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The financing costs would be offset by servicing and investment management fees charged to Brighthouse.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Asian currencies consolidated against the dollar but may be supported by signs of Middle East talks, which could support risk appetite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The statement sent Brighthouse’s stock falling even further as investors worried the deal would be blocked.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I don’t know enough about it, other than the fact guys that can be in NFL camps, if it doesn’t go down for them, they can go back to college,” McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
But that's as far as the details go, and Blackington's sources can't be found.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
"The ambition of everyone at the club is extremely clear, the future is hugely exciting, and I am determined to play my part in delivering the success that we are capable of together."
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
I am saddened by the story of Jason Arday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
As she once put it: “I look one way and am another. It makes for a good combination.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
"I am deeply conflicted, truly torn. I am free, yet in reality, I am not," the pastor told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Stay put. I am going to figure this out.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Chip-related stocks are leading declines ahead of Nvidia’s quarterly earnings later Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Latino men who cut artificial stone countertops in California are falling ill from an incurable and deadly lung disease at an alarming rate, a new study finds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Both prices and the number of goods affected are set to rise.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
These chameleons are desert specialists and can obtain moisture directly from the air.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Today, 79 percent of Filipinos are Catholic, making it one of the most Catholic nations in the world.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
That is raising doubts about the planned $4.1 billion purchase of life insurer Brighthouse Financial by Aquarian Holdings, an investment firm run by Rudy Sahay, a former executive at Guggenheim Partners, one of Walter’s companies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The dollar is at 159.24 yen, compared with Y159.33 as of Tuesday’s Tokyo stock market close.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Walter’s conglomerate, TWG Global, has said the firm “always acted in good faith, and insinuations that we have in any way attempted to circumvent our obligations is simply false.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Both the closure and the renaming were halted in a May ruling by Federal District Court Judge Christopher R. Cooper who is still overseeing the legal back-and-forth over the center’s fate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
The cure for leprosy is now readily available.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The police seized more than 100 works when Gao was arrested two years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The Delaware insurance regulator said it was getting so many questions about the Brighthouse deal it decided to take the unusual step of issuing a statement about its review.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Brighthouse’s share price has dropped about 20% since late July, when the Walter investigation was reported, reflecting investor skepticism that the deal will go through, analysts said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
“That was one of the main reasons we said no. It was a bad deal.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Democratic President Harry S. Truman was running for reelection on a platform that included federal laws intended to crack down on lynchings, poll taxes, and employment discrimination.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
The mayor ruffled feathers again when the 17,000 notices were sent out and he wrote on X that second-home owners should check their mailboxes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
At 4:30 p.m. there were road closures on Salter Road at Fox Street, and at Juniper Road and Ida Leona Road.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
And even if they were, picking a fight with one of our closest allies—geographically as well as geopolitically—seems like the wrong way to go about addressing it.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Traditionally, commercial and industrial clients were looking for partial or full backup solutions, Bodegas says.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
We were both wearing short-sleeved shirts, and our elbows touched.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
Some hedge funds have been placing bets on the deal falling apart as they expect Delaware to impose conditions that would make Aquarian balk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
The filing also suggests what could replace the center if the building were to be torn down: “a large outdoor amphitheater overlooking the Potomac River … has been proposed, by some, for many years.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
It has been doing that through grazing cattle, which eat the vegetation, while in other areas land managers have used machines to cut and mulch the grass, gorse, bracken and heather.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
It has been adding language on its websites—including as recently as Monday—to clarify that most of properties on the list wouldn’t be subject to the tax, the city’s lawyers said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“I’ve been trying to get the nerve to ask you out since last year.”
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
“Therefore, the Tax graduated rate schedule does not reasonably reflect the in-state component of the digital advertising activity being taxed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Battery companies are being pressed to meet increasingly shorter delivery dates, Bodegas says.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
This data was "being used to offer advertising to adolescents."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
Golf as a sport has seen unprecedented growth since 2019, partially due to it being a COVID-safe outdoor activity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
For a second, Bee was sure he meant Simon being better at the language than she was.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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