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  The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
  
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  Broad Pardon for Hunter Biden Troubles Experts

  President Biden granted blanket clemency to stop his son from being prosecuted by the Trump administration for his foreign business. Experts reached for historical parallels.
  
  The New York Times - 1d

• AT&T plans to plow $20 billion into buybacks in signal of business turnaround

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  Sports Direct under fire for misspelt Cymru hat

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  Miami's playoff hopes nosedive as Alabama rises in the latest College Football Playoff rankings

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• Honeywell announces a new collaboration with Bombardier. But it’ll weigh on this year’s profit.

  Shares of Honeywell International Inc. fell in extended trading Monday after the conglomerate cut its outlook for the months ahead, citing the costs of investing in a new tech-focused collaboration ...
  
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• Hedge funds profit from ‘Trump trades’ around US election

  Element Capital and Graham Capital among macro managers that did well out of recent market swings
  
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  Supermarkets 'putting profits above human rights', MP says

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• For Iranian Women, Can a Revolution Take Place at Home?

  Inspired by the movement for women’s rights in Iran, Elahe Esmaili returns to her hometown to start her own resistance.
  
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