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Comcast’s Sky in Talks to Buy Broadcasting Arm of U.K.’s ITV

November 9, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Comcast’s Sky in Talks to Buy Broadcasting Arm of U.K.’s ITV
A deal would expand the U.S. giant’s footprint in Europe and allow ITV to focus on its studio operations, which make shows including “Love Island” and “The Reluctant Traveler.”

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Trump’s Tax Cuts Are Exposing Companies to Biden’s Tax Hike

November 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Trump’s Tax Cuts Are Exposing Companies to Biden’s Tax Hike
Democrats’ older alternative minimum tax claws back billions of dollars in savings from the newer GOP law.

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News Quiz for Nov. 8, 2025

November 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on News Quiz for Nov. 8, 2025
Test your knowledge of the week’s events as reported in The Wall Street Journal.

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Alaska’s New Mining Rush Chases Something More Coveted Than Gold

November 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Alaska’s New Mining Rush Chases Something More Coveted Than Gold
An obscure element often found in gold mines used to be considered mining detritus. Now it is at the center of the U.S.-China trade war.

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Disney-YouTube TV Blackout Has Customers Scrambling and Getting Creative

November 8, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Disney-YouTube TV Blackout Has Customers Scrambling and Getting Creative
Fans of football and ‘Dancing With the Stars’ are hooking up antennas to stay tuned in.

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Riding in a Chinese Robotaxi Is Pretty Smooth—That’s a Problem for Waymo

November 7, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Riding in a Chinese Robotaxi Is Pretty Smooth—That’s a Problem for Waymo
While U.S. companies dominate their home market, other countries are looking to China for driverless technology.

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She Almost Gave Up. Now She Has the Year’s Unlikely Hit Novel.

November 7, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on She Almost Gave Up. Now She Has the Year’s Unlikely Hit Novel.
After struggling as an author for two decades, Virginia Evans has a bestseller with ‘The Correspondent.’

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Visit Joplin to Host Presentation on the Impact of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on November 18

November 7, 2025 Erin Slifka 0

Visit Joplin and the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce invites the business community to learn about the impact that the 2026 FIFA World Cup games will have on the greater Kansas City region and what […]

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Trump Calls for Antitrust Probe Over Rising Beef Prices

November 7, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Trump Calls for Antitrust Probe Over Rising Beef Prices
The president accused meatpacking companies of driving up beef prices and the Justice Department has launched an investigation.

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Blake Lively Claims $161 Million in Damages From ‘It Ends With Us’ Fight

November 7, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Blake Lively Claims $161 Million in Damages From ‘It Ends With Us’ Fight
The damages claim raises the stakes in the Hollywood feud, with the actress saying she lost millions of dollars in acting jobs, public-speaking opportunities and deals.

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