#Berlin opens long-awaited 1.4-mile subway extension

#Berlin opens long-awaited 1.4-mile subway extension

“#Berlin opens long-awaited 1.4-mile subway extension” BERLIN — A long-awaited subway extension that tunnels under one of Berlin’s best-known boulevards and improves transport links from the German capital’s central railway station opened Friday. The 1.4-mile new section of the U5 line runs from its previous terminus at the Alexanderplatz, once Communist East Berlin’s central square,…

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#’Grey’s Anatomy’ alum T.R. Knight returns for weepy reunion

#’Grey’s Anatomy’ alum T.R. Knight returns for weepy reunion

“#’Grey’s Anatomy’ alum T.R. Knight returns for weepy reunion” First it was McDreamy, and now it’s George O’Malley.  Season 17 of “Grey’s Anatomy” keeps resurrecting dearly departed characters, thanks to Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) having COVID-induced dream sequences on a beach.  So far, she’s reunited with her dead husband, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey, 54, who…

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#First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island

#First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island

“#First Rohingya refugees arrive at isolated Bangladesh island” DHAKA, Bangladesh — Authorities in Bangladesh on Friday sent the first group of more than 1,500 Rohingya refugees to an isolated island despite calls by human rights groups for a halt to the process. The 1,642 refugees boarded seven Bangladeshi naval vessels in the port of Chittagong…

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#’A Christmas Carol’ opens to smaller, distanced audience

#’A Christmas Carol’ opens to smaller, distanced audience

“#’A Christmas Carol’ opens to smaller, distanced audience” LONDON – Opening its doors to a live audience for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in March, London’s Dominion Theatre is getting ready to put on a socially distanced, concert-style production of musical “A Christmas Carol”. The more than 2,000-seat theatre will be…

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#Wisconsin vs. Indiana, line prediction: Hoosiers the pick

#Wisconsin vs. Indiana, line prediction: Hoosiers the pick

“#Wisconsin vs. Indiana, line prediction: Hoosiers the pick” Let’s dive right into the betting angles for some of my top college football games of the week:  Wisconsin (-14.5, 45.5) vs. Indiana: Plenty of intrigue, and it starts with the line movement. Wisconsin opened as a 14-point favorite, though that line was immediately bet down to…

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#SEC fines Cheesecake Factory for hiding COVID-19 cash burn

#SEC fines Cheesecake Factory for hiding COVID-19 cash burn

“#SEC fines Cheesecake Factory for hiding COVID-19 cash burn” The feds served The Cheesecake Factory a $125,000 fine for allegedly hiding how much cash it was hemorrhaging early in the coronavirus crisis. The restaurant chain agreed to fork over the payment in a Friday settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that involved the regulator’s…

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#US cannabis sales hit record over Thanksgiving weekend

#US cannabis sales hit record over Thanksgiving weekend

“#US cannabis sales hit record over Thanksgiving weekend” US cannabis sales hit record levels over the Thanksgiving weekend, prompting industry predictions the combination of COVID-19 anxiety and a trend toward legalization has triggered a permanent uplift in demand. After years of sluggish official sales, buying soared in early March and April when lockdowns began and consumers, fearing…

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