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Hibbett Sports announced a deal to be acquired by JD Sports Fashion PLC. Under the terms of the deal, the Birmingham-based sports apparel and equipment retailer’s outstanding shares sold to JD Sport for $87.50 per share in cash for an aggregate enterprise value of approximately $1.1 billion. The transaction is expected to be closed in the second half of 2024.
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2 years ago Read more at WBRC

Six years ago, the Silicon Valley giant signed a small, $9 million contract to put the skills of a few of its most innovative developers to the task of building an artificial intelligence tool that would help the military discern between civilians and militants. The uproar forced the company to back out, but Project Maven didn’t die — it just moved to other contractors. Now, it has grown into an ambitious experiment being tested on the front lines in Ukraine.
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2 years ago Read more at The New York Times

Edward Lynch, 52, charged with distribution of child pornography. New Jersey MVC considers Fee Hikes To Close Major Budget Gap TRENTON.
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2 years ago Read more at New Jersey 101.5 FM

Hannaford Supermarkets announced Monday that the lean ground beef products sold between April 6 and 16 are possibly contaminated. The alert includes 58 stores in Maine, 27 in New Hampshire and 3 in Massachusetts. No confirmed illnesses have been reported as a result of consumption of the meat.
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2 years ago Read more at WABI

Anne Hathaway is thrilled she doesn't have to deal with anymore. Her upcoming film, "The Idea of You,' is inspired by Harry Styles fan fiction and was the most watched trailer ever for a streaming movie.
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2 years ago Read more at NBC Washington

Karen Levine started PeachSkinSheets in 2013 after leaving behind a corporate career. The company frequented festivals in Cobb County, Crabapple, Johns Creek and Dunwoody. With a background in ecommerce and marketing, Levine dedicated the venture to offering a luxury sleep without a lofty price tag.
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2 years ago Read more at Appen Media

The NAR recently negotiated a $418 million settlement with aggrieved home sellers. In most states, the buyer's agent can technically just lower their commissions. But if buyers aren't paying their agent directly, they might be able to get some money back from their agent. This is a new era of experimentation in real estate, in which buyers and sellers can offer different levels of service or commission rates.
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2 years ago Read more at Business Insider

Minegoziibe Anishinabe filed the application on April 12 in the Court of Kings Bench. It seeks an order to terminate the province's decision to extend its agreement with Louisiana-Pacific Canada Ltd. It also asks for a court order to prohibit the province from licensing forestry activities in the area known as Forest Management Licence 3. At the heart of the argument is a forest management plan that the First Nation alleges has not been approved.
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2 years ago Read more at CBC.ca

astronomers have detected nearly 500 planets beyond our solar system since the late 1990s. The new planet orbits within the so-called 'habitable zone' of its star.
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2 years ago Read more at Science@NASA

Arlene Wood is the behavioral health grant director at Beebe Healthcare. The hospital system provides mobile health community outreach in Sussex County. Preliminary data for the first quarter of 2024 showed that 102 people are suspected of dying of an accidental drug death, compared with 138 overdose deaths in 2023.
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2 years ago Read more at WHYY