The billionaire husband of Alaska Dispatch News owner Alice Rogoff now has his own prime-time television talk show.
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Burger King To Buy Canada’s Tim Hortons For $11 Billion
In a deal that would create the third-largest fast-food chain, Burger King announced on Tuesday that it intended to buy Canada’s Tim Hortons for about $11 billion.
Chinese Nationals Flee Vietnam As Unrest Intensifies
A second day of violence in Vietnam has seen mobs singling out Chinese workers for attack, killing at least one and injuring dozens, as hundreds of Chinese nationals fled the country by land and air.
Reported $147 Million Home Price Would Set New U.S. Record
The stock market has been on a winning streak — and that means these are busy times in exclusive U.S. housing markets. How else to explain three homes that each reportedly sold for more than $100 million in the past three months?
Craft Beer’s Success Makes Sam Adams Founder A Billionaire
These are good times for craft beers — and not just for people who like to drink them, but for those who make them.
Detroit’s Stray Dog Epidemic: 50,000 Or More Roam The City
TV producer/animal advocate Monica Martino of Detroit Dog Rescue says “there are at least 50,000 [stray] dogs and experts out here have put that number closer to 100,000.”
Existing Home Sales Rise Again; ‘Seller’s Market Is Developing,’ Realtors Say
Sales of existing homes rose 0.4 percent in January from December and were up 9.1 percent from January 2012, the National Association of Realtors reports.
Gun-Control Battle Spills Over To Super Bowl Ads
A Super Bowl ad produced by a group backed by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg uses old video of the NRA chief calling for limited background checks. The ad, which will air in some markets during the third quarter of the Super Bowl, comes amid a heated debate over guns.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us
Republicans Scramble To Repair Breach With Hispanics
The election thumping Republicans got Tuesday at the hands of Latino voters was severe. To formulate a fix for what went wrong, the party will need help from influential Republicans like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.us