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  • WorldAssociated Press

    She's the world's most expensive cow, and part of Brazil's plan to put beef on everyone's plate

    Brazil has hundreds of millions of cows, but one in particular is extraordinary. Worth $4 million, Viatina-19 FIV Mara Movéis is the most expensive cow ever sold at auction, according to Guinness World Records. Along a highway through Brazil’s heartland, Viatina-19’s owners have put up two billboards praising her grandeur and beckoning ranchers, curious locals and busloads of veterinary students to make pilgrimages to see the supercow.

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  • BusinessZacks

    Are You Looking for a High-Growth Dividend Stock?

    Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does BlackRock (BLK) have what it takes? Let's find out.

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  • BusinessSmartAsset

    I'm 62, Have $800,000 and Will Receive $2,600 Monthly from Social Security. What's My Retirement Budget?

    Planning for retirement can be both exciting and challenging. Figuring out how much you can realistically spend each year is a key piece of that puzzle. For example, a 62-year-old with $800,000 in savings and a monthly Social Security benefit of $2,600 can reasonably expect an annual income of $63,200 in retirement. Figuring out how […] The post I’m 62, Have $800,000 and Will Receive $2,600 Monthly from Social Security. What's My Retirement Budget? appeared first on SmartReads by SmartAsset.

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  • WorldAssociated Press

    In France, D-Day evokes both the joys of liberation and the pain of Normandy's 20,000 civilian dead

    CARENTAN-LES-MARAIS, France (AP) — Shortly after D-Day in 1944, the American soldiers heading out to more fighting against Adolf Hitler's forces couldn't help but notice the hungry French boy by the side of the road, hoping for handouts. One by one, the men fished fragrant, brightly-colored spheres from their pockets and deposited them in Yves Marchais' hands. The 6-year-old boy had never seen the strange fruits before, growing up in Nazi-occupied France, where food was rationed and terror was

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  • BusinessFortune

    Traders who scooped up Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway shares at a massive $620,000 discount during glitch will have their deals canceled by the NYSE

    In an update posted at 9 p.m. last night NYSE said it would "bust" all the "erroneous" trades of Berkshire Hathaway stock at or below $603,718.30 a share.

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  • USCNN

    ‘The day has finally come’: Years in the making, evidence leads investigators to Rex Heuermann

    Rex Heuermann left his office near the Empire State Building and strolled down a still-bustling Fifth Avenue as the sun set on a hot Thursday evening in Manhattan.

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  • ScienceAssociated Press

    Craft unfurls China's flag on the far side of the moon and lifts off with lunar rocks to bring home

    China said its lunar spacecraft unfurled the country's red and gold flag for the first time on the far side of the moon before part of the vehicle blasted off early Tuesday with rock and soil samples to bring back to Earth. The mission was hailed as a success in China, which has made significant advances in a space program that aims to put a person on the moon before the end of this decade. The Chang’e-6 probe was launched last month and its lander touched down on the far side of the moon Sund

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