#Golden Nugget shares soar 50% after .56B DraftKings deal

#Golden Nugget shares soar 50% after $1.56B DraftKings deal

“#Golden Nugget shares soar 50% after $1.56B DraftKings deal” DraftKings plans to buy online betting rival Golden Nugget Online Gaming for $1.56 billion, the companies said Monday — sending Golden Nugget’s stock soaring more than 50 percent.  Golden Nugget shares were trading at $18.56 shortly after market open on Monday, up an eye-watering 51.3 percent…

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#Samsung exec Jay Y. Lee expected to leave prison Friday

#Samsung exec Jay Y. Lee expected to leave prison Friday

“#Samsung exec Jay Y. Lee expected to leave prison Friday” Samsung Electronics vice chairman Jay Y. Lee, in jail after convictions for bribery, embezzlement and other charges, has qualified for parole and is expected to leave prison this Friday, South Korea’s justice ministry said. But he still has other serious legal woes. Prosecutors argue the 2015 $8 billion merger of…

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#Epstein compensation fund pays out nearly 5M to victims

#Epstein compensation fund pays out nearly $125M to victims

“#Epstein compensation fund pays out nearly $125M to victims” The compensation fund set up for Jeffrey Epstein’s victims paid out nearly $125 million before it was closed down Monday — the eve of the two-year anniversary of the pedophile’s death. The case’s Victims’ Compensation Program began distributing money a little more than a year ago…

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#Dish beats Q2 earnings estimates but loses 67K pay-TV subscribers

#Dish beats Q2 earnings estimates but loses 67K pay-TV subscribers

“#Dish beats Q2 earnings estimates but loses 67K pay-TV subscribers” Charlie Ergen’s Dish Network beat Wall Street’s second-quarter estimates even as it continued to bleed tens of thousands of pay-TV subscribers. The satellite TV company was boosted by its growing wireless business even as customers continued cord-cutting, in which they cancel traditional cable or satellite…

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#McDonald’s grappling with low supply of to-go bags, straws

#McDonald’s grappling with low supply of to-go bags, straws

“#McDonald’s grappling with low supply of to-go bags, straws” Fast-food giant McDonald’s is facing a tight supply of paper to-go bags and straws, the company has warned workers — the latest supply-chain hiccup to emerge as the shifting demands of the pandemic continue to cause headaches across industries. McDonald’s urged restaurant owners in an internal…

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#Fauci wants COVID vaccines required for healthcare workers

#Fauci wants COVID vaccines required for healthcare workers

“#Fauci wants COVID vaccines required for healthcare workers” Dr. Anthony Fauci has backed requiring COVID-19 vaccines for healthcare workers who see patients, saying that it’s “inexplicable” that anyone in that field wouldn’t get the shot. “I’m very much in favor of mandating if you want to see patients and you want to participate in healthcare,…

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