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Whatnot wants to be the GOAT of collectible toys, starting with Funko Pops

Funko Pops. You’ve probably noticed them at your local GameStop, Hot Topic, or spread out all over your coworker’s desk. These lil’ vinyl figurines and their big ol’ heads hav

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European roundup: Liverpool kids shine, Dembele out for rest of season

Liverpool legend Alan Hansen once famously said 'You can't win anything with kids' in 1995. He may have to eat his words once again.Liverpool's youngest ever team defied the odds to progress into

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Who wins in four-team, 12-player trade on February 4?

(L to R) Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets and Atlanta Hawks /VCG Photo Finally, someone broke the awful quietness of the NBA trade market.Four teams, the Minnesota Timbe

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Online-to-offline platform Sendoso raises $40M after growing 330% in 2019

Email is garbage and we’re all buried in the stuff. Actually getting someone’s attention given the constraints that digital missives present is difficult. How do you snag someone’s e

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America's healthcare system is a costly mess

The United States may have the most expensive healthcare system in the world, yet it is difficult to find anyone outside the country who'd recommend it as a global model.Even inside the country, m

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NBA highlights on Feb. 2: Nuggets waste Jokic's big triple-double

Denver Nuggets 123-128 Detroit Pistons Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets tussles with Thon Maker of the Detroit Pistons in the game at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, February

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"I am not a virus": French Asians blast racism over coronavirus outbreak

Asians in France this week created a Twitter hashtag #Jenesuispasunvirus (I am not a virus) to complain of racism and prejudice amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. As

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The approaching debt wave

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Daily Crunch: IBM names new CEO

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Being a child actress prepared me for a career in venture capital 

It takes guts to be a VC, but being a child actress prepared me well for the challenge.In addition to the serial rejection even the most successful actors experience in audition after audition, life o

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CGTN has a look at becoming a YouTuber

03:13 It's the premier video-sharing platform in the world.Estimates are that some one billion hours of YouTube content are viewed each day - posted by the channel's 50 million creator

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NBA highlights on Jan. 26: Zion Williams claims first win

Boston Celtics 108-123 New Orleans Pelicans Zion Williamson #1 of the New Orleans Pelicans shoots the ball in the game against the Boston Celtics at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louis

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China's Zhang Shuai knocked out by Sofia Kenin at Australian Open

06:21 China's Zhang Shuai lost 7-5, 7-6to No. 14 seed Sofia Kenin on Day 5 of the Australian Open on Friday, failing to join her compatriot Wang Qiang in the Round of 16.Zhang won in s

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Los Angeles-based CREXi raises $29 million for its online real estate marketplace

Los Angeles is one of the most desirable locations for commercial real estate in the United States, so it’s little wonder that there’s something of a boom in investments in technology comp

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James, Antetokounmpo to lead NBA All-Star teams again

Giannis Antetokounmpo #34 of the Milwaukee Bucks and LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers during the game at the Fiserv Forum Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, December 19, 2019. The NBA o

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Russian petrochemical giant ready for Moscow IPO

04:14 Russian petrochemical company SIBUR said it's ready for going public and Moscow is most probably to be the place. That's according to Sergey Komyshan, the executive director at S

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Protests as France welcomes business leaders for investment summit

Demonstrators scuffled with police outside an investment gathering near Paris where nearly 200 international business leaders met the French president.Emmanuel Macron hosted the annual event amid the