In October Wyndham rejected an unsolicited $8 billion buyout offer from Choice. Wyndham runs Days Inn, La Quinta, Ramada and a host of other brands.
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How a wandering white shark’s epic journey could provide clues for protecting them
Scientists watched as LeeBeth made history in late February by traveling farther into the Gulf of Mexico than any previously tracked white shark.
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Reddit looking to raise almost $750 million in initial public offering
Reddit anticipates that the IPO will be priced between $31 and $34 per share.
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Tyson is hiring immigrants in New York for jobs no one else wants
Tyson is joining the nonprofit Tent Partnership for Refugees with a plan to hire some of the 181,400 migrants that have come through New York City’s intake system over the last 2 years.
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Politicians, including Sens. King and Collins, close in on votes to keep AM radio in every car
A large, bipartisan group of lawmakers believes saving the AM dial is critical to public safety, especially in rural America, and they want to ensure access to it via car radios.
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U.N. envoy Giandomenico Picco, who helped end the Iran-Iraq war and won hostage releases, has died
Picco also played a role in Afghanistan, helping facilitate the 1989 withdrawal of Soviet forces after Moscow’s 1979 invasion of that country.
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Trump says TikTok is a national security threat, but wouldn’t ban the app
Trump says he opposes a ban because it would help Facebook, which he continues to lambaste over his 2020 election loss.
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The Body Shop ends U.S. operations, with plans to close dozens of stores in the UK and Canada
The Body Shop’s U.S. arm ceased operations on March 1 and the brand’s Canadian subsidiary commenced liquidation of 33 closing stores as part of wider restructuring proceedings.
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Mother of New Hampshire 5-year-old killed by father plans wrongful death lawsuit
The mother of Harmony Montgomery, who was killed in 2019 and whose body remains missing, has asked a probate judge to declare the girl legally dead and to be appointed as administrator of her estate.
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Biden’s budget proposal offers tax breaks for families and lower health care costs
The proposal for fiscal 2025 is an election year blueprint about what the future could hold if Biden and enough of his fellow Democrats win in November.