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• Wall Street banks had a great quarter, and the boom times are just starting

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  Bethenny Frankel Uses ‘Dior Bags’ to Discuss Drones on TikTok

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• Some January 6 rioters had prior criminal records, data shows

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  CBS News - Jan. 6

• Yes, Zendaya and Tom Holland are really engaged after ring sparks rumors at Golden Globes

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