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How Sarah J. Maas Built a Sprawling Fantasy Multiverse

It’s 9:30 on a freezing Monday night in January and there’s a line stretching down the block outside of the Book Club Bar in the East Village of Manhattan. The occasion: a midnight release party for fantasy author Sarah J.

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Elon Musk’s $55.8 Billion Tesla Pay Package Struck Down by Judge

The Delaware judge cited Musk’s “extensive ties” with those determining his most recent pay deal, which shareholders approved in 2018.

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Most Asian Currencies Weaken Ahead of FOMC Decision

Most Asian currencies weakened against the dollar in the morning session ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee decision due later today.

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Oil Falls as Market Waits for U.S. Response to Drone Strike

Oil fell in the Asian morning session amid cautious sentiment, as market participants seem to be waiting for U.S. President Biden’s response to a drone attack on an American military outpost in Jordan.

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Universal Music Group Poised to Stop Licensing Music to TikTok

Universal’s current contract with the social-media app is set to expire Wednesday, and no new agreement has been reached.

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Without $55B Tesla Pay Court Ruled ‘Excessive,’ Elon Musk Would Not Be World’s Richest Man

Elon Musk’s $55 billion pay package at Tesla Inc. was struck down by a Delaware judge after a shareholder challenged it as excessive, a ruling that would take a giant bite out of Musk’s wealth and put the fate of

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Are insects drawn to light? New research shows it’s confusion, not attraction

Rather than being attracted to light, researchers believe that artificial lights at night may actually scramble flying insects’ innate navigational systems.

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For an entire day, Joanna Stern wore the new Apple Vision Pro. After working, cooking and—yes—skiing with it, this is her review.

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