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Dec 28 2023
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Mark Cuban explains why he sold his majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks
DALLAS — Mark Cuban sees a future of NBA ownership where the advantages will be in real estate. The high-profile billionaire says that’s why he sold his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to a pair of families with strong ties to the hotel and casino industry. The NBA on Wednesday approved Cuban’s sale of a controlling interest in the Mavericks to the Adelson and Dumont families, who run
NBC News (Online)Jan 03 2024
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Bill Ackman demands Harvard’s board resign in 4,000-word screed blasting university for ‘racist’ DEI policies
Billionaire Bill Ackman posted a 4,000-word essay arguing that his alma mater’s policies on diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, are “the root cause of antisemitism” at Harvard University — even as he called for an overhaul of its governing board.
Hours after celebrating Harvard president Claudine Gay’s resignation, Ackman shared to X at 2:03 a.m. Wednesday that it wasn’t just the
New York Post (News)Dec 26 2023
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Conviction of former congressman Jeff Fortenberry thrown out
An appeals court on Tuesday reversed a conviction that led to the resignation last year of former congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), ruling that he was not tried in the right venue on charges of lying to federal agents about illegal campaign contributions from a foreign billionaire. Keeping up with politics is easy with The 5-Minute Fix Newsletter, in your inbox weekdays. The decision by
Washington PostDec 01 2023
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X CEO Backs Elon Musk In Internal Memo After He Tells Boycotting Advertisers To ‘F**k’ Off
Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of billionaire Elon Musk’s X — formerly Twitter — backed him up in a Thursday internal memo following his inflammatory comments on Wednesday, according to CNBC. Musk went off on an expletive-laced rant against advertisers in response to them pausing their advertising on X at an interview at The New York Times’ DealBook summit on Wednesday, characterizing their actions
The Daily CallerDec 24 2023
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Ratcliffe agrees £1.25bn Man United investment
British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe has agreed to buy a 25% stake worth about £1.25bn in Manchester United.
As part of the deal, Ratcliffe's Ineos Group will take control of the club's football operations.
Ratcliffe, 71, will also provide $300m (£236m) for future investment into Old Trafford.
The announcement comes 13 months after the club's owners, the Glazer family,
BBC NewsDec 28 2023
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Mark Cuban says being 'self-aware' led him to sell Dallas Mavericks stake: 'I'm not a real estate person'
Mark Cuban knows what he doesn’t know—and he doesn’t know real estate That’s what led him to sell his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to families linked to Sheldon Adelson, the late Las Vegas casino magnate. Yesterday the NBA announced its approval of the $3.5 billion deal, which will see Cuban keep a minority stake. The billionaire cofounder of Cost Plus Drugs and Shark Tank host
FortuneDec 26 2023
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Appeals court overturns false statement conviction of former Nebraska Rep. Jeff Fortenberry
An appellate court on Tuesday reversed a 2022 federal conviction against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, ruling that he should not have been tried in Los Angeles. Fortenberry was convicted in March 2022 on charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire at a 2016 Los Angeles fundraiser. He resigned his seat
Dallas-Fort Worth NewsDec 26 2023
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“Distraction”: Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Romance Blamed After Kansas City Chiefs Lose Again
Now that's dedication. If you were a billionaire with the freedom and means to do anything on Christmas Day, would you spend the holiday in a drafty football stadium in Missouri? Unless Taylor Swift is reading this, everyone here just muttered “no.” But Swift said “yes,” even though certain Brads, Chads, and a Skip appear to be marshaling forces against her. As you, of course, expected by now
Vanity FairDec 24 2023
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Jim Ratcliffe buys stake in Manchester United, takes over club operations
MANCHESTER, England — More than a year after it was put up for sale, Manchester United said Sunday that British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe had agreed to buy a minority stake in the storied Premier League club. Ratcliffe, who owns petrochemicals giant INEOS and is one of Britain’s richest people, has bought a stake of “up to 25%” of the 20-time league champions and will invest $300 million in
New York Post (News)Nov 30 2023
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"The View" slams Elon Musk's unhinged outburst and mocks how he's "dressed like he's on 'Top Gun'"
Elon Musk has met his verbal sparring match with "The View's" hosts who slammed the billionaire for an outburst at a leadership summit Wednesday regarding his antisemitic posts. Alyssa Farah Griffin opened the segment poking fun at Musk's sartorial choices: a leather jacket with a shearling collar. "Why is he dressed like he's on 'Top Gun'?" she asked. Whoopi Goldberg joked that Musk is a "
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