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A Breakdown of Spotify Wrapped’s Suggested Sound Towns

The annual much-hyped Spotify Wrapped was released worldwide on Wednesday and soon went viral on social media, with users of the global streaming giant reacting to a new feature where the company matches a listener with a “Sound Town” based

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Up First briefing: Truce in Gaza extended for 7th day; Henry Kissinger dies at 100

Israel and Gaza agreed to extend their truce for one more day. Henry Kissinger, a towering figure in U.S. foreign policy, dies at 100. (Image credit: Maya Levin/AP)

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Up First briefing: Truce in Gaza extended for 7th day; Henry Kissinger dies at 100

Israel and Gaza agreed to extend their truce for one more day. Henry Kissinger, a towering figure in U.S. foreign policy, dies at 100. (Image credit: Maya Levin/AP)

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‘The Great British Baking Show’ Fantasy League Keeps Score: Who Will Win? Who Will Cry This Week?

Thousands of fans compete in sports-style brackets, on the edge of their seats as they watch for soggy pastries, dough troubles and tears.

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The Pogues’ Frontman Shane MacGowan Dies at 65

LONDON — Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter and frontman of “Celtic Punk” band The Pogues, best known for the Christmas ballad “Fairytale of New York,” died Thursday, his family said. He was 65. “It is with the deepest sorrow and heaviest

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AbbVie to Buy ImmunoGen for More Than $10 Billion

AbbVie has agreed to buy ImmunoGen for about $10.1 billion in a deal that speeds the biopharmaceutical company’s entry into the commercial market for ovarian cancer.

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Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

Blau Farmacêutica, Arvida and more in the latest Market Talks covering the Health Care sector.

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Basic Materials Roundup: Market Talk

The latest Market Talks covering Basic Materials.

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Auto & Transport Roundup: Market Talk

Halfords Group, General Motors and more in the latest Market Talks covering the Auto and Transport sector.

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Shane MacGowan: laureate of lowlife folk-punk

Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter who fronted Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, was a booze-fuelled bard who performed defiant ballads of the downtrodden and doomed. He died on Thursday aged 65, although many would have been forgiven for wondering how he

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