MEXICO CITY — Among professional athletes and coaches, there is a tendency to underline the sense of opportunity when faced with the hype of high-stakes competition. A big game, they might say, actually just another game. It is futile to look at a series of daunting competitions; Better to go one day at a time. …
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WASHINGTON — Senior federal antitrust officials on Tuesday announced that they are reviewing how they have approved mergers and acquisitions in a broad effort to strengthen enforcement and stem the volatility of corporate consolidation, particularly in high-tech. Federal Trade Commission chair Lina Khan and Justice Department antitrust head Jonathan Kanter said they wanted to rewrite …
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WASHINGTON — A rare confirmation battle is brewing around the nomination of Andrew Wheeler, who heads the Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald J. Trump, to assume a similar role in a new Republican state administration in Virginia. Democratic leaders have said they will seek to prevent Mr Wheeler from being responsible for conservation programs, …
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In a tent next to the Staten Island bus stop, four plastic tubs contain piles of cards with valuable signatures: the signatures of more than 1,700 hourly Amazon employees. The cards read, “I, the undersigned, authorize Amazon Labor Union to represent me for collective bargaining.” The Commitments are the result of six months of organization …
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In the latest sign of continued deterioration in the art market amid the pandemic, three powerful Sotheby’s alumni have joined forces to form a new company. Rapidly growing pool of buyers in Asia. Amy Cappellazzo, former head of Sotheby’s fine arts division, and Yuki Terase, former head of contemporary art in Asia, will start operating …
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In the latest sign of continued deterioration in the art market amid the pandemic, three powerful Sotheby’s alumni have joined forces to form a new company. Rapidly growing pool of buyers in Asia. Amy Cappellazzo, former head of Sotheby’s fine arts division, and Yuki Terase, former head of contemporary art in Asia, will start operating …
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In the latest sign of continued deterioration in the art market amid the pandemic, three powerful Sotheby’s alumni have joined forces to form a new company. Rapidly growing pool of buyers in Asia. Amy Cappellazzo, former head of Sotheby’s fine arts division, and Yuki Terase, former head of contemporary art in Asia, will start operating …
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For the past year and a half, I’ve imagined shuttered theaters as temples for live performance – empty seats, leftover sets, lonely ghost lights lit like memorial candles. As performances have finally moved online and out, and in the past few months, thanks to mask imperatives and vaccinations, have bounced back inside, some companies and …
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