Troy Warren

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Hyatt To Acquire Apple Leisure Group, Doubling Global Resorts Footprint

Hyatt To Acquire Apple Leisure Group, Doubling Global Resorts Footprint

Business, Travel, ,
LAURIE BARATTI | TravelPulse.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel #Business Hyatt Hotels Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire leading North American resort-management, travel and hospitality group Apple Leisure Group (ALG) for a cash amount of $2.7 billion. The purchase from affiliates of capital market company KKR and private equity company KSL Capital Partners, LLC, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year, subject to customary closing conditions. ALG’s resort brand management platform, AMResorts, supplies management services to the largest portfolio of luxury, all-inclusive resorts in the Americas under its AMR Collection label. The…
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Aug
16
2021
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What’s the Deal With Those Colorful Circles on Food Packaging?

What’s the Deal With Those Colorful Circles on Food Packaging?

Foodie, ,
By Tim Nelson | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie It's all about graphic design and quality control. Maybe you haven't looked too closely lately, but there's a lot of information to be found on the average snack wrapper or bag of chips. Obviously there's the nutrition facts (which mostly exist to make you feel guilty) and info about serving sizes (which are not based on any human's appetite). These days, you're also likely to find some kind of feel-good story about the brand and its history, in an effort to convince you that you're enjoying a wholesome treat made with…
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Aug
15
2021
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What is DuckDuckGo? Everything to know about the private search engine

What is DuckDuckGo? Everything to know about the private search engine

Technology
Adam Benjamin | CNET.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Technology DuckDuckGo positions itself as a Google Search alternative, standing between online trackers and your personal information. Here's how it works. If you've ever searched for a pair of shoes, only to have ads for those same shoes pop up on seemingly every site you visited for the next month, you've seen the obnoxious side of online tracking. Enter DuckDuckGo: a search engine that pledges not to track you and also keep your search activity anonymous.  There are other private browsers, like Brave, that block trackers and third-party cookies monitoring your activity as…
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15
2021
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Does Disney+ Need to Absorb Hulu and ESPN+ to Rival Netflix?

Does Disney+ Need to Absorb Hulu and ESPN+ to Rival Netflix?

Digital
BY J. CLARA CHAN, ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital The success of the streaming bundle has led some investors to call for an all-in-one Disney+ streaming offering. Is CEO Bob Chapek interested? "Possibly." Bob Chapek isn’t ready to ditch the Disney streaming bundle of Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ in favor of an all-in-one offering, but the Disney CEO isn’t taking the option off the table, either. “So far, it’s worked really, really well,” Chapek told analysts on Thursday about the Disney bundle. “Is there an opportunity for improvement by considering something different going forward? Possibly, but we’re going to continue to learn.…
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15
2021
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Los Angeles: From Gardens to Dining, L.A.’s “Largest Residential Rooftop Park” Elevates the Outside Experience

Los Angeles: From Gardens to Dining, L.A.’s “Largest Residential Rooftop Park” Elevates the Outside Experience

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BY HADLEY MEARES | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for LosAngelesNewsAndTalk.Com #Lifestyle Santa Monica’s four-structure The Park project features an acre of landscaped outdoor space for its apartment dwellers, from eight stories above. Rarely can apartment renters tell house dwellers, “My yard is bigger than yours.” But The Park, the new mixed-use residence at 500 Broadway in Santa Monica, aims to change that in the most luxe way. Its standout feature is a 1-acre rooftop park overlooking the Pacific Ocean. “Residents are increasingly prioritizing properties that feature outdoor amenities, and we believe Angelenos will be drawn to our accessible open space in a private residential…
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15
2021
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Box Office: ‘Free Guy’ Liberated With Great $28.4M Opening

Box Office: ‘Free Guy’ Liberated With Great $28.4M Opening

Entertainment
BY PAMELA MCCLINTOCK | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Entertainment The movie did so well that star Ryan Reynolds and director Shawn Levy received word Saturday that Disney wants a sequel. Aretha Franklin biopic 'Respect' also debuted over the weekend. Free Guy has spawned a new Hollywood studio franchise after opening well ahead of expectations despite the precarious state of the box office recovery. The action-comedy — starring Ryan Reynolds and directed by Shawn Levy — grossed $28.4 million from 4,165 North American theaters to easily top the chart. Overseas, it took in $22.5 million from 41 markets for a global start of $51 million (Free Guy doesn’t yet…
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15
2021
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At least 724 deaths, 2,800 injuries confirmed after 7.2 quake in Haiti

At least 724 deaths, 2,800 injuries confirmed after 7.2 quake in Haiti

Editors Picks, In The News
By The Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #EditorsPicks U.S., other countries pledge assistance after some towns destroyed PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — At least 724 people were killed and 2,800 injured when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, and Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he was rushing aid to affected areas, where some towns were destroyed and hospitals were overwhelmed with wounded people. Besides the confirmed death toll, Haiti’s civil protection agency said hundreds have been injured. The epicenter of the quake was about 78 miles west of the capital of Port-au-Prince, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and widespread damage…
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15
2021
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WHO expert ‘had concerns’ about lab close to first COVID cases

WHO expert ‘had concerns’ about lab close to first COVID cases

COVID-19, Health,
By MARIA CHENG, Associated Press Troy Warren for CNT #Health #COVID-19 LONDON — When a World Health Organization-led team traveled to China earlier this year to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, a top official said he was worried about safety standards at a laboratory close to the seafood market where the first human cases were detected, according to a documentary released Thursday by Danish television channel TV2. The Wuhan branch of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention was handling coronaviruses “without potentially having the same level of expertise or safety or who knows,” Peter Ben Embarek said during…
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15
2021
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3 interior designs that will be trendy this fall

3 interior designs that will be trendy this fall

Home & Garden
By Kiersten Willis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #HomeGarden As we prepare for a new season, new trends emerge. This fall will be no different. But what is different is the pandemic’s impact on upcoming trends. “The trends we’re seeing for fall 2021 reflect more permanent changes we’ve made to our homes as a reaction to the pandemic. The central theme? Comfort, convenience and color,” PureWow said. The women’s lifestyle website has a list of the fall’s trendy interior designs. Here are three of them. Cozy fabrics with natural textures One of the easiest ways to incorporate this trend is to…
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