest installment about the tormented web slinger. #Spider-Man: Brand New Day is expected to sell over $200 million in domestic box office. Five things to know…
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‘Spider-Man’ Will Knock ‘The Odyssey’ Out of No. 1 This Weekend. Here’s Why.
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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I hope you'll take a few minutes to watch this CBS Sunday Morning story. It's a chance to hear Marvin tell his story in his own words and hear his voice.
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When the employed are pushed into homelessness
YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/bac... The National Retail Federation’s latest survey of consumers says that back-to-school spending is expected to hit $146.8 billion this year—more than spending for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Easter, and the Super Bowl combined. …
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Back to School Spending Expected to Set Records Despite Bargain Hunting
Kids are heading back to the classroom, and the retailer trade group expects spending on supplies to hit a record $146.8 billion, more than Mother’s and Father's Day, Easter, and the Super Bowl combin...
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Hello! 👋 I'm hoping to raise money for two Bay Area cat rescues. If you post a screenshot of you donating at least $20, I will answer a style-related question for you. But first, let me tell you about the rescues, why they're worthy of your support, and hopefully get you to adopt a cat. 🧵
Two gray cats. One has their pawn on a person's knee. Two cats sleeping next to each other.
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Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 24/07/2026
LeBron James will join the 76ers on a two-year, $8 million contract. The news was first reported by ESPN's Shams Charania, and James’ agency, Klutch Sports, confirmed the deal in a tweet.
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LeBron James, Sixers agree to two-year, $8 million contract
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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
In case you didn’t have enough reasons to love Spanish football, here’s some more wholesome content of the male players paying their respects to the women’s team, which also won the world cup www.instagram.com/reel/DbEsgxe...
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/res... The Food and Drug Administration said it is started a new investigation on another outbreak of the diarrhea-causing cyclospora parasite that involves 72 illnesses. The new cluster is separate from the five-state outbreak tied to shredded iceberg lettuce at Taco Bell
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Restaurant Stocks Fall Again as New Cyclospora Outbreak Adds to Concerns
The new cluster is separate from the five-state outbreak tied to shredded iceberg lettuce served at certain Taco Bell restaurants.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/utz... Utz Brands, a Pennsylvania maker of potato chips and other salty snacks, is going private in a merger with German savory snack maker Intersnack Group GmbH & Co. KG. The announcement sent #Utz shares soaring 89.5%, to $14.12 a share, in afternoon trading. …
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Utz Brands Stock Soars in Take-Private Deal With German Snack Maker
Intersnack Group is buying the Pennsylvania chip company for an enterprise value of $2.9 billion.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
of this weekend… to see the first filmed-entirely-in-IMAX movie as Nolan wanted it to be seen. Initial estimates say The Odyssey sold $124.5 million at the domestic box office this weekend, including $51.1 million at Friday’s opening, selling an average of $31,768 a location, according to Rentrak.
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Janet Cho 🖊️기자 @janetcho.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
www.barrons.com/articles/uni... Audiences worldwide flocked to see Christopher Nolan’s #TheOdyssey , making it the weekend’s biggest movie domestically and internationally. Despite its three-hour length, R-rating, and criticism of its diverse casting, audiences bought tickets well in advance …
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Universal’s ‘The Odyssey’ Shatters Expectations in Quest to Top of the Global Box Office
Initial estimates say Christopher Nolan’s latest epic sold $124.5 million at the domestic box office in its opening weekend.
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