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MGM Resorts International has closed on the sale of land on the Las Vegas Strip that was the site of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, the company announced Friday.
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MGM Resorts sells land that was site of Las Vegas massacre

When it comes to tipping etiquette, a new survey suggests there is little agreement among Canadians on when and how much to tip.
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Canadians split on how much and when to tip at restaurants, survey shows

The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the 10 largest charitable gifts announced by individuals or their foundations totaled nearly US$9.3 billion in 2022.
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These were the 10 largest donations to charity this year

Investors found few, if any, places to safely put their money in 2022, as central banks in the U.S. and around the globe raised interest rates for the first time in years to fight surging inflation, stoking fear of a global recession.
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Pain, few gains for investors as markets slumped in 2022

Chinese state-media have railed against the growing number of foreign governments imposing COVID-19 tests on travellers from China, calling the measures ‘discriminatory.’
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COVID-19 travel curbs against Chinese visitors ‘discriminatory’- state media

Southwest Airlines returned to a relatively normal flight schedule Friday, as the focus shifts to making things right with what could be well more than a million passengers who missed family connections or flights home during the holidays, and many of whom are still missing luggage.
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Southwest Airlines schedule returns to relative normalcy

Chinese technology giant Huawei says it has emerged from ‘crisis mode’ after years of U.S. restrictions that have stifled its overseas sales, even though its revenue for 2022 failed to grow from a year earlier.
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Huawei says it’s out of ‘crisis mode,’ though revenue flat

Democrats in Congress released thousands of pages of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s tax returns on Friday, providing the most detailed picture to date of his finances over a six-year period, including his time in the White House, when he fought to keep the information private in a break with decades of precedent.
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Trump’s tax returns released after long fight with Congress

Stocks are headed lower at the open on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 on track to end 2022 with its worst loss since the financial crisis 14 years ago. The Nasdaq and Dow Jones Industrial Average are also on course to end the year with losses.
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Stocks falling at open as S&P ends worst year since 2008

Stocks are closing out 2022 with more losses, giving the S&P 500 its worst year since 2008. The technology-heavy Nasdaq and the Dow also fell and ended the year in the red.
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S&P 500 closes out dismal year with worst loss since 2008