Bill Ackman’s SPAC buys 10% of the music giant behind Kanye West
Vivendi has agreed to sell 10% of Universal Music to a so-called blank check company backed by hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman for about $4 billion.
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Unvaccinated Americans are at risk of an aggressive and more dangerous Covid-19 variant. These are the most vulnerable states
Some states are making great strides in vaccinating their residents against Covid-19, but the ones that are not may soon be contending with a more transmissible...
Why Is Ethiopia at War With Itself?
What led Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to conduct a military campaign in the Tigray region, and how has the fighting affected Ethiopia and the Horn of...
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven ousted in no-confidence vote
Sweden’s parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Stefan Lofven in a no-confidence motion on Monday, giving the Social Democrat leader a week to either resign and...
Ethiopians head to the polls amid famine and a raging humanitarian crisis
Ethiopians will head to the polls on Monday amid widespread nationwide unrest, famine, and a raging humanitarian crisis in the country’s Tigray region.
Supreme Court opens door to significant increase in compensation for college student athletes
A unanimous Supreme Court said on Monday that student athletes could receive education-related payments in a case that could reshape college sports by allowing more money...
Iran’s Incoming President Vows Tough Line on Missiles and Militias
Ebrahim Raisi, Iran’s ultraconservative president-elect, said he would not meet with President Biden and that Tehran’s position on its ballistic missile program was “nonnegotiable.”
For the Butterflies — and the Rest of Us
Stop using pesticides, in your butterfly garden and everywhere else.
In N.C.A.A. Case, Supreme Court Backs Payments to Student-Athletes
The N.C.A.A. argued that the payments were a threat to amateurism and that barring them did not violate the antitrust laws.
In Rift With Biden, a Dramatic Show of Force by a Conservative Catholic Movement
A vote by the U.S. bishops was the most dramatic example of the conservative Catholic movement’s reach since Joseph R. Biden was elected. But the contingent...
