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Armani fashion group appoints new board to guide company after designer’s death

Armani fashion group appoints new board to guide company after designer’s death

ROME (AP) — Italy’s fashion house Armani said on Friday that it has appointed a new board whose role will be to guide the company at a time of transition following the death of its founder Giorgio...

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Louvre museum raises ticket prices for non-EU visitors to fund renovation

Louvre museum raises ticket prices for non-EU visitors to fund renovation

PARIS (AP) — Paris’ Louvre museum has approved a ticket hike from 22 to 32 euros ($25 to 37) for non-European visitors from January to help finance an overhaul of the building whose degradation ha...

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Kenyan law banning seed sharing is unconstitutional, court says

Kenyan law banning seed sharing is unconstitutional, court says

KISUMU, Kenya (AP) — A high court in Kenya on Thursday declared unconstitutional sections of a seed law that prevented farmers from sharing and selling indigenous seeds in what food campaigners ha...

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Black Friday arrives with solid momentum despite economic uncertainty

Black Friday arrives with solid momentum despite economic uncertainty

NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday bargains no longer tempt people to leave Thanksgiving tables for midnight mall runs. Brawls in store aisles over toys and TVs with limited-time discounts are spectacle...

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European Space Agency boosts budget to nearly $26B for space travel

European Space Agency boosts budget to nearly $26B for space travel

BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency said Thursday it would increase its budget for the next three years to almost 22.1 billion euros ($25.6 billion). Ahead of two-day agency conference starti...

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The hemp industry is scrambling to save itself before a federal ban on THC products takes effect

The hemp industry is scrambling to save itself before a federal ban on THC products takes effect

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The production lines at Indeed Brewing moved quickly, the cans filling not with beer, but with THC-infused seltzer. The product, which features the compound that gets cannabis u...

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