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Business Insider Creates Newsletter To Tell CMOs They’re Always Screwed
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Business

Business Insider Creates Newsletter To Tell CMOs They’re Always Screwed

Because nothing says ‘marketing edge’ like more emails about marketing chaos.

On March 4th, Business Insider aimed marketing pros with 'CMO Insider,' a weekly newsletter promising to decode the mani...

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Former Prince Andrew Discovers Laws Are Not Exclusive Club Perk
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Politics

Former Prince Andrew Discovers Laws Are Not Exclusive Club Perk

Turns out 'nobody is above the law' is more than just a breakfast chat slogan.

On a Thursday that probably didn't involve much tea and crumpets, police raided Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's Norfolk est...

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Apple TV Releases French Drama After Being Called Out For Plagiarism
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Entertainment

Apple TV Releases French Drama After Being Called Out For Plagiarism

Original idea? Or just a really expensive déjà vu down to 1973 hunters?

Apple TV is finally premiering 'The Hunt' on March 4th, a French-language drama produced by Gaumont and directed by Cédr...

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Corporations Raise Prices, Blame Everybody but Their Expensive Latte Habit
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Business

Corporations Raise Prices, Blame Everybody but Their Expensive Latte Habit

McDonald's slaps 40% hikes on nuggets, then sells $5 meals like they're charity.

In 2026, inflation's the unwelcome party guest who brought 17.2% pricier ground beef and 18.3% surging coffee, making mo...

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French Obesity Rate Mystifies US After Cheese, Wine, Bread Diet Approved
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Health

French Obesity Rate Mystifies US After Cheese, Wine, Bread Diet Approved

Turns out not losing your mind over every calorie counts more than you thought.

Dr. Meghan Garcia-Webb, weight-loss specialist and part-time food philosopher, discovered in February 2026 on her French...

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Michelin Returns to Vegas After 17 Years, Ready to Star-Stamp Strip Showdowns
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Business

Michelin Returns to Vegas After 17 Years, Ready to Star-Stamp Strip Showdowns

Finally, Caesars Palace can brag bigger than its buffet line.

After ghosting Vegas since 2009 (when Bobby Flay and Nobu flexed their stars inside a now-defunct Hard Rock Casino), Mic...

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Prince Andrew’s Career Hits New Low: Arrested For Playing Trade Envoy to Epstein
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World News

Prince Andrew’s Career Hits New Low: Arrested For Playing Trade Envoy to Epstein

Royal duties? More like royal doin’ wrong since 2010.

In a plot twist straight out of a royal candelabra falling on the crown, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, aka former Prince A...

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Bill Gates Ghosts India Summit Like It's His DMs After Epstein Email Leak
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Technology

Bill Gates Ghosts India Summit Like It's His DMs After Epstein Email Leak

When your keynote turns into a 'key-not-me' courtesy of unsolicited STD drama.

Bill Gates bailed on the India AI Impact Summit just hours before his keynote, proving even billionaires ghost when the ...

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Gen Z Declares Digital Cameras 'New Luxury' as They Ghost Apps to Survive
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Technology

Gen Z Declares Digital Cameras 'New Luxury' as They Ghost Apps to Survive

Because blocking your apps apparently counts as a status symbol now.

Welcome to 2026, where nostalgia has stage-dived into the human psyche faster than you can say 'brick your phone.' Gen Z...

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U.S. Threatens Iran, Oil Prices Throw Wild Party at Strait of Hormuz
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World News

U.S. Threatens Iran, Oil Prices Throw Wild Party at Strait of Hormuz

Because nothing says 'peace' like $130 per barrel and $3 gas bombs.

Oil soared over 4% Wednesday, with Brent crude topping $71 and WTI cruising at $66, thanks to U.S. gearing up to poke Ir...

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App to Fight Screen Addiction Stuck Competing With Gmail and ChatGPT
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Technology

App to Fight Screen Addiction Stuck Competing With Gmail and ChatGPT

Bria’s dream to outshine Google’s email feels adorably optimistic, if not delusional.

Last summer, Bria Sullivan quietly unleashed 'Focus Friend,' an app designed by her and Hank Green to help people tame t...

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Civil Service Promotes Woman Previously Warned About Her Management Style
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Politics

Civil Service Promotes Woman Previously Warned About Her Management Style

Because nothing says 'ideal leadership' like a second chance with noted quirks.

In a dazzling display of civil service due diligence, former Labour MP turned peer Gisela Stuart meticulously endorsed D...

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Europe Buys Guns, America Sells Guns, Russia Gets a Reality Check
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World News

Europe Buys Guns, America Sells Guns, Russia Gets a Reality Check

Trump tells Europe to cash out, Europe answers 'Hold my euro.'

Four years in, the war that nixed Europe's world peace party has Europe tossing cash at Ukraine like they owe it money—6...

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Big Tech Stocks Meltdown After AI Claims It Will Replace Tools, Then Regrets It
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Business

Big Tech Stocks Meltdown After AI Claims It Will Replace Tools, Then Regrets It

Execs assure us software isn’t dead, just hibernating from Wall Street panic attacks.

Brace yourselves: Wall Street went off the rails in early 2026, slashing more than $1 trillion off Big Tech valuations a...

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Sarah McLachlan Discovers ‘Hard Ass’ Parenting Is Basically Her Mom 2.0
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Entertainment

Sarah McLachlan Discovers ‘Hard Ass’ Parenting Is Basically Her Mom 2.0

58 years of wisdom go down the drain in one angry outburst.

In a stunning epiphany on Amy Poehler's podcast in 2026, 58-year-old singer Sarah McLachlan admitted she unintentionally...

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Mark Zuckerberg Glides Past Grieving Parents Wearing Meta's Watching-Everything Glasses
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US News

Mark Zuckerberg Glides Past Grieving Parents Wearing Meta's Watching-Everything Glasses

Because nothing says empathy like tech-enabled entourage surveillance at court.

On a landmark day in downtown Los Angeles, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg entered a courthouse surrounded by his entourage spo...

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Coke Bottler Sued for Throwing Ladies-Only Party, Men Feel Left Out
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US News

Coke Bottler Sued for Throwing Ladies-Only Party, Men Feel Left Out

Because nothing says teamwork like excluding half your workforce and still paying them.

In a plot twist fizzier than a shaken soda, Coca-Cola Beverages Northeast got slapped with a lawsuit by the EEOC on July...

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Coca-Cola's Exclusive 'Women Only' Retreat Ruins Men's Feelings and Federal Laws
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US News

Coca-Cola's Exclusive 'Women Only' Retreat Ruins Men's Feelings and Federal Laws

Nothing says networking like legally questionable, gender-exclusive free vacation time.

In an inspiring move toward empowering female employees, Coca-Cola Northeast decided to throw a lavish two-day, women-on...

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JetBlue Flight Turns Newark Airport Into Smoke Sauna, Everyone Slides Out
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US News

JetBlue Flight Turns Newark Airport Into Smoke Sauna, Everyone Slides Out

Because why just fly when you can loop, smoke, and slide in style?

On Wednesday, JetBlue flight 543 from Newark Liberty to West Palm Beach practiced the latest in aviation improv: emergen...

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Government Surprised Passports Automatically Issue to Everyone, Including ISIS Fans
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Politics

Government Surprised Passports Automatically Issue to Everyone, Including ISIS Fans

Because why stop citizenship perks when someone joins radical tours abroad?

Shadow home affairs minister Jonno Duniam expressed 'incredible concern' over a group of presumably ISIS-supporting Auss...

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