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Extraordinary Antique Estate for $18M Is Delaware’s Most Expensive Home

It's not often that an exquisite estate boasting history, location, and amenities hits the market, but a uniquely beautiful listing in Greenville, DE , offers exactly that. Priced at $18 million, it's also the state's most expensive home. The 11,875-square-foot mansion dubbed Shadowbrook sits on 152 acres of unrestricted land. "The acreage is drop-dead breathtaking

Bud Light Planning Post-Boycott Ad Blitz—With Cash Giveaways, Country Concerts And Ads With NFL Stars

Topline Anheuser-Busch is tripling its media advertising investment in Bud Light, including partnerships with country music and NFL stars, an executive told Variety , as the company tries to end weeks of tumult and surprise conservative boycotts following a promotion with a transgender influencer. Key Facts Todd Allen, vice president of Bud Light, said in

OceanGate Believes Titan Sub Passengers Have ‘Sadly Been Lost’

Updated Jun 22, 2023, 03:03pm EDT Topline OceanGate, the undersea tourism company whose submersible went missing on a voyage to the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic on Sunday, released a statement on Thursday saying it believes the five passengers onboard the submersible have “sadly been lost,” following a days-long search for the underwater vessel. Key

Titanic Sub Search: Researchers Discover Debris Field Near Titanic Wreck

Updated Jun 22, 2023, 01:40pm EDT Topline Researchers on Thursday discovered a debris field near the site of the R.M.S. Titanic , as the search for OceanGate’s missing submersible reaches a critical period and officials warn that the five passengers aboard could be running out of oxygen—though the Coast Guard did not disclose whether the

Overstock Wins $21.5 Million Bid For Bed Bath And Beyond Name

Topline Bed Bath & Beyond's brand name, business data and digital assets now belong to Overstock.com after a successful $21.5 million bankruptcy bid that does not include the company's popular Buy Baby Buy franchise, nor does it mean Bed Bath's stores will stay open. Key Facts Overstock.com was selected as the stalking horse bidder for

The Cure Shake Up Sets, Rein In Ticket Prices As North American Tour Continues

As live concerts have continued to make a steady return over the course of the last two years, following pandemic-induced postponements and cancellations, many fans have nevertheless been forced to watch from the sidelines, priced out of what was once a fairly affordable experience. Concerts today double as meticulously timed and staged productions, heavy on

Sony Is Using ‘Starfield’ As Its Argument Against The Microsoft Activision Acquisition

All eyes have turned to the US’s FTC as Microsoft attempts to get its Activision Blizzard deal approved in its home country. Now, revealed filings have shone a spotlight on Sony’s main argument which is essentially: Microsoft cannot be trusted to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation because they are not making new Bethesda games

Tech Billionaire Cage Fight? Zuckerberg Asks Musk To Send Location In Response To ‘Cage Match’ Jibe

Topline A sporting feud appears to be brewing between Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk, after Zuckerberg responded to an invitation from Musk to a cage fight—but it comes amid serious reports that Meta is is building a Twitter competitor. Key Facts On Tuesday, Musk responded to a thread about Instagram’s upcoming

OceanGate Employee Warned Of Major Safety Issues With Titan Sub In 2018—He Was Soon Fired

Updated Jun 21, 2023, 01:12pm EDT Topline A former employee of OceanGate Expeditions, the company that sent out the now-missing submersible full of tourists to see the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic , lodged major concerns about the vessel in a quality inspection report—but was met with “hostility and denial” from the company and fired