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After days of deliberation and faced with a forecast getting soggier by the day, Santa Anita officials have decided to postpone opening day of the 2025-26 race meeting from Friday until Sunday, Dec. 28.
From Los Angeles Times
Disney’s DIS -0.56%decrease; red down pointing triangle “Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened to an estimated $345 million worldwide, according to the studio.
The Na’vi won the battle of the box office this weekend, as “Avatar: Fire and Ash” hauled in a hefty $88 million in the U.S. and Canada during its opening weekend.
From Los Angeles Times
Luxury retailer Louis Vuitton this year opened a ship-shaped flagship store—called “The Louis”—in Shanghai with an exhibit of the brand’s culture and history.
The South African joined the five-event opening swing of the season when it hit his native South Africa and finished second in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.